The Washington herald., 1912-04-06
SOCIETY

The President and Mrs Taft occupied
box last evening to see "a Romance
OF the Underworld"
They were accompanied by Miss Helen
Taft, MIR. and Mrs. Grosvenor. Mr.. and
Mrs Gilbert Grosvenor. Mr.. Edwin Gros-
venor. Lieut.. Rockwell, ard Miss Helen
Barber, who arrived from Bryn NMawr
yesterday 10 be the house guest Of Miss
Taft for the weekend.
Mrs. Charles W. Fairbanks. wife Of the
former Vice President. accompanied by
the latter's mother. Mrs. Fairbanks. ar
rived in washington last evening for a
weekend visit with Lieut.. and Mrs. John
W. Timmons. son-in-law and daughter
Of the former Vice President and Mrs.
Fairbanks. This Is the first time Mrs.
Fairbanks has visited her daughter since
the retirement Of Mr. Fairbanks from
official life, and she win be warmly well
coined by a very large circle OF friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Fairbanks, Of
Pittsburg. are rejoicing in the birth OF a
son on March q.
Miss Helen Taft is expected to be
among the riders at the society circus.
to be given on April q. at the Riding
Club. for the benefit OF the Diet Kitchen.
Other riders will be Miss Alys Meyer.
daughter OF the Secretary of the Navy;
Miss Laura Merriam. Miss ingalls,, Miss
Allen, and Miss Greble. Mr.. William
Marrow viii act as ring master.
The Russian Ambassador and Mime.
Bakhmeten went to Baltimore yester-
day afternoon to remain until Sunday
morning. They will be joined there to-
day by all Of the members of the en-
bassy staff. The ambassador and his
suite will attend the services at the
Russian Church. They will return to
Washington In time on Sunday to enter
tain all the members of the staff at
l. O'Clock breakfast.
Miss Laura Burieson, daughter OF
Representative and Mrs.'A. S. Burleson.
of Texas, and Mr.. Richard Van wyck
Negley, Of San Antonio. Tex. will be
the first bride and bridegroom OF the
Easter season, their marriage taking
place Easter morning in St Thomas
Episcopal Church. Only relatives will
attend the ceremony because of mourning
In the bridcgroom's family. ana no in
vitations will be sent out Announce
ment cards will be sent out later. Mr..
Negiey will take his bride to San An
tonic to live. Miss Burleson is one OF
the buds OF this season, and the an
nouncement of her engagement was
made only few weeks ago
The Attorney General and Mrs. Wick
ersham will be the guests of their SON.
in-law and daughter. Mr.. and Mrs. Al
bert Akin, in Long Island, for the Easter
holidays.
Mrs. Eldridge Jordan and her sister.
Mrs. BALDWIN. OF Baltimore. Will sail
for New York April q for Europe. They
will spend about six weeks abroad. ana
will be in London and Paris most of the
time. Mr.. and Mrs. Jordan expect TO
give up the house at ll5 Seventeenth
street. next week and move into their
new home at Twentieth street and Mass
achusetts avenue.
Mrs. ]. 2. Burrows was hostess at
small luncheon yesterday.
Judge and Mrs. A. r. Mullowny left
Washington yesterday TO spend the
Faster holidays with the latter's parents,
at Asbury Park, y. ].
Mr.. Duncan Clinch Phillips. Jr., Will
sail to-day on the Finland from New
York for Antwerp. Miss Laughlin, Of
Pittsburg, cousin OF Mr.. Phillips, will
also sail on the Finland and make the
same trip, which will include long stops
in Paris. Italy. and Spain. Mai. Phillips
and Mrs. Phillips are in New York to see
their son OF.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward C. Buckland. Of
New Haven. and their children are spend
ing Easter at the Highlands. Mr.. and
Mrs. BuckIsnd and family spent several
seasons in Washington in their home
in Rhode Island avenue, few years ago.
Mr.. Edward w C-eecy has returned TO
the city from a visit with MS son, Capt.
Richard B. Creecy. United states Marine
Corps who is on duty with the Atlantic
feet in the vicinity of Fort Monroe. ana
is temporarily a guest OF his relative.
Mr. p. c. Wilson at 1870 / street. Mr..
Creecy was a midshipman on the u. s. S.
Macedonian, which was at sea for 1o2
days in 1854 searching for the Confed
crate privateers Tallahassee and Florida.
Mrs. Reed Smoot. wife OF the Senator
from Utah. has cards out for a tea on
Easter Monday from to to meet Mrs.
A. F. Carbon, Of Salt Lake City. Mrs.
Carbon was formerly Miss Chloe Smoot,
eldest daughter of the Senator and Mrs.
years ago. Mr.. and Mrs. Carbon and
their little daughter are spending the
spring season at the Smoot home IN
Connecticut avenue just beyond the end
of the new bridge.
DR.. C. c. Glascock. OF Yale. and his
sister, Miss Lora Glascoch. are visiting
friends in the city at lf7 Randolph place
northwest. They will remain through
Easter.
Announcement is made OF the mar
riage, on wednesday, of Miss Carolyn
DeVelling to Mr.. Edward Badger Finch.
The ceremony was performed by the
Rev. Frank T. Benson. Mr.. and Mrs.
Finch will be at home to their friends
after May / at the Denver.
The American Minister to denmark. and
Mrs. Maurice F. Egan, who are spend
ing several weeks leave OF absence In
this country, are the guests of their SON.
in-law and daughter. Mr.. and Mrs. ].
Elmer Murphy, at their residence in
street DR.. Egan left WASH
ington last night for a brief lecture tour
In the South.
Miss Eleanor Anderson, daughter Of
A. Q