The Washington herald., 1912-10-23
SOCIETY

The President will arrive In Washing
ton on Sunday morning, but Mrs.. Taft
and Miss Helen TAFT probably vim re-
main some time longer At the Summer
White House, In Beverly. Mass.
Tho Secretary Of State has left wash
ington for Beverly. Mass, to be the
guest Of the President and Mrs. Taft,
and will also accompany them on . mo-
tor trip to Portsmouth and Portland.
Me.
Mr.. Knox left Washington yesterday
morning for New York, expecting to re-
turn here next Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. william Kidd have re-
turned to Washington and opened their
apartment At stoneleigh Court for the
winter.
The Assistant Secretary OF the Navy,
Mr.. Beekman Winthrop. will entertain
at luncheon on Friday in honor Of the
commandants Of the various naval sta
tions, who will be in conference in
Washington at the end Of the week.
Mrs. T. De witt Talmase, who is
spending the autumn At the Hot Springs.
Va. with her daughter. Miss Rebecca
Collier. entertained at q delightful tea
en- Monday on the lawn by the club
house. Among her guests were Mrs.
Reid Rogers and Miss Rogers. Of this
city. who have just arrived at the
springs.
Mrs. Oscar T. Crosby and her daugh-
ter. Miss Miriam Crosby. spent the
weekend in Washington. They viii re-
turn to their country estate In Warren
ton, Va, to-day
Mrs Henry F. Dimock. Of New York.
has leased the Slater house on I Street
for the coming season. Mrs. Dimock is
the sister Of the late Mr.. William c.
Whitney. Secretary Of the Navy during
President Cleveland's first administra-
ton. and she has taken the same house
which Mr.. Whitney made famous by his
original and brilliant entertainments.
Mrs. Dimock has so many friends in
residential and diplomatic circles that
her house is sure to be one Of the most
popular Of the many hospitable homes
in Washington Her daughter. Mrs.
Dimock Hutchinson. will spend the win
ter here with her mother.
One Of the most important weddings Of
the fall season in Baltimore, Md. will
be that Of Miss Katharine MacSherry,
daughter Of Mrs Allan MacSherry, to
Mr. John Cuttings Brosden. son Of the
late Mr.. James Mccullough Brogden and
Mrs. Brogden. The marriage will take
place Wednesday. November 20. at the
residence Of Mrs. Macsherry on Uni
versity Parkway. The invitations will
be limited to the two families and a few
intimate friends. Miss MacSherry il a
1 cousin Of Mrs. Robert Hinckley. and is
well known IN Washington.
Miss Elizabeth Rush Porter. daughter
OF Maj. and Mrs. J. Biddle Porter. is
| spending the week with Mr.. and Mrs
J. Wilmer Biddle in Philadelphia and
| Of Informal dinners to be given this
week by h( host and hostess. She will
make her debut in Washington later In
| the season.
Among those sailing from New York
on the Kaiser Wilhelm II yesterday
were Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph B. Strassbur-
ger, Of Norristown. Pa. Mr.. Strassbur-
ger is on his way to his post at Buchar-
est as secretary Of the American Lega-
ton and consul general to Roumania.
Serv1a. and Bulgaria He will arrive
| there about November 8.
Miss Virginia lie seure. granddaueh-
ter Of former Speaker Of the House Jo-
seph Cannon. Will 60 to Kansas City
early In November to visit Mr. and
Will make her debut here early In De-
cember.
| Miss Katherine Beresford. daughter Of
Admiral Sir Charles Beresford of Eng.
land. is visiting Col and Mrs. Robert
NJ. Thompson at the Hot Springs. Va.
Mrs stimson. wife Of the Secretary OF
War. will close her country home at
Huntington. L. l., and will arrive in
Washington the latter part Of the week.
The Secretary. who is now campaign
ing in the West, expects to Join his wife
on Saturday. He win deliver a speech
in st. Paul to-day.
Rear Admiral John E. Pillsbury. U. s,
n. retired. and Mrs. Pillsbury will prob
ably arrive in Washington to-day and
| open their residence in Q Street for tho
| winter.
An interesting announcement il that Of
the marriage Of Miss Katherine QUAY to
Lieut. Napoleane Ruspoli. which took
place in New York City last Monday.
Miss Quay Is the niece Of the late Sena-
! tor NJ. S. Quay and daughter of MT.
Quay. whose husband. the late Mr.
Jerome Quay. was the American consul
| in Florence.
The wedding had been postponed on
| account Of the Turko-Italian war, and
Miss Quay. who had lived with her
| mother in Florence since her fathers
death. decided to visit a sister, Mrs. r.
A. Franks. of East Orange, n. J. Lieut.
Ruspoli followed within a week. His
| regiment being likely to be ordered into
action. he had to 20 back to Italy i'm
mediately. but he wished to return with
Miss Quay as his bride. Lieut. and Mrs
Ruspoli sailed Tuesday for Italy, and
as q peace protocol has been signed BY
Italy and Turkey they will live on an
estate Of Prince Ruspoli near Florence.
Mrs. Truman H. Newberry was the
guest last week Of Mrs. Julius C. Bur-
rows at her residence in Kalamazoo,
Mich.
The German Ambassador and Countess
Won Bernstorn were passengers on the
kaiserin Auguste Victoria. It Is expect
ed that they will come direct to WASH
ington on their arrival in New York.
Owing to the continued illness Of Mrs
Belmont Tiffany. the wedding Of Miss
Catherine N. Cameron, q former WASH
ington winter resident. daughter Of the
late Sir Roderick Cameron and Mr..