Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-21
IN THE WORLD Of SOCIETY
PRESIDENT AND PARTY WITH
BAR HARBOR FRIENDS.
Marriage Of Miss Young and Mr..
Smith Made Pretty Scene.
House Party-Notes.

President aud Mrs. Taft and their
party were Mr.. and Mrs. Henry r
Dimocks guests at dinner last night at
Bar Harbor. and today will be with Mr..
and Mrs. Franklin Ellis for an afternoon
reception there and a dinner tonight at
a resort ten miles from Bar Harbor
Gen. and Mrs. Leonard Wood were
guests on the Coach Magnet yesterday
on its daily run to Arrowhead Inn. Col
George S. Anderson was host and Mr.
Morris S. Hewlett coachman. Gen and
Mrs. Walter Howe, Maj. and Mrs
Charles F. Truitt and Col. J. n. Allison
were also along.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Mum, jr., who
have recently returned from visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Dencla Mills at New
port, are members of a house party of
Mr.. and Mrs. Preston Gibson at Beverly
Farms. Mass. The other guests include
Mr.. and Mrs. A. r. Sargent and Mr..
Francis Hamilton. Mr.. and Mrs. Mum
home at Prides Crossing, Mass, for the
summer. but will go to Newport later.
Mrs. Mum will be remembered as the
daughter of the late James w. Paul OF
Woodcrest. Radnor. and sister Of Mr..
A. J. Drexel Paul and Mrs. Paul d.
Mills
Miss Daisy King of this city is the
guest OF Miss Helen Butler at her home
in LenoX, Mass.
Miss Helen Woodward who has been at
the S. W. Woodward villa at Stock
bridge, Mass, all season, went to Lake
Placid today to visit friends there.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Lemon left today
for Atlantic City for a stay Of several
weeks.
The Rev. and Mrs. Herbert Shipman
will go to the Thousand Islands next
week. where they will be the guests OF
Mr.. and Mrs Edison Bradley on their
houseboat on the ST. Lawrence.
Miss Blanche Hargrove is spending the
summer with her sister Mrs. PAYNE. at
Ancon, Canal Zone. Panama
Mrs. Eusebius Collier and daughter,
Miss Marie l.. Collier, are at the Hill
Top, Harpers Ferry.
Miss Mildred Lee Collier is spending
several weeks with Miss Grace Middle
ton at Bethany Beach. Delaware.
Mr.; and Mrs. T. c. Simpson and their
daughter. Miss Mabel Simpson, are at
the Majesti1. Ocean Grove, n. J.
A number of Washingtonians and other
friends of the family residing in tie
neighborhood attended the marriage OF
Miss Ruth Bell Young, daughter of Rev.
DIR. and Mrs. William Jasper Young. TO
Mr.. Durward Meredith Smith of Pulaski
Va. at 6 o'clock at the spacious home OF
the brides parents near Clarendon. Va.
The ceremony was performed by tic
Rev. James T. Marshall. rector of the
West Street Presbyterian Church of
Washington, and took pace before the
fireplace in the large living room. The
mantel was artistically banked with oak
and pine boughs, and clusters of white
blossoms reached W from the floor Trail
ing vines draped the side walls and with
spruce boughS made an archway over
the main entrance from the hallway. The
effect was exceedingly tasteful and was
heightened by the pretty Arrangement of
sweet peas and carnations on the piano
| top and bookshelves. In the dining room
there was a centerpiece of pink sweet
peas and vines and foliage over the re-
| freshment table and the chandeliers.
When the wedding march sounded, four
| members of the brides sorority, the ri
| Beta Phi, at George Washington Uni
versity. entered from the hallway and
| stretched a white ribbon to mark the
| place of the ceremony. They were the
Misses Marian Mccoy, Rhoda Watkins.
Clara Barbour and Anna Johnson They
| were similarly dressed in white batiste
! and lace. The bride and groom were
| preceded by the formers sister. Mrs.
James Giffen, as matron of honor. Mr..
The bride who is an exceedingly pretty
brunette. was daintiIy gowned i'm white
| lace and null. and her tulle veil was
crowned with orange blossoms. She car
ried a bouquet of lilies of the valley and
bride roses. The matron of honor wore
a lingerie dress of batiste and lace with
Dresden ribbons and carried La France
roses. Her souvenir from the newly mar
ried couple was a pearl ring.
Mrs. Johnson played the wedding
fhn lrrt dc'- f1<at-
wore a handsome dress of mauve satin
and lace. The brides presents included
number of beautiful articles in silver,
cut glass, brasSes, etc, and were shown
in upper ROOM
Refreshments were served on the
spacious porches. where the guests
were comfortably seated-and a pretty
incident before the bride left was the
cutting Of the brides cake. in which a
gold ring had been placed, and her
who gathered about her on the front
lawn.
When Mr. and Mrs. Smith left for
their wedding journey the latter wore
smart travelling suit of dark blue
cloth with large black picture hat
trianmed with plumes.
They will make their future home in
Pulaski. Va, where the bridegroom is
well known in active business circles.
L COMMISSIONER diiu ieu bcllHcll,
with their children, Dorothy and Rodney,
have closed their apartment at the Bur-
lington. and are spending a month at
Atlantic City, guests at the Marlborough
Blenheim.
Mrs John H. Spence. 1OS B street
southwest, is spending two weeks in New
York with her daughter, Mrs. William IL.
HerzOg.
Ii,,6c Of Poir hri1
is the house guest of Mrs. Theodore III.
Tiller at the lroquois.
Mr. and Mrs. William H. Baldwin sail
today on the North German Lloyd steamer
Bremen for an extended trip abroad.
Miss Nellie Schulz and Miss Emily
Sprightley. who sailed June 1 for Ger
many, after visiting relatives there and
later attending the Passion Play at Ober-