Evening star., 1909-05-27
IN THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
MRS. OWEN rs LUNCHEON HOS
TESS FOR MRS. SHERMAN.
Dinner Company Meet at Attorney
Generals Home-Weddings.
Personal Notes.

Mrs. Owen, wife of Senator Owen of
Oklahoma, gave a luncheon today at
Rauscher's in honor of Mrs. Sherman,
wife of the Vice President. The table
was very dainti1y decorated with sweet
peas and daisies, and to meet Mrs. Sher-
man there were present Mrs. MacVeagh,
wife of the Secretary of the Treasury;
Mrs. Elkins. Mrs. Dolliver. Mrs. Bailey,
Mrs. Tilfman. Mrs. John w. Foster. Mrs.
John B. Henderson, Mrs. Howry, Mrs.
Alexander Shepherd. Mrs. Vrooman. Miss
Wade. Mrs. Wallace Radcliffe, Mrs.
Chatard. Mrs. Zalinski and Mrs John r.
fowler of ST. Louis, who is staying a
few days with the hostess A Hungarian
band played during the meal.
Mrs. Sherman held her usual Wednes-
day reception yesterday, having her
mother, Mrs. Babcock, and her sister,
Mrs. Moore. to meet her callers.
The Attorney General and Mrs. Wick
ersham had as dinner guests last night
Mr.. Justice and Mrs. Harlan. the Sec
retary of State and Mrs. Knox Senator
du Pont Senator. kean, Mr.. and Mrs.
Larz Anderson, Mrs. Samuel Spencer and
Miss Marion Oliver.
Mrs Wickersham is leaving town to-
morrow for the season, anticipating her
intended departure by a week or SO.
Mr.. and Mrs George F. Becker enter
tanned last evening in honor of DIR. Vogel,
who is returning to Switzerland this
week.
Mrs Frank Turner Moorehead enter
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compliment to her sister, Mrs. Hunt.
whose husband was Governor of Porto
Rico
Mrs. Howry, wife of Judge Charles B.
Howry, was hostess at bridge party
yesterday afternoon in honor of Mrs.
fowler of st. Louis.
Mr.. Charles Gottfried Mueden has is
sued invitations for the marriage of his
daughter, Mathilde, to Mr. Luther Nor
ris Leisenring, Wednesday. June 8. at
I: 80. at Memorial Church. Luther place.
The marriage of Miss Mary Scott and
Midshipman Hugh r. Van de Boe of
Cleveland. one of the star members of
the June class at Annapolis, will take
place June 5, the day after graduation.
The wedding will be a quiet one at the
home of Mrs. John Boessel, where the
bride and her mother are staying.
Mrs. Foraker, wife of the ex-senator.
is north on motoring trip. but will re-
turn here before the family leaves for
Maine for the summer.
Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Porter Morse.
who have spent the past winter travelling
in Europe. returned yesterday to New
York.
Miss Laura Barney. who has spent the
last three or four years In India and Eu-
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clifford Barney, at their Washington
home this week.
The marriage of Miss Ida Goodloe Al
| ford and Lieut.. Dean Halford, son of Mr.
and Mrs. A. J. Halford of this city will
| take place June ! at Sacke.ts Harbor
| N Y. The sister of the bridegroom. Miss
Ruth Halford. has gone to West Point
to be the guest OF Capt and Mrs. Newell
and will be accompanied by her host and
| hostess when she goes on to the wedding
Lieut. Frank Halford will be best man
The newly married couple will go to
Alaska in August, where the bridegroom
| is on duty.
| Mr. and Mrs Gardner F. Williams and
the Misses Gertrude and Dorothy Will
liams will sail June for Europe for the
| summer
| The Argentine minister and Sonora Por
tela, who will leave here about the mid
die Of June, will summer at Magnolia
Mass.
| Mr.. Jacob Simon of San Francisco Is
the guest of his brother and sister, DR.
and Mrs Abram Simon of University
place.
| The British amba ssador and Mrs Bryce
are expected back from New York and
Lake Mohonk today. They expect Canon
Henderson of Westminster and Mrs. Hen
derson and Lady Harcourt OF England as
week end guests.
| Chief Justice Fuller will, as usual. spen6
! the summer at Sorrento, Me-, but will