The Washington herald., 1912-06-24
SOCIETY

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Miss Taft. who spent Sunday with Miss
Merriam at the country home Of the
latter's parents at Liberty Furnace, Va,
win return 10 the White House to-day
and leave again this evening for Gin
| cinnad 10 attend the wedding OF her
cousin, Miss Anderson and Mr.. de
Fritsch, next Saturday. Mr.. Robert Taft,
who remained at the White House for
the weekend, will go later to Cincinnati.
Master Charley Taft left last evening
/ for Watertown, Conn.,, to spend another
week at the Taft School for some meet
| ings Of the classes for next year.
Mrs. Meyer and the Misses Meyer. who
went TO New London, thence to Newport
on the Dolphin, accompanied by the As
/ sistant Secretary OF the Navy and Mrs.
Beekman Winthrop. left the Dolphin at
Newport Saturday, and returned TO their
home at Hamilton, Mass, where the
Secretary Is I'll with typhoid fever. Mr..
and Mrs. winthrop sailed on Saturday
afternoon for New York on the little
vessel, en- route to Washington.
DR.. and Mrs. Joseph Taber johnson, of
Cherrydale,N Va, have issued invitations
for a reception on Saturday, June .,
from to Z o'clock, at the Country Club,
OF which DR.. johnson is president. in
honor Of their son-in-law and daughter,
Mr. and Mrs Earl Wheeler. the latter
formerly Miss Margaret johnson. bride
Of last month. DR.. and Mrs. johnson are
themselves just out of the bride and
bridegroom class, as they have been
married little more than a year. Mrs.
Johnson was formerly Mrs. McCann.
Senator and Mrs. Isidor Rayner will be
the guests Of Mrs. Rayner's brother. Mr..
Bevan, in Baltimore during the conven-
ton this week. After the convention
they will go down to their place at
Cambridge, Nd. Dorchester County. for
, time, the Senator returning here for
the remainder OF the session. He will go
later on, with Mrs. Rayner, to Deer
Park, for the late summer.
The Chief Justice and Mrs. Edward d.
White have taken a cottage at Saranac
Lake, n. Y, where they will go about
the first Of the month. This cottage was
occupied a number OF seasons by Presi-
dent and Mrs. Cleveland during the for
mer's term OF Office.
Mr.. Justice and Mrs. Horace Lurton
have taken a cottage for the summer
at Hot Springs, Va. and will have with
them their daughter, Mrs. Van de
Vanter.
Lieut.. Kenneth Castleman. L. S. n,
and Mrs. CastIeman have given up their
apartment in this city and have gone
TO Annapolis. where Lieut.. Castleman
is now stationed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Henry Butler
next season will be located in their
new home. 1880 Nineteenth street.
which they have recently purchased
from Mrs B. W. Tyler OF Admission.
Ala. They will build a large wing for
Mr.. Buffers library. which Is a fea-
ture Of their present commodious home
at 1885 I Street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Letter enter
tained a company al luncheon yester-
day at their place in Virginia, Of which
they have recently taken possession.
DR.. Ritter. the Swiss Minister. re-
turned to Washington the end of last
week after a fortnight spent in Canada
and Chicago. He will go TO the con-
ventIon in Baltimore this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Christian D. Hemmick
will close their studio house in Sheri-
dan circle on Wednesday and go to
New York for a few days on their way
to Bar Harbor to open their cottage
there for the season.
The Russian Ambassador and Nine.
Bakhmeten have postponed their de-
parture from Washington to Newport
for a week. In order to attend the Dem
ocratic convention in Baltimore, where
they will be the guests Of the latter's
brother-in-law and sister.
Representative and Mrs. Nicholas
Longworth and Mrs. Medin Mccormick
will spend the week in Baltimore at
tending the convention, after having
spent last week in Chicago.
Details Of the wedding OF Miss Carol
Barnes Newberry and Mr.. Frank W.
Brooks, jr., Of Detroit have been meager,
and he large circle Of friends Of the
Newberry family in Washington have
been deeply interested in the surprising
events OF Miss Newberry's life of the
rast six months Moving to its climax
with all the suddenness and dramatic
moments OF the veriest romance Of fic-
ton. the love affair OF Miss Newberry
end Mr.. Brooks eliminated in the sim
Die ceremony on Wednesday afternoon in
Detroit just twenty-four hours after the
time originally set for her marriage to
Capt w. H. Alleyne, the British officer
whose riht was returned to him a few
DAYS before. So quickly were the ar
rangements made for the sudden we'd
ding that the brides father, who was in
Chicago at the convention, could not
arrange his plans to be present. Mrs.
Newberry. Mr.. and Mrs Frank w.
Brooks. parents of the bridegroom, and
thirty of the ultimate friends OF the
two families were the only witnesses.
At 3 o'clock in the afternoon on We'd
nesday Mr.. Brooks appeared before the
counter OF the marriage license bureau
I'm the County Building; at 4 o'clock
Rev. Joseph a. Vance performed the
ceremony in the First Presbyterian
Church, and at $50 o'clock Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank w. Brooks, jr., had slipped aboard
the steamer City Of Cleveland III. where