Evening star., 1909-05-14
IN THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
WEATHER PROSPECTS FOR
WHITE HOUSE LAWN PARTY.
Sociabilities at Vice Presidents
Home-Brazilian Embassy
Dinner-Personals.

Mrs. Taft will hold her second after
noon reception today. and the chances
seem good that 1t will be a garden party
instead of a house gathering, as was
! made necessary by the rain last Friday.
The Vice President and Mrs. Sherman
have as their guests Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
erick H. Cookingham of Utica Mr.. Cook
ingham is nephew of the Vice Presi-
dent. The couple were married In New
| York last week, the Vice President and
his wife being among the guests.
Mr.. Thomas NJ. Sherman, the youngest
son of the Vice President, is also with
his parents. Mrs. Sherman took the new
| ~ married couple to Mount Vernon yes
| terday while her son on the Chevy Chase
links added new fame to the family
| history.
The Secretary of State and Mrs Knox
were honor guests at brilliant dinner
| company assembled at the Brazilian en-
bassy last night. The other guests of the
ambassador and Nine NabucO were the
| French ambassador and Nine. Jusserand
| the Russian ambassador, Senator and
Mrs. Depew. Senator and Mrs. William
| Alden Smith, the Argentine minister and
Nine. Portela. the Peruvian minister, the
| minister of Uruguay and Nine. Lafinur,
the Chilean minister and Nine. Cruz. the
Cuban minister and Nine. Garcia Velez,
| the assistant secretary of state and Mrs
Huntington Wilson. Representative and
Mrs. j. Breck Perkins, Mrs. John Phillips,
Mrs. John B. Henderson. Mr.. John Bar
rett Mr.. and Mrs. Gordon Cumming,
Mr.. and Mrs. Franklin Ellis. Mr. and
Mrs. Gaff, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. B. Scott. Mr..
and Mrs. James Harlan, and Mr.. Lima.
Mr.. vlanna-kelsch and Lieut.. Com
mander Marques de Azevedo. all of the
embassy staff
| Rear Admiral and Mrs. Leutze took
party Of young people down the Potomac
yesterday. being invited for Miss Minton
of Brooklyn. the guest of Miss Marion
Leutze. Commander and Mrs. Walter
Mclean, Miss Elise Mclean, Miss Emory
| of Morristown, n. j., and Miss Laura
Wells were in the company. Supper was
served on the boat on the return trip to
the navy yard.
Mrs. Frank o. Lowden and children
will leave early next week for their sum-
mer home.
Mrs. James !. McCallum is making
little visit at former Senator Camerons
Pennsylvania home. She will sail for
Europe tomorrow and will take her chill
dren with her.
Mrs. ]. H. Rhett is at jamestown. r. l.,
where she will spend the summer.
Miss Adele Brewer. sister of Justice
Brewer, who was in Turkey during the
recent massacre. is now in France
Miss Esther Townsend Of New York,
who has had a most delightful Washing
ton visit with Mr. and Mrs. Biddle, has
returned home.
Miss Gussye D. r. Holberg of Baltimore
is visiting Miss Ida Levy. Mrs. G. Ock-
stadt gave a reception Tuesday evening
last in her honor.
Mr.. and Mrs George P. Lauer of Brook
land. d. c., have gone to Atlantic CITY
to spend the summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. Quincy Smith. Miss
Dorothy O. Smith, Miss Anne {. Holden
and Miss Susie A. Martinnas will sail for
Naples on the steamship Cretic tomor-
row After taking the Italian trip Mr..
Smith will return, reaching Washington
about the middle Of July. The others
will spend the summer In switzerland and
farther north in Europe.
Mrs l.. A. Hester, IA Quincy place
northwest. has as her guest Miss Fannie
Hyde of Baden, Md.
Mrs Margaret s. Probey. with her
granddaughter, Miss Ann Probey. left
today for Hamilton, Ga, where she will
visit her daughter. Mrs. Hood Hudson.
Wednesday, at Silver Spring. Nd. at the
hcme of Mrs. Helen Thompson. the Home
Interest Club of Forest Glen celebrated its
officers resulted as follows: President,
Mrs. L. B. Thomson; secretary. Mrs. Nc
Grew; treasurer. Mrs. Van Week. Mrs.
Frances Gregory, Mrs. Paul Cook and
Mrs. l.. B. Thomson were elected dele
gates to the meeting of Federated Wom-
ans Clubs Of Montgomery county, OF
which Mrs Jessie Waite Wright Is presi-
dent The ten federated clubs will meet
in the lyceum at Sandy Spring. May u.
A quiet wedding took place last evening
at O'Clock. at the home of Mrs. Augusta
NJ. Cole and her daughters, Misses Amy
and Estelle.
The contracting parties were Mr.. Walter
j. Steuart of Reno. New. and Miss Lottie
L. Hynes of Baltimore. Md, and the cere-
mony was performed by the Rev.
Dr. l.. NJ. Zimmerman of Baltimore.
Md. The bride was attired In a travelling
suit of wistaria cloth. A supper followed.
The couple will take trip north and
west to Colorado Springs, Salt Lake City
and other principal cities. after which
they will reside at Reno, New.
Mrs. Never and the Misses Meyer wife
and daughters Of the Secretary of the
Navy went to New York today and will
sal tomorrow on the Berlin for a short
stay in Rome.
The Russian ambassador. Baron Rosen,
will also be passenger the Berlin.
and as already stated. will pass the sum-
mer abroad. The military attache of the
Russian embassy accompanied his chief
to New York and will remain until he
sails tomorrow.
Mrs. l. z. Letter expects to leave next
Thursday for Boston. and will proceed
/ N1o., ,oc tar-h hx--T u-hp yyill
spend most OF tire summer, and where
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Letter will join her.
Mrs. William B. Ridgely gave bridge
party yesterday, followed By tea.
The minister of Sweden and Nine. de
LagercrantZ are in the Philadelphia SUBJ
urbs, the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Alex
anGe- Van Rensselaer, at their country
home Wednesday Light the secretary
OF the Swedish legation and Nine. Eken-
srer gave a dinner in honor of Minister
and Nine. de Lagercrantz.
Mrs Good.oe, wife of Col. Goodloe,
had a large afternoon bridge party yes
terday in honor OF Mrs. Judson, wife Of
Mai Judson, the newly appointed En-
g.neer Commissioner, who was before
her marriage Miss Clay of Kentucky.
Mrs Hoes. Miss Gouvencur, Mrs. Paul
Good,oe and Mrs. Pilling assisted the
hostess when the tea hour arrived.
The two young nieces of Mrs. Ripley,
Miss Alice arid Miss Julia Whiting,
daughters of DR.. and Mrs. Guy Fairfax
U-hit{pc Of WaSl,ipDtnp a will attopd Misc