The Washington herald., 1912-09-04
SOCIETY

1t is indeed an unprecedented septem-
Der, with three garden parties at the
White House. They will almost be like
the play without Hamlet. because there
are so few women in town In official cir
cles. and II takes women to make
beautiful reception al fresco. The first
one will be this afternoon, when the
President will receive the delegates to
the convention Of applied chemistry and
their wives The President will return
this morning with his secretary. Mr..
Thompson, and his aid. Maj. Rhoads.
The next garden party will be on the
10th. for the sixth congress Of the
international Association for Testing
Materials, which Will meet in this city.
on the 23d another garden party Will
be given at the White House, for the
fifteenth International Congress OF Hy-
giene and Demography.
The newest engagement rumor floating
about Washington is that OF Miss Flora
Wilson, daughter of the Secretary OF
Agriculture, to Representative Jefferson
NJ. Levy. of New York and Monticello,
Va. Miss Wilson has spent the late
summer with her father at their apart
ment in Nhe Portland, in Washington.
and on the adjournment Of Congress she
went for a series of visits at the sea-
shore and in the country homes OF her
friends Her father went West at that
time. Miss Wilson and Representative
Levy have been friends for many years.
dating back tc thei- early experiences In
official life, when she was the youngest
Cabinet hostess and he was serving MS
first term in Congress. Miss Wilson is
also a friend of Mr.. Levy's sister, Mrs.
Carl Won Mayhouf who has been his
hostess for many years. He has always
been a real friend to this Cabinet host
ess who renounced society for the con-
cert stage. 1t was his advice to her
long ago to give up the professional life
and return to official society. But Miss
Wilson did not heed him at hrst. and
many of her friends are still skeptical
that she has even now yielded to II. The
rumor could not be verified. and those
here who know them best are divided
in their opinions on the subject. They
were much together in Washington and
in Europe during Miss Wilson's several
trips abroad when Representative Levy
has also been in Europe.
Miss Laura Merriam, whose engage
ment to Mr.. Theron Catlin was an
nounced last spring and Is now an
nounced to be broken, Is visiting her
brother and sister-in-law. Paymaster and
hTs- y. H. at SHtNS SHast-
She has spent the summer at the coun-
try place of her parents. former Gov
ernor OF Minnesota and Mrs. William r
Merriam, of Liberty Furnace, Va, but
came up late in August for visit with
Mrs. Joseph Letter. at the Letter coun-
try place near Great Falls. She was
there until several days ago.
Mrs Robert J. Wynne. accompanied by
D,,.h md
her sons. Charles wynne and John
wynne. will leave Washington to-day for
New York, from where they will sail
on Saturday Tor England, where Mrs.
wynne will place the boys in BEAUMONT
College in Windsor, England. She and
Miss Wynne will lspend several months
touring in England and France.
Dr. c. W. Childs. his son Greed. J.
MOria Saunders. and w. II. Taylor. Of
this city. have returned after an ex-
tended automobile tour TO Atlantic City
and New York The party travelled over
100 miles through some OF the most
picturesque parts of the country.
The Minister from Chile. Senior Don
Suarez. has returned to Magnolia, Mass.
where ne will join his family. after
spending a few days here.
Mrs. George Bliss and her daughter.
Miss Ruth Bliss. will close their cottage
at Monterey next week and return to
their residence in Bancroft Place.
Mai. Gen. George W. Davis, L. 5. A.
and his daughter. Miss Elise 4. Davis.
who have spent the summer in Connec-
ticut will return to this city later in
the week.
Mrs. Beverly Randolph Mason and
Miss Julia Mason. who have spent the
summer at Ogunquit. Me, have arrived
In New York to meet Miss Josephine
Mason who Will arrive in New York
either Friday or Saturday. They Will
&C TO Cape May. y. J.. Tor a fortnight
before returning to Washington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick S. Tyler and
their little daughter. have returned 20
their apartment at the Thomas.
Miss Katherine Hill. daughter of the
former Amba s. sador to Germany. has con-
cluded a visit 10 Miss Marie Merrill at
Duluth. and she and Miss Merrill are
now en- route to Dublin. n. H, where they
will be guests of Miss Penelope King.
after stopping in Chicago and Saginaw.