The Washington herald., 1912-10-01

An engagement of more than usual IN
terest to washingtonians will be an
nounced to-day In San Francisco. Cal
lit is that OF Miss Carolyn Murray
daughter of Maj. Gen. Arthur Murray
iU. 8. A.. and Mrs. Murray. TO Mr.. Orc
Preston. of this city and New York.
Gen. Murray. who now commands tbs
Western division of the army. before be-
ing ordered to his present post. wa'
Chief OF Artillery, and he and Mrs. Muir
ray entertsined extensively while in this
city at their residence in Rhode Island
Avenue. Miss Carolyn Murray has beer
lone of the most popular of the army
bellies since her debut here several sea.
sons ago.
Mr. Ord Preston is a graduate of Yale
class of 1899. He belongs to the Metro
politan Club. the Chevy Chase Club. and
the Riding Club of Washington, and te
the University Club. the Racquet Club
and the Yale Cluo. of New York. He Is
also a member of the New York STOCK
Exchange.
The marriage is to take place early
in December, at Fort Mason, Cal, and
the bride and bridegroom will reside al
1872 r Street Northwest for the winter.
Mrs. Champ Clark. wife OF the Speak
er and her daughter. Miss Genevieve
Clark. have returned to Washington, and
| opened their house in Sixteenth Street
Miss Clark is to resume her studies at
the Friends Select School and will not
make her debut this winter.
Mrs Matthew T. Scott has arrived in
4, Washington. and is at the New Willard
I for the winter. She will preside at the
! A. ~
d. Ar, which takes place on wednes-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Appleby, who
have spent the summer at Narragan-
sett Pier and Atlantic City, are visiting
! Mrs. Appleby's mother, Mrs. T. Ritchie
Stone. at her residence in Connecticut
Avenue, before returning to their win
| ter home in Florida.
Col. and Mrs. Archibald Oracle and
Miss Oracle have returned to Washing
| ton.
Mrs Robert II. Traver has arrived in
Washington and opened her new resi-
! dence on the corner of Connecticut Ave-
nue. and Q Street for the winter.
Mr.. william F. Mattingly. after spend
ing the summer with his son-in-law and
daughter. Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Treat
Paine, at Dublin. n. H., has returned
| to Washington for the winter. He has
been Joined by his youngest daughter.
Mrs. Ethelbert Breckenridge. who has
just arrived in Washington from Pan
anna, where her husband. Lieut.. Breck-
| enridge, L. S. A, is stationed.
Mrs. Stephen H P. Pell, daughter Of
Col. and Mrs. Robert Thompson. who
| arrived from Europe. has left New York
| and gone 10 her country home at Ticon-
derega- \. Y.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry T. Oxnard gave an
informal dinner on Sunday at the Hotel
Gotham, New York. for Mrs Oxnard's s
sister Miss Pichon. Mr.. and Mrs OK
nard and Miss Pichon will return to
Washington this week.
Rear Admiral William H. Emory. U.
S. N, retired. and Mrs. Emory. will
close their country seat on Long Island
early in October. and return to Wash
ington for the winter. Mr.. Edmond Ovey.
second secretary OF the British Embassy
and Mrs. Ovey. formerly Miss Blanche
Emory. are returning to America from
England, and will join her parents here
The engagement has been announced
Of Miss Isabel Bradford Shaw. and Mr.
Miles Standish Slocum. The bride-elect
is the niece of Mrs. Lewis c. Nelson. Of
St. Louis, at whose house the wedding
will take place in November
Mr.. Slocum is the son of Col. Herbert
Slocum, commandant of Governors Is
land. n. Y. Col. Slocum was married
last April to Mrs. Mary Ricketson Carr
of Pittsburg. sister of Mr.. oliver Ricket-
son of this city.
Saturday. October g. is the date an
| nounced for the wedding Of Miss Bess
Rist, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. n. A.
Rist. of Dawson. Pa, and Ensign Gay
lord Church, u. s. N, formerly OF Mead
Vile. Pa. which will take place in the
Cochran Memorial Church at Dawson.
The bridal party will include several OF
| Ensign Church's naval friends.
The Minister of Nicaragua and Mime.
de Castrillo have returned to WASH
ington and have taken an apartment at
Stoneliegh Court for the winter. The
Minister and Nine. de Castrillo spent
the summer at Rehoboth Beach. Del.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick Ashton de
Peyster, who spent the summer at North
Easter HarDOr, are at the Hotel Netner-
lands in New York. Mrs. de Peyster is
the sister of Mrs. Walter Tuckerman. of
Washington.
Mai. Charles Beverley Ewing. L. S. A.
and Mrs Ewing. who now reside in
Savannah, Ga. have announced the en-
gagement of their daughter. Miss
Eleanor Febiger Ewing. to Lieut.. Henry