Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-10
IN THE WORLD Of SOCIETY
LENTEN QUIET GIVES CHANCE
FOR TRAVEL PLANS.
Engagement of Miss Sutherland and
Mr.. Elmore Announced.
Personal Notes.

! The President was the guest at dinner
last night of Miss Mabel Boardman, who
has Rear Admiral and Mrs. Cowles as
her house guests at present.
| Departures from the Capital for long
and short stays are quite the order this
week. although New Workers and others
are making this city a port of call en-
route for the south. Some official hos
| pitality is however, yet on the cards and
the attractions of a dinner party tonight
at the home of the Secretary of the Navy
| to meet the President, and tomorrow
night at the White House musical are
| pleasing events which some of the So
journers are apt to enjoy. The household
at the White House has changed by the
departure yesterday Of the Misses Ander-
son for series of visits, before return
ing home to Cincinnati. Mrs. Thomas K.
Laughlin of Pittsburg. sister of Mrs.
| Taft, is now staying with her
| Baroness Mayor des Planches. the wife
| of the Italian ambassador. received today
| the news by cable of the death of her
f! mother The ambassador and his wire
| have, therefore, cancelled all their social
| engagements.
| The British ambassador and Mrs Bryce
left today to spend fortnight at Tampa,
| Fla.
| Won Bernstorff are at the st. Regis, New
| York. for a weeks stay Mrs. James
| Speyer gives a dinner for them this even
| at her house on Madison avenue. The
| panied her parents, and will go from
| there to Canada, where she will spend a
| fortnight.
Baron Hengs'muller, ambassador OF
| Austria is also IN New York
The military attache of the French en-
| bassv and Countess de Chambrun have
gone on a six-week visit to Mexico
Mr.. Mitchell Innes of the British en-
| bassy gave a dinner and theater party
| last night In compliment to the Secre-
| tary of the Interior and Mrs Baihnser'
| In the company We're Mr.. and MIS-
| Thomas T. Calf and Arthur Peter.
| Or. w. W. Keen and the Misses Keen,
1923 Chestnut street. Ph1ladeipnla, nave
sent out cards for Monday evening, Feb
| r,,ary II, from $50 until IL o'clock. to
| meet the Japanese ambassador and
| Baroness Uchlda.
The second secretary of the British en-
| hassv and Mrs. Esmond Ovey sailed to-
| day from New York for Jamaica, Colon
| and Santa Marta and will be away three
weeks Count Wedel of the German emf
bassy and Countess Wedel have recently
| arrived at Kingston. Jamaica, Where the
| fashionable season is now on.
| Miss Constance Ovey went to New York
| Yesterday with her brother and sister-ln-
law, Mr.. and Mrs. Esmond Ovey, en- route
for Canada where she will make several
| visits before going abroad.
Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt. jr.. will be
here today for a short visit with repre-
| sentative and Mrs. LOngworth. She is
en- route for Georgia. where she will stay
with her brother, Richard I. wilson, on
| his plantation.
Mr.. Frederick Townsend Martin of New
| York and one of the most conspicuous OF
| it's entertainers is here and is also On his
way south, with Palm Beach as his OBJ
iective point. Mr.. Martin is greatly IN
| terested i'll the government ownership OIL
| American embassies abroad
Mrs, Henry Clews of New York is
guest. at the home of Col. and MIS-.
| Charles l.. McCauley, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Nelson Page are entertaining MI.
| and-Mrs. Herbert Ward of New York.
Senator and Mrs. George Sutherland
Of Utah announce the engagement of
| their laupnteT, MISS Eultu oulHCi ioiiu. ~
Mr.. 4. Robert E.lmore of New York. The
wedding cerem ony will take place in this
| civ the first week in May. the exact
| date rot vet settled upon. Miss Suther-
| land is a charming girl who has been
great belle since her debut last year,
and her wedding will very generally In
| terest resident as we'll as official society.
Miss Frances Miller is giving "a bridge
party. followed by.a small tea. today for
her house guest, Miss Darsie of Pitts
burg.
The date of the wedding of Miss Marie
| Louise Logan and Mr.. Henri de Sincay
| of Belgium, which was originally set for
| Saturday afternoon, February 26. has
| been changed to Wednesday. February
| ~ The ceremony will be performed at
| - o'clock and there will be wedding
breakfast at the residence of Mrs. John
A Logan. IL West 56th street. New
York. The bridegroom will arrive from
abroad Friday.
Mrs William Dennis, after delightful
visit. has returned from New York. and
exnects to be in tbs city at her apart
ment in Stoneleigh Court throughout this
and next month. Mrs. Riker. her daugh-
fer who was in New York with her
mother. will return to her home in Ken
lucky tonight.
| Mrs. Henry Iitchfield West and Miss