The Washington herald., 1910-11-19
in The SOCIAL WORLD.
Miss Ethel Robson Will Be
Married Next Tuesday.
MRS. MURRAY COBB RETURNS
Secretary Meyer VIII Witness HaF-
vard-YaIe Game TO-day-Dr. and
nOunee the Engagement of Their
Daughter TO Mr. William +. Stead.

nOunee the Engagement of Their
Daughter TO Mr.. william +. Stead.
The marriage of Miss Ethel Robson.
daughter OF the late Secretary of the
Navy and Mrs. George Maxwell Robson.
to Mr.. William Sterling. son OF Mai.
Gen. Sterling. OF London. VIII take place
on Tuesday November o. in Christ
church. Downing street, Mayfair, London,
The ceremony will be performed at noon,
quite privately. and the bride and bride
groom will spend their honeymoon at the
country place OF one or Miss Robeson's
friends. which has been placed at their
disposal, They viii come 10 Washington
IN January for a few weeks visit at Miss
Robeson's n street home, cut will make
their future home In LOndon.
Secretary Of the Navy Meyer has gone
to New Haven 10 witness the Harvard
Yale football game to-day. Mr.. Meyer
will root for Harvard. He was graduated
with the class OF 1879
Dr. and Mrs. E. X Goldsborough an
nounce the engagement Of their daughter,
Miss Frances GoldsborOugh TO Mr.. VIII
liam Force Stead. The wedding will take
place some time this winter, and Mr..
Stead viii take his bride to England 70
live. Mr. Stead is the eldest son OF Mr..
Robert Stead. one OF the most distin-
guished Of the resident families Of the
District of Columbia. Miss Goldsborough
belongs 10 one OF the oldest Maryland
families. She is a granddaughter OF one
Of the early prominent residents OF Wash
ington, the late Mr.. Fitzhugh Coyle,
whose former home In X street Is the
present residence of the Godsboroughs.
where Mrs. Goldsborough was born and
reared. made her social debut and was
married. Miss Goldsborough was debu-
tsnte two years ago.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wayne MaeVeagh end
their daughter, Miss MacVeagh, will ar
rive at the New Willard to-day for sew
ersl weeks visit en- route 10 their winter
home at Palm Beach. Fla
Secretary Dickinson has gone 70 Nash
vile. Tenn. to join Mrs Dickinson. who
was called away by the Illness Of their
son, who was at college and who was
removed 10 their Tennessee home.
Attorney General wickersham is spend
ing a few days in New York.
The Danish Minister and Countess
Moltke Will return to the legation here
al the end OF next week. The count went
to Boston recently and joined the countess
there. where she has been spending sew
eral weeks.
Mrs. Myer Cohen has cards out for a
luncheon at Rauschers on December 3,
10 introduce her daughter Ruth 10 society.
Mrs. Odell Smith has issued cards for a
tea on November 30 10 present her daugh-
ter. Ida Norment. TO society, from > 10 :.
This VIII be followed by a dinner for
The buds assisting, and corresponding
number OF young men The dinner viii
be followed by a dance a Rauscher's.
Miss Ida Norment Smith went TO VIII
mington. Del, yesterday 10 be the guest
of Miss Elizabeth Fulton and to be
present al the christening OF the steamer
Northland, Of the Norfolk and Wash
ington line, to-day. Miss Smith has
double interest IN this christening and
launching. as she was sponsor for the
Southland, of the same line last winter.
Mrs. Frank B. Noyes is spending ten
days at Atlantic City.
Mrs. Murray Cobb. who spent the sum-
mer with her parents. Representative and
Mrs. HUFF. at their place in Pennsylvania.
has returned to Washington and Joined
Mr.. Cobb at their residence in Eighteenth
street.
Mrs. Samuel Sloan Auchincloss, accom-
panied by her two daughters. Miss Marie
Duryee and Miss Agnes Duryee. went to
New York yesterday. The Misses DuTyee
vii. sail for Germany to-day TO spend the
winter Mrs. Auchincloss viii return 10
Washington next week,
Mrs. Robert Roosevelt viii go to New
York on Monday for a brief stay.
Announcement was made yesterday OF
the engagement of Miss Faith Sanford,
daughter of Lieut.. Col. James c. San
ford. Corps Of Engineers. 10 Lieut.. Edwin
II. Marks. Corps of Engineers. Lieut.
Marks has been on sick leave for a few
weeks and is at the Sanford home, New
port. r. l.. recovering from an attack of
typhoid fever Lieut.. Col Sanford is in
charge of the government engineers Office
At Newport. Miss Sanford has for some
time been popular member of the
younger army and navy and summer col
Ony social set No arrangements have
as yet been made for the wedding. Miss
Sanford was maid Of honor at the we'd
ding of Miss Cassard 10 Paymaster Dallas
Bache Wainwright, u. S. N. last month
at Frederick.
Countess Won Bernstortf. wife Of the
German Ambassador. entertained at a
very large and brilliant tea yesterday
afternoon from to 6, when the company
represented the prominent members Of
the official. diplomatic. and residential cir
cles in Washington society. Presiding AZ
the tea table were Countess Luise-Aiex-
andra Won Bernstorff. daughter of the
ambassador, and Nine. Herwarth. wife
OF the military attache Of the embassy
Also assisting Countess Won Bernstorfr
were Miss Marion Oliver. daughter of the
Assistant Secretary of War. and Miss
Mary Switzerland. daughter of Rear Ad-
miral ". II II. Switzerland. The countess
white satin.
Mrs. Jameson, wife OF Capt. George
Jameson. L. s. y, who has been visiting
on Governors Island. VIII return to the
Capital on Monday
Miss Marie Stevens daughter of Mai