The Washington herald., 1911-06-30
Taft Family Leapes for Beverly To-day-Pretty
Wedding at EIkins' Home When Miss
Brown Is an Army Bride.

The White House will be deserted
spot after to-day, except for the sum-
mer tourists and. the corps of cleaners
and workmen who will take possession OF
the mansion for the spring renovation.
The President and his family, including
Mrs Taft, Miss Torrey, and Charley
Taft, will leave this afternoon for Bev-
erly. Miss Torrey viii spend Sunday at
Paramatta, the summer White House,
and then return to her quiet home at
Millbury. Miss Helen Taft, who iE the
guest Of Miss Grace Henry. in New York,
will go to Hamilton. Mass, to-day for a
visit TO the Misses Meyer, and go with
them to the Harvard boat races. She will
join the family at the summer White
House. at Beverly, for the Fourth Of
July celebration.
The Secretary of the Interior. Mr.. Wal
ter L. Fisher. left Washington yesterday
for Pittsburg. where he win deliver an
address before lis Greek letter fraternity
to-day. He will go from there to Chi
cago, where he will remain over the
Fourth of July with Mrs. Fisher and
their family. who are established for the
summer at Lake Forest.
The new Mexican Ambassador is ex-
pected to arrive in Washington late next
week.
Baroness Uchida, wife of the Japanese
Ambassador, who has been the guest Of
friends In Philadelphia for several days,
returned to Washington last evening.
The marriage Of Miss Katharine Davis
Brown, daughter OF the late Commander
and Mrs. r. NJ. Brown. to Lieut.. Ches-
ter Piersoll Barnett. Fifteenth Cavalry,
U. S. A, took place yesterday at Grace
land. the country home of the brides
grandfather, former Senator Henry Gas
saway Davis, at Elkins, W. Va The
ceremony was performed at noon in a
bower OF rhododendrons In the front
drawing-room by Rev Frederick H. Bar
ron, pastor Of the Davis Memorial Pres
byterian Church The walls and ceilings
were all covered with crimson ramblers
in a framework, making an exquisite ef-
feet.
The bride was attended by Miss Eliza
beth Oliphant, Of New Jersey. grand
daughter OF the late Senator Elkins, as
maid of honor. Little Miss Ellen Bruce
Lee, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur
Lee and cousin of tbs bride, acted as
ring bearer. Miss Elsie Price, OF Balti-
more, another relative OF the young
bride, played the wedding music. Capt.
Warren c. Dean, of the Fifteenth Cav
airy. was best man. The petite bride, es-
corted by her venerable grandfather, de-
scended the main stairway and entered
the drawing-room to the strains of the
'Lohengrin' wedding music.
The bride wore an embroidered gown Of
white satin. with veil and orange
and carried a shower Of orchids
and lilies Of the valley. The maid Of
honor wore embroidered French muslin.
4 ne bridegroom and his best man wore
their full dress summer uniforms and
added much to the picture. The wedding
company included only relatives and most
intimate friends.
Immediately after the breakfast, the
bride and bridegroom left for a short
honeymoon trip In the private car of
Senator Davis, on the Western Maryland
road. After next week they will be at
home at Fort Myer, where Lieut.. Barnett
been in course OF preparation for them
for q week.
The bride is very young, and was pre-
sented to society last season by her
aunt, Mrs. Arthur Lee, with whom she
has made her home since the death of
her \mother. She is but nineteen, and
Lieut.. Barnett is several years older. II
Is said that her portion of her GRANDPA
ther's estate will be in the neighborhood
of five millions, as her mothers portion
viii come to her undivided She was an
only child. Mrs. Barnett is quite small
md trim Of figure, and strongly resem-
oles her mother, who was Miss Kate Da-
T1s. Her wedding at Graceland on a per-
'ect June day was a strong reminder of
he last wedding which took place there.
hat Of Miss Grace Davis, the former
Senator's youngest daughter, and Mr..
Arthur Lee, with whom Senator Davis
low makes his home. Their wedding
ook place about twelve years ago.
The wedding gifts Of Lieut.. and
Mrs Barnett are said to- represent a
ortune in gems alone. A granduncle of
he bride sent her a check. for $500, but |
he gift of her grandfather Is not known.
Among the relatives who went to FL |
,ins for the wedding were Lieut. John |
:. Barnett, u. s. A, retired, Of Indian |
polls, father Of the bridegroom; Maj. |
nd Mrs. George Downey, Of this city.
elatives OF the bride; Lieut. Harrington,
4 Fort Myer; former Senator Davis FL