The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-05-30

Official Washington is on the wing.
President Taft will spend to-day in New
York and will take a short swing around
the circle
Mrs Taft. after spending a day in
Pittsburg with her sister. Mrs. Thomas
X Laughlin. has gone with her 10 the
bedside OF their father. Judge Heron.
While in Cincinnati Mrs. Taft and Mrs.
Laughlin win be the guests of their other
sisters, Mrs. {. z. Anderson and Mrs.
Lewis More.
Vice President and Mrs. Sherman. who
went 10 Utica for the weekend, are ex-
pectod to return tomorrow morning. ac-
companied by Mr.. and Mrs. Lotion Hunt,
Of their home city, who will be their
guests for the remainder of the week.
Secretary OF the Navy and Mrs Meyer
viii not close their house here for at least
another week Meanwhile, they are max
ing pleasant use OF the Dolphin by taking
parties on river trips. with luncheon or
dinner served on board ship.
Rear Admiral Stockton. L. 5. n. re
tired. and Mrs. Stockton are receiving
congratulations upon the formers recent
election to the presidency Of George
Washington University Mrs. Stockton
was formerly Miss Pauline l.. King, Of
New York. but has resided here for many
years. maintaining a hospttable home at
2Ol9 o street.
Mrs George L. Bradley has taken a
villa at Bar Harbor for the summer, as
has also Mrs. Nicholas / Anderson, OF
Cincinnati and Washington.
Senator and Mrs. George Peabody Wet
more. Of Rhode Island. will leave the
Capital Wednesday for Newport. Miss
Maude Wetmore will join them later.
She is now occupied with daily practice
for the golf tournament at Haverford.
Pa. on June 6. when Miss Frances Girls
com will entertain large house party
Of enthusiastic golfers. The prize VIII
be the Huntington Valley championship.
a pleasant rumor connected with the
Gerry-Townsend wedding is that Wash
ington may expect the bride to return in
an official way, as Mr.. Gerry is said 10
be ambitious to represent his district IN
Congress.
Mr. and Mrs. George Howard, Mr.. and
Mrs. Hugh Legare. and Mr.. and Mrs.
Edward Mitchell have just returned from
a three-day automobile trip Each pair
had its own machine, and each helped
the others in their mishaps on the road.
The result was so successful that similar
trips, 20 be taken weekly. are being
planned by the sextet The itinerary
Will include Gettysburg. where there are
thirty miles Of battlefeIds and numerous
hotels.
Rear Admiral and Mrs. William w.
Kimban. who viii spend the summer in
their home at Paris. Ne. Will leave town
Wednesday, accompanied by the latter's
sister Mrs Alexander Gordon. who will
be their guest during the season.
Rear Admiral Richard c.. Holiday. L.
s. y. and Mrs. Holiday entertained a
company of nine at breakfast al the
Chevy Chase Club yesterday. The guests
included Senator and Mrs. Burrows. OF
Michigan; Gen. and Mrs. Medorem Craw-
ford. Mai. and Mrs. Cole, Mr.. and Mrs.
lie Roy futile. and Mrs. T. De Wit,
Talmage
Fine weather lured many persons 10 the
country Tor the day. and some stopped
FOR either luncheon or dinner at the
Chevy Chase Club. At one table Miss
Helen Squire. who will sail for Europe
with Mrs Peckham Wednesday. was the
guest Of honor, and Mrs. Richard Harlow
the hostess.
Gen. WotherspOon, who is leaving town
this week for his new post at jamestown.
Long Island. and Mrs, Wotherspoon: Rear
Admiral and Mrs. Kimball, who are on the
eve of departing for their summer home
in Maine; Or. and Mrs. Chisholm. Mr..
and Mrs. John Z. McLeran, and Mr.. and
Mrs. J. Henry Purdy were among those
dining Informally at Chevy Chase Club
yesterday
Mr.. and Mrs Purdy will go TO New
York on Friday. and after spending a
few days with friends, will sail for Eu-
rope for the summer.
Mrs. Percy, wife of the newly-elected
Senator from Mississippi. has gone to
the mountains of North Carolina. where
her husband will join her after the adj
journmcnt OF Congress.
Miss Frances Miller. daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. Ben de Mier Miller. will be the
guest Of Lieut.. and Mrs. Buchanan for
June Week at Annapolis.
Miss Pauline Haislip. formerly well
known in newspaper circles in Washing
ton. is visiting her mother in this city.
Miss Haisllp will return to New York
shortly.
Cards have heen received here for the
marriage Of Miss Mabel Madden. daugb-
ter OF Representative and Mrs. NJ. r.
Madden. of Illinois. 10 Mr. Paul Hender.
son, OF Chicago. The wedding will take
place on the afternoon Of June II. at
Castle Eden" the country home Of the
brides parents, near Hindsdale. III Mise