Evening star., 1909-05-18
IN THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
SENATORS AND MEMBERS AT
WHITE HOUSE DINNER.
Wedding at Chevy Chase Church Of
Miss Newlands and DR.. Dab
ney-Personals.

| The President entertained at dinner
last night the Postmaster General Sen
ator and Mrs. Gamble, Senator McLau
rim. Senator and Mrs Hepburn. Senator
Bulkeley, Senator and Mrs. Warner, Sen
ator Paynter. Senator and Mrs. Gore.
Senator and Mrs. Hughes, Senator and
Mrs. Oliver, Representative and Mrs.
Henry A. Cooper. Representative and
Mrs. Edward L. Taylor. jr., Representa-
tive D. E. Mckinlay, Representative and
Mrs. Albert Douglas, Representative and
Mrs. d. r. Anthony. jr.. Representative
and Mrs. c. c. Carlin. Capt. George t.
Langhorne. Capt. Archibald w. Butt.
and Col Spencer Cosby. Owing to Mrs.
Taft's illness, her sister, Mrs. Lewis
Moore of Cincinnati. took her place as
hostess. The table was decorated with
pink roses.
Simplicity marked all the arrangements
at the wedding today at noon at All
Saints P. F. Church. Chevy Chase, OF
Miss Ada Newlands and DIR. Virginius
Dabney. The bride was escorted to the
chancel Of the picturesque edifice by
her uncle, Senator Newlands. preceded
| by her bridesmaids, Miss Feroline Per-
kins, Miss Ruth Perkins. Miss Katherine
and the ushers. Mr.. j. Crawford. Mr.. +.
Faust and Mr.. Charles Wilson. DR..
Henry Parker was best man. and Rev.
Dr. Childs. rector of the church, offici
ated Owing to the smallness of the
church. the invitations were limited to
the intimate personal friends of the cou-
pie. wedding breakfast followed at
the home of Senator and Mrs. Newlands
After weeks stay out of town, DR.. and
Mrs. Dabney will return to this city to
live.
The bridal costume was of white sat
In made empire. with embellishments of
duchess lace. Her tulle veil was
crowned with orange blossoms and her
| shower bouquet was of white sweet
peas.
The bridesmaids wore hand-painted
white chiffon gowns. burnt straw poke
bonnets wreathed in pink roses and
carried showers of pink sweet peas.
The Spanish minister. Senior Pima. en-
Of the twenty-third birthday of King AL
fonso of Spain. His guests were the
Spanish consul general at New York and
Sonora Miranda, the Spanish vice consul
general at New York. Senor Aguilar;
Count Tore Mermosa. DR.. Achucarro, the
first secretary of the Spanish legation and
Nine. Pastor, the latter formerly Miss
Constance Lee of Baltimore: the mill
Nine. Urculla and Mr.. Walls Of the lega-
| ton staff.
Capt. William S. Benson Of the navy,
| formerly commandant of midshipmen at
| the Naval Academy. and Mrs Benson of
Annapolis have announced the engage
! ment of their daughter, Mae Benson. to
| Prof. II. F.. Kraft of the department Of
| English at the Naval Academy. Prof
| Kraft is a graduate of Johns Hopkins
University and formerly lived at Newport,
r. I.
| o1, ton
yesterday afternoon in compliment to
| Miss Durand. The tea table was placed
| in the garden. and some of those enjoying
tie occasion were Miss Oliver, Miss Shep
Noble, Col Cosby, Lieut.. Butler, Mr.
Peters. Mr.. w. Bowie Clarke. Mr. JAMS
sens, Mr.. Beresford Hope and Mr.. Char
teris.
| Miss Eleanor c. Burgess and Mr. Cur
non r. Scott were married this afternoon
at 2:3O at the residence OF the brides
| brother-in-law and sister, Mr.. and Mrs.
J. Rodler O'Neill, 1907 Park place, north
east. Only a family party was present
at the ceremony, which Rev. Clarence E.
Wheeler, pastor of the Church of the
| Holy Comforter, performed. The bride
wore handsome dress OF renaissance
lace. made over white taffeta. She Is
the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. William g.
Burgess and granddaughter of the late
George II. Miller. assistant architect at
the Capitol. Mr.. and Mrs. Scott will leave
] late this afternoon for a honeymoon trip
| to Pennsylvania. and in Milton will be
the guests at the home Of Mr.. Midun
Scott After June l they will be at
| home in this city at 111 Maryland ave
! nue. northeast.
| Mr.. Isaac Birch. superintendent of the
Dumbarton Avenue NJ. f. Church, cele
| brated his fiftieth year as member of
| that organization last Friday night at his
residence on Dumbarton avenue. A gold
| watch was presented to him. DIR. {. l..
Pate made some very appropriate remarks
and number of short talks followed.
| Toward the close of the evening refresh
| ments We're served. Those present were
! Mr.. Ed. Brown. DR.. and Mrs. c. l.. Pate.
| Mir and Mrs. kirkley, Mr. and Mrs. Chas.
| Birch. Prof. and Mrs. Frisby, L. S. n.
| Miss Florence Frisby. Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis
| Packard. Mr.. and Mrs. Rohrer. Mr. and
Mrs. Jewett, Miss Kate Gillian. Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Bowling, Mr. and Mrs. H. w.
| Fisher. Mrs. Mary Fisher. Mrs. Susan
| Brizzee Miss Louise Dancey. Miss Under
wood Mr.. Crosby Thomson. Miss Helen
Smith. MIR. john Waters. Mr.. and Mrs.
Clayton Donaldson. Mr.. and Mrs. I. P.
| Hieston, Mr.. and Mrs. Granhauser. Miss
| Clara Harner Mrs Graves and Mr.. and
Mrs. w. II. Houghton.
Mr. and Mrs Fred S. Lincoln. accom-
panied by MRS. Albert j. CarricO and Mr..
Walter NJ. Ballard. have returned to the
city from an extended automobile trip
through western Maryland and Pennsyl-
yania. They visited Pen-Mar, Gettysburg
battlefield and ether points of interest.
Mr. Theodore p. Shonts gave a fare
well dinner last night at the Plaza for
his daughter, Miss Margaret Shonts. who
sailed today for Paris to visit her sister,
the Duchesse de Chaunes.
Mr.. E. Harrison Symnston, son of Maj.
w. Stuart Symington of Baltimore, re-
! turned yesterday afternoon from Naples
Italy. after an absence of two years. Dur
ing his absence Mr.. Symington was mar
red His wife was Miss Emily Taylor
daughter of the late Col. Taylor, L. s.
A., of this city. The wedding took place
in Switzerland last September. Mr. and
Mrs Symington are at present the guests
of MIR. Symington's brother, Mr.. T. H.
Symngton of Roland Park, Md Their
future home will be i'm Rochester ~ Y
Sir Robert and Lady Hadfield are still
the guests of the Attorney General and
Mrs. Wickersham. but Mrs. Robert Stu,-
gis. who was with them for a Sunday
visit, has returned to New York
4 reception will be given in honor of
Prof. and Mrs. Willis l.. Moore, Thurs
day evening, May 20, from to IL O'Clock
at the Montgomery County Club Rock
vile, Nd.
The American ambassador at London
and Mrs. Reed gave dinner at Dorches-
ter House last night, The guests in