The Washington herald., 1911-05-01

| The President and Mrs Taft spent
quiet day en- familie yesterday. After
church and luncheon, which they had by
themselves. all their children being alb
sent, they had delightful ride in the
suburbs. Their two sons are at school
and Miss Taft is spending the weekend
with the house party being entertained
by Senator Du Pont at his place at Will
mington, Del.
The British Ambassador and Mrs. Bryce
were the guests OF honor at an informal
dinner party given last evening by the
Belgian Minister and Countess de Buisse-
ret at the legation. The others in the
company were Mrs Cortes and Miss
Cortes and Miss Katherine Richey, all
of England; Prince Koudacheff of the
4 Russian Embassy; Mr.. van Weede. of
the Netherlands Legation, and Mr.. Fred
eric Huidekoper.
| The Japanese Ambassador and Baroness
Uchida entertained a small company in
formally at dinner at the embassy last
evening.
Mrs Cromwell. widow of Mr.. Oliver
|
| New York
Miss Louise Cromwell and her fiance.
Mr.. Walter B. Brooks, of Baltimore,
were the dinner guests last evening of
Mr. and Mrs. James Marion Johnston.
whose daughter, Miss Sophy Johnston.
will be in their wedding party. May l5
| They had a small company of young
people to meet them. Miss Cromwell and
Mr. Brooks were entertained at lun-
cheon yesterday at the. Chevy Chase Club
by Mr.. and Mrs Walter Tuckerman. nee
Abercrombie- Miller They had covers for
sixteen.
! The marriage Is announced of former
Representative w. W. Cocks. Of West
bury. L. l., to Miss Jessie Wright. Of
Flushing, L. l., who was a frequent
guest in Washington during the last
! Congress. The marriage took place on
Saturday. April %, in the quaint. bare
little Friends Meeting House on East
| Fifteenth street in New York according
strictly to the Quaker custom. Among
the guests who formed a large and dis
| tinguished company were Col and Mrs
Theodore Roosevelt. Mr.. William j.
| Loeb. jr former Representative William
S. Bennett. of New York. and Mr.. Charles
s Bennett. Clerk OF the United States
Senate The future home Of the bride
| and bridegroom will be in the old Cocks
| family homestead at Westbury. L. l.,
which has been an important landmark
there for more than hundred years. The
| bride wore her travelling gown of pale
gray satin with small gray hat.
The marriage Of Mr.. Adds Jerome
Browne. formerly Of this city. now Of
Chicago, to Miss Elizabeth Cunningham,
daughter Of EIr. and Mrs. Secor Cum
ningham. Of Chicago. will be an event Of
this afternoon IN the Western metropolis.
The ceremony will be performed in Trim
ity Episcopal Church and will be followed
by a reception in the home of the brides
parents. 1924 Prairie avenue. The bride.
who is a granddaughter Of Mr.. Her
bert Stone. of Chap-Book fame, will be
attended by Mrs. Watson Armour. ma
tron of honor, and Miss Margaret Bill
ings, Miss Margaret Keep. Miss Mildred
Blair, Miss Dorothy Robbins. Miss Kath-
crime McFadden. and Miss Hope Hodg-
man, Of Providence bridesmaids. The
best man will be Mr.. Kenneth Goodman,
and the usher will be Mr.. Britton
Browne and Mr.. Jesse Browne, of this
city brothers of the bridegroom; Mr.. Sc
cor Cunningham, jr., brother of the
bride: Mr.. Robert Dove. of this city, and
Messrs Barnhart, Goodspeed, and Ster-
ling Morton. all of Chicago. Mr.. Good
man entertained the bridal party and
the bride and bridegroom at breakfast
yesterday at the Saddle and Cycle Club,
near Chicago. The future home of the
bride and bridegroom will be at 15o East
Superior street, Chicago. where they will
be after June Is. The bride Is well known
among the friends Of her fance and
family, as she has visited here frequently,
and has many friends in Washington
Miss Olga Roosevelt entertained at
breakfast yesterday at the Chevy Chase
Club, in honor OF Miss Katherine Shaw.
of New York, who is her house guest.
Mrs. Eldridge Jordan chaperoned the par
ty.
Gen. and Mrs. John W. Foster are en-
tertaining DR.. and Mrs. William Adams
Brown. of New York. over the weekend.
They spent a very quiet Sunday. as Gen.
and Mrs. Foster are among the small
number Of society people who do not be-
lieve in Sunday entertaining.
Capt and Mrs Warren c. Beach en-
tertained a company at luncheon yes
| terday at the Chevy Chase Club.
The first secretary Of the French EN-
bassy and Nine. de la Rocca were among
the luncheon hosts yesterday at the
Chevy Chase Club.
Mrs. M. A. Hanna went to New York
yesterday to spend several weeks before
sailing for her usual trip to Europe in
the early summer.
Miss Hazel Cox is spending the spring
in GAINESVILLE. Ohio. while her parents. Mr..
and Mrs w. v. Cox, are in Nashville,
Tenn, in attendance on the bankers
convention.
Mrs Saunders. widow OF former Sena-
tor Saunders, Of Omaha, Nebr., who has
spent the winter with her daughter. Mrs.
Russell B. Harrison. will leave for Oma-
ha next Thursday. Mrs. Harrison will
entertain at q small tea tomorrow aft
ernoon for her sister-in-law. Mrs. James
Robert Mckee, Of New York. who Is
Mrs. Arthur Lees guest.
Miss Grace Thyson, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Hermanus G. Thyson. will BE
married on May q to Mr.. Dallas Ora
Southworth. Of Cleveland, Ohio. The cere-
mony will be performed in the home of
the brides parents. at 7.3o p. m. and
will be followed by q large reception
The date selected viii be the fortieth
wedding anniversary Of the brides pa