The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-06-14

President and Mrs. Taft. with Miss
Helen Taft. Master Charley Taft, and
Capt Archibald Butt, occupied box at
the National last evening TO see Lucia
oil Lammermoor'
Miss Helen Taft returned home yes
terday afternoon from Princeton. where
she went last week FOR the commence
ment festivities. Mrs. Taft is daily i'm
proving in health. She looks better than
at any time since she went to the White
House as its mistress. worn and tired
from a long series of entertainments.
She was out yesterday morning for
brisk walk up Connecticut avenue in
light rain. She made a trim figure in
gray cloth gown with short plain skirt
and a semi-htting plain coat, She wore
a burnt straw hat turned up a little at
the left of the front, trimmed with soft
brown velvet ribbon, with smart bow.
The Secretary OF the Treasury returned
to Washington yesterday from Chicago,
where he had been spending some time
with Mrs. MacVeagh, who Is visiting
her son. Eames MacVeagh. Mrs. Mac
Veagh will return at the end of the
week.
Mrs. James Bryce. wife of the British
Ambassador, is visiting Miss Emily
Tuckerman at her villa at Stockbridge.
Miss Tuckerman is the intimate friend
Of Mrs Roosevelt. wife OF the former
President.
Senator and Mrs. Robert L. Taylor
viii close their apartment in the Stone
leigh as soon as Congress adjourns and
go 10 their home in Tennessee. Robert
Z. Taylor of Trenton, Tenn. famous for
his escape from the night riders of that
country and who has been the guest of
Senator Taylor here. has returned to his
home
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold I. Sewall win
90 to Bar Harbor to-day. where they
will open their summer home for the
season. Mr. SewaI. who made an ex-
tended stay in Porto Rico returned 10
this city yesterday. Mrs. Sewalrs
brother-in-law and sister, Commander
and Mrs. Charles c. Marsh. L. 5. N.
viii join them on Friday at Bar Harbor,
and early in July Mrs. Sewan's parents.
Rear Admiral and Mrs. RObley D. Evans,
will Join them for the rest Of the season,
Rear Admiral and Mrs Silas Casey viii
close their home in 2 street very soon,
and with their daughter Miss Sophie
Casey, will 90 TO Ocean City. where they
will visit their son.in-law and daughter
the Rev. and Mrs. w. B. Bisham. They
Will go to the Warm Springs, Va. in
August and will remain there until early
fall.
Mrs. Frank L. Denny and Miss Esther
Denny, wife and daughter of Col. Denny
L. S. NJ. c., VIII leave here on June Is
for the Adirondack Mountains, and they
will be joined there by Col. Denny later
in the season.
Mrs. Titan ]. Coffey and Miss Evelyn
Chew have gone 10 Atlantic City for a
month before going TO Cazenovia. y. y.
where they Will spend the rest of the
season.
Miss Juliette Janin has gone 10 Atlantic
City, where she is visiting Mrs. George
Lathrop, and Will remain the rest of the
season.
Miss Mabel Hume will go TO West
Point on Thursday to be the guest OF
her brother-in-law and sister, Lieut.. ana
Mrs. Henry c. Jewett. She viii go from
there to New London, where she viii at
tend the boat races.
Mr.. and Mrs John Frederick Leech and
| Miss Leech will not leave the city til
about the first of August. They will &c
to Fishers Island.
Mrs. Frederick W. Slayden. wife OF
Capt. Slayden, will go 20 her summer
home, Bellmar. n. j.. about the first Of
July. She will be joined there by Capt
| Slayden later in the season.
Miss Elizabeth Cunningham. daughter
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Secor Cunningham. Of
Chicago, who has been visiting the fam
| lily of Mr. and Mrs. Adds B. Browne. re.
turned yesterday 10 her parents home.
Mrs. Charles H. Ackert, who has beer
| in her Washington home. 1921 K street. FOL
several weeks, dismantling il and ship
| ping the household goods TO the new
home OF the family in Chicago. has com
pleted that task and returned there.
Mr.. John V. A. MacMurray, second sec
rotary Of the American Embassy in ST
Petersburg is visiting his mother, Mrs
| Junius MacMurray, in this city. He cam,
| to attend the wedding OF his sister. Mis-
Adna Aliens MacMurray. and Capt
| James Parsons Robinson, U. S. A, mex
Wednesday at St. Thomas Church.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bradford Merrill. of New
York. have out invitations for the we'd
ding Of their niece. Grace Horsman Mer
ril. and Mr. Brice Armistead Frey, o
| this city The ceremony will be per
formed at Grace Church. Broadway an,
| Tenth street. New York, on Thursda,
afternoon, June o, at $3.50 o'clock