The Washington herald., 1911-05-15

Mawr this morning and Mrs Taft had
intended to return here in the after
noon. The latter's illness in New York
has changed their plans, and Miss Taft
will Join her mother in New York at
the home of her uncle. Mr.. Henry w.
Taft. for few days. when they hope
Mrs. Taft will be sufficiently recovered
to return comfortably to Washington.
The. Vice President returned on
Saturday from a two days visit to his
home in Utica. Mrs. Sherman did not
go with him nor did they spend the
weekend in Utica. as is their custom.
Mai. William E. Horton. U. s. A..
and Capt. William T. Davis, Medical
Corps, U. S. A. gave a riding party
yesterday followed by a luncheon in
the old fort at the far end of Rock
Creek Park. They made splendid use
Of the glorious morning. going at a
merry clip. The party was to have
been given three weeks ago yesterday.
in honor of Miss Taft, but was post
poned on account of bad weather. The
riders were Maj Gen. and Mrs. Leon
ard Wood. U. S. A; Maj Gen. and Mrs.
Arthur Murray. U. S. A., and the Misses
Murray; Col. and Mrs. Edward Burr.
L. S. A: Maj. and Mrs. Henry T. Allen,
L. S. A.; Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Tucker
man. Miss Talbot. the Misses Greble.
| Miss MacMurray. Miss Marion oliver,
Miss Olga Roosevelt, Miss Marthena
Harrison. Miss Marguerite Barbour.
Miss Marie Duryee. Miss Dorothy WILL
Jams. Maj. de Laney. u. S. A: DR.. Cary
T. Grayson. U. s. N: Ensign Spencer.
u. S. N; Charles Richardson, George
o. Totten, Mr.. MacMurray. Lincoln
Isham. and DR.. Mead Moore:
! Meeting at Sheridan circle at IL
o'clock the party rode through the
park and the adjoining country until
| o'clock. when luncheon was served.
After luncheon a number of the riders
rode on to the Chevy Chase Club for
the remainder of the afternoon.
Mrs. Robert Hinckley and Miss
Gladys Hinckley will close their Wash
ington residence shortly and go to New
York, from where they are to sail on
June 3 to spend the summer abroad.
The Chevy Chase Club was he scene
yesterday of many luncheon parties.
one of the most enjoyable being that
given by Col. George F. Downey, U.
S. A. and Mrs. Downey, in honor of
the new Senator from West Virginia
and Mrs. Watson. Some OF the others
entertaining informally at luncheon
were the Attorney General and Mrs.
Wickersham, Lieut.. and Mrs. Charles
H. Patterson, Mr.. and Mrs. John ].
Hemphill. Miss Laura Merriam, and
Miss Ruggles.
The engagement is announced by
Senator and Mrs. Benjamin r. Till
man of their daughter. Miss Sophia
Oliver Tillman, to Mr.. Henry Wise
Hughes. OF Trenton, S. c., the marriage
to take place the latter part of June.
The Danish Minister and Countess Won
Moltke are to spend the summer at the
Thayer cottage in Newport where they ,
will join the mother and sister OF the
countess, Mrs. Nathaniel Thayer and
Miss Thayer, of Boston.
The Military Attache Of the French
Embassy and Countess de Chambrun will
return to Washington from the vir-
ginia Hot Springs to-day.
Mrs. Letter intends to close her house
this week and leave Washington for
Beverly Farms.
Mr.. Justice and Mrs. Lamar have pur-
chased the residence of Mr.. and Mrs.
George E. Hamilton at the corner of New
Hampshire avenue and S street north |
west They have been occupying the |
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Louis A. Coolidge |
24l9 Massachusetts, avenue.
Former Senator and Mrs. Beveridge |
will sail from New York on the Lapland |
rext Saturday. May 20 to spend the sum-
mer in Europe.
A wedding of much interest in WASH ,
ington will take place in Devon, Pa, next |
Thursday afternoon at l o'clock, the con-
tracing parties being Miss Mary Kuhn |
Harris. of Philadelphia, and Mr.. Joseph |
Jenkins Lee, Of Maryland, former United |
States Minister to Ecuador. The cere-
mony will be performed by Rev. Father |
Carey, of Berwyn, Pa, IN the home of |
the brides sister, Mrs. Charles Boone, |
before the immediate families and a few |
intimate friends The brides only at
tendants will be her two little nieces, |
Miss Mary Hamilton Boone and Miss |
Carroll Harris, who will be the flower !
girls. Master Stewart Lee. jr.. a nephew
Of the bridegroom, will hold the ribbons
Mr.. Adrian Iselin Lee will act as best |
man for his brother, and the ushers will |
lie Mr.. Charles Carroll, jr., cousin Of |
the bridegroom; Mr.. Charles O'Donnell |
Lee, a brother Of the bridegroom, and
Mr.. Charles Boone, the brother-in-law Of
the bride On their return from the we'd
ding trip the bride and bridegroom will
reside at Needword Forest, Frederick
County, Md, where Mr.. Lee is having
built a beautiful home. The bride-to-be
is a daughter of the late Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Harris, Of this city, and is niece
of Mr. c. Hartman Kuhn, Of Philadel-
phia, and Mr.. William Harris, Of Balti-
more. Mr.. Lee is a son of Mr.. and Mrs
Charles O'Donnell Lee, Of Baltimore
Mrs Henry P. James and Miss Mary B.
Mordecai are arranging the dinner.
Mrs. George NJ. Pullman will be one of
the lavish hostesses here next season.
She is now ESTABLISHING herself in her
new palatial residence in Sixteenth street
AS soon as that work has been accom-
plished Mrs. Pullman will go to Bar Har-
Dor and open her cottage there for the
season She will have with her her daugh-
ter. Mrs. Frank o. Lowden, wife Of the
former Representative from Chicago.
Mrs Webster Edgar will leave WASH
lngton shortly for Bar Harbor. II
Mai. and Mrs. David Porter are enter
tanning extensively for Mrs. Goodloe Ed
gar who is their house guest.
Mime. Bonaparte will go to Bar Harbor
and open her cottage there for the sum-
mer in the near future. She will be !
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