Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-30
IN THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
MISS TAFT HAS A PARTY
ABOARD THE SYLPH TODAY.
Here and There With Other No
tables-Travel Plans.
Notes.

Miss Helen Taft will entertain a part,
aboard the Syiph this afternoon for q
trip down the river. Last night she
was honor guest at a dinner given a
the Manor, Randle Highlands, by Mis-.
Frank B. Noyes. which was chaperonec
by Col. and Mrs Spencer Cosby
The Vice President and Mrs. Sherman
will spend today and the week end with
their children In Utica.
Senator O'Gorman gave dinner last
night for Mayor Gaynor Of New York
and had in the party to meet him Speak
er Clark, Representative Oscar Under
wood and Senators Williams, Bacon. Cul
berson. Hitchcock. Overman. Hoke Smith
Clarke of Arkansas and John W. Kerr
and the democratic representatives il
Congress from New York.
The Swiss minister. Dr. Meter enter
tanned at dinner last night a few of ta'
delegates to the twelfth International Con
gress of Navigation. ended yesterday a
Philadelphia: Lieut.. Col William r. An
derson. chief engineer Of the Candar
department of marine and fisheries. at OF
tawa, and Mrs Anderson, Mr. A. r. d,
Bray. director of the High Commercial
School at Montreal. and Mrs. de Bray
Prof. K. s. Hilgard OF the Swiss Poly
technical School at Zurich Mr.. and Mrs
Otto H. Tittmann, Mr. John Gignoux anl
F. Luetti. both of the legation STAFF.
The Secretary of Commerce and Labor
and Mrs. Nagel have returned from At
lantic City. Mrs. Nagel. accompanied b,
her children. will go to their summer
home at Marion, Mass. early in June.
The Brazilian ambassador had a part,
dining with him last night. and after
ward took his guests to the theater.
The Attorney General and Mrs Wicker
sham have Cancelled all their social en-
gagements owing to the sudden death il
Italy Of Mrs. Samuel Wickersham, tn,
Stepmother of the Attorney General Mrs
Wickersham was the mother OF Lady Ha,
field.
The German second secretary accom-
panied Mrs. kienlin and their three chill
dren to New York yesterday. Mrs. KEN
lin and the children sailed today for Ger
many, where they will spend the sum
mer and early fall. Mr.. Kienlin will joir
them the last of June. to remain three
months.
At the marriage yesterday in New Yorl
of Mrs. Anita Small Minton. widow o.
Charles F. Minton. and Mr.. Hamilton
Peil. son of Mrs George IL. Pell Of
away by her brother. George Sumner
Small. Sd. wore a gown of white chiffor
cloth trimmed with founces of old Lace
that has been in the family for over nft,
years She wore leghorn hat. trimmed
with lace and small lavender and pinl
roses and white lilies.
Mrs. Garrison Adams was her matror
Of honor. and her gown was of pale pinl
chiffon over white satin. trimmed witt
flounces of lace. Her hat was of blacl
straw, trimmed with blue ribbon and pinl
roses. She carried pink roses and white
lilacs. Miss Alice fainter, Mr.. Pelf:
niece, served as flower girl. She was II
white lingerie and carried gilt fowe
basket filled with pink sweet peas ant
white liiacs. Henri Harnickel acted a:
bset man and the ushers were the bride
groom's brother-in-law Charles Davies
fainter. and Theodore Foulke. Only ;
family party was present.
Mr.. Pell and his bride will sail for Eu
rope June 4, on board the Carpathia.
Mrs. F. Warden Graham and Miss Mar.
Graham went to Annapolis yesterday 4
spend June week. Upon their return
they will go to their country place II
Virginia for the summer.
"A party OF young pcOpie w dsh
ington are making motor trip Of severa
days through Virginia. Capt. Edward
Carpenter, L. S. A., is chaperoning them
Those in the party are Miss Laura Mer
riam. Miss Harriet Wadsworth, Mis-
Hagner. Representative Theron Catlin
Capt. Frank Mccoy, L. S. A.: Mr.. Jane.
F. Curtis, Mr.. Basil Miles, Mr.. Fredericl
Brooks and Mr.. Frederic Hudekoper.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace Chiswell ar,
stopping for the week at Old Point Com
fort.
Mr.. Domenic r. Zerega announces the
marriage of his daughter, Teresa Mari'
Zerega and Mr.. Charles Lee Downey o.
Birmingham, Ala. Wednesday, May ~
Philadelphia, Mr.. and Mrs. Downey vii
be at home to their friends at the Am
herst, 1864 Columbia road. after June %
Mr.. and Mrs. D. Cooper announce thu
engagement of their daughter. Anna, ant
Mr.. S. l. Hyrkin of New York city.
Mrs. p J. Clarke of 1886 y street north
west. accompanied by her daughter. Mrs
NJ Fulton Harry, left the city today TO
an indefinite stay in New Jersey, Penn
sylvania and New York.
The marriage of Miss Mary Spignul o
this city and Ralph NJ. Smith of Newark
~ j.. will take place at the residence
of her mother 1924 @ street northwest
June 20, at 1:3O pm.
Miss Corinne Herndon. a granddaughter
of Mrs. Thomas Young. will be marrie'
to E. Gwinne Robinson Tuesday. June 1
at noon in the Church of the Holy Trim
ity, New York city. Immediately after
ward the young people will start west OF
their honeymoon trip. Miss Herndon wa
here last winter.
Commander and Mrs. George Washing
ton Williams of the naval torpedo sta
ton gave dinner last night at Newpor
in honor of Capt. William b. Caperton
L. s. N, the new commandant OF Mar
ragansett bay naval station, and Mrs
Caperton and their daughter. Miss Caper
ton a debutante here last winter. Amer
lean beauty roses were used for the deco
rations. A round of dinner parties Il
being given for Capt. and Mrs Capertol
and Miss Caperton.
Miss Martha Goldman Of this city is ex
pected at her Newport villa today.