Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-10
IN THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
PRESIDENT HAS GUESTS TO
MEET VISITING DIPLOMAT.
Weddings Of the Future and Other
Events-Personal
Notes.

cial mission. To meet him there were
present the Secretary OF State. Senator
Henry Cabot Lodge, Senator Augustus
o. Bacon. Senator William ]. Stone, Sem
etor William Alden Smith. Senator Elihu
Root, Representative William Sulzer. Mr..
Charles D. White, the assistant secre-
tary OF state, the third assistant secre-
tary OF state, Mr.. John Hays Hammond.
Mr.. William T. s. Doyle and Maj.
Thomas L. Rhoads.
Important events OF the London season
occur next week in the balls which the
American ambassador and Mrs. White
law Reed Will give at Dorchester House
and Duchess OF Marlborough at Sunder-
land House. Mrs. Ava Astors contribu-
tons to the social whirl consist OF
series OF dinners at her Grosvenor Square
residence. Anthony ]. Drexel gave the
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. supper party among
| the American colony SO far this season.
Before supper Russian dancers and
Covent Garden tenor entertained the
guests and after supper two American
dancers, brought over from Paris, gave
q performance. There were 200 guests
to supper and 100 more for the late even
ing.
Miss Edith Wetmore will give din
ner at Chateau-Sur- Mer, her parents
Newport villa, Friday next
The engagement of Miss Therese E:
Iselin, daughter Of Mr.. Adrian Iselin, ana
Mr.. Irwin B. Laughlin. son Of the late
has just been announced.
The city house Of the Iselin family IS
| at No. I'll 9Th avenue, New York, ana
they have country place at Dav ven
| Iselin and members Of her family, in
Guiding her sister, Miss Louise NJ. Ise-
lin. are staying preparatory to their an
nual visit to Newport, where Mr.. lselin
has taken q villa. They Will go there
next week.
Mr.. Laughlin went into the diplomatic
service ten years ago. His first appoint
ment was to the embassy at Toxic,
Japan, where he remained three and a
half years as second secretary.
He was secretary Of the legation and
consul general at Siam one year. Later
he served as secretary OF the embassies
at Picking. St. Petersburg. Athens and
Paris. After being at Paris six weeks
he was appointed first secretary of the
embassy at Berlin, where he Is now To-
Gated. Mr.. Laughlin is forty years DID,
He returned to Berlin from visit home
in May. He was graduated from Yale in
1898 and belongs to the Pittsburgh Club
and the University Club Of New York
Miss Iselin is a member of the Colony
Club.
Gen. and Mrs Sternberg arrived at
Pittsheld, Mass, last night.
Brig. Gen. John B. Kerr. L. 8. A.. ana
Mrs. Kerr are in New York for a few
days
The Danish minister and Countess
Moltke are in Newport, staying with the
latter's mother Mrs. Nathanial Thayer.
The Japanese ambassador and WIS.,
countess Chinda left today for Seattle,
Wash, and July Il the viscountess will
sail for Japan to spend the summer The
| amba ssador will make tour of the west
before returning to Washington.
Miss Marguerite Caperton, daughter of
Capt. William B. Caperton, L. s. y.
has gone over from Newport to James
town for a visit to Miss Davis.
Miss Elizabeth Collins will sail for Eu-
rope on Thursday ON the Cedric from
New York. to spend three months in
travel
Mr. and Mrs r. Thomas Robinson and
family, formerly of 1928 Garfield street,
Woodley Park. are nov residing at 2S11
2sth street, Woodley Park.
The Misses Mortimer of New Hamp-
shire avenue left this morning for Fort
Wadsworth, New York harbor. where
they will visit their cousins, Capt. and
Mrs Arrowsmith. Later they will go to
Canada to remain until September.
Mrs James Coe Culbertson. widow of
DR.. James Cee Culbertson OF Cincinnati,
Ohio, is a. guest at the Raleigh. Lr
Culbertson was eminent in his profession,
having been for thirty years editor-in-
chief Of the Lancet-Clinic, the medical
journal of Ohio. Mrs. Culbertson dined
last evening with Rev. and Mrs. John
Newton Culbertson Of 1883 Quincy street
Miss Marie B. Mccormick and Mr. Jo
seph Robson both of this city, were
quietly married at the parsonage OF the
Holy Comforter Catholic Church by the
Rev Clarence E. Wheeler at O'Clock
this afternoon. The bride wore tan trav
cling suit, with hat and shoes to match
Her corsage bouquet was of pink Kill
larney roses.
The couple left immediately for At
| lantic City. They will be at home TO
their friends after August l at the
Naples.
| Mr.. A. P. Schell and wife, formerly Of
this city. now of New York city, sailed
on the steamer Olympic July for a
| trip abroad.
| Miss Abbie NJ. Sisson and nephew, Mas
| ter Arthur B. ScheIe. left for a sum-
mer visit in Ohio with relatives Friday,
July ).
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas ". Lockwood.
Mr.. Winthrop Lockwood, Mr.. Chester ".
lockwood. Mr.. ana Mrs. Frederick L.
Vogt and Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar G. Vogt.
all OF this city, arrived June 81 at the
Cecil in London and also registered at
The Stars London office, 3 Regent street
Miss Gertrude Edythe krahling, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Krahling.
and Mr.. j. c. Ladd, formerly of Peters
burg, Va. were married yesterday after
noon at the home Of the brides parents
The ceremony was performed at o'clock
by the Rev. Nicholas Gibson, pastor of
the North Carolina Avenue NJ. F. Church
Mrs Hester D. Marden played the we'd
ding march from "Lohengrin' at the
entrance of the bridal party.
The bride wore lovely gown of white
satin. dTaped in marquisette and lace,
and carried bouquet of brides roses
Miss Anna krahling attended her SIS
ter as maid OF honor and wore white
marquisette over blue. and carried
bouquet of pink roses while Mr.. Fred
erick Dismer of this city acted as best
man. After the ceremony a reception
was given to a large number of friends.
The house decorations were Of carna-
| tons and palms.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ladd will make their
/ Miss Senior. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
John l. Senior of Waverly, Kan. is the
guest of Mrs. Ida Il. Lane and daughters
at her residence. 1915 Lamont street
northwest
wedding of interest to Washington
took place Sunday, July 4, when Miss
Estelle B. Roth of Philadelphia. Pa. and
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