Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-10

social season rarely ever begins at New
| port, Bar Harbor or other resorts until
August AS far as Washington is con-
/ cerned vacation began for many with
| the past week. and departures for the re-
sorts and for Europe will still be matters
! of comment throughout this month.
/ There are yet a few weddings to take
| place in Washington and its vicinity
which will be interesting both generally
| and in special sense this month
| The Secretary of War and Mrs. Dick
| inson. Gen. and Mrs. Clarence Edwards
and MIR and Mrs. Larz Anderson and
others of the party enjoyed much
| California hospitality as the duration of
| their short stay on the Pacific coast
would permit before sailing for Homo
/ lulu. Mr.. Alfred Hunter Voorhees,, a
Tennessean. gave a luncheon for them at
Cliff House, followed by an automobile
whirl throughout the park.
/ Lieut.. Charles NJ. Meyer Of the Coast
/ Artillery Corps and his bride. who was
! Miss Ilmah MacgregOr Hulen of Plain
| view, Tex. are to live at Fort Baker,
| Cal. The latter will be remembered here
as a niece of the late Representative
Reese Calhoun de Graffenreid of Texas.
! She has passed most of her time in
accomplished girl. She was educated in
New York and has studied at the Ma
tional Conservatory of Music and at the
Metropolitan School of Opera. She has
canoe. Her father. Robert Brice Hulen,
is a descendant of Comte Pierre Au-
gustin Hulen, a French general in the
j NapOleonic wars, and the Dunbars of
Scotland. Mrs. Hulen is descendant of
Sir John Barry of the royal English
navy, who attained the rank of vice
admiral. and of Gen. Sidney Eppes of
revolutionary fame. also the MacGregors
of Scotland.
Master Robert of 1859 street northeast
have left the city on an extended trip
west. where they will visit relatives and
friends, stopping at Indianapolis. Ind, to
visit Mr.. and Mrs. S. c. Eden, father
and mother of Mrs. Dix. where she also
Las other relatives and many friends,
as it is the home of her childhood. They
| are expected to return to the city the
early part of September to enable Miss
Irma to continue her studies at the Cen
/ trail High School.
\ Col. Henry E. Bosch of Portland, Ore,
/ is being congratulated upon his receiv-
ing the order of the Rising Sun from
/ the Emperor of Japan. This is an ex-
quisite jewel to be worn only state
occasions. The band to go about the
d U
heavy watered silk bordered with GRIM
son. At regular intervals are gold
| slides. Hanging as a pendant from this
is bit of gold to represent the flower
ing ing lotus in purple with a single green
sigma, larger than a dollar piece. The
outside is of gold and white enamel, rep
resenting the sun, which body is a gleam-
ing red gem the size of a finger ring.
This lies upon bed of purple velvet in a
special box of gold lacquer. The outside
is enameled black with the lotus "a re-
plica of that on the order) in gold scat
| tered about. At either side are secured
heavy flame-colored silk cords with tas-
| sells to tie about the case. The posses
| sion of the Order of the Rising Sun is
indicated by red and white button worn
| in the lapel of the coat. Col. Bosch has
received many honors heretofore and
soon will have the Cross Of the Legion of
Honor conferred upon him by the French
| government.
Maj Jay ]. Morrow, Corps of United
states Engineers. and Mrs. Morrow are
| now in Portland. Ore, occupying apart
| ments at Alexandra Court. Maj. Morrow
went there about six weeks ago from this
| city. and will have charge of the light
| house and army forts construction work
| Maj. and Mrs. Morrow will leave about
July 3 for Alaska to be gone short time
| Miss Grace Gearin, daughter of ex-
Senator and Mrs. John M. Gearin of Ore
gor, has been home about a fortnight
| from five months abroad. and is being
greatly entertained by home friends.
Mrs. stoddard and family of this city
are tourire in Holland.
Mr.. and Mrs. Perry Belmont are So
journing In Paris, where they have been
much In evidence at the races and at the
opera.
The American minister to Brussels, Col
Charles Page Bryan. and his sister. Miss
Bryan. were the hosts at beautiful
dinner at the legation in Brussels last
week in honor Of Marshal Hermes di
Fonseca, President-elect of Brazil, and
Nine di Fonseca. who were there for the
opening of the exposition. Among the dis
| tinguished company gathered together for
| the occasion were several guests we'll
known In this city. including Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas Nelson Page commissioner
general for the American section of the
exhibition. and Miss Osborne, Mrs. Bur-
ton Harrison and Miss Meldrim.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Nelson Page
were the guests of Col. and Miss Bryan
at the American legation for a short time
before they sailed for this country. They
are now at their summer home in Maine,
and their daughter is on visit to them.
A poetry dinner is being gotten up in
London by Baroness de Bertouch. under
the auspices OF the Poetry Society And
the guests VINO are 10 SIT around the
festive board are not to be heirs to the
poets names, but the creations of the
poets fancy. According to the notice
sent out each guest unless in uniform.
| shall appear in costumes representing
| character in poem or play, and should
model their dress on the description OF
the character in the poem or play. The
| idea seems to have been taken up with
/ enthusiasm by the guests to be. and
| many sof them are going to appear in
groups. led by an impersonator of the
| author The dinner will be preceded by
a march around the dining hall, SO that
all may see and be seen. A large COM
pany Is to gather in the galleries to look
on ABOUT four hundred guests are ex-
pected at the dinner which will be fol-
lowed by an appropriate entertainment
of recitatiONs, songs and dances. includ-
| ing a song from the famous Maori, Chief
Rangiuia who is. "by special request,
to be an honored guest
| Mrs Arthur Baumgarten and daugh-
| tiers Fannie and Berenice, left Wednes-
| day for New York and Boston. They will
| be gone all summer.
Mr. and Mrs Joseph Strasburger and
| Miss Blanche Strasburger have returned
| TO the city from a short stay at Old Point
! Comfort. Va.
/ Mrs Ada Baumgarten and son Cecil are
| spending the summer at the Renshaw
cottage, near Rockville. Md.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Baumgarten have had
] as their guest their daughter. Mrs. Abra-