The Washington times., 1911-11-19
Capital Society Much Interested
In Miss Southerland's Engagement
Robert A. Taft to Be
Usher at White-Van
Sinderen Wedding.

Robert A. Taft. son Of the President
and Mrs. Taft, will be an usher at the
marriage of Miss Annie Jean White,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred T.
White. of 40 Remsen street, Brooklyn,
N. Y, to Adrian Van sinderen. The
wedding will take place Saturday, De-
cember 9,in the Church Of the Saviour,
on Brooklyn Heights.
Miss Katharine Lyman White will be
her sisters maid of honor, and the
bridesmaids will be Miss Thyrza Ben
son. Miss Isabel Ide, Miss Eunice NAL
lory, and Miss Eleanor Du Bois.
Charles Carroll Clover, of Washington.
ID. c.; stephen Merrell Clement, jr., Of
Buffalo, N. Y; Henry p. Bingham, Of
Cleveland. Ohio; Albert De Silver and
Earle Williams. Of Brooklyn, and Frank
s. Brainard, of New York. will be the
additional ushers, and the best man will
be a brother Of the bridegroom, Harry
B. Van Sinderen.
Mr.. Van Sinderen, who is the son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie Van Sinderen. also
OF Brooklyn, was graduated from Yale
in the class OF 1910. and his best man
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Dine Informally
At Chevy Chase Club.
Among. those dining informally at
luncheon at the Chevy Chase Club to-
day were Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander Brit
ton, Miss Katherine Britton, Miss
Gladys Hinckley, the third secretary of
the British embassy. A. Kerr Clark
Kerr; oliver Hartman, and Mr.. Huide-
koper, Of New York.
Rear Admiral T. F. Jewell, U. s. NJ,
and Mrs. Jewell entertained a small
party at dinner last evening at the
club and Dutch treat party came out
town football game Among those in
the party were Mr.. and Mrs. Francis
Bennett Poe and their house guest, Miss
Alice Downing. Mrs. White. Miss Ele-
Miss Nauman. of Pennsylvania, and
Lieutenant Creswell Darlington. of West
Point
Arts and Crafts School for an exhibit
of work assembled by the American
Federation of Arts
The exhibition will be held at the
Arts and Crafts School, 1711-l713 New
York avenue during the week beginning
Monday. November 20. The hours viii
be from ten to FIVE.
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Miss Maude X: Wetmore. daughter
Wetmore, closed their summer place at
Newport today. and will join her par
ents in Washington shortly.
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Miss Frsnces Miller
Entertains At Luncheon.
Miss Frances Miller, daughter # Mr..
and Mrs. Ben Miller. of P street. enter
tained a small party Informally at
luncheon today. Her guests included
several out-of-town guests, who attend
ed the Virginia-Georgetown football
game yesterday.
Among the debutantes Of this season
and last, who attended the game yester-
day were Miss Helen Hardy, Miss Lelie
May Henry, Miss Edith Oracle, Miss
Whiting, Miss Mary McCauley, Miss
Marguerite Barbour, Miss Lucinda Pan
nebaker, Miss Stella Carusi, Miss
Frances Miller, Miss Helen Hendricks
and her guest, Miss Grace Rose, of
Baltimore.
at dinner last evening at the Ebbitt
following the game. His guests were
Miss Marjorie II. Young, Miss Elizabeth
B; Turner. Miss Dorothy Hodgkins
Miss FRANCES b, Turner, William G.
good. Of Richmond, Va.
j. o. Hodgkins, A. j. Hodgood. and
l.. Lee Kemp, OF Virginia, are the house
guests of Miss Francis B. Turner, of
Garfield street. for several days.
The British Ambassador and Mrs
Bryce, who have spent the last few
days in New York, will return to
Washington this evening
Mr.. and Mrs. Preston Gibson will re-
turn to Washington this evening from
New York, where they spent the last
two weeks