Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-12
IN THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
MISS TAFT WILL ATTEND THE
MONDAY GERMAN TONIGHT.
Miss Mildred Bacon Is the Capital
Bud Today-0ther Events.
Notes.

The news of Miss Helen Taft, day by
day, in Baltimore. presents a very busy
program. Mrs. Theodore Marburg, hel
hostess: Miss Marburg and Miss Tai,
were informally "at home to callers yes.
terday afternoon and last night. Mr.
Walter De C. Poultney gave a dinner in
Miss Taft's honor. Mr.. Poultney's other
guests were Mr.. and Mrs. Bruce Gotten
Senator and Mrs. Isidor Rayner, Miss
Christine Marburg, Miss Ludlow c. Will
lett, Miss Louisa W11yte. Mr.. w. w
Abel. Mr.. Theodore Marburg and Mr.
lowed by musicale, to which a number
of additional guests were asked.
This evening Miss Taft will attend the
first Monday german at Lehmann's Hail.
previous to which Mr.. and Mrs. Mar.
home, II West Mount Vernon place. Miss
Taft will return home tomorrow.
The Austrian ambassador and Baroness
Hengelmuller Won Hengervar will leave
tomorrow for a visit Of several days In
New York.
Miss Louise Cromwell, daughter of Mrs
Oliver Cromwell, returned yesterday from
New York, where she has been visiting
by Miss Vivian Gould. daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. George Gould, who will be her
guest for several days. Miss Angelica
Brown, Mr.. L. Townsend Burden, jr.,
and Mr.. Jarvis Geer. jr., will also be Miss
Cromwelrs guests until Wednesday.
Tonight Miss Cromwell will give a din
ner and theater party and tomorrow
night they will all attend Mrs. CATS din
ner which is in honor of Miss Crom-
well.
Today Miss Cromwell had a party at
luncheon to meet her guests.
OF Miss Vivian Gould the London Daily
Chronicle in a recent issue said:
From America comes a report of the
engagement of Lord Decies with Miss
Vivian Gould, the seventeen-year-old
daughter Of George Jay Gould. the Amer
lean millionaire banker and f1nancier.
Lord Decies. who succeeded to the
barony on the death Of his brother In
July last. is in his forty-fourth year. He
is a good soldier and fine SPORTSMAN. He
met Miss Gould last year, when she was
still a schoolgirl with short skirts and
flowing locks, but has visited America
has been the guest Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Gould at Lakewood. N. J.
"Rumor states that Miss Gould parents
refuse to. consider the engagement until
next January, when she celebrates, her
eighteenth birthday. 1t is expected that
the betrothal will then be formally an
nounced."
Mrs. George Won L. Meyer. wife of the
Secretary of the Navy. and her daughters
arrived yesterday on the Cunarder Caro-
mia in New York. Secretary Meyer was
there to meet them.
Miss L. 8. Luckemeyer has taken an
apartment at the Plaza for the winter.
She is a sister of Countess Won Bernstorff If.
wife Of the German ambassador The
latter has accompanied the ambassador
to Philadelphia and New York.
Mrs. John r. Mclean gave luncheon
Saturday for Mrs. William r. Hearst of
New York. Her guests were Mrs. Letter,
Mrs. Elkins. Mrs. Depew, Mrs. Town
send, Mrs. E. B. Mclean, Mrs. Moore.
Baroness Rosen. Mrs. Cosby, Mrs. Bay
ard, Mrs. Sharpe, Miss Fish, Mrs. James
and Mrs. Blair.
The Misses Whiting entertained debut
tantes and others today at luncheon to
meet Miss Louise HELEN.
Mrs. E. Renis Bell Of L street north
west announces the marriage Of her
daughter Margaret May and DR.. Charles
Paul Durney Of Honolulu. II. T., Decem-
Der T. The bride is a member of q well
known Maryland family and has spent
where she has a number of warm friends,
whose good wishes follow her across the
sea. DR.. Durney is young physician,
a graduate Of the class of 90. George
town University, and native Of West
Virginia He removed to Hawaiian ter
ritory. where his brother-in-law. Capt.
William Winters. is located and where