Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-04

Preston Gibson, Craig Biddle Lewis
s.uyvesant Chanler. II. de Bach. A. c.
/ tin L. Sands.
When the cigars were lighted the women
arrived, eager to be taken over the
fighting machine and to be presented to
the commander. Capt William 8. Ben
son. Tea was then served in the officers
quarters. The later parry was composed
Mrs. Biddle Mrs. Chanler. Mrs. French
Vanderbilt, Mrs. J. Gordon Douglas Mrs.
iJ. Norman de r. Whitehouse and Mrs.
Austin L. Sands.
| Miss Grace Margaret Grifflths and Lieut..
Frederick Martin. U. s. A. were recently
married at Port Townsend. Wash. at
| the home Of the brides mother, Mrs.
Mary Fox Griff1ths. Guests from Seattle.
Victoria and Portland were present. Miss
Lucie Grifilths was her sisters maid of
honor and Herbert Grtfiths OF Seattle
was the best man. Lieut.. and Mrs Mar
tin are spending their honeymoon at
Lake Crescent. where they are occupy
ing the country homo OF Capt. and Mrs.
F7agler, where Lieut.. Martin is stationed.
The engagement Of Miss Neva Salisbury
and Ensign William Reynolds Punell.
early September. The bride is the daugh-
ter Of Mr. and Mrs. guy II. Salisbury
and was reared and educated In san
Jose. though she has lived In San Fran
years.
Ensign Purnell Is the son Of q retired
merchant Of Bowling Green. Mo-. and
has been attached to the Cleveland. Tue
marriage will take place at the st. Fran
| els, San Francisco. and will be very
quiet affair. the bride to be Unattended.
and she will wear a going-away gown Of
| blue cloth. The ceremony Will DO read
by Dean Gresham Of Grace Pro-Cathe-
dral. after which the young couple will
leave at once for New York. where they
Ger Of Hns,gn Purnell Lieut. W. E. Hall.
Purnell has forty fve-day leave Of aD-
sence. but has not as yet been apprised OF
his new station.
Count de la Rocca, an attache Of the
French embassy, and Mime. de Ia Rocca
were among the prominent visitors from
this city during tho month OF July at
Mrs. A. BIN and Mrs. John Sumner
were enjoying the summer days by the
ssn A.snnS a4n this seasons
Mrs J. e. Abbott. wife Of Lieut.. Abbott.
o. 8. A., who has recently returned from
ents. Mr. and Mrs T. w. Smith, at their
homo, 1867 Columbia road.
Ocean City. Mo. during the summer sea-
son.
Mrs. c. v. Wheeler ana Miss Meanor
street, who were enjoying the sea breezes
during the month Of July ut Belmar. N.
j.. have returned to this city for Q brief
stay. after which they will go to the Blue
Ridge mountains to remain until late in
the fall
Judge ana Mrs George Atkinson, who
| have been spending the early part az tho
summer at their former home In West |
Virginia, will spend the month Of August,
as IL their usual custom, at Mountain
Lake Park Md.
| Mrs. Kenner, wife Of Dr.. Kenner Of 18th
street, and their children are spending
their vacation at their country home. in
Virginia.
turned from Rehoboth Beach. Dsl
Island avenue are among the Washington
| contingent at Bar Harbor. where they
viii remain for an indefinite time.
ing at the seashore for a month, where
| she was registered at the Star Villa, Cape
May, has returned to her home In this
city.
Mrs. NJ. De Vries, wife Of Judge De
vnes. has closed her apartment at the
Highlands and is in Lodi, Cal. for q pro-
tracted stay.
Miss Leila May Henry and brother,
Tyler Henry. daughter and son Of Rep
resentative and Mrs Henry of Texas, are |
the weekend guests of their aunt, Mrs.
Embree. at Bolton, Tex, and will join
house party of a relative in Waco. Tex,
this week. They expect to return late in !
August to join their parents, thence they
will go to the Jersey shore, where they
will spend the early fall months.
Mrs. Robert T. Wheeler and daughter.
Miss Genevieve Wheeler. have returned to
their home. 24O5 Wisconsin avenue, from
lengthy stay in Atlantic City. While
there they were domiciled at the Hotel
Dennis
Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Winston are again
at their apartment in the Portner. after
a short trip to Old Point Comfort. where
they were guests at the Chamberlin Ho-
tel, having gone there to meet Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter Winston from the south.
who were spending their honeymoon
there.
After brief visit with relatives in this
city Miss Stone has returned to her home
at Piney Point. Md.
Mrs Slayden. wife OF Representatives
Slayden Of Texas. accompanied by her
mother. Mrs. Maury, left this city during i
| the week Tor Connecticut, where they
will spend fortnight before returning to
their homo in the south.
MI. and Mrs James Potter Langhorne
| OF San Francisco sent out cards last week
for the marriage OF their daughter. Julia
Hayne Langhorne, and Lieut. James
| Parker. U. g. N. The wedding viii |
take place Wednesday evening. August
Il. at st. Lukes Episcopal Church, and
there will be several hundred guests at
the church The bride has chosen blue
| for the color Of her bridesmaids gowns
Miss Louise Boyd and Miss Sara Cum
| ningham will wear gowns Of the pretty
natter blue and the maid OF honor Miss |
Marian Newhall. will be in white The
church will be decorated In white, and
at the home Of the brides parents, Mr. !
and Mrs. James Potter Langhorne on !
Pacific avenue. where the reception will
| follow the church service, masses of |
| white flowers and greens will be used.
| Only relatives and intimate friends have
been hidden to the reception Lieut.
| Parker Is attached to the submarine
| fleet. which Is at present in Cape Cod
bay, and after a short honeymoon he
| will take his bride to Provincetown, on
| Cape Cod, where they will make their
home for the next few months Later
| Lieut.. Parker will probably be ordered to
Norfolk. Va. Col. and Mrs. James Park
er. now stationed in Georgia. are going
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