The Washington herald., 1912-07-09
SOCIETY.

SOCIETY
The President was host 1T a recep-
tion In the White House last evening In
honor Of the Republican National Com
mittee. President Taft returned to the
White House yesterday morning from a
brief soJourn at the summer White
House at Beverly. where he accoIn-
panied Mrs. Taft on wednesday or last
week.
Brig. Gen. Clarence r. Edwards, U. s..
A. who has just returned to the States
from trip Of several months abroad,
where he went on a mission for the
government. has returned TO washing
Ton with Mrs. Edwards and Miss Bessie
| Edwards, the latter having been the
guests Of Mrs. Edwards mother. Mrs.
Porter, at Niagara. They will remain in
washington only few days, when they
viii return to Niagara for a visit perore
going to one or the North Snore re-
sorts for the late summer.
Rear Admiral E. H. e. Leutze. U. s
N, retired. Mrs. Leutze, and Miss
Leutze are guests at Heaton Hail.
Stockbridge, Mass, for a few weeks, be-
iore sailing for an extended trip abroad.
Upon their return, 1t is expected they
viii make their home in washington
Admiral Leutze, until recently IN COM
mand OF the navy yard at Brooklyn, Is
now retired from active service.
Mr.. and Mrs. William F. jacob an
| nounce the marriage of their daughter,
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on Tuesday. June IS, at Baltimore. Md.
Mrs. Mason Blunt has gone to White
Sulphur Springs. w. Va. for the sum-
mer.
spending the season at Cape May, ~ j.
Miss Genevieve McGuigan, daughter or
Mrs. n. G. McGuigan. is the guest or
her uncle and aunt. Mr.. and Mrs. E J.
ii. Nicholson, on the Eastern Shore OF
Maryland.
A wedding of much interest in WASH
ington is that OF Miss Florence Dudley,
formerly of this city, and Mr.. William
Redwood Wharton. of Philadelphia.
which will take place Thursday next at
Point Pleasant. n. ]. Only relatives will
attend the ceremony. which will be
quiet one on account OF the i'll health OF
the brides mother. Mrs. James Law
renee Dudley. Following a bridal trip,
Mr.. and Mrs Wharton will return to
Point Pleasant for the summer, and
later will be the guests OF relatives at
Newport. The bride is a descendant or
John Woolman. the famous Quaker
abolition.st. and OF Oliver Cromwell. MT.
Wharton is the son OF the late William
d.
Wharton. His brother-n-law and sister.
DR.. and Mrs. Walter Mendelson. OF Buck
Hill. n. J.. will go TO Point Pleasant Tor
the ceremony.
Mrs. William T. Sampson. WIDOW of
Rear Admiral Sampson. U. S. ". has
Joined the summer colony at Bar Harbor
for the season.
Rev. and Mrs. Herbert Shipman, who
returned from abroad a few days ago.
are visiting Mrs. shipman's parents. Mr.
and Mrs. Edison Bradley, at Tuxedo. |
They will go to Southampton, Long
Island. shortly for the remainder Of the !
summer.
Senator and Mrs. Pomerene. will go 10 |
Philadelphia the latter part Of this week |
for a short visit with Mrs. Arthur Will |
|
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward T. Stotesbury, !
the latter formerly Mrs. Oliver Crom- |
well, OF this city. are now in London |
and the recipients of much social atten- |
ton there. They were the guests Of
honor at a dinner which was given by |
Mrs. Anthony J. DreNel last week |
Among the other guests were the
Duchess of Marlborough. who wore a 1
yellow and blue chiffon gown and ropes /
OF pearls; the Marchioness of Ripon. /
who was in black brocade; Mrs. Cecil
Bingham. in blue broCade and turquoise; |
Lady Alastair Innes-Ker CAnne Breese.
of New York;, in white and gold. with a
diamond band in her hair and high deg
collar of pearls: Lady Paget. Sir John
and Lady ListerKaye. Mrs. George
West. Mrs. Lewis Harcourt, J. Pierpont
Morgan, the Countess of Craven CCor-
nelia Martin. of New York;, the Countess
of Essex adele Grant, Of New York;,
and many prominent English people.
Mrs Stotesbury at the last court wore
a gown of Venetian red and gold. with
chains of emeralds reaching to her knees
and emeralds massed at the corsage Of
her bodice.
Miss Edythe McQuade left last week
for Europe with her aunt Miss Duke, to
Mrs. William F. Dismer and son, Will
lam. and Miss Ruth Tappan are at
Bluemont. Va, where they will spend
the remainder of the summer.
Announcement is made OF the mar
riage of Miss Eleanor W. Hubbard. of
Virginia, and MIR. Alexander Robertson,
OF this city. The ceremony was per-
formed in the rectory OF Asquith
Street Presbyterian Church, Baltimore,
last Friday, Rev. David T. Neely. pas
tor, officiating. Mr.. and Mrs Robert
son will make their future home in this
city.
Mrs. Clarence Moore and family, who
went to New York to meet her mother,
Mrs. L. c. Swift, on her return from
Europe, have all gone to Swittmoor,
where they will spend the remainder of
the summer.
Miss Margaret Cotton Smith is in Bos-
ton visiting her aunt and cousin, Mrs
William Grenough Thayer and Miss
Violet Otis Thayer. before joining her
parents, Rev. and Mrs. Roland Cotton
Smith, at their country home at Ipswich.
Mrs. Harry n. Boss and children are
spending some time in Atlantic City.
Invitations have been received in
from Mrs. Edmund More !