The Washington herald., 1912-11-24

to Mics Elizabeth Mur~for5. OF v-n-t,'- =
-su '.I,y. EHu. with uy' mother, Mr.
Edward S. Mumford, is spending som,
time in the city. Twenty friends wer,
guests OF the pleasant occasion.
Mr.. and Mrs Duncan McEim enter
tanned at dinner Friday night Mr.. Jus
tiCe and Mrs. Hughes. Admiral and Mrs
Wainwright. Gen. and Mrs. Sanger. Mr.
and Mrs. Young. Of Albany. n. Y. hous.
guests Of DIR. and Mrs. McKim: Col. AND
Mrs. Burr, the Rev. DR. and Mrs. Ran.
Golph McKim. Mrs. Churchill Candee
Mrs. Robert Hinckley. Mr.. Bowie Clarke
and Mr.. Charles Swisher
DR.. Tom 4. Williams is in New York
visiting the Macphersons. Of ShinrussIe
| Scotland. He will return Monday. Later
on the Misses Macpherson will visit Dr
| and Mrs. Williams at their home, I7O5 n
| Street.
| Washington society is taking a keen
interest in new book from the pen OF
Nine. Sophie Radford de Meissner, which
is entitled: There Are No Dead" Nine,
de Meissner, who has been a leader here
for number of years and in Russia also
aims in her book to do away with the
| sense Of remoteness and desolatIon that
Is Impressed upon those persons whose
relatives have died by showing death is
! only passing to a fuller life.
Mime. de Meissner has already address
ed several exclusive gatherings on the
same subject as that OF her book at the
Washington Club, and at the residence
of Mrs. John D. Patten.
a dance will be given for the benefit
of the Working Boys Home on Monday
evening. December Is, at the New Will
lard. The committe in charge of the ar
ragements for the ball are Mrs Walter
Tuckerman, president; Mrs Walter Will
cox, vice president: Mrs. George How
land Chase, treasurer: Mrs. Sophy John
ston. and Miss Hildegarde NageI, secre-
taries.
Mrs. Letter, who spent the late sum-
mer and the autumn season with her
daughters, the Countess of Suffolk and
Mrs. Colin Campbell. in England, has
returned to Washington.
Miss Katherine White. who will be
presented to society at large tea later
in ths season. was the guest Of honor of
whom her aunt. Mrs. Atkinson, the wife
Of Lieut.. Col. R. W. Atkinson, U. s. A..
entertained at a young peoples luncheon
yesterday at her residence in Street
Mr.. and Mrs. William Danforth are the
guests Of Mrs. Danforth's parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Sellnger.
Miss Beatrice Kalmus, of New York,
Is the guest Of Mrs. NJ. Kaufman, of this
city. 20.
or Interest to washingtonians is the
announcement of the appointment of Mr..
Theodore Marburg. Of Baltimore, Md,
as American Minister to Belgium. Presi-
dent Taft and Mr.. Mayburg have been
close friends for years, and Miss Taft
has been frequent visitor to the Mar
burg home in Baltimore.
Miss Carrie Bass, who spent several
weeks in Washington with friends, has
returned to her home in Baltimore.
Miss HoFtense Brylawski, of Calvert
Street, is spending several weeks in At
lantic City at the Hotel Rudolf.
An attractive fall wedding took place
last night. when Miss Clara Louise Row
ell and Mr.. w. Edwin Russell, of Louis
Vile. KY, were married in the brides
home, 1906 r Street Northwest. Only
the immediate relatives of the bride and
groom witnessed the ceremony. which
was performed by the Rev. DR.. c. Ernest
Smith, rector of st. Thomas Church.
The bride wore a handsome gown of
white charmeuse with court train. The
waist was elaborately trimmed with rose
point lace. Her tulle veil was caught
in place by orange blossoms, and she