The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-09

Washington, April s.-(Special )-socit-
 ty at the capitol is agog over the rl- mored engagement of Postmaster Gen. eral Frank H. Hitchcock and Miss Mary | Southerland, daughter of Admiral and Mrs. Southerand of Washington. While no announcement has been made rumor has it that an engagement exists and l the couple will probably wed in the early summer. Miss Southerland belongs to | the most exclusive circles of Washing | ton society," and her most intimate friends are Miss Helen Taft and her two cousins, the Misses Anderson.
 She is striking brunette, tall and graceful and one of Washington's most noted society belles.
 l The announcement of another rumored engagement that Is expected soon Is that of Miss Elsie Aldrich and Baron von Hardenbroek of the German em- bassy staff. Miss Aldrich is the young est daughter of former Senator and Mrs. Nelson A. Aldrich
 | Miss Aldrich made her debut In Wash ington last winter and has been identi- | fled with the circle to which Miss Helen | Taft belongs She has been prominent | in the social life of Washington during | the past season and the rumored en- gagement has created equally as much interest as that of Miss Southerland.
 Announcement is made of the engage ment of Miss Elizabeth Ker Johnson, daughter of MT and Mrs. Charles w. Johnson of St. Paul, Minn., to Lieut.. | Walter Reed Weaver of the Twenty | eighth infantry, United States Army, son of Gen. and Mrs. E. M. W. Weaver | of Washington, D. c.
 The annual benefit ball to be given by the Woman's Army and Navy league on Easter Monday night, April 1T, is the social function of greatest interest on the calendar for the immediate fu- ture The annual ball which is given for the benefit of families of privates and officers of the army and navy Is always one of the most brilliant social functions of the season.
 Mrs. ". w. White, wife of Commander White. r. s. N, Is chairman of the ball committee Some of the patronesses will be Mrs. White, wife of the chief justice; Mrs. Meyer, wife of the secretary of the navy; Mrs. Beekman Winthrop, wife of the assistant secretary of the navy Mrs. Robert Shaw Oliver, wife of the assist ant secretary of war; Mrs. Foss. Mrs. Weeks. Mrs. A. P. Gardner, Mrs. Jenk- ins, Mrs. Cowkle. Mrs. James Wads- 
 Phelps Enc. Mrs. Slater, Mrs. Arthur Lee, Mrs. Glover Mrs. Crowninshield, Mrs. Wetmore, Mrs. Hale, Mrs. Crane, Mrs. Mason, Mrs. Wotherspoon, Mrs. Mills Mrs. Beatty, Mrs. Percival Dodge and Mrs. Lurton.
 Mrs Charles M. Foullle, who has spent the winter in California with her daugh- ter, Mrs. Chapman Smith of Philadel- phia will return to Washington in few weeks to open her house in Massachu- setts avenue in time to receive her son. in-law and daughter, the new Belgian minister to this country and Mime. Hav- enith, who were married In this city two years ago. M. Havenith and his wife have been at Teheran. Persia, since their marriage, where M. Havenith was made minister just before the wedding.
 President Taft who will go to Newport in August for the dedication exercises of the new building for the Newport branch of the Army and Navy Young Mems Christian association, accompanied by Mrs. Taft, will be the guest of Mrs.