The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-03-20
SOCIETY IN WASHINGTON
BY CONSTANCE CARRUTHERs.

compelled to cancel all her social en-
gagements for the balance of the sea-
son, owing to illness.
| Thomas F. 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 time to polishing her musical ac-
complishments. She has an exquisite
new piano in the Blue room, and she may
be heard practicing almost every day.
Mrs. Taft is passionately fond of music,
and can both play and sing extremely
well. Her chief diversion is grand OPP
era.
An engagement which has been an
nounced In Baltimore created a great
deal of interest in Washington. 1t is
said of Miss Ellen Carroll Boone, de-
scendant 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 member of the cell
ebrated Boone family of Virginia and
Kentucky, while on the maternal side
she is a lineal descendant of the ristin-
guished Charles Carroll of Carrollton.
Mr.. Fisher Is a nephew of Judge Will
liam Fisher and the late Charles Fisher.
He Is member of the Bachelors CO.
tillon and other leading clubs, and is
one of the most popular of the younger
set of men in Baltimore society.
The wedding will take place in the
spring.
Those who are acquainted with Mrs.
Marshal Winchester of Baltimore are
wondering what the next step will be in
the spicy scandal. Mrs. Winchester has
been living in st. Paul, while Marshal has
been making his home with his mother in
already been started.
I presume all remember when Mrs
Winchester's brother Bob Tarleton, had
to chastise Marshall for being a BID boy,
before he and his wife separated. Both
have visited here very many times.
The engagement has been announced
of Capt. Englebert G.. Ovenshine of the
Twenty-eghth infantry and Miss Ethel
Reyes, daughter of the late Alexander
Keyes of Los Angeles. Captain Oven
shine is now at Fort Smelling. near Min
neapolis, with his regiment. Miss Keyes.
who Is one of the most popular girls of
the younger set In Los Angeles, has
been a frequent visitor in Washing
ton She is now visiting her sister and
brother-in-law, Mrs Fitch and Captain
Fitch, at Fort Leavenworth, Kan. The
wedding will toxic place in April and,
after a southern trip. the couple will re-
side at Fort Smelling.
On April will occur the wedding of
Mr.. Marvin Hunter Mcintyre of Wash
ington to Miss Gertrude Kennedy, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Logan Paschal Ken
nedy of Louisville, Ky.
Ambassador and Mrs Bryce will spend
next summer at Lenox, Mass, In the
fashionable mountain colony. Mr. Bryce
is negotiating for the lease of the coun-
try residence of Charles Astor Bristed,
which is one of the finest places in Len
OK, for the summer and autumn. Ever
since the amba ssador and Mrs. Bryce re-
turned from their southern trip the dis
tinguished Brton has been eulogizing the
country and the people of the southern
states
The other day he remarked. in conyer-
sation; II am now convinced that Mr.
Taft's love for the south is pure and un-
affe cted. Anyone who has been among
southern people must bear the same af-
lection for them
Baron Hengelmuler, the baroness and
F'raulien Hengelmuller. who have now ar
rived in Hungary will return In May
and spend the summer at Bar Harbor.
Lieut. Jesse Farley Dyer. United States
Marine Corps. will be married this sum-
iner to Miss Nellie Murphy dughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Ira #. Murphy OF Grand
nRapids Mich Lieutenant Dyer is now
stationed IN Washington. Both OF the
young people were formerly residents of
Minneapolis. Lieutenant Dyer, who is
on duty in the office of the judge advo-
tanned in Washington, and after his mar
riage he and his wife will reside here.
The counselor of the German embassy
and the Countess Wedel have left for New
York and are en- route for Germany. They
will probably spend month at their
home in Germany, but will return before
the departure of Ambassador Won Bern
storff, during whose absence Count We
del will be charge d'affaircs.
| The Hungarian embassy will be rep
resented at the marriage of Miss Harriet
DAILY daughter of the late Marcus DAILY
of Montana, to Count Slgray. in New
York, Easter week. Count Sgray and
Miss DAILY both visited here recently and
both have many friends in washong-
ton.
Many New Workers will be attracted
| here Easter week. Indeed. that will be
! . very gay time In Washington. The