The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-29
SOCIETY lN WASHINGTON
DY CONSTANCE cARRuTHERs

Washington, January 2s.-(Special)-
 Aside from the round of entertainments
 and receptions that have marked the past
 week in society in Washington. there has been much interest in a number of an- 1 nouncements of engagements of promi- nent couples which have been followed by pre-nuptial dinners and social func- | tions of similar nature.
 l Much interest has been manifested here | of the announcement coming from Pitts | burg, Pa, of the engagement of Miss | Jean Stone, daughter of ex-Gov. and Mrs. William A. Stone, to MT. William J. Crumpton. Both are we'll known in | Washington. Miss Stone, after gradua- | tion from a private school in New York, | travelled and studied in Europe. MT. | Crumpton is a consulting engineer and a graduate of the University of Wisconsin. | The wedding will be an event of the early spring and the couple will make | their home at Evanston, III.
 | The wedding of Miss Lucy Wilson Ed monston. daughter of Mir. and Mrs. Sam uel Sherwood Edmonston of Georgetown. | to MT Edward J. Farrell of Chicago and
 Indianapolis will take place about the middle of February. The date for the marriage of Miss Gladys Glover to MT. Robert Armstrong Livingston of New | York has not been announced. Miss Glow | CT was born in Washington during the | term in Congress of her father, Hon. I John M Glover and the announcement of the engagement Is therefore of much | interest to siciety in the capital city Another engagement is that of Mrs. | Beatrice Kelly of Kansas City to Lieut.. l George Goodrich, of the Thirtieth infan- 1 try. Mrs. Kelly Is the house guest of O. c. Nichols at the Presdio in Cali fornia. The wedding will be an event
 of the early summer.
 One of the soceity events of this week week was the marriage on Tuesday of
 Miss Olga Converse. daughter of the late Rear Admiral George A Converse, to Mr. August Derby of Boston.
 MT. Henry White, formerly ambassa- dor to France. and Mrs. White will soon occupy their palatial home on Meridian Hill, which is now nearing completion. The home will be one of the most mag nificent in that section of the city and will doubtless be the scene of many social functions in the future. MT. and Mrs. White recently returned from Paris, where Mrs White was i'll during the winter.
 Mrs. Joseph Blount Chershire. wife of 1 the Bishop or NOTtn SdToilnd, WHO HdS been the guest of her father. Rev. Walter A. Mitchell. received informally with her sisters Tuesdays.
 Miss Helen Taft. who has been one of
 the most popular debutantes of the White House. has been the center of much social attention during the last part of the month and number of so- cial functions to be given in her honor during February are announced MT. and Mrs. Preston Gibson will entertain | in honor of Miss Taft February IS. The | German Amba ssador and Countess von Bernstorff will give ball in honor of Miss Taft January 30. Mrs. James F.
 Barbour will give dinner for Miss Taft February 10.
 | The Chinese minister and Mime l Change have sent out cards for re- ception on Monday night. January 30 at g o'clock. The original hour was | 10 o'clock, but owing to the dance at the German embassy it has been | changed to o'clock.
 | The officers and the ladies of Fort | Myer, Va. have sent out invitations for a series of informal dances to be held in the administration building on Sat urday evening, January IA February 1 1.
 March - March a5. April 8. April 22
 and Ms 7.
 There have been a number of out-of-
 town belles visiting in Washin gton