The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-09-11

hE RAPID TRANSITIONS from July
weather TO October atmosphere
during the month are giving the
returning vacauoners a taste Of
what they might have had during the
months OF July and August had they
been at home. Indeed. there are few who
entirely escaped hot weather during the
summer. It has been said that Atlantic
City has never known a summer with
greater heat. and even in the mountains
there have been oppressively hot days.
The days from now on will be busy
ones. for the middle Of the month viii
see many OF the households complete for
the winters duties Even the official peo-
pie are returning IN large numbers to pre-
pare their homes and families for the
season. or course, there are those who
never come 20 Washington until Thanks
giving. and there are some others who
do not come until after Christmas. but
the great masses OF winter residents en-
joy these between seasons in the Capital
Brides are reasonably numerous, al
though there have been other Septembers
with more weddings. They are always IN
teresting, and there IS always a pretty
romance attached 70 every wedding. One
OF the most interesting OF the brides of
the coming week will be Miss FRANCESCA
Kaspar, who will be married to Dr. HUI
ron w. Lawson at noon Wednesday, in
the NJ street home of the brides parents.
Miss Kaspar is Just back from Europe
with a Paris trousseau which will be
unusual for taste and appropriateness.
Her schoolmate. Mrs W. W. Chance,
formerly Miss Lillian Lake. will be her
only attendant. while DR.. II. II. Donnally
VIII be the best man. The company will
comprise only relatives and the very
closest friends of the bride and bride
groom. A breakfast will follow the cere-
mony. After a fortnight's trip they will
make their future home here. The bride
is one OF the leading young concert sing
ers IN this part OF the country.
One of the most interesting brides OF
last week was Miss Rena Preston Davis.
who became the wife OF Prof. Paul No
bic Peck lest Wednesday, in the home OF
her parents. Their courtship took place
IN George Washington University, where
the bridegroom was a member OF the
faculty and the bride was a student.
and where she was graduated. This instItu-
ton has sometimes been accused Of hav-
ing Cupid on its faculty, so many
matches have been made among tho
students and the members Of the faculty.
That this bride should have a college
career is what would have been expected
OF the daughter Of Mrs. Arthur Powell
Davis. who Is the first woman TO do
mathematical astronomical work for our
government Mrs. Davis is a graduate
OF George Washington University. and.
although the Johns Hopkins University
never did admit women, she took post
graduate course IA mathematics and as
tronomy there, through the special re-
quest Of her former teacher and precep-
tor, the late Prof. Simon Newcomb. who
was member OF the faculty
After she was graduated she was made
assistant to Prof Newcomb in his cal
culaticns for the Nautical Almanac.
which he had charge OF for Uncle Sam.
Mrs. Davis has continued this work ever
since her marriage.
Another remarkable piece of worI, /
which Mrs. Davis has done recently was !
the heavens as they were in the year
1000 TO go with the splendid gift to 4
Trinity College Of translation Of an old /
saga containing the history OF the dis
covery OF America by the Norsemen. The |
idea Of making this chart. showing the /
positions Of the stars, which had much /
70 do with the sailing Of the expedition !
under Lief Erlksen. was a happy one
Mrs. Davis completed Il in a few weeks /
and presented il 70 the college. at the
same time making a copy. which was
sent 10 DR.. Maurice Francis Egan.
United States Minister to Copenhagen.
who brought over the saga 10 Trinity
College last season on his visit home.
He viii present this copy of the chart 10
the King Of Denmark.
II is but a short time now before the
debutante viii take her place in the So
cial limelight. There VIII be no Cabinet
bud TO take the lead. but there appears 20
he one or two In the diplomatic circle
Senorita Maria Helena Villegas. daugh-
ter Of the charge d'affaires OF the Ar
gentine Republic. VIII be one OF them.
and, very likely, SenoTitas Florencia Mel
ian and Celia Melian Lafinur. daughters
Of the Minister from Uruguay.
The last named are absent I'm their own I
country, but It is expected the family
will return here for the opening Of the
season. Not that that will actually make