The Washington herald., 1912-09-27

The Russian Ambassador and Nine.
George Bakhmeteff. who have left New
port sooner than they expected, are
spending a few days in New York at
n the Ritz-Carlton, before coming to
i washington and opening the Embassy
here.
/ The wedding of Miss Marguerite Pas
1 cal Wood, daughter Of the Rev. and
Mrs. Charles Wood. of this city, to Mr..
| william Logan Mccoy. will take place
1 Wednesday afternoon, October 16, at
the Presbyterian Church In Overbrook.
Pa. Only the family and close friends
| will be present at the ceremony. but
| large reception will follow at the home
of Miss Woods grandmother. Mrs. Wis
tar Morris. at Overlook. Miss Wood
made her debut few years ago. and
is extremely popular in society.
Mrs. Richard Wainwright. jr.. has ar
rived in Washington and is closing her
house on Church Street before going TO
Warrenton, Va, where she will spend
4 the winter.
Mr.. Justice Lurton and Mrs. Lurton
! have returned to Washington having
spent the summer in the North. They
have leased the former residence of
Brig. Gen. and Mrs. Clarence Edwards
on N Street for the winter.
| Miss Katherine Anderson, of Cincin-
natl, niece of Mrs. Taft. is a guest at
| the summer White House at Beverly.
She will remain there through the au-
tuun.
Mrs. Hugh Wallace and her son. Mel
| "
Mrs Nathaniel Francis. have returned
10 the city and are at the Grafton for
few days. Mrs. Francis has taken an
apartment at the Connecticut for the
| winter.
Mrs Emile S. Bruguiere and her son,
Louis S. Bruguiere, gave a dinner at their
Newport residence in honor Of officers
OF the battleships Utah and Nebraska on
l6hursday. After dinner other guests
| from dinners about the summer colony
came for dancing. The dinner guests
were Commanders Frederick B. Bassett.
| jr, and Henry V. Butler. Lieut.. w. II.
Lee, Ensigns Oscar c. Badge, Robert NJ.
Griffin. and Paul II. Bastido. OF the Utah,
and Lieut.. Richard F. Bernard, of the
Nebraska; Mr.. and Mrs Richard T. Will
son. Miss Susan Leroy Dresser, Mrs.
Julian Goldman, of Boston; Mr.. and Mrs.
Edward B. Cassatt. Of Philadelphia; Mrs.
| w. NJ Woodw ard. Mr. and Mrs. Preston
Gibson. of Washington: Miss Katherine
Bulkley Lawrence, Miss Roberta Willard.
Miss Elizabeth Sands. Miss Dorothy
Kane, Miss Mildred Rives. Miss Helen
Rives. Mr. A c. Horstmann. and Mr.. Won
Bulow, of the German Embassy. and Mr..
and Mrs. Austin Ledyard Sands.
Mr.. s. l. Crosby. third secretary at the
American Embassy in London. who has
been appointed secretary and consul
general at the American Legation in
Bangkok. has left London TO take up his
duties there. Mr.. Crosby. who has been
attached TO Mr.. Whitelaw Reds stan
for two years and half, will immedl-
ately upon his arrival act as charge
'affaires at the legation, the Minister
having recently died. Mr.. Hallett john
son. from New York. will succeed Mr..
Crosby in London.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Spalding. who
are now al the Virginia Hot Springs.
will not open their residence in Rhode
Island Avenue until late next month.
Miss Lois Brantley. daughter of Chief
Justice and Mrs. Theodore Brantley. of
Helena. Mont. is the house guest OF
Mrs Richard T. Gains at her home,
1926 l Street Northwest.
Mrs. Junius MacMurray and her daugh-
ter, Miss Ethel MacMurray, who haveI
spent September travelling through Italy. |
will sail for this country on October l.
Miss Marion Fisher and Miss Emma
Bullock are spending some time at the
Chalfonte, in Atlantic City.
The writing of plays that may be pro-
duced some time during the winter in |
one of the large theatrical centers ap- |
pears to be a new fall diversion for the
Younger members of the summer colony
still remaining in Newport. r. /.
The Misses Jean Wallach. daughter OF
Mrs Barger Wallach. and Fredericka
Paine. daughter of Frederick II. Paine. |
together with Marshall r. Kernochan. |
of LenoX are at work on a comic opera,
and Preston Gibson. of Washington, Is |
writing a one-act piece.
None of the playwrights are willing to
divulge the names of pieces or any
thing regarding the plots.
The Countess de Sibour and her niece, |
Miss Beatrice Bailey. have returned to
Philadelphia, after a sojourn in Virginia. |
The Count and Countess de Sibour will
return to Europe this month.
Mrs. George Peabody Wetmore. wife of
Senator Wetmore, of Rhode Island. en-
tertained at dinner on Wednesday at
their Newport cottage. Covers were laid
for twenty and the decorations were
yellow dahlias in silver vases.
Mr.. and Mrs. Byron S. Adams and
their daughter. Miss Marie Hoffman
Adams, have returned to the city. and
are at their home. 1901 Park Road. Miss
Alice Kock, of New Orleans, is their
house guest.
Miss Marie Adams will make her de-
but at a tea which will be given the
latter part of November.
Mrs. Daisy Fitzhugh Ayers and her
sister, Miss Lucy Stuart Fitzhugh, who
have been touring Europe for the past
two months, have returned to Washing
ton for the winter.
Miss Laura Matthews, of this city. is
Mrs ]. Albert Link, in Charles
town, W. Va. II
Mrs. Mary Aisquith Forsythe. who has