Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-01
IN THE WORLD Of SOCIETY
MISS CAROLYN MURRAY WILL
WED MIR. ORD PRESTON.
Engagement of Popular Army Girl
Makes Pleasing Topic.
Personals.

Gen. and Mrs. Arthur Murray have an
nounced the engagement Of their daugh-
| ter Carolyn and Mr.. Ord Preston of
Washington. The wedding will take place
early in December at Fort Mason, Cali
fornia. After the wedding they will re-
| side at 1922 r street northwest, this city.
Miss Murray was prominent in Wash
ingtOn society during the service of her
father as chief of artillery for a number
of years. Mr.. Preston graduated from
Yale in 1899, is a member of the Metro
politan, Chevy Chase and Riding clubs of
Washington, the Racquet and University
of Yale clubs of New York, and of the
New York Stock Exchange.
Home comings, FASTENED probably by
the cool weather. are the order of the
day. The Russian embassy is being pre-
pared for immediate occupancy, Mrs.
William f. Diapers house is all ready
for her return, which will be within the
first ten days of this month. and Mrs.
| Richard Townsend is already here and
her home in its usual winter trim. Few
| of the cabinet houses are as yet occupied,
| as the eXigencieS of official travel and the
usual routine of campaign fall have
| caused household plans to be held in
allegiance, since the White House family
| will not be in residence but casually until
Congress meets.
| Mrs. Champ Clark and Miss Genevieve
| Clark are back in town for the winter
| and the latter has resumed her school
| work.
| A dispatch last night to the New York
! World from this city said that the en-
| gagement of Miss Laura Merriam,
daughter of the former Governor of Min
nesota and former director of the census,
and James f. Curtis, assistant secretary
| of the Treasury, was shortly to be an
nounced and that it was known to their
families and close friends. Miss Mer-
| riam, until recently, was engaged to
| Theron f. Catlin, the unseated member
of Congress from Missouri.
| Miss Merriam is now in Massachusetts
making a series of visits, and Mrs. Mer-
riam, who is at their Washington home,
says that she cannot understand the
reason fer this publication, as her daugh-
ter is not engaged to any one.
| Close associates of Mr. Curtis also said
today that they do not think there is any
truth in the statement or they would have
been informed. Mr. Curtis has just COM
pleted a visit to Manchester, Mass, and is
spending the rest of his vacation in
Maine
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles f. Nyman and
the Misses Nyman of Chevy Chase
Heights are touring Virginia and now are
| in Front Royal.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ollie Stillions of Quincy,
ILL.,, have been visiting their uncle. Mr..
r. f. Stillions of 3119 18th street north
west
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Vincent Lansdale
have issued cards announcing the mar
riage of their daughter, Lorene, and Mr..
Robert E. Buckley. Monday, September
:! 80. at st. Dominics Church. the pastor
Rev ]. r. Meagher, officiating. The event
was quiet one. attended only by the
immediate families. After an extensive
northern trip Mr.. and Mrs. Buckley will
be at home after November ] at the resi-
dence of the brides parents.
DIR. Samuel S. Adams and family are
at their home on Dupont circle.
Mrs. LETTERS, wife of Lieut.. Comma nder
w. N. LETTERS, u. S. N. is the guest of
Mrs T. r. Craven at her home on P
street.
Mr. Frank III. Wakeman Of Sound
Beach. Conn.,, formerly a resident of New
York, has announced the engagement of