Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-19
IN THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
EARLY AUTUMN WEDDINGS OF
INTEREST TO SOCIETY.
Mrs. Taft Gives Breakfast at Bev-
erly-Miss Taft Guest of Mrs.
:, Leiter-Personal Mention.

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A number Of weddings which are of
much interest to society are scheduled
for the early autumn
Two weddings have been planned for
October I, those of Miss kath-
crime Olivia Leech and Lieut.. Thurston
Hughes, L. S. A. and of Miss Josephine
johnson and Mr.. Frederick Vulte Of New
Rochelle, n. y.
Miss Leech. who is the daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. John Frederick Leech. will be
married at their home on Massachusetts,
avenue. Her marriage will bring to-
gether practically the entire younger set.
She will have Miss Vera Downing, daugh-
ter of Mr.. Augustus c. Downing, as her
attendant. Miss Downings engagement
to Mr. w. W. Finley, jr., was announced
in the spring. Lieut.. Edwin H. Marks,
e.. s. A., will be the best man for Lieut..
Hughes Miss Leech has just returned
10. Washington after a summer divided
between Fishers Island, where her fiance
IS stationed. and jamestown. r. l.. where
she was the guest of Miss Downing.
Miss Johnson's marriage to Mr.. Vulte
will be celebrated at the country home OF
her father, Dr.. Joseph Taber johnson, at
Va. Miss johnson is a grad
uate OF Georgetown convent.
Another wedding in October will be that
OF Miss Elsie Jarvis Mclean, daughter of
Capt: Walter Mclean, L. S. n, recently
Of the Washington navy
yard, but now on sea. duty; and Mr.. Paul
Patterson The ceremony will be PERFORM
ed at the home of Mrs. Mclean October
90 Mrs. Mclean and her daughter are
at Deer Park, Md, where they spent
the summer.
Navy circles will. have another bride
October %. when Miss Louise White,
daughter of Commander W ". White,
L. s. N, and Mrs. White. will be married
to Lieut.. Hiram l.. Irwin L. S. N, in the
home of her parents on Q street. She
will have for her only attendant Miss
Annie Bryan, daughter of Commander
B. c. Bryan, U. S. n, of the Phhadel-
phia navy yard.
Mrs. Taft gave a breakfast last week
for a small but important company,
which included the Russian ambassador
and the Baroness Rosen, the Secretary
81 the Navy and Mrs. Meyer, Mr. and
Mrs Oliver Ames, Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Nor
man of Boston, Mr.. and Mrs. +. l.. Hig-
ginson and Capt Butt
Miss Helen Taft was recently the guest
Of Mrs. Levi Z. Letter at her summer
nome in Massachusetts,. Others present
we're Miss Cotton, DR.. Grayson and Lieut..
Rowcliffe.
Prof and Mrs. Andrews. after spending
The early summer at their country house
n Fairfax county. Va, will shortly open
their 18th street home.
Prof. Andrews is now at Carlsbad and
Mrs. Andrews, with her children, is at
Cape Henry, Va.
Mr. and Mrs. Alexander B. Legare are
expected to sail for this country from
Europe, late in October.
Mr.. r. S. Reynolds Hit. minister to
Venezuela, who has been at Newport with
Mrs. Hit, the guest Of her parents. spent
The weekend In New York. where he
went to meet his mother, who arrived
from Europe.
Baron Hengelmuller, dean of the diplo-
matte corps and ambassador from Aus
ria Hungary. who is spending the month
at Lenox, will return. to the embassy in
this city October !.
Mr.. and Mrs w. Finley and the
Misses Finley, who returned to Washing
ton last week from New Hampshire. are
spending some days in New York.
Mrs. Nicholas Longworth is member
of the house party Mr.. and Mrs. Ogden
Mills are entertaining at Newport in
honor of their son-in-law and daughter.
the Earl and Countess OF Granard, and
Mrs. Whitelaw Reid.
Miss Lucinda Pennebaker. debutante of
last season. has returned from Stony
Man camp in the Blue Ridge mountains
of Virginia.
Mr.. ]. NJ. Culp has returned from an
extended trip to Europe. Mrs. Culp and
their young daughter Miss Adeiine Culp
are travelling in Italy. They will return
home shortly.
Brig. Gen. and Mrs. William T. Hall
are spending some time at Atlantic City
some time at Capon Springs w Va. has
home.
Miss Annie Elliott Pennebaker, after
Va. has returned to her home in George
town.
Mr.. and Mrs. John r. Mclean. who
nave spent hioSt VI tHe at Bar
Harbor. will return to Washington Fri
day and reopen Friendship with a se-ies
Of entertainments.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Beale Mclean
are in Paris. and are not expected to re-
turn to Washington for some time. Mrs
n?other, Mrs. Thomas F. Walsh
will remain at Bar Harbor.
Mr.. Lee McClung. treasurer of the
United States. has returned to Washing
ton after two weeks in the Adironda cks
and New York.
= Mrs. Hams Taylor Miss Taylor and
Mr.. Hanpis Taylor, jr, have opened their
house after having spent the summer at
Capon Springs. W. Va.
Miss. Lucy Garrard, daughter Of Co.
Joseph GarraTd +. s. A. commandant OF
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