Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-28
IN THE WORLD Of SOCIETY
ANOTHER GARDEN TETE TO
BRIGHTEN WHITE HOUSE.
Smart Gathering of Residents, Of
fcials and Visitors-Other
Events.

den yesterday at the fourth and last of
her May day parties when she welcomed
hundreds of guests from official and resi-
dent ranks Of the Capital and Louisiana
visitors here in the interests of the pro-
posed words fair in 1919. Fortunately
the weather permitted full enjoyment
of the open-air fete. the refreshment ia
BILE being spread under the trees. The
Marine Band played the lawn and,
guided by several of the White House
aids, the line of guests passed to their
hostess. who received. assisted by the
President. in her accustomed place. Capt.
Butt presented each conner to hrs. Taft
and Col. Cosby was in attendance upon
the President.
Mrs. Taft was gowned in white clif-
fon gown. made over white satin. which
had tunic of light green chiffon. Her
leghorn nat was wreathed with shaded
roses.
Some of the guests were Mrs. Sherman.
the Secretary. of State and Mrs Knox.
the Secretary OF War and Mrs. Dickin-
son. the Secretary of the Navy and Mrs
Meyer and the Misses Meyer, the At
torney General ard Mrs. Wickcrsham.
the Secretary Of Commerce and Labor,
Chief Justice Fuller. Mrs. Nathaniel
Francs. Speaker Cannon. Miss Cannon,
the German amba ssador Baroness Rosen.
Elizabeth Rosen. the Mexican ambass a-
dor the Danish minister, Count Moltke;
the Spanish minister and Nine. de Riano.
Senator and Mrs Newlands. Senator and
Mrs Scott. Senator and Mrs. Taylor.
Senator and Mrs. Aldrich. Senator and
Mrs Wetmore, Representative and Mrs
Slade, Representative Iongworth Rep
resentative and Mrs. Pray. Represen-
tative. Gillett. the assistant secretary of
state and Mrs. Huntington Wilson, the
assistant secretary of the and Mrs
Beekman Winthrop. the assistant sec
rotary of war and Mrs Oliver. the as
sistant secretary of the treasury and
Mrs. Norton. Gen. and Mrs. Wother-
spoon. Admiral Terry, Miss Terry. Cen
and Mrs. Edwards, Admiral and Mrs.
Wainwright. Lieut.. and Mrs. Wainwright,
Admiral Schley, Gen John NJ. Wilson,
Capt. and Mrs. Russell Train. Mrs. Sea
Col and Mrs. Symons. Prof. Charles
Clinton Swisher of George Washington
University, Mrs. Switzerland and the
Misses Switzerland Gen. and Mrs.
siebert, Miss Siebert. Col and Mrs
Charles l.. McCawley. Mrs. Franklin
Ellis. Mr. and Mrs. Peyton Russell. Mrs
Stllson Hutchins. Mr. and Mrs. Horace
Westcott. Mrs. John Rodgers. Mrs. Nicho-
las Anderson, Mrs Richard Townsend
Williams, First Secretary of the Siamese
Legation and Mrs. Edward Lotus
Mrs. Robert J. Wynne, Commissioner and
Mrs. Rudolph. Commissioner and Mrs.
Johnston, Mr.. Horstmann of the German
embassy. Mr.. r. C. Simpkins, Mr.. and
Mrs. Horace Wylie, Rev Dr. and Mrs
Charles Wood. Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence
Wilson. DR.. Roland Cotton Smith. Mai
and Mrs. Clark WaggamaE Mrs E. D.
Shaw, Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Townsend
Miss Yvonne Townsend. Mr.. and Mrs
Samuel F. swayze, Mr.. John X. stauffer
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Fairfax. the Misses
Smith. Miss Alma Ruggles, Mr.. and Mrs
William Hartman Rapley. Miss Mabel
BOardman, Miss Alice Shepard. Mr.. and
Mrs. Wolcott Tuckerman. Mrs. Charles
ODonnell Lee. Representative and Mrs
Herbert Parsons. Gen and Mrs. Sharpe,
Miss Mary Sheridan. Admiral and Mrs
Sigsbee, Mr.. and Mrs. Lilburne H. Steel.
Mrs. Summerlin, Gen. and Mrs. Johnston,
the naval attache of the German en-
bassE Commander Won RetZmann: the
military attache of the German embassy
Maj Won Livonius:, Mr. and Mrs Joseph
Thropp, Admiral and Mrs Van Reypen
Mr.. and Mrs. Ward Thoron. Mrs c. ~
Williams. Miss Williams. Mr. and Mrs
Gardner Williams and the Misses Gardner
Williams. Mr.. and Mrs. Snyder Williams
Mrs. Augustus S. Worthington and Miss
Worthington and Mr.. Wilbur j. Carr.
The Vice President and Mrs. Sherman
have left for Utica to spend several DAYS
The bridal party for the wedding in
Pittsburg next Wednesday of George
Sturs1s Oliver, son of United States
Senator Oliver. to Miss Laura G. Smith,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs Persifor F.
Smith. was announced today in Pittsburg
1t will include as bridesmaids Miss
Elizabeth Hudson. Syracuse: Miss Eliza
beth Richards. New Haven. and Miss
Helen Horne of Pittsburg as maid of
honor. a. X Oliver. brother of the bride
groom, will be best man. William y.
Bakeley. district attorney, will be one of
the ushers.
Gen. and Mrs. SawtelIe and Baron Won
Harden brock of the German embassy
sailed today for Europe.
Mrs. Richard Townsend has issued cards
announcing the marriage of her daughter
Mathilde Townsend to Peter Goelet
Gerry.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Cary Rumsey.
the latter formerly Miss Hartman who
We're married at Arden. \. Y. Thursday.
arrived at PIttSfield, Mass. YESTERDAY by
motor from New York and are at The
Nest. little white cottage on top of
October mountain. big domain the
property of the late William c. Whitney
They are seven miles from a railway on
;he divide that forms the watershed be-
tween the Housatonic and Connecticut
rivers. The motor which brought Mr..
and Mrs. Rumsey carried only two small
trunks. Neither maid nor valet has ar
rived on the mountain. The keeper of
the property and his wife are stationed
down a the entrance to the estate, con-
nected by private telephone with The
Nest.
The Nest is tiny white cottage. which
was built In fifteen days in 1876 by Mr..
Whitney to receive Mr. and Mrs. Harry
Payne Whitney after their wedding at
The Breakers. in Newport. There are
four little rooms on the first floor and
chambers above.
The will of George c. Lee of Newton,
Mass. grandfather CT Mrs Alice Roose-
welt Longworth. diSposes of an estate and
personal prOnerty valued at S9I5.00a. OF
this estate Mrs. Alice Roosevelt Long
worth receives one-twelfth. The be-
quests were all of a private nature.
The marriage of Miss Louise Estella
head of Philadelphia. Pa. will take place
Wednesday, June L. at the home Of the
bride, 30 Seaton place northeast
The presentation of 1.-The College
Widow at Columbia Theater Tuesday
evening. May 81, for the benefit OF the
loan scholarship fund of the Columbian
Women promises to be pleasant social
event. The box holders for that evening
are Mrs. Matthew Scott. Mrs. Henning
Jennings. Mrs. Henry Cleveland Perkins,
Mrs. Lsner. Mrs. Knapp and Mrs
Charles w Richardson.
Mics Elsie Hill and Mrs Doupal Nor