Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-07-24
N THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
MISS TAFT ENJOYING THE HOS
PITALITY OF NEWPORT.
Departures for Europe Of Interest
Here-A Representative
to Narry-Notes.

Miss Helen Taft was the guest Of honor
at a large luncheon given yesterday by
her hostess, Mrs. William G.. Rocker. at
her Newport villa. Last night Mrs. Roei-
ker chaperoned another party Of young
people for her guest and her daughter
to q pleasure resort nearby. 1t is now
said that Miss Taft will conclude her
visit to Newport by Monday.
The engagement was announced yes
terday in Trenton. n. j., OF Miss Emily
Wells Rushing. daughter Of Gen. James
F.. Rushing, and Representative Arthur L.
Bates Of Meadville, Pa. Mr.. Bates rep
resents the twenty-fifth Pennsylvania dis
trio, and has been four times reelected
loca! society and her family has long
been prominent In this section Gen.
Rushing won his title in the civil war
and is actively identified with many IN
terests in Trenton. Miss Rushing came
into prominence recently when she I'm
ment.
The German ambassador, Count Won
Bernstorff. Mrs. Herbert Wadswortn ana
DIR. and Mrs. Darcy Magee OF TINS c1y
were among those sailing from New YORK
for various European ports today.
Mr.. A. J. Halford and Miss Ruth Hal
ford sailed from New York today for
Rotterdam. and will go from there direci
to Mannheim, where MT. daiIoro VIII
take the cure.
Mrs. George W. Ray and her daughter
Antoinette left last week for the White
mountains of New HAMPSHIRE. ana VIII
be away until early september.
Among the Washington people who are
spending their summer among the noun
tains of Old Virginia at Eakton. Va, are
the following: Col. and Mrs. McNaIy. =;
Middleton. and Miss Middleton; Mrs. Up
shur, Mrs J. ]. Bullock, DR.. and Mrs.
F'indley Calvert, Miss Webb, Miss Ellis.
Miss Magruder, Miss Lawrence, Col. and
Mrs. Norton, Judge. Mrs. and MISS Ken
During the first week in August will ar
rive the following WashinStonians: Mr.
w. H. II. Cissel and family, Mrs and
Miss Force, Mr.. White, Mr.. and Mrs
Carter, Mr.. Wingfeld Bullock, Miss
Edith Phillips and Miss Lee.
The Misses Helen Briscoe and Mildred
Wildman of Washington are spending
some time with their aunt and uncle
Mr.. and Mrs. Schippel Of Fort Myer.
MI. and Mrs. I. N. Frucky and daugh.
ter Lucille left this week for Illinois. via
Niagara, Detroit and Toledo. Ohio. te
spend several weeks.
Mrs. Irwin B. Linton and daughter
Miss M. Catharine Linton, left town to-
day for Ocean Grove, n. J., where the
former will spend two weeks. Miss Lin
ton and her father, after q trip to Bos-
ton. will sejoin Mrs 81. Linton at CO Ocean ear
Park. N. j., where they will remain until
September 10.
Miss Alicia Todd of Norfolk. Va. is en-
joying a pleasant stay in Washington
with her friends, the Misses Dodge.
Miss BERTHE Pugh Of r street left Fri.
day for Capon Bridge. w. Va. where she
will spend the remainder of the summer
with her nieces, the daughters Of Special
Assistant Attorney General A. B. Pugh
Mr.. Thomas L. Keller Of the Canal
Zone, accompanied by his wife and boys
and Mrs. e. A. Keller, 1869 Newton
street. He will return in about month
The Misses Nyman Of S street have
Joined Mrs. Peak at Hotel Braddock
Catoctin mountain.
Mrs. william B. Dawson and Master
Frank Dawson, after rusticating In the
Blue Ridge mountains. have left fer At
lantic City. Asbury Park and other
points. with MIR. A. A. Smith. father OF
Mrs. Dawson.
DR.. and Mrs. H. ]. Allen sailed on the
Baltic yesterday for Europe, where they
expect to enjoy the next two months
touring England, Ireland, Scotland and
France.
Mrs. Charles Ralph Barker announces
the marriage Of her daughter. Miss Agnes
Kirkland Barker. and Mr.. William Cutler
Dennis, next Wednesday, July %.