The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-07

President Taft will be entertained by
Newport in September. He will go to
the seat of high society for a brief visit
with Senator and Mrs. Wetmore. he
will be accompanied by Mrs Taft and
Miss Helen Taft.
great many social affairs are being
planned in President Taft's honor by the
jewellers of the fashion colony. How
ever. it will not all be social functions
for the executive. His programme While
in Newport includes the laying of
Young Mems Christian association cor
nerstone, horse show and reviewing
of an army and navy parade.
Several big dances and dinners will be
given for President Taft He is one of
the few Presidents who have delighted
in society sufficiently to visit Newport.
An important engagement of interest
in Washington is that of Miss Emily
Gravatt, only daughter OF Rev John ..
Gravatt, D. D., rector of Holy Irlnlty
Protestant Episcopal church, Richmond,
TO Rev. Robert A. Goodwin Jr., son OF
Rev. Robert A Goodwin, in charge OF
old st. Johns church in that city. Miss
Grayatt is a niece of Ri. Rev. john u.
Grayatt, Jr, student secretary OF the
board of missions. Mr.. Goodwin, VINO
was ordained deacon in June at the 'fhe-
illogical Seminary, near Alexandra, Is
a nephew of Rev. Edwin L. Goodwin or
Fairfax, historiographer of the diocese OF
Virginia.
The ambassador of Turkey Youssour
Za Pacha. has left. Washington to be
of the summer.
He went from here to New York ana
thence northward. visiting various re-
sorts. The ambassador, who arrived III
washington June a. has been engaged,
like the Spanish minister, VINO arrived
about a month earlier, in settling his
household and acquaintipg himself with
the affairs of his office Since the oe-
narture of the Mexican ambassador ior
Magnolia last week he has peen the
only diplomat of his rank In washington
Mrs Constantine Chase, widow OF Col
onel Chase, U. S. A., has closed her
anartment at the Cordova and has gone
tn Atlantic City with her daughter, MRS.
palston II. S. A., who is visiting her.
Lieutenant Ralston is stationed at New
Orleans.
Mrs William r. Merriam, wife of the
former governor of Minnesota, has gone
to Atlantic City, where she is visiting her
son and daughter-in-law, Paymas.er anu
Mrs John R. Merriam. From Atlantic
C3tv Mrs. Merriam will go to New Lon
don Conn. to visit her son-in-law ana
daughter. Mr. and Mrs. John Tyler
Nheelwright From thence she VIII re-
turn to their country place in virginia.
From Newport learn that Rear Ad-
miral Raymond P. Rodgers has named a
COMMITTEES to arrange the hospitahties lot
Rear Admiral Schroeder and the onicefs
~ tho feet for whom August 10, Mr.
ana Mrs Edward J. Berwind will give a
danca other members of the cottage
coIonv Including Mr.. and Mrs. James b.
IIogoin and Mrs Hermann Oelrichs, are
manning social events in honor OF the
officers
1us+ because the center Of diplomatic
ufe Is round about the north shore'
where the ambassadors and the ministers
with their families are, Is no lnuica'ion
that there are no members OF ina az,
ieft in washington, for there is still
irnau colony of them The last diplomat
Il leave was the new Turkish ambassa-
dor. Youssouf zia Pasfia, who VIII make
visits at various resorts.
Th,s week saw the return OF the min
;ster from the Netherlands and Nine
T ,oudon from their home in Holland. and
OF the Belgian minister, Count de BUS
seret. who has been on long Trip west
- tho Pacific coast and Seattle, visiting
all Of the great western and middle west
ern cities. None of these will remain
long at their ~legations for the attrac-
tons are too great elsewhere The min
lister from the Netherlands and Nine.
.oudon will go to Bar Harbor. The Bel
g,an minister will sail to join his family
in their Belgian home
The new minister from Ecuador, Senior
Don Rafael Arizaga, who has been In
washington but a fortnight has been
visiting friends in Philadelphia. He has
a charming wife, who will join him there
later on.
1t is a matter of great satisfaction to
the many friends of the former minister
from Ecuador and his interesting and
popular family. the CARLOS. and they will