The Washington herald., 1911-05-05

Miss Helen Taft will leave tomorrow
for a weekend visit at Annapolis She
will be the guest Of Medical Inspector
and Mrs. Albert NJ. D. Mccormick, and
attend the hop at the Naval Academy
tomorrow evening.
The Vice President and Mrs. Sherman
entertained at dinner last evening and
had as their guests the Secretary Of
Commerce and Labor and Mrs. Nagel.
Senator and Mrs. Rayner, Representative
and Mrs. Mann. Justice and Mrs. Thomas
Anderson. Rear Admiral and Mrs Bar
ker, the Secretary of the Smithsonian
Institute and Mrs. Charles d. Walcott.
and DR.. and Mrs. Wilmer.
Maj Gen. and Mrs. Leonard Wood
were the guests of honor at dinner last
evening of Lieut.. Col. and Mrs. Edward
A. Burr, who had to dine with them
Gen. and Mrs. Henry G. Sharpe, Mrs.
Marion Maus, nee Poor; Judge and Mrs.
Hunt. Capt Mccoy, and former Comp
troller of the Currency and Mrs. William
Barret Ridgely.
Mrs. Richard Townsend entertained at
dinner dance last evening in honor of
her house guest. Miss Angelica Gerry,
sister of Mrs. Townsends S son-in-law, Mr..
Peter Goelet Gerry. The dinner guests
were all young people, and among the
dancing guests were some of Mrs. Ger
rvs old friends of the unmarried and
young married sets, as we'll as some of
the debutante set, including Miss Helen
Taft.
Miss Alice Wright. youngest daughter
of Justice Daniel Thew Wright, enter
tained her sister. Miss Claire Wright. and
her fiance, Mr.. Harry Arthur Kite, and
their wedding party at a supper last
evening. after the rehearsal for the cere-
mony. in st. Thomas Church. Miss Alice
Wright will be the maid of honor, and
their sister Gladys, Mrs. Durant Church.
Of New York. will be the matron of
honor. The others in the party are Miss
Annette Besuden. of Newark, Ohio.
cousin of the bride. who will be one of
the bridesmaids. and the latters sister.
Miss Juliet Besuden. who will be the
other. Mr.. Samuel Ross will act as
best man for Mr.. Kite, and the grooms-
men will be Mr.. William Naylor. Mr..
Samuel Kite, and Mr.. Robert V. Fleming
Mr.. Richard Waters. .Mr. Jesse Brown.
Mr. Frank Godoy. and Mr.. Armistead
ushers. The ceremony will be performed
tomorrow afternoon in St. Thomas
Church, and will be followed by a re-
ception in the Wright home. in Sixteenth
street The bride has accepted no in
vitations for pre-nuptial entertainments.
Mrs. Saunders. widow Of former Sena-
tor Saunders. Of Nebraska. who was also
several times governor of the State left
last evening for her home in Omaha.
after spending the winter with her
daughter, Mrs. Russell B. Harrison Mrs.
Saunders was accompanied by her only
grandson. William Henry Harrison. sec
end. who will remain with her through
the summer. Mrs. Harrison and her
daughter, Miss Marthena Harrison, will
go to their Omaha home after next
month to spend the greater part of the
summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. ]. Hartman Judge
Moore, and Mr.. William Muldoon, are
among the New York people here for the
horse show, staying at the New willard
A party. including the Attorney Cen
eral and Mrs. Wickersham. Sir Robert
and Lady Hadfeld. the Minister from
Belgium and Countess de Buisseret, will
leave Washington to-day for a four-day
trip up the James River the guests of
Henry Anderson, Of Richmond, Va.
Mrs. William Littauer has as her guests
during the horse show Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
ward Welsh. of Philadelphia. and Mr..
William A. Hazard.
Miss Margaretta Symons, daughter of
Col. Thomas W. Symons. L. s. A., and
Mrs. Symons, was hostess at a luncheon
yesterday in honor Of Miss Lisa Wood
Miss Wood, who is from Portland, Oreg,
IS spending a few days with Lieut. Com
mander Henry Wiley, U. S. N, and Mrs
Wiley, at their home in Twenty-frst
street. Mrs. Symons went to New York
yesterday for a brief visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin Micou enter
tained a small company at bridge last
evening They will go to their place in
Canada about the middle of June, to re-
main during the summer months.
Mrs. J. Pierpont Morgan arrived in
Washington yesterday for a short visit
Miss Angelica Gerry, Of New York, Is
the guest Of Mrs. Richard Townsend, who
also has as her guests for the horse show
her son-in-law and daughter, Mr.. and
Mrs. Peter Goelet Gerry. :
Miss Frances Miller will 60 to Annap-
oils Tomorrow to be the weekend guest
Of Mrs. Buchanan. Miss Helen Sweeney,
Of Missouri who Is spending the season
in Annapolis, will accompany Miss NIL
Ter home and be her guest for a week.
Mrs. J. NJ Culp entertained at lunch
con yesterday at her home, in @ street,
in compliment to Mrs Martin A. Knapp
and Mrs. c. C. McChord. Among the
guests were Mrs. Champ Clark. Mrs.
Robert l. Taylor, Mrs. Williamson, Mrs.
T. J. Cowie. Mrs. wyckliffe Rose, Mrs
Robert ]. Fleming. Mrs. Edith Allan
Crump. Mrs. william F. Dennis, Mrs. c. |
B. Howry, Mrs. Seth Shepard, and Mrs.
George T. Porter.
Miss Adahne Culp left Washington yes
terday for Atlanta. where she will be the |
guest Of Mrs. Smith Pickett and her
aunt. Mrs. Albert Sidney Edmonds, in |
Later she viii go to the |
Virginia Hot Springs.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. Frankel. Of New York, |
who are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. James |
Lansburgh. have gone to Baltimore. where |
they will be the guests Of their daughter, |
Mrs. Charles Adler. Later they viii 70 |
to Atlantic City to spend the summer |
months.