The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-10

second United States infantry, has an
nounced the engagement of his sister,
Anna Harris Whitfield of Summerville,
Georgia, to Mr.. Welles Merriam of this
city. The wedding will take place in
Georgia in August
The rumor that Miss Taft will spend
the social season at the White House
instead of returning to Bryn Mawr is
gaining credence in Washington, and So
ciety Is looking forward eagerly to such
an acquisition to its ranks.
On her last visit home. just before
the White House family left for Beverly,
Miss Taft was seen several times taking
horseback rides around Washington. AL
though not athletic in her tastes she
is a good rider, having first grown used
to a saddle In her childhood days in the
Philippines, when she and Miss Marjorie
Aleshire were to be seen riding around
Manila on the backs of the little native
ponies.
Miss Taft is rapidly realizing the prom
Use she gave of becoming an unusually
handsome woman. Her coloring is beauti-
| fully fresh and her blond hair sets It
off strilIingly. Miss Taft is fond of the
shade of pale blue, which only those of
perfect complexion can wear, and she
looks her best in 1t.
Inc marriage OF MISS PTlScllla IOlanQ
and Mr.. Gaspar Bacon. the Oldest son
of the ambassa dor to France and Mrs.
Bacon, will take place on the afternoon
of July 16 at Whitemarsh. Pa. and will
be followed by a reception on the lawn
Mr. Robert Bacon will be best man and
Mr.. Eliot Cardin Bacon an usher and
Miss Martha Bacon a bridesmaid. Miss
Anna Ingersoll. Mrs. Salvador Meade,
Miss Hebe Wright and Miss Frances
/ C+otrao Will ho tta aff
Senator and Mrs Burkeley are at their
summer place at Fenwick, Conn. Mrs.
Burkeley's sister, Miss Houghton of Cal
| ifornia will be their guest during the
| summer.
Senator Guggenheim of Colorado and
family are spdadng the summer at
| Virginia Hot Springs.
Representative William Cullop and
| Mrs. Cullop of Indiana are spending the
month of July at Atlantic City. Later
| they are going to San Francisco.
Mrs w. w. Wotherspoon, wife Of Gen.
| Wotherspoon and her son. Alexander
| Witherspoon are visiting in Wyoming.
General Witherspoon VIII be at Gettys-
burg, Pa, during this month but later in
| the summer he will join his wife and
son in the west.
| Captain Walter Mclean, u. s. N and
Mrs. Mclean announce the engagement
of their laughter Elsie Jarvis Mclean.
to Mr.. Paul Chenery Patterson. The
wedding will take place in the autumn.
Miss Mclean is one of the prettiest
girls In the army and navy set, In which
she Is popular. She Is an accomplished
musician. Mr.. Patterson is from Chi
/ cago, and is a well-known newspaper
/ man.
Mrs. Mary r. Howard announces the
| engagement of her daughter, Miss Mary
Fl. Howard. to Lieut. Walter A. Boedorn
assistant surgeon. Y. s. N. The wedding
| will take place in the Howard home in
this city soon. Miss Howard is one OF
the most skillful and daring riders In
| Washington, and was a figure In the fox
hunts and paper chases the past season
She made the required 80 miles of the
regulation test rides, in 151h hours last
December with the calvary officers. on
which occasion she met her fiance. Miss
Howard comes of an old Maryland
family.