The Washington herald., 1911-06-13
President and Mrs. Taft Send Out Invitations in
Celebration of Their Silper Wedding.

The President and Mrs. Taft have Is
4 sued invitations for dance at the White
House, on Monday evening. June 10. at 8
| O o'clock. in celebration of their silver we'd
ding. Miss Helen Taft will return tc
| washington from Cincinnati and Mr.
Robert Taft, who is at Harvard, will also
be at the White House for this ausptcious
I occasion. The cards are simple and ele-
CANT, engraved as usual In black, but
instead of the usual gold-embossed crest
the crest is heavily embossed in silver.
The guests will include the personal
friends of the President and his wife and
the most important members of official
and diplomatic society, much the same as
an official evening reception at the White
House during the season. Many who
have gone away for the summer will re-
turn for the occasion. 1t is expected that
Miss Maria Heron, the only unmarried
sister of Mrs. Taft, who was a brides
maid, and Mr.. Horace Taft the scholar
ly brother of the President, who was
best man at the wedding, will both be
present at the celebration, the second
such event to be celebrated in the his
turic mansion. Mrs. Taft has been out
to drive since her return from New York,
strength.
The Vice President and Mrs. Sherman
returned to Washington last evening
from a short visit in Gettysburg, max
ing the trip by automobile. They were
accompanied by Mrs Sherman's broth
er, Capt. Sheriff. Babcock.
The British Ambassador and Mrs
Bryce entertained a company at lunch
con yesterday at the embassy. Among
the guests were the French Ambassa-
dor and Nine. Jusserand and several
delegates TO the fur seal conference.
Nine. Peretti de la Rocca, wife of the
first secretary of the French Embassy.
with their two young children, will
leave Washington on Thursday for
Buena Vista, Pa, where they have
taken a cottage for the season. The
secretary will join his family June %.
The counselor of the Japanese En-
bassy and Nine Matsui left Washing
ton for San Francisco yesterday. They
will sail from there for Japan.
Mrs. wotherspoon. wife of Brig. Gen.
been spending some time in New York,
returned to Washington last evening
Baron and Baroness Nolde, the former
delegate from Russia to the fur seal
conference. will sail from New York for
France on Thursday. Baron Nolde and
to the conference, returned to Washing
ton yesterday from Niagara, where they
spent the last few days.
The counselor Of the German Embassy,
DR.. Haniel Won Haimhausen. Will leave
Washington to-day for Manchester.
The Danish Minister, Count Moltke, re-
turned to Washington yesterday from
Lancaster, Mass, where he spent a few
days with Countess MoItke at the country
place Of her family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Grange, of San
Francisco. who have just completed a
trip around the world, accompanied by
Mrs. Oranges sister. Miss Edith SWEET,
have arrived in Washington, and are
with their parents, DR.. and Mrs. Fred
erick K. SWEET, at their residence IN
Maryland avenue northeast. They will
next mont. Nand will be here for the
marriage Of. vs. Esther SWEET sister of
Mrs Grange, T., DR. Robert Y. Sullivan on
Friday. June 2Si In ST. Margaret's Episco-
pal Church.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Willett entertained
at a small dinner last evening at their
residence. 2519 Connecticut avenue. in
honor of the fourth anniversary of their
marriage.
Miss Dorothy Harman Dawson. of 1873
L street, is visiting Mrs. Bessie r. Parke
and Miss Mary Parke, at 1920 Spruce
street, Philadelphia.
Mrs. Robert NJ. Conway and her daugh-
City, are the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. w.
S. Feland, of 2SoS P street. Georgetown.
They came East to attend the graduation
of Midshipman Ury Woodson Conway. at
Annapolis, after which they visited Mr..
and Mrs. E. G. Buckner, of Wilmington,
Del Mrs. and Miss Conway will pay a
visit in Owensboro, KY, before returning
to their home in Oklahoma City.
Luang Sanpakitch, the charge DAT
flares of Siam, has completed arrange
ments for removing his stan to Glousces-
ter. Mass, where he has secured the
Williams cottage.
The family of the Minister from Costa
Rica will return shortly to Glen Cove,
Long Island, where they spent last sum-
mer. The Minister will not be able to
leave the city for any length of time, for
he will be kept busy with the Panama
Costa Rica boundary dispute.
Mr.. John A. Phillips, jr., sailed from
New York Saturday for Porto Rico to
take charge Of the magnetic observatory
at Vieques.
The marriage is announced of Miss
Irene v. Rhine, of this city. to Mr.. Ar
thur H. Smart, OF Council Grove, Kans.
The ceremony was performed in Balti-
more, Monday. June 8. by Rev. selwyn
cockrill, Of st. Pauls NJ. E. Church
South The bride was formerly a resi-
lent of Ellicott City, Md. Mr.. Smart
mas spent the past three years in George
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