Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-31
IN THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
GUESTS AT THE PRESIDENTS
SUMMER HOME AT BEVERLY.
Weddings Here and There-Summer
Trips--Travel Plans.
Notes.

Mrs. Taft, who is leading a very
quiet life at Parramatta, at Beverly.
Mass, has had her sister. Mrs. Thomas
X. Loughlin of Pittsburg. with her
for some time. and Miss Eleanor
Rocker of Newport Is visiting Miss
Helen Taft. Mrs. Loughlin has now
gone on to Biddeford Pool, Me-. to visit
another sister, Mrs. Louis 7. More.
Mrs. Taft shows improved health and
drives to town nearly every day with
her daughter.
The Danish minister and Countess
Moltke and the latter's mother. Mrs.
Nathaniel Thayer; Miss Nora Thayer.
one of Mr.. and Mrs. John E. Thayef's
daughters, and Mrs. e. V. r. Thayer
sailed last Tuesday on the Kron-
prinzessin Cecilie for Bremen. The
count and countess had been making
short visit with relatives at New
port and will be abroad two months.
The reception which Mr.. and Mrs.
John Hays Hammond gave at the
Burdett-Coutts house in London just
before leaving was attended by Amer
lean friends, many of whom are so
well known here. Mrs. Walter Farwell,
formerly Miss Mildred Williams of this
city, was gowned in white andesilver
The reception gave an opportunity
of seeing the splendid collection Of
paintings belonging to the late Baron
ess Burdett-Coutts, which hang in
the drawing room and line the walls
of the broad staircase
Bishop Earl Cranston has sent out
announcement of the marriage of his
daughter Ruth and Mr.. William
Becker Newlin, July 10, in the Church
of ST. Martin in the Fields, Trafalgar
Square, London, England. After Au-
gust ] Mr.. and Mrs. Newlin will be
at home at % avenue de la Grand
Armee, Paris, France.
Miss Eliza Marshall Mitchell and DR..
Garden Frederick Warner Of Washing
ton, d. c., were married at the home
OF the brides cousin, Mrs. Burnett Nor
ton, in Rome, Ga, last Wednesday
evening. DIR. Warner and his bride
left at once for the North Carolina
mountains, where they will spend their
honeymoon, and return to Washington
early in September. The bride Is the
daughter of Mrs. W. H. Mitchell
A lawn fete will be given tomorrow
evening at the Mount Pleasant play
grounds. Columbia road and 14th street
for the benefit of the Northern Dispen-
sary and Emergency Hospital.
The lady managers of the hospital, who
are Mrs. Giles Scott Rafter, president;
Mrs. Fl. T. Guss, first vice president; Mrs
James Lansburgh. second vice president;
Mrs. Harry A. Colman, secretary; Miss
Mary Perry Brown, treasurer; Mrs.
Gleason and Mrs. George H. Peters. have
the affair in charge. and will be assisted
by group Of well known young ladies
at the various tables and booths Ice
cream. cake and candy, etc, will be on
sale and the managers of the fete have
aroused SO much interest among their
friends and that of the new undertaking
that a successful and pleasant evening
to all patrons. is promised.
Paymaster general and Mrs. Cowie
have returned from Buena Vista Springs
and opened their apartments at the High
lands.
The admiral and Mrs. Cowie, accom-
panied by their daughter. Mrs. r. K.
Ledbetter. will spend the month Of Au-
gust at Hot Springs, Va.
Miss Florence Pearson and her sister,
Cameron, left today for Morganton, n.
C., for a months vacation. 49,
Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. West Of 1882
Clifton street northwest are spending a
ing just left Portland, Me, where they
visited their son Myron, who is camp
ing for the summer.
have left for Digby, Nova Scotia.
Mrs Leo B. Grotte, Miss Lillian
Grotte and Master Herman Grotte Of
Omaha, who are visiting Mrs Joseph
Strasburger. will leave here this week
for Atlantic City, where they will spend
the month of August.
Mrs. Joseph Strasburser of 1921 Fair
mont street has as her guests Mrs. and
Miss Grotte of Omaha, Neb., and Mrs.
NJ. Sass of New York, and was home
last evening from to 10 O'Clock.
Mrs William D. Crossman and her
daughter, Mrs. L. B. Gray. are at the
Mountain Lake Hotel, Mountain Lake
Nd. for the summer.
Prof. Mason NJ. Fishback of Orange,
Cal. formerly of Illinois. is visiting Mr..
and Mrs. r. s. Hutchinson, 3D. Massa
chusetts avenue northwest. Before re-
turning to his home he will visit rela-
tives in Loudoun county, Va.
Miss Dorothy O'Rouke left Washington
today on a visit to Braddock Heights,
Md.
Miss Ednah Robinson of 1928 Garfield
street, Woodley Park. has gone to Lake
Chateaugay. in the Adirondacks, for the
summer, going by way of the Hudson,
Lake George and Lake Champlain Mr..
Il. BAKER ROOlNSOn lett yesterday LOT
Boston by sea for q two-week vacation,
stopping in New York for a short stay,
upon his return.
Mr.. and Mrs. Forest H. Riordan and
family have returned from Atlantic
City.
Mr.. and Mrs. Augustus p. Crenshaw
are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. George Nc
Neir at their home on the Hudson.
Later they will go to Atlantic City.
being joined by their two daughters
and Miss Bowen of southern Maryland.
Mrs. Jesse H. Klopfer left for Canaan
daigua, N. Y, last Saturday for several
weeks stay. Mr.. klopfer will follow
later. Before returning Mr.. and Mrs.
Klopfer will be the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs c. H. Evarts of Mexico, n. Y,
for a few days
Miss Marie Winkelman of Capitol
Hill left last Tuesday to spend the
remainder of July and month of Au-
gust in the mountains OF Virginia.
Miss Ida Cohen of Washington has
gone to Atlantic City for a months
stay.
Mrs. William B. Dawson and her son
Frank have left for months rest in