Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-13
IN THE WORLD Of SOCIETY
MRS. CHARLES ANDERSON WILL
BE HERE IN A FEW DAYS.
White House Family Circle Will Be
Further Approximations
ing Events.

Miss Helen Taft is still in Cincinnati
. with her aunt and cousins, Mrs and the
Misses Anderson. all of whom viii he
here for the silver wedding celebration
of the President and Mrs. Tat. next
!, Monday That a number of persons who
have left this section for the summer will
!, return for the event goes without say
ing. The invitations have been very
generally distributed. and if the night
be fine the porches and the gardens will
add unlimited entertaining srace to the
!, resources of the Presidents home. Miss
Taft will do the honors with the Pres
!, ident, as it is understood Mrs Taft :
!; strength Will not permit her rarticipa-
ton outside of the family celebration Of
:, the happy occasion.
Mr. and Mrs. Leslie NJ. Shaw and the
Misses Shaw, who now live al Merton,
Pa., motored to Atlantic City Saturday
to spend the week end. Miss Enid Straw
will have Miss Barrow of Lexington, KY.
!, as her guest this week. She will stop
!, Mrs. Shaw and her daughters will leave
!, in two weeks for a motor trip through
!, New England.
Col. McLachlan. military attache of the
British embassy, and Mrs McLachlan,
have taken the j. Fairfield Carpenter
house on 10th street for next season.
The counselor of the Japanese en-
basSy and Mrs. Matsui lett yesterday
with their children for San Francisco
to sail for Japan to spend the summer.
Rear Admiral and Mrs Selfridge have
left town for their summer home in
Rhode Island.
Announcement has been made of the
lapprcaching marriage of Miss Virginia
Longstreet Lamar to Prof. Robert Clay
ton Matthews Of the University of Ten
nessee by Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. Lamar of
this city.
Miss Lamar is the charming daughter
lof William Harmong Lamar of the
United States Department of Justice
land his wife, formerly Miss Jennie La
mar. daughter of the late L. Q. c. La
mar of Mississippi.
Owing to. the i'll health of Miss La
lmar's mother, she has for several years
made her home with her uncle and
AUNT. Chancellor and Mrs. F. H. Heis-
KEEL. in Memphis, Tenn. from whose
home she will be married.
The ceremony will be solemnized by
the Rev. William Grove. ID, pastor
of the Idlewild Presbyterian Church. at
1880 o'clock on the evening of Tuesday.
June 81.
Miss Lamar was formally introduced
in society at the Chicasaw Guards ball
two seasons ago, and has since been
the recipient of many attentions as a
society belle and member or an old
and distinguished family.
Among the passengers sailing on the
George Washington from New York on
the 9th were Mrs. William Writ Dixon
and Miss V. Clair Botkin. They are to be
at the Savoy in London for two weeks
and then on to Carlsbad for the sum
mer. Mrs. Dixon has been spending the
time since Judge Dixon's death with her
cousins, the family of Col. John r. Will
liams of r street, and will return to
Washington next winter to make this
city her home
Mr.. and Mrs. Beale R. Howard enter
tanned at dinner last evening at the
Chevy Chase Club. There were sixteen
| covers.
Mrs. E. W. Bach of Montana, who
came to Washington last autumn to place
her children in school, leaves today fol
the Berkshires, to spend the summer
with her sister, Mrs. Avery. Capt. Avery
has bought one of the most attractive
homes in the hill country of Connecticut
and it's location is in very picturesque
part of the Berkshires and is rendez-
vous for many army people.
Miss Margaret Bach. who is in her frs,
year at Georgetown Convent. received
three of the choicest prizes for scholar
ship She especially excels in English
and French.
The Montanians present at the COM
mencement exercises of Georgetown
University were especially interested in
the Dixon elocution medal founded by
Mrs. William Writ Dixon in memory OF
her son. who graduated in 9S. The
medal was awarded to Edward Healy
II. 1t was of Roman gold of exquisite
workma nship.
The Hamilton philodemic medal was
won by Edward V. Carter for the best
extempore debate
The graduation of John Merlin Power
II. called out a company of twenty
Montanians to greet and congratulate
! him upon receiving his diploma and a
large number of Washington friends as
we'll
Miss Power, who has heen spending the
last three winters in Washington, left
, Friday for Montana. She has wide ac-
quaintance in the city, who expect hel
to return again when the winter season
opens.
; Mrs. Hannah J. Devoe of 1143 sth street
northwest left this morning for a triI
west to visit Pittsburg. Pa, Canton and
Cleveland Ohio.
A wedding tomorrow in which man,
old friends of the Understandable viii
be interested will take place in ST
Matthew's Lutheran Church. Philadel
pha, when Miss Rosalean Sybiila Bet
: will become the wife of Mr.. Augusta S
Pulido formerly of the Venezuelan lega
ton. Miss Betz is the granddaughter Of
the late John F. Betz. and daughter Of
the late John F. Betz jT.. both prominent
in financial circles of Philadelphia.
Mr.. .Pulido was first secretary Of The
Venezuelan legation at Washington. ant
is we'll known socially in New York
Washington and Philadelphia. Owing
/ to a recent death in the family the
; wedding will be quiet one, Rev. Edwin
Heyl Delk officiating.
, Mr.. Pulido has just. been appointed frs,
secretary of the Venezuelan legation al
Berlin. He and Mrs. Pulido will sal foi
Germany July l.
Miss Ethel Norris has returned from
months visit at West Point.
Dr. and Mrs. T. S. Lovette left today
for Europe. where they will spend the
summer visiting France, Switzerland
. Germany. Belgium. England and Wales.
They have been spending the last two
, weeks at the home of Mrs. Lovette's
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. w. Whitford
1869 18th street.