Evening star., 1909-05-28
IN THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
LAST MAY DAY RECEPTION AT
WHITE HOUSE TODAY.
Secretary and Mrs. MacVeagh Have
Chosen a 18th Street Home.
Dinners-Personals

Dinners-Personals.
The last of the series of four receptions
for which Mrs. Taft sent out cards early
in the present month will be held today.
The weather will neceSsitate an indoor
party.
Miss Helen Taft will spend Sunday at
the White House and will go to Gettys-
burg Monday, where she will unveil the
monument dedicated to the soldiers whose
lives were lost on that battlefield. Miss
Taft will return from Bryn Mawr tomor-
row and will be accompanied by a Miss
Isabel Vincent.
The Secretary of the Treasury and Mrs
MacVeash have leased the house 26O1
18th street. which during the last admin
istration was the home of Secretary and
Mrs. Straus and frequently dubbed the
pink palace" 1t Is large and well
adapted to entertaining, its last tenants
being quite active in that regard Mrs
Straus was especially well pleased with
the balcony over the conservatory at the
west end. because ii afforded her sleep
ing room in the open air-a practice tc
which she was devoted and which she
thought had much to do with her splen-
did health, accompanied it was BY
other forms of outdoor living-horseback
walking and open carriage riding in win
try weather.
The new tenants Will not take posses
sion until next autumn. Their near neigh
bors will be ex-senator and Mrs. Hen
derson, who own the property. the French
ambassador and the Danish and Swedish
ministers.
Secretary and Mrs Macveagh dined
last night with Mr.. and Mrs. Garrison
McClintock.
Mrs Sherman, wife of the Vice Presi-
dent, expects to leave here on June ]
and will go to her home in Utica. Mrs
Babcock and Mrs. Moore, her mother anC
sister, went north today.
The Secretary of the Navy will hold a
reception at | 30 o'clock Monday in honor
of Vice Admiral Uriu Of Japan. who is q
graduate of the Naval Academy of the
class of 81. Only men are invited, and
a buffet luncheon will be served.
The assistant secretary of the nav,
and Mrs. Beekman Winthrop will have
with them on their Dolphin trip today t.
Norfolk Miss Josephine Durand and Miss
Oliver, daughter of the assistant secretary
of war. and Mrs. Oliver, Capt. Staunton
Capt: Hubbard and Commander kneppel
of the navy. The party will return here
Monday. Mr.. Winthrop will make ar
inspection of the navy yard in Norfolk.
Mrs. A. NJ. German of 10th street 1;
among the Washingtonians registered a
Atlantic City this week. Mr.. Gormar
and son Alexander will join her in few
days.
Miss Layinia Miller who has been thu
guest of Mrs. l. V. Linton. has returned
to her home in Hagerstown. Md.
Beneath a bower of roses at the home
of the brides mother. Mrs. William Al
exander King, a ceremony, impressive ir
its simplicity. solemnized by the Rev
DR.. William DeEries, last evening united
of this city and Mr.. Frederick William
Cromwell of Frederick. Md.
The bay window of the drawing room
was artstically decorated with palms ano
ferns. setting off to splendid advantage
the ivory satin princess gown of the
altar, escorted by her cousin, DR.
George W. Wood of Georgetown, preced
ed by Miss Isabelle Stabler and Master
Donald King ribbon bearers.
The bride, who is the daughter of Mrs
King and the late Mr.. William Alexander
King, for many years chief statisticiar
of the census bureau was attended by
her sister. Miss Mary Llewellyn King
who was becomingly goWned in Lavender
silk and carried an abundant bouque,
of tea roses. Mr.. H. kirkus Dugdale
played wedding march composed by
himself especially for the occasion anc
dedicated to Mr.. and Mrs. Cromwell. VII
William S. Graham acted as best man.
After the wedding supper was served
following which Mr.. and Mrs. Cromwell
left for an extended trip north. On theil
return they will reside at the home o1
| the brides mother. 3o2s Cambridge
place, Georgetown. until the completion
of their home now building at Chev,
Chase, Md
Among the guests were the parents OF
the bridegroom, Mr. and Mrs j. c. Crom-
well The out-of-town guests were Mr.
Henry Compton and Miss Compton. uncle
Md: Mr.. and Mrs. H. Holland Hawkin,
and Miss Hawkins, La Plata Md: Miss
Ruth Welch. Boston; Miss Carrie Hardt
cousin of the bridegroom. Philadelphia
and Miss Irene Cromwell. Cumberland
Md, aunt of the bridegroom
Miss Katherine Desio has as her guests
the Misses Fisher of Trenton. N. ].
DR.. F. J. Foster and family have closed
their s street house and gone to Wash
ington Grove for the summer.
Mr. and Mrs. George W. Elder of 134:
Wallach place northwest have been en-
tertaining their sister. Mrs. d. s. Lon.
don of Shenandoah. Iowa. Mrs. London
| left yesterday for Burlington. VT. to visi,
her sons. the Drs. London.
The senior class of ST. Patrick's Acad-
emy were delightfully."- entertained at a
| theater party rendered by their class.
| mate. Miss Genevieve Gaskins, 'O9. Wed
nesday afternoon. Those present were
the Misses Kathryn Hannah, Ella Cor
coran, Alice Lucas, Laura Hancock. Mar.
jor'e Durham. Dora Simpson, Margaret
Weaver. Marjorie Lucas and Lucille Gas.
| kins.
| The British ambassador and Mrs Bryce
who spent Wednesday with Mrs. c. Stuar
Patterson. Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Marquant
of New York and Mr.. and Mrs Bayart