Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-09
IN THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
PRESIDENT AND WIFE ATTEND
CHRISTENING.
Another Garden Party Friday-Miss
Bell, Miss Clarke and Miss
Lippitt to We'd.

Mrs. Taft's invitations for Friday after
noon, May 13, from 30 ., when, weather
permitting. another garden party will be
held, have been sent out
President and Mrs. Taft were present
yesterday afternoon at the christening Of
the ten months old son of Dt. and Mrs.
Gilbert H. Grosvenor. when Rev. Dr.
Charles Wood of the Churclt of the Cow
enant oficiated, and the /aby received
the name Of his material grandfather
Alexander Graham Bel The baby is
third cousin Of the Pr/sident. his paternal
grandmother MrS. Edward A. Grosvenor
of Amherst, [ass formerly a Miss Wa
tiers. being a first cousin OF President
Taft.
| The gold bowl used was present to
the baby.s great grandparents. the late
Mr.. and Mrs. Gardiner Hubbard on the
occasion OF their golden wedding.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward A. Grosvenor,
grandparents of the baby. came from
Amherst for the event. DR.. and Mrs.
Alexander Graham Bell. the other grand
parents. also were present. as were his
uncles and aunts. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
j. Bell, Mr.. and Mrs. David D. Fair
child and Mr.. Edwin P. Grosvenor.
DR.. and Mrs. Alexander Graham Bell
started today on tour Of the world
The engagement has been announced Of
Miss Grace Bell. daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles J. Bell, to Capt. Greenvile
r. Fortescue. L. S. A., retired, formerly
of Oyster Bay and New York. The mar
riage will take place June at Twin
Oaks, Woodley lane. the suburban home
Of the brides parents.
! Mrs. Bell gave a small tea yesterday
for Miss Bell and Capt. Fortescue. The
latter has now position in the Bureau
| of n
from the army following his two years
duty at the White House during the
Roosevelt administration.
Miss Elizabeth Bertron, who is to be
married to Mr. Snowden A. Fahnestock.
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Gibson Fahnestock
of this city, June ], will have for her
| maid of honor Miss Eleanor Butler Alex
ander. the fiancee of Theodore Roosevelt,
| jr. and her bridesmaids will be Miss Har.
riet Alexander. Miss Helen COster and
Miss Annie Douglass Graham. Mr.. Glib
son Fahnestock, jr.. will be his brothers
| Messrs. Rowland S. Davis. r. Thornton
Wilson. Francis George Burke Roche and
| Edward Blodget The ceremony will be
performed at o'clock at the home Of the
| brides parents, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel
| Reading Bertron, 46 West 9th street,
New York city, and reception VIII fol-
| low.
The wedding of Miss Lorraine Roose
welt and Mr.. Langdon Warren of Boston
Is to take place next Saturday at Wal
deck. the country place of the brides
mother, Mrs. j. West Roosevelt. at Oyster
Bay. L. 1. The Rev. Theodore C. Williams
Of Boston. formerly Of All Souls Uni
tartan Church. will perform the ceremony,
and the bride will be given In marriage
by her brother. Oliver Wolcott Roosevelt.
She will be attended by her cousin. Miss
| Lucy Margaret Roosevelt as maid of
honor, and the Misses Laura Chanler.
Ruth Draper. Janet Dana and Alice Par
ker of Washington as bridesmaids Mr..
Roger Sherman Warner will be best man
and Messrs Arthur w. Page. James Sher-
man Pltkin, William James, Jr.. Ralph
". Page. Whitcomb Field, Gardner
| Browne Perry, Francis w. Peabody and
Nicholas Roosevelt will be ushers.
Mrs. Matthew W. Clarke Of the Con-
her daughter, Miss Elizabeth Clarke. and
Mr.. Ashton Devereux, a son of the late
Judge Devereux. of ST. Louis. whose
mother is now Mrs. Edmund S. Bowen of
Of Archbishop Ryan of Philadelphia. who
will perform the marriage ceremony.
The date selected is an early one in
July.
| Mrs. Grayson Dulin had in her box at the
base bali game Saturday her house guest.
Mrs. Livingston Eagan of Florida, Mrs.
Strothers Smith. wife Of Commander
Mrs. Walter Mclean. wife of Capt. Nc
Lean, and Mrs. II. Murat Strong.
! The engagement of Miss Julia Arm
istead Lippitt. daughter of the late DR..
and Mrs. William Fontaine Lippitt, and
Mr.. George Bowdoin Craighill has re-
Gently been announced. The wedding
will take place the latter part of June.
| Mrs. Redwood Vandegrift received
Saturday last from to at her resi-
dence. 1929 21st street, in honor Of her
cousin. Miss Jorgenson of New York.
pink roses and the tearoom in spring
blossoms and ferns. with large candle
labra in center Of the table Mrs. Fred
erick Ollie served frappe, Mrs. Will
| and Mrs NJ. p Ballentine poured tea.
The young ladies who assisted in the
| tearoom were Miss Katherine S. Hilk,
Miss Madeline Callaghan and Miss
Charlotte Il. Gridley.
| Mrs. Edward c. Hedge of Plymouth,
| Mass, is at the Westminster 18th
street. for a few days to attend the
service in memory of Mr.. Willard on
Saturday evening.
Miss Martha Sprague Poole of this
city is the guest OF Miss Jean Kane
Foulke at Bala Farms, West Chester,
Pa. Miss Poole will be in the wedding
party attending Miss Foulke and Mr..
Paul du Pont of Wilmington, Del, in
Holy Trinity Church. West Chester,
| June 9.
Mrs. William \. Leetch and Miss
| Katharine DOugal will be at home in
formally Wednesday, May II. Miss
Katharine DougaI will sail Saturday,
May IA, on the Romantic from Boston
for Genoa.
Chicago paper says: Every one will
be erievcd to know that Mrs. George NJ
Pullman is in such delicate health that
she has already begun preparations for
very serious operation. Probably she
will enter st. Luke's Hospital some day
this week. When she came from Wash
| ington she brought with her the four
! Lowden children for comfort Her own
| house was placed in readiness for their
| homecoming. Mrs. Pullman. sees only
| her near friends and is said to feel much
discouraged over her continued ill health.
Baron Won Hengelmuler. Austro- Hun
garian ambassador in this city, has re-
| turned with the baroness to their villa
| in the Austrian TyrOl from RydaD nest