Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-09
IN THE WORLD Of SOCIETY,"
MRS. TAFT HAS RETURNED TO
HER SUMNER HOME.
Secretary Knox Gives an Official Din.
ner Party-0ther Events.
Personals.

Mrs. Taft returned to Parramatta. the
Presidents summer home at Beverly,
Mass, yesterday from Cincinnati. where
she went with the President to attend
the funeral services of her father John
w. Heron
Charlie Taft, who went to Washington
with his mother for the notification cere-
monies, returned with her. President
Taft is expected about August 10. and
will remain until October
Secretary of State Knox gave a dinner
last evening in honor of the minister on
special mission from Nicaragua. Senior
Salvador Calderon. To meet him there
We're present Salvador Castrillo jr., the
Nicaraguan minister; Alvey A. Adee.
second assistant secretary OF state;
Chandler Hale. third assistant secretary
of state: Hugh S. Knox. private secre-
tary of Secretary Knox: Chandler p. An
derson, counselor for the Department OF
State; William IT. S. Doyle, chief OF the
resentative Richard Bartholdt of Mis-
souri,, Representative Ira w. Wood OF
New Jersey, Representative James
Franklin Burke of Pennsylvania, Rep
resentative Edward w. Townsend OF New
Jersey. Representative Flood, j. Butler
Wright and Fred Marsden.
Mrs Stuyvesant Fish is having a large
1OTce OI ntCIldnlCS anu utCOtdloIS WoIh-
ing on the temporary room to be added
to Crossways, her Newport villa, for the
hall to be given August 10 for Miss
Helena Fish, and for the large dinner
party two nights later. \ special quad
rifle will be a feature of the ball
The Hon. Mrs John Ward, daughter Of
AMBASSADOR and Mrs. Whitelaw Reid. Is
booked to sail Thursday next to reJoin
her husband and her little son at Chiffon
Lodge. their country place I'm Berkshire
England. where they will entertain shoot
ing parties throughout the fall. Mrs
Wards brief visit to this country mas
been for the purpose of transacting bust
ness in connection with the estate Of her
grandfather. the late ID. o. Mills, whose
will made bequests of property to her.
Mr.. and Mrs William J. Oates left the
city Wednesday for two-week vaca-
ton to Norfolk, Va
Miss Lulu V. Tavenner left the city
Wednesday for three-week vacation to
Norfolk, Va.
Mrs. II. and w Schlosberg and children
are stopping at the Lorraine. Atlantic
City and will extend their vacation to
the Catskill mountains.
Mrs. Louis J. Raebach has returned
from Atlantic City. and left today for
the Blue Ridge mountains. where she will
NlSll iSI Idthci, NIL a. IL. AhCh-
Mr.. and Mrs. Rudgyard I. Smith of
Takoma Park announce the marriage of
their daughter. Dorothy Harlan Smith,
to Mr.. Wilson II. Knight of Takoma
Park. The wedding took place Wednes-
day, August Z, 1917.
Mrs. NJ. c. Cobb and Mrs. Willoughby
Anderson of New York. who have been
the guests of Mrs. James Young. left yes
terday for Atlanta, Ga. where they will
visit Mrs. Lewis. Mrs. Young and her
little daughters will leave Saturday for
Mount Vernon. on the Potomac, where
they will spend the rest of the summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Rout Charlton
b. Rout and Mrs. Frank Kelly and son
Francis left for Atlantic City today.
where they will be joined by Thomas J..
Rout for a fortnight's stay.
Miss Kathryn Money. escorted by her
brother Earl. has gone to Frederick.
Md, to visit relatives for several weeks
thence she will go to Atlantic City for an
indefinite stay. returning to Washington
late in October.
Miss Gladys Kelley of 3O14 Cambridge
street accompanied by her mother and
brother, has gone to Narragansett Pier
for two weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. Jules Demonet and their
daughter Helen have left the Greenbrier
White Sulphur Springs, and are now at
Hotel Cape May. Cape May. n. j.. where
they will remain for the month Of August.
Mrs. Virginia III. Bovee has announced
the marriage Of her daughter. Helen
Elizabeth Bovee. to Mr.. James NJ. Coule-
han, which took place in New York last
December.
Mrs. Coulehan is at present at Wash
ington Grove, Va. with her mother, and
upon her return Mr.. and Mrs. Coulehan
northwest. The wedding took place at
the Madison Square Presbyterian Church
in New York, Rev. George Montgomery
officiating.
Saturday evening last the guests of the
Lake View Hotel. Lewistown, Md. gave
reception and dance to Mr.. George II.
Bratten and wife, the occasion being the
fifth anniversary of their wedding. The
ballroom was tastefully decorated with
bunting, japanese lanterns and cut flow
ers, and under a bower in the center o.
the room stood the bride and groom of
five years. while their friends presented
them useful and ornamental gifts OF wood
bearing humorous inscriptions. Among
those present from Washington, ID. c.,
were: Mr. and Mrs. Edwin A. Mess. Miss
and Mrs. Nathan B. Frank, Mr.. and Mrs.
Harold Levi. Mrs. H Bernheimer. Mrs.
Edgar c. Kaufman and Mrs. A. J. Bry-
lawski.
Dr. and Mrs. Mcpherson are spending
this month at Young's Hotel. York Beach,
Me.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Bendheim and daugh-
ter Esther are at Ocean City. Nd. for
the remainder of the summer.
Mrs. Margaret Connolly and Miss Con-
nelly are at Hotel Creston, Atlantic City,
for the month Of August.
Drs. McChesney and Joachim left with
their respective families Wednesday morn
ing on an extended motoring trip. They
will stop over at Atlantic City several
days before returning.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. ]. Jarboe and family,
accompanied by their daughters, Mrs
Cooke and Mrs. Williams, have left the
city to spend the month of August at
their cottage, the High View, at Colonial
Beach, Va.
Mrs. E. H. Pullman left Friday for an
extended stay with relatives near La
Plata, Md.
Mrs Harriet Dunnell Taylor and Mr..
Arthur Josiah Dodge have sent out
cards announcing their MARRIAGE Wed
nesday, August Z, 1912. Germantown.
Pa.
Mr. and Mrs. Dodge will be at home
after October Is at 2007 Massachusetts,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. e. Marden of Wash
ington are in New York for few days.