Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-20

rage for a time.
The evening of Monday, April 4, will be a
busy one for society and two Of the most
fashionable charity affairs of the season
will both take place simultaneously. A
benefit for the children's hospital, under
the auspices Of st. Mary's guild, will be
given In the National theater, while at the
Belasco a benefit viii be given under the
auspices of the Sisters Of Mercy for the st.
GATHERINGS Home for self supporting wo-
men. President and Mrs. Taft are among
those who will hold boxes at the Belasco
theater, Senator and Mrs. Carter are also
box holders.
A long list of patronesses for the hospi-
tai benefit rave been announced, among
them are Mrs. Stephen B. Elkins, Mrs.
James Mcmillan, Countess Won Bernstorff,
Miss Mabel B~oardman, Mrs. Edison Brad
Icy, Mrs. Richardson Glover, Mrs. Crown
inshield, Mrs. Jacob Dickinson, Mrs. w. F..
Dennis, Mrs. George T. Dunlop, Mrs. Glib
son Fahnestock, Mrs. Lurton, Mrs. Lunt-
ington Wilson, Mrs. Newberry, Mrs, Letter,
Mrs. Mclean, Madame de Musslner and
Mrs. Wlckersham.
Mrs. Eaton J. Bowers, wife of Represent
alive Bowers of Mississippi, has been COM
PEELED to cancel all her social engagements
for the balance Of the season owing to i'll
ness.
Thomas +. Walsh and Mrs. Walsh will
not return to Washington before May. Mr..
Walsh fears that the northern atmosphere
will not be safe for him until that time.
Visiting Colonel and Mrs. Garrard and
the Misses Garrard at Fort Myer are Miss
Eleanor Grant and Miss Emily Woodall,
both Of Kentucky.
Mrs. Taft is devoting some of her leisure
to polishing her musical accomplishments.
She has an exquisite new piano in the Blue
room and she may be heard practicing al
most every day. Mrs. Taft is passionately
fond of music and can both play and sing
extremely well. Her chief diversion is
grand opera.
An engagement which has been announced
in Baltimore created a great deal OF inter
est In Washington. 1t is that OF Miss Ellen
Carroll Boone, a descendant Of Daniel
Boone, the Kentucky pioneer. to Alfred
Fisher. Miss Boone is a daughter of the
late Daniel A. Boone, and Mr.. Fisher is a
son of the late Frank Fisher. Through her
father Miss Boone is a member OF the cell
ebrated Boone family Of Virginia and Ken
lucky, while on the maternal side she is a
lineal descendant of the distinguished
Charles Carroll Of Carrollton. Mr.. Fisher
is a nephew of Judge William Fisher and
the late Charles Fisher He is a member
of the Bachelors, Cotllllon and other lead
ing clubs, and is one of the most popular
of the younger set of men in Baltimore So
clety. The wedding will take place in the
spring.
Those who are acquainted with Mrs
Marshall Winchester OF Baltimore are Won
dering what the next step will be in the
spicy scandal. Mrs. Winchester has beer
living in St. Paul, while Marshall has
been making his home with his mother
in Baltimore. Divorce proceedings ave al
ready been started.
presume we all remember when Mrs
Winchester's brother. Bob Tarleton, had
to chastize Marshall for being a bad boy
before he and his wife separated. Both
rave visited here very many times.
The engagement has been announced OF
Captain Englebert G, Ovenshine OF the
Twenty-eighth infantry and Miss Ethe.
Reyes, daughter Of the late Alexander
Keyes OF Los Angeles. Captain Ovenshine
is now at Fort Smelling. near Minneapolis
with his regiment. Miss Reyes, who Is
one OF the most popular girls Of the
younger set in Los Angeles, has been a
frequent visitor in Washington. She Is
now visiting her sister and brother-in-law
Mrs. Fitch and Captain Fitch. at For
L~eavenworth, Kan. The wedding viii
take place In April and after a southern
trip the couple will reside at Fort Smelling.
Ambassador Bryce and Mrs. Bryce will
spend next summer al Lenox. Mass, In
the fashionable mountain colony. Mr.
Bryce Is negotiating for the lease of this
country residence OF Charles Aston Brlsted
which is one Of the finest places In Lenox