Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-24
IN THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
MISS TAFT AND OTHER NOTA-
BLES OFF FOR GAME.
Mrs. Wickersham Has Circle of
Friends to Luncheon-Wed-
dings-Notes.

FI1en0S TO 1unche0n-Wed-
dings-Notes.
Miss Taft went to New York and Bos-
ton yesterday and will join her brother,
Robert A Taft, for the Yale Harvard
game tomorrow. Miss Martha Bowers
went with her. They will return here
Monday.
The Vice President and Mrs. Sherman
will not come here until just before the
opening OF Congress. as the feeble health
Of Mrs. Babcock. mother Of the latter,
makes their plans quite indefinite.
The Attorney General and Mrs Wick
ersham will go to the Army and Navy
foot ball game tomorrow in the party
which the assistant secretary Of the navy
and Mrs. Beekman Winthrop will take.
other members of which will be the Aus
trian naval attache and Baroness Preus-
chen, Commander Retzmann, German ma
val attache, and Lieut.. Raymond Rodgers.
Charemagne Tower will join the party in
Philadelphia.
Mrs. Wickersham gave luncheon to-
day, when her guests were Mrs. McLach-
Ian. wife Of Lieut.. Col J. D: McLachlan,
military attache Of the British embassy;
Countess de Chambrun, Mrs. Cushman,
Miss Maury, Mrs. Livingston Hunt, Mrs.
Hunt Slater, Mrs. Henry Spencer, Mrs.
Gherardi and Mrs. Heron.
Col. and Mrs. Robert M. Thompson
will occupy special car attached to the
Army and Navy train for the game in
Philadelphia tomorrow, and among their
guests will be Justice and Mrs. Lurton.
and Mrs Wainwright. Rear Admiral
Emory. Mrs. c. H. Davis. Miss Davis.
Mrs. Kane Of Newport. Lieut.. and Mrs.
Turpin, Lieut.. and Mrs. Robert Hender-
son, Miss Katherine Morgan. Miss Sykes,
Miss Eloise Sargent. Miss Harriet Wins
low. Miss Wood, Francis Biddle, Reginald
Huidekoper. Dr.. Spear and Lieut.: Nc
Cauley. Mr. and Mrs Stephen H. P.
Pell of New York, son-in-law and daugh-
ter of Col. and Mrs. Thompson, will meet
them in PhiladeIphia and viii have with
them as a visitor Miss Katherine Beres-
ford of England. The latter will be the
guest of Col. and Mrs. Thompson lit
tie later in the season.
Miss Katherine Morgan. who will spend
the winter with her uncle and aunt.
Justice and Mrs. Lurton, is debutante
this season.
Miss Frances Hodges, the debutante
daughter Of Lieut.. Col. and Mrs. H. +.
Hodges, entertained at debutante
luncheon yesterday. Among her guests
were Miss Alice Dressed. Miss Bride, Miss
Elizabeth Noyes. Miss Leita Montgomery
Miss Ruth Anderson, Miss Mary Howry.
| Miss Elizabeth Reid Rogers. Miss Celes-
tine Finley. Miss Webb. Miss Emily
Peatty and Miss Estelle Crane.
Mrs. Arson McCook and her daughter
Miss Katherine McCook, have returned
to New York from a visit to the Secre.
tary of State and Mrs. Knox.
The wedding Of Mrs. Katherine Nc.
Cook, daughter of Gen. and Mrs. Arson
G. McCook, to Hugh 8. Knox, the second
place on the afternoon of December Ia
at the home of the brides parents, 3:
West 54th street. New York city. 1t will
be small wedding and will be attended
ward is to be limited to intimate friends
Miss McCook will have no attendants.
After a two-week wedding trip Mr.
Knox will come to this city to reside
Their engagement was announced several
weeks ago. This will be the third wed
ding in the State Secretary's family with
in five years. In 1907 Secretary Knox's
eldest son. J. H. Knox. married Miss
Elizabeth McCook of Pittsburgh, grand
daughter of Commander Roderick Shell
don McCook. a brother of Gen. Arson G
McCook. The bride-elect is the only
daughter Of Gen. and Mrs. McCook. She
made her debut in society three years
ago.
Judge and Mrs. William H. Moore en-
tertained Miss Katherine Elkins in theil
box at the horse show last night. Sht
wore a gown of black satin, over which
with collar of black fox; picture at o.
| black felt, with plumes.
DR.. and Mrs. Frank Byington of 10:
| of their daughter. Marguerite Sangea1
| Byington, to Lieut.. Ross E. Rowell. Z
s. M c.. who is assigned to the Califor
MIA, flagship Of the Pacific fleet.
Miss Anna Belle Hoey. daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. John Hoey, and Mr.. WOODWARD
Bowers Cooper, son of former Represen
tative B. F. Cooper of Delaware and Mrs
| Cooper, were married yesterday in TIL
| New Metropolitan Baptist Church by tn
Rev. John Compton Ball.
| The church was decorated with palm
| and white flowers, and the wedding mu
sic was played by Miss Jessie Galloway
! assisted by Mrs Walter Brooks, who SANG
| ter Brooks. who played the violin.
| The bride wore travelling suit Of nav.
blue cloth. with blue hat, and carried
shower bouquet Of bride roses and lille
| of the valley
| Miss Anna Lewis of Denton. Md, wa
| the maid of honor She wore "a blue sui
and hat and carried bridesmaid roses
Mr.. Walter A. Lingo of Youngstown
l OHlOs was Tue OeSL man, and the usher
were Mr.. Lewis A. Babcock and Mr.. AL
bert d. Mackay.
! Immediately after the wedding Mr. an,
Mrs. Cooper left for a wedding trip. The.
will live in Delaware
Miss Josephine Harwood. daughter O
| Judge and Mrs. T. e. Harwood Of Tren
ton. Tenn. Is the guest of Miss Edna
Shinn at her home. on Capitol Hill.
| Mrs. Herbert Wilson will be in Wash
| ington to spend Thanksgiving and attent
the golden wedding of her father ant
son. U. s. NJ, and Mrs. Williamson, De
cember at zoos r street
| Gen. and Mrs. L. A. Matile have re
turned to the Cairo for the winter aftel
attending their sons wedding in New
York city.
| Mr.. and Mrs Alvin H. Sanders an
nounce the marriage Of their daughte
Alva May and Mr.. Newton Ford Carpen
ter November %, 1911.
! Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Strasburger o.
| 1921 Fairmont street northwest are a
the Hotel Rudolf, Atlantic City.
Instead of the brilliant wedding tina
society had anticipated for Miss Mildred
Sherman and Lord Camoys, the event will
be of the simplest character, according
to the New York Herald of today, and
will take place tomorrow on account OF
the serious illness of Miss Sherman.
father. Mr.. w. Watts Sherman.
| On account Of Mr.. Sherman's condition
| Mr.. Lawrence l.. Gillespie's dinner fol
| Lord CamoyS was given up and Miss