Omaha daily bee., 1911-04-30
sUNDAY-LEAD WASHINGTON GOSSIP
(BY CONSTANC CARRIrTHERSN

(BY CONSTANCE CARRUTHERS)
WASHINGTON, April 29-(Special to the
Bee)-Secretary of the Treasury McVeagh
and Mrs. McVeagh were hosts at dinner
Thursday evening to one OF the most bril-
liant assemblages of society that has gath
cred at the capital during the season.
President Taft and Mrs. Taft were
among the honored guests and when the
chief executive and first lady of the land
Joined the guests at the beautiful McVeagh
home, another precedent was broken. OF
all the unwritten laws which bind the
social life Of Washington, none has been
more rigidly observed than the one which
says that the president and his wife
shall dine only with the cabinet officials
ana with each Of them only once a year.
Earlier in the season Secretary and Mrs.
McVeagh gave their dinner for President
Taft and Mrs. Taft. 1t was a great dis
appointment to them that the dinner could
not be served in their handsome n w
home, but it was not completed at that
time. Now they are located in the new
home and the dinner was given in honor
OF the president and Mrs. Taft. Besides
the large number of Washington society
leaders, many out-of-town persons were
guests OF the Secretary and Mrs Nc
Veagh. Mrs. Hobart, Chatfield Taylor,
Mr. and Mrs. James Waller, Jr., Mrs.
Edward Ryerson, and Miss Caroline Kirk-
land CT Chicago were among the guests
from a distance
OF interest in society at the capital is
the announcement OF the engagement of
Miss Hazel Bradford Witten, daughter
Of Judge and Mrs. James w. Witten and
Mr. Augustus Seymour Dennison of Chi
cago. The wedding will take place in the
early part OF June
The marriage of Miss Lena Tillman
daughter of Senator and Mrs. BENJAMIN
X Ttllman to Mr.. Charles Sumner Moore
OF Atlantic City took place in the church
OF Our Savior at Trenton, S. c. Miss
Humans bridesmaids were her sister,
Miss Sophie Oliver Tillman, Miss Alice
Morse Tower Of Boston, Miss Sarah Jen-
kins Lee OF Ashville, s. c., and Miss
Addie Harriette Hughes OF Trenton, S. c.
Her maid OF honor was her schoolgirl sis
ter. Miss sallie May Tillman, and the ma
tron of honor the wife of her brother
Mrs. Henry Cumming Tillman of Green
wood, 8. Q. Mr.. Moore was attended by
Mr. Arthur Pringie Hume of PHILADELPHIA
as best man, Mr.. Nelson Burr Gaskill of
trenton N. j.; Mr.. Errington Burnley
Hume OF Charleston, s. c.; Mr.. ErvinK
Femme Chaplin OF San Cristobal, Cubs. and
Mr.. Henry Wise Hughes OF Trenton, s. c.
Mrs James Alfred Merritt, wife of Lieu
tenant Merritt OF the Fourteenth infantry
who has been visiting her mother. Mrs.
M A Rlngtold, has left WASHINGTON to
Join her husband at Fort Lincoln, North
Dakota She was accompanied by her
sister. Miss Ethelin Ringbold.
Tho wedding of Miss Caroline Shep-
ard, daughter of Chief Justice Shenard.
and Mr.. John w. Faison will take place
Saturday afternoon. May 90 The cefe-
mony will be performed in the home of
the brides parents in Massachusetts, ave-
nue. Miss Helen Otis Of Chicago will act
as maid OF honor and Mr.. Sherwood Fal-
son will be his brothers best man.
Mrs. George NJ Pullman, who has been
spending some time the guest OF Mrs
Isaac RsquA at Santa Barbara. Cal. a.
expected to arrive in Washington In a
few days. The Pullman mansion is beips
made ready for occupancy.
First Assistant Postmaster General
Charles p. Garfield and Mrs. Garfield have
been entertaining as their guest MISC
Beatrice Wilkinson OF Brownsville, Texas
Mrs. Medin Mccormick, who accomnan,ed
Mr.. Mccormick to New York on his de-
parture to Europe. is now a guest of her
brother, Mr.. b r. Hanna, at Cottage Hin
farm in Ohio.
Senator and Mrs. William Alden Smith
have as their house guest for several
weeks, Mrs. Smiths sister, Mrs. Frank
Jewell OF Grand Rapids. Mich.
Mrs. Eldridge Jordan has had as her
guest Mrs. Francis Kline Wainwright OF
Philadelphia, daughter OF former Senator
James B. Foraker Of Ohio. Mr.. and Mrs
John f. Dow and daughter OF Davenport
Ia have been recent guests in Washing
ton.
Miss Helen Varick Boswell OF New Yors
who spent several days in Washington. has
LETT to continue her visit to friends in
Memphis and Atlanta. Miss Boswell has
recently returned from Panama, where