Evening star., 1909-05-21
IN THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
MRS. TAFT'S RECEPTION WILL
BE HELD TODAY.
Delightful Event at the Foster
Home-The Lincoln-Shepard
Wedding-Notes.

Mrs. Taft will hold her third after
noon reception today at 3 o'clock. which.
it is needless to repeat. will be like the
first of her Friday series this month, held
indoors.
Few of the social occasions in honor
of recent visitors to the Capitol reached
the notable brilliancy which accompanied
the reception at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. John w. Foster yesterday for their
friends to meet the President of Prince
ton University and Mrs Woodrow Will
son. The response to their invitations
was SO general and the assembled COM
pany such large and distinguished one.
that both official. diplomatic and resident
society WIS charmingly represented.
Mrs. Foster had Mrs. Bryce, wife of the
British ambassador: Mrs Wilson, the
guest of honor: Mrs. Sherman. wife of the
Vice President; Mrs. Elkins. Mrs. Stanley
Briggs. and the Misses kean, sisters of
Senator kean, receiving with her in the
drawing room.
In the dining room, Miss Mary Will
liams and Miss Sebert did the hOnors at
the tea table. The house party to further
entertain the guests was composed Of the
| mothers and wives of resident Princeton
alumni.
Mrs. Wickersham, wife of the Attor-
ney General. was the guest of honor at
small tea yesterday afternoon by Mrs.
Preston Sands. Mrs Nathaniel Simpkins,
Mrs. Charles w. McFee and Miss Hen
riques did the nonors of the tearoom.
The Norwegian minister and Nine GUIDE
will sail for Europe tomorrow to spend
Of ahe a Tnher for has nsen
months, but Is greatly improved.
The marriage of Miss Mary Hester
Shepard eldest daughter of Chief Jus
tice Shepard of the Court of Appeals. and
Mr.. George Gould Lincoln, only son of
the late DR.. N. s. Lincoln of this CITY,
took place yesterday afternoon at the
home of the brides parents. the Rev. DR..
Roland Cotton Smith. rector of st. Johns
Church. officiating. Mrs. Mark Brooks of
West Point and Miss Caroline Shepard
| were the brides attendants. Mr.. Mark
s. Willing of Chicago was best man.
Among the guests here for the wedding
| were Mrs. A. C. Tyler and Miss Tyler of
| New London. E. !. Low. d. r. c. Low
| and Harry Hooker. all of New York The
| last three, with Messrs. Augustus S.
Blagden of Chester. Pa. with Mr.. Seth
| Shepard. jr. and Mr.. Nelson Shepard
| brothers of the bride. and Mr.. Norborne
T. N. Robinson were ushers.
| The brides going-away gown was a
smart blue serge and a hat to match.
MT. ana MIS-. Lincoln are spending lnolr
| honeymoon at the Elms, the Tyler place
| at New London. Conn.,. and upon their
return to Washington will reside tempo
| rarily with Mr.. Justice and Mrs. ShepaV..
at 14I7 Massachusetts, avenue and ex-
| pect to go to housekeeping In the fall.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hennen Jennings enter
tanned at dinner last evening. compli-
| mentary to the minister from Sweden
and Nine. de Lagercrantz.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gordon Cumming enter
! tained at small dinner last evening
/! for young people, in honor of Miss jose
phine Durand.
Mr.. James Speyer gave a luncheon yes
terday in New York at the Midday
Luncheon Club in honor of Count Won
Bernstorff. the German ambassador, who
| is expected back here today.
The former minister of Cuba and Nine.
| de Quesada entertained informally at din
ner last evening to celebrate the ami
versary of Cuban independence. The
Cuban minister and Nine Garcia Veiez
and few others made up the party.
Mrs Elizabeth Davis announces the en-
gagement of her daughter Gertrude
| Davis. and Mr. H. kendrick Gibson. The
wedding will take place in October.
The Political Study Club will give tea
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American Woman Suffrage Association,
| 1923 H street northwest. May 25 from to
| 10 o'clock. The following are patronesses:
| Mrs. Mary Foote Henderson. Mrs. Stephen
| Olin Richey. Mrs. Robert NJ. La Toilette
Mrs. Duncan Cpshaw Fletcher, Mrs.
Henry T. Rainey. Mrs. Ellen Spencer Mus
sey. Miss Florence P. Spofford. Mrs. Her.
bert Parsons. Mrs. Lyman B. Sworm-
stedt. Mrs. julius C. Burrows. Mrs. Dam
| lei Read Anthony, Mrs. Daniel Read An
thony. jr.; Mrs. Pleasant T. Chapman,
Mrs. Mary s. Lockwood, Mrs. 8. Perry
Lee Miss Nettie Lovisa White and Mrs.
Edward T. Taylor.
Mrs. Emma Payne of Frederick, Nd,
| las announced the engagement of her
daughter. Miss Corinne Elizabeth Payne,
| to Mr. Herbert Staley Slinkman of WASH
| ington. The wedding will take place in
July.
| The Misses Calhoun will be at home in
| formally to their friends Saturday after
| noon, the 22d, from to o'clock, at
| 1440 Fairmont street.
Mrs. George Shiras. Sd. Miss Shras and
George Shiras, who have been in Europe