Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-10
IN THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
FAIR SKIES FOR MRS. TAFT'S
GARDEN PARTY.
Other Events Past and Of the Future.
Timely Personal
Notes.

Mrs. Taft will hold the first of her
May garden parties today from 5 to Z,
when official and resident society, as
well as the foreigners and other dele
gates now here at the Red Cross con-
ference, Will be present, with the entire
diplomatic circle. The garden party
which Mrs. Taft had specially arranged
for the pleasure Of the Red Cross dele
gates on the 18th will be omitted. and
invitations were extended to them in
the past few days for this afternoons
event
The Japanese ambassador and WIS.,
| countess Chinda will go to New York
May 20 and the following day will be
the guests of honor at a dinner, with
Gen. and Mrs. Stewart l.. Woodford as
hosts.
Mrs. Bourke Cochran is now ex-
pecting the arrival of her father, the
United States minister to Spain, and her
sister, Miss Marjorie Ide, in New York.
The marriage Of Miss Ide and Mr.. Shane
Leslie will take place next month. Mr..
Leslie was taken ill with grippe some
weeks ago while on his lecture tour for
| he is at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Bourke
Cochran at Sands Point.
The Italian ambassador and the
last night in compliment to the Italian
delegates to the Red Cross.
Their guests included: Senator and
Mrs. Rayner. Count Luigi Aldrovandi.
Commander Luigi Ferrero, Col Filippo
| Rho, and Capt Merriggio Serrati, who
represent the Italian government; Conte
Clan Giacomo della Somagia, Lieut.. Col.
Giuseppe Brezzi. and DR.. Lionelle Perera,
representing the Italian Red Cross; Miss
Boardman. Miss Meyer. Miss Alys Meyer.
Miss Britton, Miss Clover Miss Crosby,
Miss Oliver, Miss Rogers, Miss Whiting,
Donna Beatrice Cusani, Count Czekonics,
ian embassy; Chevalier VIII, and Cheval-
Ter DR.. Ceccato.
The Secretary Of War entertained at
dinner last night in honor Of the governor
general of the Philippines, Mr.. Forbes.
Invited to meet him were the Secretary
Of the Navy, Senator Lodge, Senator
Root. Senator Burton. the governor of
Porto Rico, Col. Cotton. Representative
| Olmsted. Representative w. A. Jones,
Representative Mott, the chief of staff
of the army, Gen. Wood; Col Gorgas,
Col. McIntire, Maj. Henry T. Allen. Maj.
Chelton. Maj. Duncan. Capt Mccoy, Mr..
Frankfurter and Mr.. Ralph Forbes.
The Congressional Club will have as its
chief guests at O'Clock reception and
tea today the woman delegates to the
Red Cross conference.
Mrs. Roberts. president Of the club. will
have her pleasant duties shared by Mrs.
Sweet Of Michigan and Mrs. Stone OF
| Illinois. who will preside at the tea table.
and also by Mrs. William SulZer Of New
York. Mrs. Swanson of Virginia, Mrs.
Taylor of Colorado, Mrs. ThrOpp, Mrs.
Vreeland and Mrs. Underhill.
Brig. Gen. H. G. Freeman, U. S. A,
retired, and Mrs. Freeman are at the New
Willard for a few days.
liams U. s. A, is visiting the parents OF
the latter at the Ontario The conditions
at Jackson barracks. near New Orleans.
were so menacing as to make it advisable
| to get away from that point.
Rev Paul Sperry Of Brockton, Mass.
and his family are the guests OF his
mother. Mrs. Hannah b. Sperry, 1437
| @ street.
The Rt Rev. James Henry Darlington,
DID,, LID, Bishop of Harrisburg, who
has been the house guest OF the Kew.
F. Ward Denys has returned to Harris
burg.
At the marriage Of Miss Eleanor Ander-
son and Ensign Rush Southgate Fay. U.
| the home of Medical Director Frank An
derson, U. s. N, and Mrs. Anderson, the
bride will be attended by her sister, Miss
Dorothy Anderson, as maid Of honor, and
Gay Lloyd, daughter Of Bishop Lloyd of
New York, as bridemaids. Capt. Fay. U.
S. NJ c., will attend his brother as best
| man, and Rev. c. Ernest Smith, rector
of ST. Thomas Church, will ofdciate In
the presence of the two contracting fam
lilies.
There will be two ushers, Ensign D. V.
| Meade. U. s. N, and Ensign D. o. Mills,
L. S. n.
The wedding reception will follow at
$50.
The ceremony was to have been in st.
Thomas Church. but the plans were
changed after the invitations were issued
because of the death of the mother of the
bridegroom.
Miss Dagmar Wetmore and Mr.. Charles
Sprague Sargent, jr., of Brookline. Mass,
were married yesterday in Grace Church
Chantry. The bride was given away by
her stepfather, DR.. Markoe. and was at
tended by her half-sister, Miss Annette
Markoe. Her gown was ivory satin,
made pannier fashion and edged with
point d'alencon lace. The bodice was cut
low; the corsage almost entirely covered
with lace. Her tulle veil, edged with
lace, was fastened with orange blossoms,
and she carried lilies of the valley and
white orchids. Her only ornament was
diamond necklace, from which hung a
large diamond pendant. Miss Markoe
was in pale blue silk, ruf1ed with white
lace, with which she wore leghorn hat,
trimmed with ruche of blue tulle and
a small pink rose. She carried a bouquet
Of pink roses.
Rear Admiral French e. Chadwick has
joined Mrs. Chadwick in this city.
Mrs. Vaudeville Carlisle and Miss Mer-
Ram gave a dance at Dover House last
night, which Miss Taft attended.
The announcement Of the engagement
of Miss Vieva Fisher, only daughter of
Mrs. Joel Ellis Fisher of New York. and
Giuseppe Marie Flamingo, owner of
L'Italie,'' one of the leading journals Of
Rome, founded by the Italian statesman
Count Cavour, was made yesterday in
the Eternal city. Miss Fisher was in
PRODUCED to society last winter at a ball
given by her mother in New York. She
is an heiress in her own right, and her
fiance is one of the richest men in