The Washington herald., 1911-05-11

Miss Helen Taft, daughter Of the Presi.
dent. was the guest Of honor last night OF
Lieut.. U. s. Grant, third, U. 8. A., and
Mrs. Grant, when they entertained COM
pany Of young people.
Mrs E. v. Birmingham announces the
engagement of her daughter, George Fon'
taine Maury, to Mr.. William S. Reyburn
son Of the mayor Of Philadelphia, FOR
many years a Representative In Con-
! gress No date is set for the wedding,
but It will take place in the early sum-
mer. Mr.. Reyburn has just received the
nomination for Congress and may occupy
the seat his father occupied so many
years in the House Of Representatives
Miss Maury is a daughter Of the late Mr..
Fontaine Maury, well known in this city.
Miss Alice Vandergrift entertained MISS
Louise Cromwell and her flance. Mr.. Wal
ter B. Brooke, jr., of Baltimore, and the
members Of their wedding party at dinner
last evening at the Chevy Chase Club.
Dancing followed. Miss Vandergrift Is
a member Of the wedding party.
Countess de Buisseret, wife Of the re-
tiring Minister from Belgium, entertained
at luncheon yesterday. Her guests in
cluded Lady Hadfield. Mrs. Nicholas An
derson, Mrs. William Belden Noble, Mrs.
Julian James. Mrs. Philip Mcmillan. and
Mrs Buckner Randolph. The minister
will sail on May 20 for his new post at
ST. Petersburg, and the countess. who was
Miss Caroline Story. with their children,
will spend the month Of June with the
Story, L. S. A., and Mrs. Story at their
country place near Annapolis. Md. The
countess is having several small farewell
parties this month.
DR.. and Mrs. William A. Edwards, Of
Los Angeles, the latter a sister OF Presi-
dent Taft, who will visit at the White
House within the next few weeks, have
been the guests of the Mayor Of Chicago
and Mrs. Carter H. Harrison. They left
Chicago Tuesday evening to meet friends
in Buffalo, and from there will motor to
New York and then come to Washing
ton. Mrs. Edwards will sail from New
York May g. on the Rotterdam, for
Europe. This will make her visit In
Washington short. DR.. Edwards will
join her in Europe later in the summer.
Penrhyn Stanlaws, the celebrated ar
tist about whom Europe and recently
New York have been enthusing. is in
Washington as the guest Of Senator
Nixon, OF Nevada, at his home at Wood
ley Lane. While here he is to paint the
portrait Of Senator Nixon. Several lead
ers in the social set are arranging with
Mr. Stanlaws for slttings.
Mr.. Justice and Mrs. Hughes, who
have leased a cottage for the summer
at Bridgehampton. Long Island. will close
their Washington house early in June
The Attache of the Russian Embassy
and Nine. de Struve, accompanied by
Miss Cecilia May, are in New York. from
where they will sail on the Amerika
to-day to spend the summer in Europe
Miss May will go with NJ. and Nine. de
Struve to ST. Petersburg, where she Will
be their guests for some weeks. Later
she will visi: her aunt. Lady Bagot, In
England, where she will meet her father,
mother, and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Henry
MAY and Miss Isabel May.
Miss Mary McCauley will return to
this afternoon from Phila-
delphia, where she has been the guest
Of her brother-in-law and sister. Mr. and
Mrs. Charles O'Donnell Lee.
Invitations have been issued by Col
and Mrs. Robert NJ. Thompson for mu-
sical on Thursday evening, May IS.
Mrs. Richard Townsend went to New
York yesterday where she will spend the
next few days. Mrs. Peter Goelet Gerry,
who has been visiting her mother for
several weeks, will remain in Washing
ton until her mothers return.
Miss Doris Haywood, who will go TO
for the hop next Saturday,
will spend the summer with her moth
er in Europe. Mrs. Haywood and MISS