Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-16
IN THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
MRS. TAFT Is SHOWING SIGNS
OF RETURNING HEALTH.
Marriage of Newly Appointed Min
lister to Pennsylvania Girl Tomor-
row-Timely Items.

Mrs Taft. according TO various news
sources, has taken several long walks in
the past month indicating the marked
Improvement in her health, which has
set in since she went north. She has
rarely had to omit her afternoon motor
ride, when she is usually accompanied by
the President and her sister. Mrs. More.
The Vice President and Mrs Sherman.
who are spending the summer at their
Utica home. motored over to Richheld
Springs last week to see the end of the
darlington hill climb. The Vice Presi-
dent awarded the prizes
The marriage of Miss Edith c. Heating
daughter of Mrs. John NJ Heating of
Sunnyside, Wawa. Pa. and Mr.. William
F. Sands of Washington. recently appoint
ed nlted States minister to Guatemala,
will take place tomorrow. The ceremony
Will be performed in ST. Thomas Church.
Media. Pa, and will be attended by the
immediate relatives of the bride aud
bridegroom. Mr.. Sands is the son of
Rear Admiral and Mrs. Sands.
Mrs. Latimer, widow of Senator A. c.
Latimer of Bolton. S. c.. has announced
the engagement of her daughter, Olive
Young Latimer, to Mr.. James H. Patten
of Boston. The marriage will take place
IN the Latimer home October l..
Mrs. Henry W. Fitch. Miss Alexandrine
Fitch and Miss Henrietta w Fitch o.
Washington, who have been spending the
early summer at Bay Head are the
guests of Mr. and Mrs Albert P. Gerhard
at their home in Overlook
Rev. and Mrs. James I. Smith an
nounce the marriage Of their daughter
Kate Lloyd and Mr.. Frank Gibson Camp
bell Saturday, August II, at Washington
d. T..
Mr. William Phillips. third assistant
secretary of state, after Il visit with his
mother, Mrs. John &. Phillips, at Moraine
Farm, North Beverly, is at Islesboro, a
guest Of some Boston cottagers there.
Mr. and Mrs. Preston Gibson, who have
spent hut short time anywhere since
they were married here last winter, ar
rived at Manchester last week to visit
Mrs. James Mcmillan, the latter's grand
mother, at Eagle Head. They motored
from Newport, where they were the guests
of Mr. and Mrs j. B. Haggin at dinner
given for Countess FesteticS and OF Mr.
and Mrs. Reginald Vanderbilt at Sandy
clambake Tuesday night Mr.. and Mrs
Gibson have taken the Ely Camp at
Lake Placid. and leave for there the first
of this week. In September the Gibsons
-
b1lt during horse show week. In October
they will entertain at their camp some of
the guests. including Postmaster General
Hitchcock, the Vanderbits and Mr.. Den
ME Hare.
The American ambassador, Mr. White
law Reid. and Mrs. Henry May and fam
lily sailed Saturday for New York The
former Will join his wife and party at
their Adirondack camp. The Mays have
been abroad the past year.
Mrs. Murphy. wife of Dr. Walter C.
Murphy. accompanied by her daughters,
Mrs. Allen F. knibiehly and Mrs
charles r. Bryor of Judiciary square,
left yesterday to spend the remainder
of the season a the Netherland, Allan
tic City.
Announcement is made of the mar
riage Saturday last at ST Michael and
All Angels Church of Miss Marguerite
Van Deventer and Mr.. Charles O. Duras,
the Rev. ]. c. Deis officiating The bride
was escorted by her uncle. Mr.. Rodney
w. Van Deventer. Her sister, Miss
Maybelle Van Deventer was maid Of
honor. The bride wore dark blue cloth
and hat to match. She carried a bou-
quet of bride roses. After the ceremony
Mr.. and Mrs. Duras left for the great
lakes and Canada. and will return here
to live.
ter of 496 F street southwest have gone
to Saratoga and will return by the way
of Brighton Beach and Atlantic CITY in
September.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Ridgely of 34O4 14th
street northwest will leave tomorrow
for Richmond. Va, to visit friends and
relatives. They will be at home the
30th instant.
Mr.. and Mrs Hubert Burnham of
Evanston, Ill. and Mrs. Cameron of
Washington. d. c.. mother of the latter,
are spending few weeks at the Cham
berlin, Fort Monroe. Va. Mr.. and
Mrs. Burnham will sail for Paris Au-
gust "a.
Mrs. William E. Eccard. Miss Fannie
Cook and Miss Flora H. Eccard left the
city yesterday for Baltimore and will
sail aboard the steamer Guniata for a
ten-day trip to Boston.
Capt and Mrs F. P. Avery left TODAY
for an automobile tour through New
England.
auditor for the Post Office Department
and his wife left this forenoon to spend
one month with their son, Clarence A.
Proctor. in Detroit, Mich.
Mr. and Mrs. John H. Redmond of SIG
Rhode Island avenue northeast have gone
to the mountains for a two-week stay
Mrs. Lee Wolff and son Norman have
gone on months visit to Mr. Sigmund
Wolff Of Martins Ferry Ohio, brother
| in-law of the former
| Mrs. Julian P. Hendley and son, Albert
| J. Hendley. Of the New Berne, are spend
ing two weeks at Atlantic City and Ocean
| City, n. j.
| Miss Alice Cook and Mr. Charles c..
West have just returned from Braddock
Heights, Nd, after a visit to the home
of Mrs. Thomas Myers.
| Mrs. William H. Matchett and Mrs. F..
| Douglas Dent and daughter have just
| returned from stay in the Blue Ridge
| mountains.
Mrs. F. Holliger and her niece. Miss
| Grace killman, have returned from an
outing at st. Georges Island.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. kinslow of 211s L
| street, who have been in New York for
| the past week, left there Thursday, and
| are now at Atlantic City for two weeks
| They have with them Mr.. and Mrs. Hal
| ley of New York, and are staying at the
Stenton.
| Rabbi Louis Stern officiated at the mar
riage yesterday afternoon at Freund's of
Miss Bertha Gutenberg, daughter of Mr.
! and Mrs. Isaac Gutenberg, and Mr. David
| Pressler The decorations of the rooms