The Washington herald., 1911-06-14


that Mr.. Horace Taft. Mr.. and Mrs
Henry w. Taft. Mrs. Laughlin, and
Miss Della Torrey will come on later
for the occasion, and that Mr.. Robert
Taft and Master Charley Taft will re-
turn to the White House at the end oi
the week. The reception, with dancing
to be given on Monday evening will-b'
one of the largest functions of this ad-
ministration. as several thousand invi
tations have been sent out. It Is moi
expected that Mrs. Taft will be able tc
be down stairs that evening, but she
will not allow her indisposition to in.
terfere with the festivities.
Herr Albert Kienlin, the new second
secretary of the German Embassy, has
leased the residence, 1922 Massachu-
setts avenue, for several years. He will
be Joined by Nine. Kienlin later in the
summer.
The Secretary of State and Mrs. KnoS
after a few days stay at Cape May and
at their beautiful place at Valley Forge
The Secretary of War and Mrs. Slim
son will come to Washington this morn
ing from West Point, where they spent
yesterday at the Military Academy, the
Secretary presenting the diplomas to the
graduates.
A wedding OF much interest here will
take place to-day in st. Matthews Lu-
theran Church, Philadelphia, when Miss
RosaIean Sybilla Betz will become the
bride Of Senor Augusta S. Pulido, former
l,, Arcf of I a.
CATION. Miss Betz is the granddaughter
of the late John F. Betz. and daughter
of John F. Betz, jr., both prominent
and wealthy residents OF Philadelphia
Senior Pulido is well known in New York
and Philadelphia, as we'll as in Wash
ington, where he was one of the most
popular bachelors in society. The wed
ding is to be a quiet one, on account OF
recent death in the family of the bride
Rev. Edwin Heyl Delk will perform the
ceremony. Senior Pulido has recently
been appointed first secretary of the
Venezuelan legation at Berlin, and he and
his bride will sail for Germany on July L
Mrs. William Writ Dixon and Miss V,
Clair Botxin were among those sailing
on the steamship George Washington,
They will be at the Hotel Savoy, London,
for two weeks, after which they will
go to Carlsbad for the rest of the sum-
mer. Mrs! Dixon, since the death of
Judge Dixon, has been visiting her cou-
sins, the family of Col. John r. Williams,
OF r street, and expects to return to
Washington next winter and make this
city her home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hennen Jennings and Miss
Katherine Jennings, who closed their
home here several weeks ago, are now
at Pomfret, Conn, where the young son
of the family is graduating this week.
They will return to New York for a
short time before going TO California for
the summer.
The marriage of Miss Agnes Barnes,
of Selma, Ala, to Commissioner Ed
ward E. Clark, of the Interstate Com
merce Commission, will take place
June %. The wedding will be small
and private, and the bride and BRIDE
groom will depart Immediately after
ward for their bridal trip. Miss Barnes
has lived in Washington for a few
years and is one of the most popular
and attractive young women in the
Census Office.
Miss Alice wardman and their guest,
Miss Riley. have gone to the Hot
Springs, Va, making the trip in a
private car. They shipped their auto
mobile to Hot Springs and will spend
much time touring through the noun
tains in that part of the State.
Former Secretary of the Treasury
and Mrs. Leslie NJ. Shaw. who are at
present at Merton, Pa, spent the week
end at Atlantic City, making the trip
by automobile. Mrs. Shaw and her
daughters will start in two weeks for
a motor trip through the New England
States.
Rear Admiral and Mrs. selfridge have
gone to their summer home in Rhode
Island.
The Military Attache Of the Spanish
Embassy and Sonora de Urcullu have
gene to Boalsburg, Pa, for part Of the
summer.
The wife of the Spanish Minister,
Nine. Riano, will go shortly to York
Harbor. Me-, to visit her sister, Mrs.
Chandler Anderson, for several weeks.
An announcement of much interest here
is that If the approaching marriage of
Miss Virginia Longstreet Lamar to Prof.
Robert Clayton Matthews. of the Uni
versity Of Tennessee. The bride to be
is the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. william
Harmon Lamar, Of Rockville, Nd, her
father being an assistant attorney of the
Department OF Justice. Mrs Lamar was
formerly Miss Jennie Lamar, niece
o. the late L. O. C. Lamar. a member
Of the Cabinet under Mr.. Cleveland.
Owing to the i'll health Of Miss Lamar's
mother, she has made her home for
several years with her uncle and aunt,
Chancellor and Mrs. F. II. Heiskell, in
Memphis, Tenn, from where she will be
married Miss Lamar was a debutante
OF two seasons ago. and was much en-
tertained, not only as the representa-
tive OF an old and distinguished family,
but because Of her own popularity.
Mrs. Norman williams sailed yesterday
for Europe for the summer.
Mrs. George Bliss and her daughter.
Miss Ruth Bliss. have gone to their cot
sage in the Blue Ridge Mountains for
the remainder Of the summer.
Mrs. Lefr, wife OF DR.. Louis c. Lehr.
Of this city, who has been at the Belvi-
dere, in Baltimore. for few days with
relatives. has Joined her mother, Mrs.
Conrad, oe Baltimore. at Atlantic City.
Miss vida Bispham. who has spent the
past fortnight visiting IN washington. re-