Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-29
IN THE WORLD Of SOCIETY
DINNERS HERE AND ELSE.
WHERE FOR NOTABLES.
The Presidents Niece Will Be Mar.
ried Tonight-Other Events.
Personal Notes.

The Secretary of State was host at a
dinner last evening in honor of the
Honduran minister on a special mis-
sion. DR.. Membrane. The other guests
were the Secretary OF the Treasury, Mr..
MacVeagh; the minister from Guate-
mala, Senator Theodore Burton. Repre-
sentative Kendall, Mr.. Huntington Will
son. assistant secretary of state; the
American minister to Honduras, Mr..
Charles d. White: Col Charles L. Nc
CaWley, Mr. w. T. S. Doyle. chief of
division of Latin American affairs: Mr..
Silas Wicker, assistant chief OF division
OF Latin American affairs. and the Sec
rotary of diplomatic affairs, Mr.. Hugh
Knox. jr.
Associate Justice Mahlon Pitney OF the
Supreme Court and Mrs. Pitney will ar
rive today in Newport to be the guests
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Curtiss James.
who VIII give dinner in their villa for
them tonight. Tonight Mr.. Lispenard
Stewart will have his first dinner party
OF the summer at White Lodge, his villa
on Bellevue avenue.
Commander William v. Pratt, U. S. ~,
and Mrs. Pratt will have a dance at their
residence July 3. Mr.. and Mrs. Dudley
Davis Will give a dinner July 6. and Mr.
and Mrs. Paul A. Andrews will entertain
July %.
wedding of interest to Washington
society today is that OF Miss Harriet An
derson. niece of President and Mrs
Taft, and Hugo Gilbert de Fritsch Of New
York city. 1t will take place this evening
at the home of Miss Anderson's mother,
Mrs. Charles Anderson, in Cincinnati,
and Will be attended by a number Of
guests from here. Miss Anderson will
be attended by her cousin. Miss Helen
of fHA flee
Louise Taft. another cousin, and Miss
Katherine Anderson, her sister Mr.. de
Fr1tsch. who is son Of the late Cheva-
Her Hugo de Fritsch, at one time Aus
have his cousin, Emmett Harris, for his
best man.
The Count Szecheny and the countess.
who was Miss Gladys Vanderbilt, with
their two children, Cornelia and Alice,
and a retinue Of maids Wallets and nurses
arrived here yesterday on the Cunard
liner Mauretania.
Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt and Mrs
Clarence Mackay met them at the pier.
After spending few days with Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney at Roslyn, L.
l.. the count and countess and their chill
dren will go to Newport to spend a month
with Mrs. Vanderbilt.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd NJ. Tfllman are
spending a week in Washington, having
made the trip from Allentown, Pa, in
their motor car.
Mrs D. c. Bollard Of New York city is
Hyattsville.
Maj John E. Mallory and Mrs. Mallory
left today to spend the summer in the
mountains of West Virginia.
Mrs H. c. Duffey left yesterday for At
Iantic City to join her daughter, Miss
Mary Hazen Duffey. who is spending
several weeks there with her aunt. Mrs.
A. D. Hazen.
Mr. George R. Dalgren. Mr.. Mark
Brady and Mr.. Arthur G. Heron left to-
day for an automobile tour through the
north.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. " Cox. their daugh-
ter. Miss Hazel, and Mr.. Theodore Cox
have gone to Ann Arbor to attend COM
mencement exercises of the University
Of Michigan. Mr.. Emery Cox, who gradu-
ates in marine engineering, is a son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Cox.
The lawn fete which was to have been
given at the residence of Mr.. r. c. Drum
Hunt, Drummond, Tenleytown road,
Thursday, June p, for the benefit of st,
Johns Church, Bethesda, has been post
poned to this evening.
Mrs. William H. Peck. Mrs. George NJ.
Rowe and Mrs. Helen Nelson DOGGY, who
attended the democratic national conven-
ton at Baltimore. were the guests of
Capt and Mrs. John Baker during the
week.
The Hon. Alfred Arson, who arrived in
New York yesterday on board the Maure-
taria and goes to Bar Harbor to meet his
fiancee, Mrs. John j. Emery. is younger
brother of the Earl of Lichfield. The Hon.
Alfred is a London stock broker. and
few years ago brought himself into the
limelight by walking from the houses Of
parliament, at Westminster. to the
Aquarium at Brighton, on the coast.
distance of fifty-two and q half miles,
over a succession of steep hills and
deep valleys. in less than fourteen con-
tinuous hours and without any previous
training whatever. He did this on
five-hundred-guine wager.
Another Of Lord Lichf1eldss brothers is
the Hon. William Anson. who was in
New York for last years International
polo tournament. He has lived in this
country for many years, and has ranch
in Texas Yet another brother, the Hon.
Francis Arson, is married to a daughter
Of George Cleveland of Austin Tex
Col. and Mrs. Ladd have closed their
apartment at the Parkwood, and have
gone to Beach Bluff. Mass.
Mrs. Watson Freeman Clark and daugh-
ter are leaving Washington this week for
Sandwich, Mass. to spend the summer.
Mr. Clark will join his family later.
Wednesday, June 26. Miss Mary A.
Watson and Mr.. Bernard H. Patton. both
of this city, were married in the presence
of a few friends Rev IgnatiLs Fealey
officiating. Miss Bertha A. Patton sister
of the groom. was maid of honor: ana
Mr. John A. Watson, brother Of the
bride best man. The bride wore gray
cloth travelling dress, with white picture
hat. and corsage bouquet of white
sweet peas. Immediately after the cere-
mony the bride and groom left for Bal
timore. Philadelphia and Atlantic City.
On their return Mr.. and Mrs. Patton Will
reside at % Sth street northeast.
The Excelsior Club entertained its men,
bers and guests on a yachting party last
Sunday. Those in the party were the
Misses Edith Strasberger, Louise Elm
STEM Beatrice Lansburgh, Mildred Oct
finger of Baltimore. Bernice Kahn of
Baltimore, Hortense Hano. Marguerite
Kaufman, Rita Shiffman, Rena Sanger.
Lillian Burnstine, Florence Cohen, Selma
Likes. Mr. and Mrs Milton Kronheim
and the Messrs. Louis CHASER of New
York, Elias Hauff of Philadelphia, Mil
ton Fischer, Daniel Bensinger, Jerome
Meyer. Albert E. Stelnem, Jack Haas.
Walter Bythener of Philadelphia. Harold
Lichtenstein, w. Irving Kaufman, JUL
liam Hillman. Sidney Kaufman, Norman
Blum of New York and Joseph Goldsmith.
director of the Pan American Union, re-
rAhla veSferdQy