Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-07


cording to present plans, until the
autumn
The Secretary of War and Mrs. Slim
son expect to leave the last of the week
for their place on Long Island
The French ambassador and Nine. JUS
serand were hosts at dinner last night
when their guests were Mrs. Stimson
wife Of the Secretary of War. the Peru
Wan minister and Nine. de PeZet. the
chief of staff. U. S. A.. and Mrs. Leonard
Wood. Mr. and Mrs Clarence j. Blanch-
ard. Senior Don Manuel Walls Merino
charge d'affaires for Spain: Manuel de
Freyre Santander. Peruvian first sec
Rotary: Miss Frances Gamble, niece Of
the Secretary of War and Mrs. Stimson
the French counselor and Countess de
Peretd de Ia Rocca, the French military
attache and Countess de Chambrun, MIR
MauEras. French attache, and Viscount
de st. Phalle. also attached to the en-
bassy.
The French ambassador and Mime. JUS
serand expect to sail from this country
for France about juno 90 The coun-
seior, Count de Perett de la Rocca. will
act as charge d'affaires.
Miss Helen Brice has taken a cottage
on the cliffs at Newport for the summer.
Miss Martha Goldman of this city is at
her villa at Newport for the season.
Mrs. John Hays Hammond was the
guest OF honor at a luncheon given by
the Manhattan Chapter Of the Daughters
of the American Revolution yesterday
afternoon at Claremont, New York, at
which she unfolded the plans for the
women's memorial to the men who per-
ished in the Titanic disaster.
The announcement comes from San
Francisco from Mr.. and Mrs. James Pot
ter Langhorne of the engagement of their
daughter. Julia Langhorne, to Lieut..
James Parker. u. S. n.
The engagement is the elimination of
an acquaintance begun when Miss Lang
horne and her sister, Mrs. Richard Ham
mOnd. visited Newport several months
ago, Lieut. Parker being stationed there.
The Langhorne family went to Cali
fornia from the east. Miss Langhorne is
related to Mrs. Charles Dana Gibson and
Mrs. Reginald Brooks of New York, Mrs
Waldorf Aston and Mrs. Paul Phipps OF
London, all of whom were of the Lang
horne family Of Virginia.
Former Secretary of the Navy Truman
H. Newberry recalled last night the invi-
tations to the wedding of his daughter,
Carol B. Newberry to Capt w. III. Alleyne
of the Queens Own Regiment. station
place on the 18th Of June. and announced
that the engagement had been broken at
his daughters request. No intimation
that such an abrupt ending to this latest
International engagement had been even
limited at and the news was received here
with great surprise as well as at the De-
troit home of the Newberrys, where their
wealth, business connections and social
position make them among its most
prominent residents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Newberry dispensed a
very pleasant hospitality during their Off
cial residence in this city, where, during
the Roosevelt administration, Miss New
berry made her debut.
The announcement of her engagement
to marry Capt. Alleyne followed the de-
Bermuda last March. Capt. Alleyne, who
is about thirty-tWo, was with his regi-
ment in India nine years before going to
Bermuda. He arrived in New York last
Monday and went at once to Detroit, &C
companied by a brother officer who was
to have served as his best man. 1t is
said that after yesterdays announcement
that Capt Alleyne left Detroit at once.
Mr. and Mrs Albert Ashley Gorsuch
and daughter, Jessie Leoni, are spending
some time at Atlantic City. They will
attend the graduation of their son, Albert
Fayette, from the Medico-Chirurgical
College. Philadelphia. Pa, today.
Mrs. E. R. Lake of 1888 Goth street has
just left for a six-week visit to her old
home in Oregon. She expects to reach
Portla I'D in time to attend the rose fes-
tival, and from there will go to Corvallis
for the commencement exercises at the
Oregon Agricultural College. with which
institution Mr.. Lake was formerly con-
nected.
Mr. William r. Mears. who has been
a guest for several weeks at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. r. w. Buckley, leaves this
afternoon for his home in Leavenworth,
Kan.
Mrs. B. L. Rosemond Of Cambridge.
Ohio, Is visiting her brother, w. Edward
Grimes. Lincoln square, and relatives at
1885 Harvard street.
The middies' german last night at An
napolis was participated In by 100 couples.
Midshipman De Witt C. Ramsey of New
York led with Miss Frances Hahn of An
napolis. Handsome favors in the shape
Of scarfs. stickpins. parasols. fans and
copies Of the Lucky Bag the official
annual publication Of the graduates, We're
presented in the course Of the evening.
At IL o'clock a collation. was served.
Miss Olga Hull. Miss Edyth McQuade.
Miss Helen Netherland. Miss Mary X.
Graham, Miss Leona Curtis, Miss Eleanor
I. Jones. Miss Elizabeth f. Cravin. Miss
Dorothy Dyson, Miss Helen Hammerly,
Miss Marie Tunstall. Miss Emily c. List.
Miss Christine Richards. Miss Mignonne
McCabe. Miss Phebe Adams, Miss Helen
Heyl, Miss Margaret Smith, Miss Ethel
Rose, Miss Mary Depson. Miss Dorothy
Gauntlet, Miss Ruth c. Cohen and Miss
Harriet G. Conger were among the Wash
ington girls in attendance.
Prince Christian Won Hesse, an officer In
the German fleet and whose name and t.
ties occupy over line in the list of Sec
rotary Meyers dinner party last night. is
quoted in New York paper today as de-
scribing the American woman as the
most beautiful creature in the world
He also adds with the same fine discrimi-
nation that most international critics
make on this topic, that her distinction in
beauty is largely due to her chic and
dainty way of dressing. All of which
shows that Prince Christian thoroughly
enjoyed the social good times he partici-
pated In here and which will last till the
return Of Secretary Meyers party from
Mount Vernon late today.
Mr.. and Mrs. s. N. Langston of 2225 4th
street celebrated their twentieth wedding
anniversary last evening. Several hun
tifLl gifts were received. An orchestra
played throughout the evening.
Mr. Charles A. Benjamin of Leslie. Cecil
county. Md, president of the National
Bank of Northeast, was married Wednes-
day to Mrs. Abb Matthews Morris. widow
Of Capt w. J. Morris of Washington, ID.
C. The ceremony was performed by Rev.
Dr. F. T. Little OF the Allnutt Memorial
Methodist Protestant Church. Baltimore.