The Washington herald., 1910-07-11
In THESOCIAL WORLD
President Taft and Guests
Begin Cruise To-day.
GAY PARTY ON MAYFLowER
Breakfast at Chevy Chase Club, at
which Rear Admiral and Mrs.
Richard c. HOIIyday Were Hosts,
Proves One OF Few Social Fune-
lions of the Warm Season.

President and Mrs. Taft, who are ex-
pected to start on a yachting cruise to-
day from Beverly. viii have in the little
party on the Mayhower. Miss Helen Taft,
Master Charley Taft, Mr. Horace D.
Taft, the Presidents brother: the Presi-
dents secretary, Mr.. Norton; Mrs. Nor
ten. Miss Mabel Boardman. and Capt
Archibald w. Butt
Their purpose is to cruise along the
coast, touching at such points as they
wish, and paying visit 20 Prof. and
Mrs More at their place at Biddeford
Pool, Me. They viii also run about the
islands of Casco Bay, and make a stop
at Portland. They probably will be alb
sent from Beverly for q fortnight
Rear Admiral and Mrs. Richard c. Hol-
lyday, U. S. N, were hosts at breakfast
yesterday morning at the Chevy Chase
Club. having a small party of distin-
guished stay-at-homes as their guests.
The golf course and tennis courts OF
the Chevy Chase Club were almost de-
serted yesterday at midday. because OF
the heat, but the late afternoon attract
ed scores OF city people. more men than
women, TO the verandas and shaded
lawns. Most OF these had dinner there
and returned to their city homes late in
the evening.
Mr.. William Bowie Clarke returned yes
terday afternoon from q VISIT on the
shores Of Lake Champlain. at the summer
home OF Mr.. and Mrs. George Marshall
Allen. near Burlington. Vt Mr.. and Mrs.
Allen are well known in Washington.
where they have been the guests OF Mr..
and Mrs. Edison Bradley. Representative
and Mrs. OlcOtt OF New York. were
guests OF the Aliens, the party going
there for the Fourth OF July. They
crulsed 10 St Johns and Montreal IN Mr..
Aliens yacht. Alpha during the week,
and were entertained in Montreal By Afr.
Trenholm. one OF the South Carolina
Trenholms, well known in Washington.
who has recently come into the title CT
Lord" Trenholm. The Aliens place ex-
tends nearly a mile on the lake front.
most OF Il a virgin forest They have II
so arranged that when they are return
ing homo on the yacht after dark, and
on all special occasions Of festivity. at a
given signal from the Waterman, the
whole forest is suddenly Illuminated with
myrisds OF electric lights making a YER
table fairy scene, Representative and
Mrs. olcOtt returned TO their New York
home on West Seventy-second street yes
terday. and viii probably spend the lat
ter part OF the summer in Europe. Mr..
Clarke win spend the remainder OF this
month in washington. and go North
again about the first OF August.
Society in Washington, as well as IN
Baltimore and many OF the summer re-
sorts where the family is known. were
shocked a few days ago BY news OF the
untimely death Of Miss Elsie Constance
Edgar. daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs New
bold Edgar and granddaughter OF Nine
Jerome Bonaparte, Miss Edgar graduated
at a fashionable school in Paris IN June
and was to have been one OF the de-
butantes OF next season. She was sched-
uled for a season in Washington under
the chaperonsge Of her grandmother. who
had intended 20 spend next winter in her
Washington home in K street. She was
also 10 have been one Of the distinguished
buds at the first Bachelors cotiliion next
January Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar are quite
as well known in Washington as they are
in their home Baltimore. The past year
Mrs. Newbold spent in Paris with her
daughter, and Nine. Bonaparte and Je-
rome Bonaparte were in Paris most Of
the winter. They recently returned to
this country.
Mr. and Mrs. Edison Bradley, who have
been at their Tuxedo cottage since they
| closed their Washington home and went
to Tuxedo, are now cruising in the St
Lawrence River on their houseboat, upon
which they usually spend the months of
July and August.
Miss Estelle Myers. daughter OF Mr.
and Mrs. Mark Myers, Of Philadelphia,
was married TO Mr.. Maurice Sinsheiner,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin Sinshei-
mer. of this city. yesterday afternoon in
the home Of her parents in Philadelphia
The ceremony was performed IN the main
drawing-room OF the house by Rabbi DR..
Elias Mayer. OF Philadelphia. The house
was decorated with roses and palms. The