Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-14
IN THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
MISS JEAN OLIVER TO MARRY
A NAVAL OFFICER.
Wedding Party to Attend Miss
Wood-Other Events.
Personals.

Pittsburgh announce today Thea engage
ment of their daughter. Miss Jean Oliver.
to Lieut.. Commander Edward McCauley.
jr., U. s. N. Miss Oliver has been a.
familiar figure in Washingtons younger
social set since her fathers election to
the Senate three years ago.
Mr.. McCauley was appointed to the
United States Naval Academy at An
napolis from New York in 1892 He serv-
ed in the naval battle Of Santiago
The American minister to Switzerland
and Mrs. Henry s. Boutell are back in
Washington for a stay of several months
Miss Alice Bouteil. who returned with
them from Europe Saturday, will be mar.
r1ed to John Brooks Wood Ladd of Boston
Thursday. November % in this city. The
wedding will take place in st. john
Church. and will be followed by a recep-
ton and breakfast
Another late November wedding will be
that Of Miss Eleanor Ridgeley, daughter
Henry p. Parker, and will also be at ST
Johns Church.
An early December wedding will be
that of Miss Lucy Hoke Smith, daughter
of Senator and Mrs. Hoke Smith of
Georgia. and Lieut.. Austin R. Simpson,
ator and Mrs. John Sharp Williams of
Mississippi. will be a debutante Of the
coming winter.
AT the wedding of Miss Marguerite
Pascal Wood and William Logan MacCoy
which will take place Wednesday in the
Presbyterian Church in Overlook, Pa.
Miss Helen NJ. Wood Of st. Louis will
be maid of honor. The bridesmaids will
be Miss Marjorie MacCoy, Miss Annie
hofh Of
Miss Frances Eells of Cleveland. Miss
Bernice Baker of Takoma, and Miss
Pamela Stark of Saginaw. Mich. Mr.
R RaeSoy Will lo.h have as best man Mr.
Mr.. Arthur Emlen Hutchinson, Mr..
Harold Evans. Mr.. John Arthur Brown
and Mr.. Robert w. Read of this city.
Mr.. Thomas H. Atherton. jr., Of Wilkes
Harrisburg; Mr.. ]. Fred Cross, jr. of
Montclair. N. J.. and Mr.. Edward P.
Coy was graduated from Princeton in
l9O6. and several of the ushers are class
mates. Miss Wood will be given in mar
Wood. and her father, Rev. DR.. Charles
Wood. rector Of the Church Of the Cove
nant of this city. will perform the cere-
mony, assisted by DIR. George d. John
ston Ross. formerly pastor of the Bryn
Mawr Presbyterian Church. and now a
member Of the faculty of the Union Theo-
logical Seminary
Mr.. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, jr.
of New York. who are visiting the par
ents of the latter. Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson
w. Aldrich at Warwick Neck, r. l., were
honor guests at dinner and a dance
given at the Agawam Hunt Club by Miss
Aldrich Saturday night There were
thirty or more guests. most of them from
the summer colony at Warwick Neck
In the party in addition to Mr.. and Mrs
Rockefeller and Mr.. Aldrich and family
were Col. and Mrs. Samuel NJ. Nichol-
I'd; Senator Henry F. Lippitt and his
daughters. Mrs. George r. Sinnickspn
and Miss Frances Lippitt; Mr.. and Mrs
Harry Parsons Cross. Mr.. and Mrs
Frank A. Sayles. Mr.. and Mrs. James
Richardson and the Misses Anna and
Helena Case
Mrs. Edward T. Stotesbury. who has
been visiting her son-in-law and daugh-
ter. Mr.. and Mrs. Walter B. Brooks. jr.
in the Green Spring valley, near Balti-
more. was one of the godmothers yester-
day at the christening of the infant
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Brooks. The
Edwin Barnes Niver Of Christ Protestant
Episcopal Church. She was named Eve
lyn Louise. Mrs. Walter B. Brooks. ST..
was the other godmother. Gen. Alexan-
der Brown was the godfather. After the
christening there was an informal tea.
to which the two families and a few
friends were invited.
Mrs. John Aston, who returned from
Europe yesterday with her daughter. Miss
Muriel Aston. and who will spend the
winter in New York with her son. Vim
cent Astor. was most becomingly dressed
for handing at the dock. where she natu-
rally attracted much attention. Her black
long string of pearls which reached to her
waist, a cavalier hat with a white plume
and brown and gray ostrich boa, and
carried her jewel case in her hand. Her
daughter. Muriel. who appeared to have
grown since her last visit to this coun-
white. ~ VII" touches Oh
Mr.. and Mrs. James Knox Taylor have
arrived in Boston and have taken an
Beacon Hill. for the season. Mr. Knox
was the former supervising architect of
the Treasury Department He is now di-
rector Of the department Of architecture
at the Massachusetts, Institute of Tech
nology.
The French ambassador and Nine JUS
serand have returned to the embassy,
after their summer sojourn in France.
The German ambassador and Countess
Won Bernstorff have sailed from Cher
bourg on the Kaiserin Auguste Victoria
for New York.
Senator Cullom and his sister-in-law.
Miss Fisher have gone to Illinois, to re-
main several weeks.
The M. E. Church at Capitol Heights
was the scene of a pretty wedding Octo-
Der 6, when Miss Isabel Keithly of Ben
ming, D. c., and Mr.. Lawrence Miller of
the Heights were married by Rev. Dr.
Lee. The maid of honor was Miss Louise
Widner and Mr.. A. Lusby attended the
groom. After the reception the young
couple left for their home at Benning.
They received many handsome presents
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ Solomon announce
the engagement of their daughter Rena
to Mr.. Myer ]. Loeb of this city.
Mrs. Cornelius C.. Billings and her
daughter, Miss Alice Louise Dresel, have
returned to the Westmoreland, after their
summer travels in Massachusetts, and
Vermont.
Miss Kinsey of Park road is visiting
her brother, Mr.. Sam Kinsey of Ports
gone to New York city to visit her
cousins, Misses Belford
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard S. Reside have
returned from New York, where the lat
ter arrived Saturday from Europe Mrs
and Miss Reside spent the past sum-
mer in Milan, Italy, where the latter re-
mains. and will sing in opera throughout