The Washington herald., 1911-12-11

| daughters of the Secretary OF the Navy,
accompanied the Secretary on picnic
party into the country yesterday, where
| they had luncheon. small party of
other young people were also the Secre-
| tary's guests. Miss Taft will go to
! Baltimore to-day to be the guest over
night of Miss Christine Marburg. daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore Marburg.
! for the First Monday German TO be held
there tonight. Mr.. and Mrs. Marburg
will entertain a company of young people
at dinner this evening in honor of their
distinguished mouse guest.
The Secretary OF State and Mrs. Knox
will go to New York on Wednesday to
attend ,the marriage OF their son, Mr..
Hugh s. Knox to Miss Katherine Nc
Cook, on Thursday afternoon. in the
| McCook home. The ceremony will be
performed at 4 o'clock in the afternoon.
and will be attended by a very small
| company probably less than fifty guests.
The Secretary and Mrs. Knox will be
! absent. therefore. from the Cabinet din
ner at the White House on that evening.
Mrs Harrison widow OF former, Presi-
dent Benjamin Harrison. and her sister.
Mis-. John Parker, widow of Capt. John
r Parker L. S. N, retired. with Miss
Elizabeth Harrison. are in Washington
u
Parker. who died in New York on Sat
| urday after very short and unexpected
| illness. He Will be buried in Rock Creek
! Cemetery. Mrs. Harrison and her young
daughter were in New York with Mrs.
! Parker during the past week. Capt.
| Parker had been until six months ago
| governor Of Samoa, and had only
| Gently returned from there by way OF
| Europe. with Mrs. Parker and her sister.
Capt.Parker was the first naval aid at the
| " hite House, the place having been said
TO have been created for him by Presi-
dent Harrison. whose personal aid he
was during his administration.
The marriage Of Miss May Arms.
daughter OF John Taylor Arms, TO MIR.
Dean Stockett Edmonds will take place
to-day at noon in the Church OF the
| Epiphany. Right Rev. Alfred Harding
! Bishop ofWashington. and Rev Randolph
! II. McKim, rector of the church, oficiat-
ing. The ceremony will be preceded by
programme Of music by the choir and
| organist Of the church, and will be fol-
lowed by a breakfast for the bridal party
and few intimate friends in the home
Of the brides father at 1900 New Hamp-
| shire avenue. The bride will be attended
| by Mrs. Charles Connor. Of Boston, and
Mrs. Winfield Scott Overton, matron OF
honor: Miss Kate W. Tibbals Of Aurora
y. Y; Miss Kathleen Kline. Miss Esther
| Whitney, and Miss Dorothy Moves Of
Brooklyn. bridesmaids and little Miss
| Helene Ormonde Edmonds, niece OF the
bridegroom. flower girl. Mr.. James Nc
Vlckar Breed, Of New York, will be the
best man and the ushers will BE- Mr. John
Taylor Arms, tr., brother OF the BRIDE
Mr.. Frederick S. Bale Mr.. Ames Higgins,
Mr.. Allen Hoyt, all OF New York and DR.
Lindsay Of Bridgeport, Conn.
Mrs. Gillett-Hill and her daughter, Miss
Lemira GilIett-Hill, a bud OF this season,
entertained at pretty tea yesterday af-
| ternoon at their home, the former studio
house OF Mr.. Edward Lind Morse, in r
street. The guests were from among this
years debutante set. Miss Gillett- Hilrs
cousin, Miss Gillett Barnes, who is spend
ing the winter with their aunt. Miss Amy
Gillett. poured tea. Miss Barnes, whose
home is In Decatur, ILL.,, is not a bud of
the season but will probably be presented
next year. She has spent considerable
time here with Miss GIllett.
Society. which always responds prompt
ly and readily to the announcements
from the Gentlewoman's League and
Social Domestic Agency. will be found
in the permanent salesrooms at S26 Con-
necticut avenue to-day: tomorrow, and
Wednesday from $50 in the morning to
in the evening. A different hostess
will pour tea each afternoon at o'clock, |
and there will be aprons and other use
full articles on sale from the Association |
for the Works of Mercy. Mrs. Roswell r. |
Hoes is president of the Gentlewoman's |
League. and Miss Mary Morris Amber is !
vice president.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Brooke Peirce. of |
Georgetown, announced yesterday the en- |
gagement of their daughter, Nancy Marie, |
to Lieut. George Cleland De Neale, T. S. |
NJ. c. The wedding will take place on |
December q in Holy Trinity Catholic |
Church in Georgetown.
Lady Johnstone wife of the British |
Minister to The Hague ana daughter OF |
Mrs. James Pinchot, OF this city. was |
the guest of honor at a brilliant dinner |
party, followed by a musicale given by !
Mrs. Amos r. z. Pinchot in New York, |
whose house guest she Is. She is accom- |
panied by her mother, sister-in-law Of the |
hostess.
Baron Chinda, the newly appointed Am |
bassador from Japan to this post, left |
his former post in Berlin last week for |
Siberia, on mis- way to Tokyo. After a |
short stop there. he win proceed to this |
country, and is expected to arrive here |
the White House.
The Brazilian Ambassador, Senior de |
Cana, W II hold a large reception at the |
new embassy on Monday afternoon, De- |
cember IS, from to o'clock, for the !
diplomatic corps.
There is general rejoicing among those |
OF the diplomatic corps who have been |
in Washington for some years, and |
among the residents who mingle in the |
diplomatic circle. over the appointment |
OF the new Minister from Peru tol this |
country, Mr.. F. A. Pezet. He and Mime. |
Pezet will arrive before the New Year |
sets in. and will not come as strangers |
as they lived here for some years, the |
Minister Al first secretary Of the Peruvian ,
Legation. They made many close friends /
during that time, when they had a house |
here and entertained not little.
Col. and Mrs. Archibald Oracle enter
tanned at luncheon yesterday in honor
of their house guest, Mrs. Pryor. Of New |
York. They also have cards out for |
birthday masquerade party for their des
butante daughter, Miss Edith Oracle, on
December 80.
Capt. and Mrs. u. 9. Grant, third. en-
tertained at breakfast yesterday in honor
OF Miss Mary Switzerland and her hance,
Mr. Louis Bacon, who Is spending the
weekend with her as usual
NJ and Mrs 0,to Taiahkerf announeaiI