Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-02
IN THE WORLD Of SOCIETY
PRESIDENT AND MRS. TAFT AT
SUMNER HOME FOR FOURTH.
Here and There With Other Nota.
ble-Travel Plans.
Personals.

ana MI. ROBERT Tart, at the conclusion
Of the visits they are now making, will
join them.
Miss Genevieve Clark spent a part Of
yesterday golfing with Mrs. William r.
Hearst at the Country Club. near Balti-
more. and did not resume her place at
the convention till the evening sessions.
Most of the woman enthusiasts have had
all they wanted In one weeks attendance
and Washington is not as fully represent
ed this week. Mrs. Cullop. wife of Repre-
sentative Oullop: Mrs. Clarence Watson,
wife Of Senator Watson, and Mrs. Little
ton, wife Of Representative Attleton. arc
some Of the faithful who do not mind
going back and forth every day. Many
notably that OF Mr.. and Mrs. John r.
Mclean. but Baltimore's latchstrings
are still out and new guests are taking
the places OF the others
Mrs. George Westinghouse Of Erskine
Park, Lenox. Mass, who has been &C
lively interested in the good roads move
ment, and who planted an American flag
sachusetts. in September. 1910, upon the
completion OF the per cent grade high
way, will motor with her house party to
the top OF the mountain, and, Thursday.
again plant flag on the highest point in
the eastern seabOard states.
Miss Margaret Andrews, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul A. Andrews. who
will be the first Of the Newport sea-
sons debutantes, will be introduced
July Is. Mr.. and Mrs. Andrews have
decided to give on that evening large
dinner party, followed by dancing, at
their enlarged summer home. of which
they will soon take possession.
A pretty home wedding took place
last evening at o'clock, when Miss
Helen Teresa Manyette and Mr..
Samuel Francis Smith were married.
carried white roses and ferns. She
was attended by her sister, Miss Irene
nj. Manyette, who was attired In a
becoming blue dress and carried pink
Paul +. Cain of Brookland. D. c. The
guests included Mr.. and Mrs. Roland
Abbott, Mr.. Walter Smith and Mrs.
Hubert Fitzpatrick The ceremony
was performed by Rev. Martin P.
Egan. At present they will reside at
the home OF the brides parents, Mr..
and Mrs. William c. Manyette. and
will be at home at 1446 w street to
their friends.
cago. who are on their wedding tour,
were the dinner guests here last night
Of DR.. and Mrs ]. K. Northwood. Mrs.
Hewlett was Miss Loretto Claire Of
Chicago. and the marriage of the cou-
pie took place in that city June 26.
Mrs Crane. wife Of Senator Crane. gave
a luncheon for Mrs. z. Marshall Crane.
the senator's mother, at their place at
Dalton. Mass, yesterday. The occasion
was the eighty-first birthday of Mrs.
Crane The tables were decorated with
white roses. A birthday cake was brought
in with eighty-one lighted candles upon
it. After the candles were removed Mrs
Crane cut the cake. Mrs. Zenas Marshall
Crane is the oldest member Of the Crane
family, of which there are now five gen.
erations.
Mrs. Liela Alexander Emery. widow OF
John ]. Emery of Cincinnati and a
L. S. A., retired, of this city, was mar
ried at o'clock last night at st. Barthol-
omew's Church. New York city. to the
Hon. Alfred Arson of London, youngest
of the five brothers Of the Earl Of Lich-
field. The ceremony was performed by
the Rev. Sydney n. Usher, assistant rec
tor Of st. Bartholomew.
1t is expected that Mr.. and Mrs Arson
will go at once to Mrs. Anson's home at
Bar Harbor, the Turrets. where Mr.. An
son has been visiting since his arrival
in this country June 20. The house In
which Mrs. Emery has passed her win
tiers, at No. East 6Sth street, is closed
for the summer.
The engagement Of Mrs. Emery and the
youngest son of the second Earl of Lich-
field was announced in London in May
last Mrs. Emery was in London at the
time and it was then supposed that the
marriage would take place there. But
she returned to this country early in June
and Mr.. Arson came two weeks later.
He said then that the wedding might
take place within a month or not until
later" That it all depended on the wishes
Of Mrs Emery. She delayed her annual
visit to Bar Harbor until his arrival In
New York. He has rooms at the Ritz
Carlton.
John J. Emery made a fortune in the
real estate business. He died in 1903 and
under his will the widow received both
his estate and that Of his brother, Thomas
Emery, who died in Cairo in 1905 and left
his fortune to John j. Emery.
Among those at the wedding yesterday
sister. Mrs. Arthur Delano Weekes, and
Lord Dalhousie The bride was given
in marriage by her father. Mr.. and Mrs.
Arson left Immediately after the cere-
has a summer home. They will return to
New York early In the fall.
Mrs. Arson has daughter, Alexander
Emery. and two sons. Thomas and John
Arthur Delano Weekes, while their moth
err was abroad.
Mr. Arson was born In 1876, He is a
nephew Of the late Duchess of Buccleuch
and of the Marchioness of Blandford,
mother of the Duke of Marlborough. His
mother was Lady Harriet Hamilton. a
daughter of the Duke of Abercorn. He
lives at IS Manchester square. West Lon
don.
The marriage of Miss Henrietta Mer-
cedes Saltmarsh and Capt. Harry Lee.
L. S. NJ. c.. Of this city and son of Mr.
and Mrs. Jesse w. Lee, also Of this city,
was a beautiful event taking place last
Tuesday evening at the home of the
brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs Ernest Ohm
stead Saltmarsh, on West Belmont street
Pensacola, Fla. Rev. Father Fullerton
was the officiating priest, and the attend
honor; Lieut.. Theodore Chase, u. S. A,
best man; Miss Cora Louise Simpson and
Miss Fannie Renshaw, bridesmaids.
Judith Maxwell and Brent Watson,
dressed all in white. parted the broad
satin ribbons and Thomas Watson was
the ring bearer
The ceremony took place in the living
room, the wedding party being grouped
before an altar with fragrant southern
vines, banked with fragrant white roses
and burning waxen tapers. Palms form
living rooms the tall fronds of the
tropical plants rising almost to meet a
frieze of sm:laX and fragrant white
flowers.
Completing the picture was it's central
figure. the lovely young bride, wearing
a gown of beautifully embroidered white
lingerie over white satin, with fiimy
lingerie cloth yelling the length OF tile
long, graceful train. Her veil Of tuile