The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-11-10

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Mrs. Taft and her daughter. Miss Helen
Taft. spent yesterday morning shopping
in F street eningling with the busy
crowd on this thoroughfare and passing
almost unheeded scores of people who
would have gone far TO see the wife and
daughter of a President. Mrs. Taft wore
purple tailor suit and Miss Taft wore a
light brown. They walked back to the
White House through + street to Fiji
teenth. and were almost lost in the noon
tide flow OF pedestrians In and Fiji
teenth streets.
Baroness Elizabeth Rosen will accom-
pany her father, the Russian Ambassa-
dor. to Baltimore to-day for the aviation
meet.
Mrs. Albert Akin. daughter of the At
torney General and Mrs WickershaIn.
who has spent a few weeks with her
parents. returned yesterday, to Ter home
in New York.
Invitations have been received here
from MIR. and Mrs. Allen Thomas. OF
Ellicott City, Md. for the marriage OF
their daughter Anna Dickinson Thomas.
to Mr. Albert Dean Currier of Chicago,
on November p at noon In st. Johns
Church. Howard County. Md A break
fast will follow in the home of the brides
parents, "WOodley," at l o'clock Miss
Marthena Harrison. of this city, viii be
the brides maid Of honor, and Miss
a fhapfaa A l. -
bridesmaids. MIR Currier and his bride
VIII spend the winter In Washington. Mr..
Currier IS law partner OF Representa-
tive Boutell, OF Chicago, and spent a
large part Of last season at the New VIII
lard. in this city. where he has made
many friends.
The Portuguese Minister, Viscount
d'Alte, has as his guest the Portuguese
Minister to Rome. NJ. de Nasamento. who
is spending the week with him.
Mrs. J. EalIin Gadsby and her house
guest. Mrs Hallock Drake Day. of New
Orleans, will be at home this afternoon
in Mrs. Gadsby's pretty home in George
town. Yesterday they went out TO the
country place Of Mrs. Thaddeus Tyssow-
ski, Alpha Hail. In Virginia, and spent
the afternoon and dined with a small
company Of friends. Mrs. Tyssowski has
as her house guest Miss Margaret Grim,
Of Berkeley, Cal. Mrs. Gadsby, who is
the former historian general of the D. A
r., sent yesterday a box Of the Mrs
Donald Mclean chrysanthemums 10 Mrs
Mclean as a reminder of the compliment
paid her by the Agricultural Department
in naming a blossom for her.
Miss Mary Barbour Rixey. daughter
Of the late John F. Rixey. member of
Congress from the Eighth Virginia dis
triet, and niece Of Rear Admiral Presley
NJ. Rixey. of this city. and DR.. Robert
French Compton, a member OF the medi-
cal faculty of the University Of Virginia.
were married Tuesday afternoon az the
home OF the bride. "Gowan Lea" Char
lottesville, Va. Rev. George l.. Petrie.
ID. D., pastor Of the First Presbyterian
Church performed the ceremony. The
bride was attended by her sister Miss
Edith Presley Rixey 4 bevy of girl
hood friends. who have been entertained
al the home OF the bride Tor the past
III UEER
included Miss Carolyn Nash. OF Phuadel-
phia. daughter OF DIT. +. s. Nash. II
N; Miss Allen Barbour Wallace. OF Nash
viiiea Tenn; Miss Katharine Edwards.
OF ESnehburg, Va; Mrs. Charles Grant.
OF Richmond, Va, and Miss Frankie
Gaunt, OF Culpeper. Va; Dr. Edwin G.
Zohreskie. of New York. was best man.
Among the out-of-town guests were
Surg. Gen. and Mrs Presley NJ Rixev
of Washington.
The Baroness Moncheur and her chill
dren, Baroness Kathleen Moncheur and
Baron Charles Moncheur. sailed on the
Lapland yesterday from New York.
Baron Moneheur. who is now the Belgian
Minister at an Eastern post. went abroad
with his older children last spring.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas II. Little an
nounce the marriage Of their daughter.
Mabel Little. and Mr.. Leonard f. Ruoff.
of this city. at noon yesterday. at their
residence, S2l1s Eleventh street southwest
Rev. ]. ]. Muir. pastor of Temple Bap-
fist Church. performed the ceremony in
the presence OF the members of
the families Of the bride and bride
groom Mrs. Merrill p Gauiher act
ed as matron Of honor, and Mr..
Charles H. Ruoff. brother of the groom.
was best man. Among those attending
from out OF town were Mrs. Chauncey
E. Hackett. Of New York City, and the
Misses Helen L. and Rosetta NJ. Faw-