Evening star., 1911-05-31
IN THE WORLD Of SOCIETY
HORSE SHOW AT DEVON AT.
TRACTED SECRETARY KNOX.
The Foster -Garrard Wedding at
Fort Myer Tonight-Other
Events-Notes.

Secretary Knox escorted his daughter,
Mrs. James X. Tindle. to the Devon, Pa,
| horse show yesterday. The German am
bassador. who is in Philadelphia, also en-
joyed the day at the horse show.
The marriage of Miss Lucy L. Garrard
and Lieut.. Victor S. Foster, II. s. A., will
| take place this evening in the chapel at
the administration building at Fort Myer
and will be followed by a reception at
| the home of the brides parents, Col. and
Mrs. Garrard. nearby
In the wedding party will be Miss Va
lerie Garrard as maid OF honor Miss
Eleanor Grant of Cincinnati Miss Herki-
mer of South Carolina. Miss Mary White
and Miss Laura White of Barnesville,
Md, and Miss Claire Swift as brides
maids.
Capt. H. III. Bailey will be best man and
the ushers will include Capt Kirkpatrick,
Capt, Dean. Capt. Lindsey, Lieut. Rus
Sell. Lieut.. Moore and Lieut.. Overton, all
| of Fort Myer.
number of delightful hospit alities
have been extended the couple and their
attendants the past two or three weeks,
ana last night Capt. and Mrs. Barnhardt
mad the party at supper, following the
wedding rehearsal
| The French embassy was the meeting
place last night for many prominent in
ofncial and resident society, at a recep-
ton In compliment TO the delegates here
for the fur seal conference The guests
included all the delegates. the Secretary
OF State and Mrs. Knox, the Secretary Of
the Treasury and Mrs. MacVeagh, the
Secretary of Commerce and Labor and
Mrs. Nagel and other members of the
q n a Codn md MrSaa 1f1G.
Serand were assisted by the members of
the embassy staff including Countess de
Peretti de la Rocca, wife of the first
secretary, and Countess de Chambrun,
wife of the military attache.
The French first secretary and Countess
de Peretti de la Rocca had dining with
them last night the French military at
tache and Countess de Chambrun. M.
Pellepier, Nj. Breton and NJ. Menierd, all
delegates from France to the conference,
and NJ. Lefevre-Pontalis. French coun-
! selor, all going on later to the embassy.
Mrs. Letter. now at her new home at
Beverly, Mass. will be joined there the
end of the week by her sister, Mrs. Vic
toria Carver Thompson.
Miss Laura Harlan will leave tomorrow
| for Murray Bay, Canada, to be the first
| OF the family to arrive at the summer
home OF her parents. Justice and Mrs.
Harlan. who will leave here June 5.
Justice and Mrs. Joseph McKenna left
yesterday for New York, where they will
visit their sons-in-law and daughters, Mr..
and Mrs. John Leggett Pultz and Mr.. and
home at Stony Brook. L. l. From New
| York they will go to Boston to visit their
other son-in-law and daughter, Mr.. and
Mrs. Davenport Brown. at -Four Elms,
Medfeld. Mass. Later in the season they
will go out to California.
Mrs. Nagel. with Miss Nagel and the
children. expect to start June for their
place at Marion, Mass, where they will
be joined later by the Secretary.
Mrs. and the Misses Meyer are in New
York on their way to their summer home
| at Hamilton. Mass.
Miss Ellen Douglas Mitchell OF Hill
Crest. Staunton. Va, and Mr.. F. de Sales
Dundas Of this city were married yes
terday at ST. Patrick's parish house.
Philadelphia. by Rev. Father Flood, and
have gone to New York for honeymoon
trip.
Miss Mersman of st. Louis. who has
been on a visit to Miss Marguerite Bar
bour for several weeks, is leaving for the
west tonight
The assistant secretary Of state and
Mrs. Huntington Wilson will return to-
they have been the guests of Mr.. A. Platt
Andrew. at Red Top.
Col. and Mrs Robert Roosevelt spent
the week end with DIR. and Mrs. Alexan-
der +. Magruder, at Boscobel. Arabia.
Md, and will leave here June for their
summer home at The Lilacs, Sayville,
Long Island.
Sir Robert and Lady Hadheld sailed
today for England. having spent the
past winter in this city.
street, Philadelphia. will be here tomor-
row, where she will be the guest for
week at the residence of Judge and Mrs.
II. M. Clabaugh. at 1872 Mintwood place,
her son, Mr.. r. J. Ward. and Miss Pansy
Boomer, which will take place Satur-
lday.
Miss Anita Power of New York. who
has been visiting her sister, Mrs. Joe
Baruch, on Columbia road. will sail for
Europe the latter part of June with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. NJ e. Power.
Mr.. and Mrs Frederick S. Tyler, with
| their infant daughter. have given up
their apartment at the Thomas and have
moved into their new home on Newark
street in Cleveland Park.
| Mrs Morton Barlow Mercer 1918
Euclid street, will be at home very in
| formally this afternoon from to 6
O'Clock, to meet Miss Hazel Witten.
| bride-elect of the week. and Mrs. Robert
Turner Of Atlanta, Ga.
| Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Saks and daugh-
| ter Sylvia will be at home Sunday, June
1, from 1 to 10 O'Clock at 1925 Lan!er
place.
Miss Hazel Bradford Witten. daughter
| of Judge and Mrs. James w. Witten, and
/ Mr.. Augustus Seymour Dennison of Chi
cago will be married Saturday evening
at o'clock at the hcme of the brides
parents In this city. 2i1S 18th street. The
| ceremony will be performed by Rev. J.
Howard Wells, pastor of the Mount Ver-
| non Church, and will be followed by re-
| ception. Judge Witten will escort his
daughter. and her attendants will be her
j aunt, Mrs. G. A. Ross, and Miss Jane
George. Mr.. Dennison and his bride will
| be at home in Chicago after June 15.
| Mrs. Mary A. Hendley has left the city.
| to be absent unit. the fall.
| Mrs Long, widow Of Maj. J. w. Long,
/ who has been residing at the Dewey
| during the past winter, leaves tOmor-
/ row to visit her daughter in the noun
| tains of Pennsylvania. She Will return
! to Washington in the fall.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Fill and family
| have gone to Brooke Farm, Chevy
| Chase, Md, for the summer.
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