The Washington herald., 1912-09-15
" A YASHINGToN society is keenly
NAl interested in the wedding Of
Miss Jean Audenried Crosby

NAI interested in the wedding o'
wv Miss Jean Audenried Crosby
and Mr.. Charles Trowbridgt
Tittmann. which is to take place or
on Thursday afternoon at o'clock
at the residence of Miss Crosby'i
mother, 17lS Connecticut Avenue. The
marriage, one Of the first Of the fall sea.
son, brings together two well-known fam.
lies In the National Capital. Miss Crosby
is the daughter Of the late Rear Admiral
Peirce Crosby. U. S. N, and Mrs. Crosby
Mr.. Tittmann is the son of the Hon. O.
H. Tittmann, superintendent Of the Unit
ed States Coast and Geodetic Survey
and Mrs. Tittmann, who is sister OF
the Countess Zepperlin of Germany.
The ceremony will be performed in the
presence Of the families and their close
friends. Miss Crosby will have as her
maid of honor Miss Lille v. Davis Fin
ley, daughter of Mr.. William W. Finley.
president of the southern Railroad, and
Mrs. Finley. and Mr.. Leonard G.. Nc
Aneny, of New York, will be Mr.. Tit
mann's best man. The Rev. J. Hennlng
Nelms, of the Church of the Ascension,
will officiate.
Miss Crosby, who is extremely popular
among the younger set in Washington
will wear on her wedding own the Ouch
ess point lace which her mother wore
when presented at the court Of St
James twenty-five years ago. Mrs
Crosby was formerly Miss Audenried, OF
Philadelphia, Pa, and sister of the late
Col. Joseph c. Audenried. U. S. A. She
has prominently been identified with the
social life in Washington for many
years.
Miss Crosby's grandmother on the pa
ternal side was a Miss Beale. of the
distinguished Washington family of that
name. who was married to Mr.. Crosby.
of Chester, Pa, tat the old Commodore
Porter place on Meridian Hill over ninety
years ago.
For a number of years Mr.. Tittmann
has been among the most popular Of
the young men in Washington. He is
a graduate of Princeton, class of 1905.
and of the Harvard Law School. class OF
1903. For the last year he has been
engaged in the practice of law in this
city The ushers at the wedding will be
Mr.. John Siebert of this city. and Mr..
William Fell Johnson, jr, of Baltimore.
Notwithstanding the fact that Mrs.
Taft is not to return TO Washington and
open the White House until late in Oc-
toDer. the Executive Mansion will be the
scene of another reception and garden
party within the next few days. Presi-
dent Taft himself will do the honors on
this occasion instead of designating a
OF MS IdDlnet 10 act MIN,
he did last week. The occasion will
be the reception of the delegates to the
International Congress on Hygiene and
Demography. 1t promises to be a bril-
liant affair, for the delegates include
many of the most distinguished physi-
clans and scientists of the world, many
of whom will be accompanied to this
country by their wives. The congress
opens here September o. -s r.
A wedding of much interest TO Wash
ingtonians, particularly to the navy set
here, is that of the Hon. Joseph Hawley,
of Galveston, Tex. and Mrs Julia Raine.
Mr.. Hawley is the father of Mrs. Short
Adam Willis. of this city. a charming
young matron who has been prominent
in Colonial Danes and D. A. r. circles.
Mr. Hawley was educated at the Naval
Academy at Annapolis. He is we'll known
as one of the leading Taft Republicans
in the Lone Star State. and was named
a member of the committee appointed
to notify Vice President Sherman of his
denomination at the Chicago convention.
Mrs Raine is a brilliant woman, the
author of a number of charming books
and plays. and is well known in lit
erary circles Mr.. and Mrs. Hawley will
visit Mrs. Willis at her home in Nine
teenth Street early in October. Mrs.
Willis is at present staying in Warrenton.
Miss Stella Carusi, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Eugene Carusi, and Mr.. Will
lam n. Taft will be married on Satur-
day evening, October 12. at O'Clock, in
st. Patrick's Catholic Church, the Rev
]. A. Smythe officiating. A small recep-
tion at the home of the brides parents
will follow the ceremony. Miss Carusi
will be attended by her sister, Miss Aline