Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-17

is in command. Plans have been made
for the entertainment of the rear ad-
miral and his officers during the five-day
stay in the harbor. and good weather
alone is needed to make their visit a
pleasant one.
The shore path was alive with people
last night listening TO the music of the
band playing on board the North Caro-
lima.
Newport had two dances last evening
They were by no means rivals, there
being enough people in town to make up
several large parties. and. moreover. the
common use of the automobile makes ii
perfectly easy nowadays for any one 10
be in two places at almost the same time
So those who We're invited to both dances
attended both. choosing only that al
which they would take supper.
The host and hostess We're Mr. and
alrs. Newton Adams. who took over al
of Berger's place for reception and
dance for Miss Marjorie Rand of New
York. whose engagement was recently
announced TO Mr. Stuart Adams, Mr.
Newton Adams brother. Mrs. Adam.
supervised the ARRANGEMENT OF wild fiow-
ers, which was very much admired. The
reception was followed by dancing and
supper.
The other dance was at the golf club
where Mr.. and Mrs. Payne Whitney en-
tertained. 1t was informal. being giver
chieny for young people. about sixty o
whom were present. Like the dance a.
Bergers, there was no cotillon Mr.. and
Mrs. Whitney received ana dancing was
kept up till early in the morning
Mrs French Vanderbilt had a large din
ner company at Harbour View Mrs
Ogden Mills also had a dinner company
as did Mrs. George Peabody Wetmore
wife OF Senator Wetmore, and Mrs. Oil
yer Gould Jennings
On his first visit 10 this country Duke
Franz Josef of Bavaria arrived at New
York yesterday. The royal visitor, who
is a man of rather slight but athletic
build, with more of an Angio-Saxon than
continental cast of countenance was ac-
companied by Capt. Won Lossow. his per-
sonal adjutant. He said that he long
had been planning trip 10 the Cnited
States. He. observed keenly the details
bay.
Il have been DESTROYS especially Of
making a trip to the United States. the
duke explained, because of the fact that
my cousin. Prince Miguel Braganza, was
so fortunate as TO win one OF your beau
tiful American girls for his wife. She
was Miss Anita Stewart.
Have ] come here i'm search of an
American wife? Well, such thing had
not occurred TO me, although IL is true
stand in the way of my taking an Ameri-
can Wife
The duke was greeted on board the
steamship at quarantine by Count George
Wedel of the German embassy here.
who went down the bay to meet
his wife, Countess Wedel. With him was
Count Won Courten. an attache OF the
German embassy, who will act the
dukes aid
For several days the duke will remain
in New York, and then will visit New
port, where he will go mot TO ne enter
f1g 1n NIai nod hrtt IN sfcfN my
interest in a place of which | have heard
so much" Next week he will start on
trip that will take him to San Fran
cisco. Late in September he viii visit
the northwest and Canada. returning to
New York about the middle OF october
to depart for Europe.
He said he was interested deeply in out
door sports. particularly in horseback
riding. Last spring he participated in
equestrian contests in Germany and won
more than a dozen medals. For two
years he has been commander of the
military riding school al Munich.
The assistant secretary of the navy. Mr..
Beekman Winthrop. returned 10 Washing
ton yesterday morning from Babylon. l..
L. where he spent the week end with Mrs
Winthrop.
Prince Louis Poniatowsky of Paris ar
rived in New York yesterday 10 pass a
He will return next Tuesday. He will re-
main with Mr.. James Stillman. chairman
of the executive committee OF the Nation
al City Bank, with whose brother, MI.
Charles Stillman, he made the trip from
Bremen. Princess Poniatowsky. whom
he married in 1904. was Miss Elizabeth
Helen Sperry of Stockton, Cal.
Mr.. Edward Herbert Spohn will take a
prominent part in the big minstrel show
NH ict1 is- rod n a
auditorium at Mountain Lake Park. Md,
next week.
Gen. Arthur Murray. chief Of Coast Ar
tillery Corps. accompanied by Capt. Percy
p Bishop left yesterday for an inspection
tour of the artillery posts on the north
Atlantic coast. Mrs. Murray and the
Misses Murray are at Fort Monroe, where
they have been for some weeks. and
where they are being extensively enter
tained.
Admiral and Mrs. Wainwright left yes
terday for Newport, where the admiral
will attend the meetings Of the general
board of the navy.
DIR. and Mrs. Edmund Barry sailed from
Baltimore Tuesday afternoon for a ten
day cruise in southern waters. with a
short stopover at some OF the coast re-
sorts. They will return to Washington
about September 1.
Mrs. Daniel w. Edelin, and daughter,
Miss Isabel Edelin,, are spending August
at Atlantic City.
Miss Maude Delaplaine has returned to
the city after being a guest at house
party given by Mrs. j. p. Carroll Of Char
lottesville. Va, during the horse show
there.
The romantic Wedding Of Miss Mar.