The Washington herald., 1912-08-28

Mrs. TAFT attended the Tuauic mo-
mortal benefit performance given on the
John Hays Hammond estate Monday.
when two thousand persons were enter
tanned by tableaux. dances. and music.
Besides Mrs. Taft and Mra Hammond.
there were present Mrs. Grover Cleye-
land, whose young daughters, Miss Ma
rian Cleveland. as the spirit of the sea.
and Miss Esther Cleveland. as one OF the
dancing waves, took part in o pantomime.
Miss Mary Hoyle, of the Hammond
household, appeared as the Sun. Mary
Hammond as the Moon. Miss Ferolene
Perkins. OF this city. and Miss Marguerite
LIE Breton. also well known here. were
among the others in the pantomime. Lit
tie Miss Natalie Hammond also took a
part. Mrs Horace Taft WAS with Mrs.
Taft and Mrs. Cleveland In the Presi-
dents box. as were also Mrs. Hay, and
Miss Mabel Boardman. Miss Nina Stock
ton. Of this city. was among those who
sold programmes.
Mrs. Champ Clark and Miss Genevieve
Clark. who first planned to go direct TO
their home in Bowling Green, Mo-. will
instead accompany Speaker Clark to Bar
Harbor to-day, where they win be guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Perry Belmont until
Saturday Speaker Clark will then go to
Maine and Mrs. Clark and Miss Clark
will return to Washington for a day be-
fore going to Bowling Green. Mrs. Anna
Hamilton Pitzer and Miss Pitzer. sister
and neice OF Mrs. Clark, Will occupy
Mrs Clark's apartment during her sb-
sence They have been at the Ontario for
a few months The Speaker and Mrs.
Clark will make a short visit to Europe
In the fall. before settling for the winter
in their Washington home.
Representative and Mrs. Oscar Under
wood l>ft Washington yesterday for
their home In Alabama.
The German Ambassador. Count von
Bernstorn, who has recently Joined the
Countess Won Bernstorn at their summer
place in the Bavarian Alps, expects to
20 to Berlin to attend the maneuvers.
While in Berlin he will be a guest OF the
Emperor.
Representative and Mrs. Francis Bur-
ton Harrison will leave Washington In
| a few days for a months hunting trip
1 in the Rockies. Mrs. Harrison spent part
/ Of the summer at Bar Harbor. Repre-
sentative and Mrs. Harrison will go at
| once to Bar Harbor after their return
from their trip.
! The Assistant Secretary Of the Navy
and Mrs. Winthrop left Washington
yesterday for their country place
at westbury, Long Island. TO make
| the trip by motor. Later they VIII
visit Mr.. WInthrop's mother, Mrs.
Robert Winthrop. at Lenox before re-
| turning to Washington October l. They
have been in the city throughout the
| summer, except for occasional weekend
trips, and their New Hampshire Avenue
| residence is one of the few In official
circles to remain open.
Mr.. and Mrs. William J. Chapman. OF
2sos Eutaw Place. Baltimore. announce
| the engagement of their daughter. Miss
Isabel weeden. and Lieut.. Lawrence
| Watts, U. s. A, son of Col. Watts. U. s.
A.. retired, of this city. The wedding
will take place in the fall Lieut. Watts,
who is in the Coast Artillery Corps. is
at present stationed at Fort Strong.
Boston Miss Chapman is the sister OF
Mrs. John T. Rose, wife OF Lieut. Rose |
who is also in the Coast Artillery corps
and who has recently been stationed at !
Fort Andrews. Boston. but who is now
at Fort Monroe.
Mr.. and Mrs r. E. L. Yellott and
family are spending a few weeks at
Greenbrier, White sulphur Springs, w.
Va
Mrs. William F. Draper will remain at |
her place at Manchester until September
o. when she will go to Hopedale for the
-unveiIing Of her husbands statue, Sep
ter1ber 8. From Hopedale she will go
to New York. Miss Draper has Joined
her mother after a visit to the Misses
Whiting, of this city, at their summer
home at Bar Harbor.
Mr.. Justice McKenna and Mrs. Nc
Kenna, who spent the summer touring
in Europe, have sailed for this country
and will arrive shortly on the Cam
pania. L
Mrs. Ollie James, who has spent the
summer in Washington. will accompany
Representative James to their home in
Kentucky this week.
Senator John Sharp Williams Of Mis-
sissippi will join Mrs. Williams and
their family in Albemarle County, Va,
this week. Mrs. Williams and their fam
lily have been in Virginia since early
in the season.
Mrs. Edward Whitman. who has spent
the summer with her parents. Mr.. and
Mrs Henry M Foote, at their country
place in Pennsylvania, has returned to
Washington and Joined her husband at
their residence in B Street. Mr.. and
Mrs. Foote will return to Washington
early in the fall
Brig. Gen. William L. Marshall U. 8.
A, and Mrs. Marshall and Miss Matt
land Marshall will return to Washing I
ton next Friday from Monterey. Pa I
Gen. and Mrs Marshall have been at {
Monterey since early in the season, but {
were Joined only a few weeks ago by ,
Miss Marshall. who spent most OF the
summer making series of visits on ,
Long Island. l.
DR.. and Mrs. Charles r. Collins and ,
their daughter, Miss Elizabeth Collins,
have spent the summer touring in Eu-
rope They will return to Washington |
October 4.
Rev. DR.. and Mrs. Abram Simon and 1
family, who have been spending the !
summer in Atlantic City, returned to ,
their Cathedral Avenue home yesterday. e
Mrs Charles Kaufman. WHO has been
spending the summer in Atlantic City. J
returned to Washington to attend the {
golden wedding anniversary Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Isaac L. Blout.
Mrs T. Oettinger and daughter, Miss !
Miriam Oettinger, who have been visit !