The Washington herald., 1912-05-31

The German Ambassador. Count Won
Bernstorff, was the guest Of honor at a
dinner last evening OF Mrs. Richard
Townsend in her Massachusetts Avenue
home.
Miss Helen Taft took a party Of young
people for a moonlight sail down the
Potomac on the sylph last evening. The
party of about twenty left Washington
about o'clock. and had supper on board.
They were chaperoned by Col aad Mrs.
Spencer Cosby.
The Vice President and Mrs. Sherman
have gone to Utica, N. Y. to remain until
Monday with their family.
The Secretary Of Commerce and Labor
and Mrs. Nagel have returned from a
brief stay in Atlantic City. Mrs Nagel
and the children will leave here soon for
their place at Marion, Mass, TO spend
the summer.
The Attorney General and Mrs. Wicker
sham have cancelled their social engage
ments because OF the sudden death Of
Mr.. Wickersham's stepmother, Mrs. Sam
uel Wickersham, in Italy.
Mrs. Sherman Miles and her mother
Mrs. William Belden Noble, Will sail
from New York, June Is, to Join Lieut.
Miles, U. S. A., who has recently been
ordered TO duty at Bucharest as military
attache of the American Legation.
Mrs. Longworth, Of Cincinnati, will ar
rive in Washington to-day. for a visit
with her sonjn-law and daughter, Count
and Countess de Chambrun, the former
I, the military attache OF the French En-
/ Ia gEN nd as
viii leave Washington the latter part OF
next month for France, where they will
spend the summer visiting relatives OF
the former.
The Swiss Minister, DR.. Ritter. left
Washington last evening to spend several
days in Pittsburg Pa.
The Russian Ambassador and Nine.
BakhmeteiI viii be hosts at a dinner
this evening In honor of the American
Ambassador to Russia, Mr.. Curtis Guild.
The Treasurer Of the United States,
Hon. Lee McClung. is spending the
Weekend at Atlantic City, at the ChaI-
fonte. He went down for the Memorial
Day celebration.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leroy Cough entertained
Miss Olivia Howard and Mr.. christopher
Augur Russell and their wedding party
with a few additional friends at a
! theater party and supper following last
evening. Supper was served at the VIII
| lard for twenty. Miss Howard and Mr.
Russell will be married at o'clock
| tomorrow afternoon in the n Street
| Rome Of the brides parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. George H. Howard. In the COM
pany last evening were the brides two
sisters, Mrs. Warrington Cottman, of
| Baltimore; Mrs. EbeneZer Learned, Of
Norwich, Conn; Mrs. John Allen, OF
Evanston, Ill. sister Of the bridegroom;
| Mr.. A. lie Baron Russell brother of
the bridegroom, who win act as best
man; Mr.. Charles Howard, brother Of
| the bride, and a number Of other close
| friends. The wedding company will be
quite small and limited to the relatives
and most intimate friends.
Mrs. Mary Lincoln Beckwith, daughter
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Robert T. Lincoln, and
her two young children. Robert Lincoln
Beckwith and Mary Lincoln Beckwith,
left yesterday for New York en- route
to the Lincoln summer home at Man
chester-in-the-M Mountains. in Vermont
They remained for several weeks after
the departure Of Mr.. and Mrs. Lincoln
to close the Washington home, corner
| OF n and Eighteenth Streets.
Col. and Mrs. William c. Gorgas. who
have made a visit OF several weeks to
| the formers mother, the widow Of Gen.
Josiah Gorgas, in Alabama, will return
here tomorrow for another short visit
before returning TO Panama, where Col
Gorgas has been stationed for some
years Miss Gorgas remained here as the
guest of Mrs. J. W. MacMurray and Miss
MacMurray during her parents visit
South.
Mrs. Arthur Lee will be among the
visitors to Annapolis tomorrow. going
over for the game there tomorrow after
noon.
Miss Alice BoutelI, daughter of the
American Minister to Switzerland and
Mrs. BouteII, who has been spending
some time in Washington with her
brother and sister-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs.
Roger BouteI. is now at Clifton Springs,
n. Y, visiting her grandmother, Mrs.
Gates. She will return 10 Washington
early next week to remain with her
brother until she joins her parents in
Switzerland.
Rev. John A. Aspinwan and Mrs. As
pinwaIl. with their daughter, Mrs. Cha
pin, wife Of Lieut. Chaplin. L. S. A, are
spending a few days in New York, be-
fore going to their summer home at
Shelter Island.
Representative and Mrs. Nicholas
Longworth will go to New York early
in June to join Mr.. and Mrs. Bourke
Cochran, at the Cedars, Port Washing
ton, Long Island, to be members Of the
house party the latter will entertain for
the marriage Of Mrs Cockrans sister,
Miss Marjorie Ide, to Mr.. Shane Leslie,
of England. Mr.. LongwoTth Is TO be
one of the ushers. Miss Margery Col
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