The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-31

Washington, July -(Special-Socfety
is wondering how much credence can be
put in the report which came from Lon
don that the engagement of Miss Kath-
crime Elkins, daughter OF Senator Elkins
of West Virginia, and Lieutenant Billy
Hit, son of Congressman Hit, of Hi
nois exists. According to the vague In
formation which reaches me, the engage
ment will be announced in this city in
October.
I doubt 1t very much, but I doubt even
more the latter part of the report which
says that the Duke of the Abruzzi will
be present at the ceremony. 1t Is posi-
BILE that the Italian nobleman may be In
this country in October and there is no
denying the fact that the duke and Miss
Elkins were interested In each other.
However, the pressure brought to bear
nv the italian court was sufficient to
preclude the possibility of Miss Elkins
Joining the house Of the Abruzzis
Mrs. Elkins and Miss Elkins have been
travelling abroad, as is their annual Gus
tom. Senator Elkins has been fitting
about in a special train, spending some
time at Hot Springs with President Oscar
Murray, of the B. G. O. railroad, other
time at Beverly and New York.
Miss Marie Lundeen and Lieut.. e. E..
Pritchett u. s. N, will be married In
Miunea polls August 4. The FORMER mas
been greatly feted during her residence
| In San Francisco.
The future home of the young couple
will be at West Point. where Lieut..
Pritchett is an instructor.
The wedding will take place at the
home of Mrs Llndeen's brother, William
Chandler johnson, and about sixty
guests will be present. including relatives
and intimate friends Of the family
The BRIDES gown Will be OF wnite panne
crepe with chiffon turlic embroidered
in roses and trimmed with duchesse lace,
ana she Will wear a long veil Of tulle.
Fer sister Mrs. Mary Lee Steele, who,
with Capt Steele, will attend from Fort
lotion. NJ T., for the occasion, will be
matron of honor, and her little daughter
Lee Steele, is to be flower girl. The
bride will also be attended by her cousin,
Miss Fiji. as bridesmaid Miss Hill spent
last winter as the guest of Col. and Mrs.
Lundeen, at the Presidio
rhe bridegroom's best man will be
IJeut. Bradshaw, retired. Lieut.. Pritch-
EFT has a large family connection IN Cali
fornia. where he is related to the Meal
listers of San Rafael. and to Mrs. New
lands, wife of Senator Newlands.
President Taft Is once more back at
Beverly and the Myopia golf links are
once more the scene Of presidential ac-
tivitv 1t is pretty safe and certain to
saw that. while President Taft was at
Bar Harbor, he inspected carefully the
Mace which may, after this summer. be
the site of the summer capitol. The
golf links at Bar Harbor are the finest
in North America.
When Mr.. F. Oden Horstmann, Of the
Metropolitan, Chevy Chase and other
fashionable clubs, went to see his ply
stefan recently the grave and learned
doctor made a searching examination of
the rich young society man. He might
have told Oden to go to Europe and
build himself up; he might have sent
him on a fishing trip to Bar Harbor or
the Thousand Islands; he might have or
dered him on hunting trip into the
Rockies--but he didn't do any OF those