The Washington herald., 1912-11-22
SOCIETY

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The President and Mrs Taft will go
to Fort Myer this afternoon at 2:5O
O'Clock to witness the special drill In
the riding hall given Tor the benefit OF
the Army Relief Society.
The President will attend the wedding
of Miss Eleanor Cullom Ridgely and DR..
Henry Parker, which will take place at
noon to-day in the residence OF the
brides grandfather. Senator Shelby M
Cullom.
Mrs. Edward Qualtrough and Mrs.
George B. Harrison have sent out invi-
tations for the debut tea of Mrs Har-
\ risons daughter. Miss Leila Harrison,
at the Playhouse on Tuesday afternoon,
December TO- The reception will be held
from until Z o'clock. and the season s
debutantes will enjoy dancing during the
afternoon.
Mr.. George Howard has gone to New
York to Join Mrs. Howard and Miss
Margaret Perrin. They will return to
Washington within a few days.
The German Ambassador and Countess
Won Bernstorff have issued invitations
for the first two OF a series Of dinner
parties which they give each season. The
first will be given Wednesday evening,
November q. and ithe second will take
place Friday evening, November 9.
Secretary Of the Navy and Mrs. George
Won L. Meyer will take a number OF
their friends to the Army and Navy
football game on Saturday, November 80
Mr.. L. 1. Caftanzoglu, charge daft
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to New York and is stopping at the Ritz
Carlton Hotel.
Mrs. wickersham. wife of the Attorney
| General gave a handsomely appointed
luncheon yesterday at her residence IN
Sixteenth Street. Among her guests were
| Mime Louden, wife of the Minister of the
Netherlands: Mrs. Charles Nagel. wife of
the Secretary OF Commerce and Labor;
| Countess de Chambrun, wife OF the
French military attache: Mrs. Thomas
w. Symonds, Mrs. Ralph Jenkins, Mrs
| Hunt Slater, Mrs. Ten Eyck Wendell
Mrs. William Collins Heron. Mrs. Wal
ter R. Gherardi' Mrs; Spencer COSBY
| Mrs. A. Garrison McClintock. Mrs.
William Holland Wilmer, Mrs. A. Gordon
Cumming. Miss Lee, and Miss Mary
Maury.
Mr. and Mrs. EIdridge Jordan gave an
informal dance last night at their resi-
dence in Massachusetts Avenue.
President Taft will attend the marriage
| Of Miss Laura Merriam and the Assist
| ant Secretary of the Treasury, Mr..
James F. Curtis, which will take place
on November 26. Owing to mourning,
only relatives and few intimate friends
will witness the ceremony. The Secre-
tary of the Treasury and Mrs. Franklin
MacVeagh will also lie present at the
| wedding.
Rear Admiral and Mrs. Richardson
Clover will give a dinner dance for their
daughter. Miss Eudora Glover, during
| Christmas week.
Miss Josephine Mason gave luncheon
| yesterday in honor % Miss Alice Gates
Boutell. whose wedding will take place
! on THANKSGIVING bay. lnvi:ed to meet
| Miss Boutell were Mrs. ROg@- Sherman
| BCutclI, who will be matron Of honor at
the wedding: Miss Constance Anderson,
| of Ottawa maid of honor; Miss Mary
| Bourne, Of kennehunkport, Me: Miss
| Amelia Ladd. of Boston, sister of the
groom; Miss Mona Murray. Miss Frances
| Webster, Miss Katherine Holdbrook, and
Miss Margaret Worthington, who are to
| be the bridesmaids. and Miss Julia
| Mason, sister of the hostess.
In the center of the handsomely deco
| rated table was a heart-shaped cake,
from which ribbons were extended to
| each guests seat. and to which were
tied the various symbols appropriate TO
the occasion in the cake-a ring, Thin
BILE, acorn. and a wishbone. On the
name cards was a play on the groom S
name a lad dressed in colonial costume.
Miss Webster will take Miss Boutell
and her bridal party TO the Fort Meyer
drill this afternoon, and they will aft
erward have tea in the hop room.
Miss Coulter Wells will give a theater
party tonight Tor Miss ROutell and her
wedding party. and Miss Holdhrook will
| give a card party tomorrow afternoon
in Miss Boutelrs honor.
The American Minister to Switzerland
and Mrs. Boutell will entertain at an in
formal tea on Sunday afternoon for Mr..
and Mrs Babson Ladd. of Boston. the
parents ofsMr John Wood Brooks Ladd,
the fiance of their daughter. Miss Alice
Ladd and Miss Amelia Ladd accompa-
MED their parents to Washington.
Miss Margaret WorthingtOn will give
an informal tea Monday next for Miss
Boutell, and Miss Frances Effinger will
entertain the bridal party at her dance
at Rauscher's M9nday evening.
Miss BouteIl and Mr.. Ladd will be
married on Thanksgiving Day at o'clock
at St. johns Church. A reception at
the Highlands will follow the church
ceremony.
/ Another bride of next week who will
be extensively entertained is Miss Har-
riet Bayne, whose marriage to Lieut..
Guy Wilkenson Stuart Castle will take
place Wednesday, November q. Miss
Marguerite Williams. daughter of the
| Rev. Richard p. Williams, and Mrs.
Williams will give a luncheon for Miss
Bayne to-day at her home in n Street
and on Monday evening DR.. Frank An
derson, L. S. N, and Mrs Anderson will
give a dinner-dance for Miss Bayne and
| her bridal party. On Tuesday evening
Miss Valerie Padelford. who is one of
the bridesmaids. will give a dinner at
Rauscher's for the bridal party.