Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-18
IN THE WORLD Of SOCIETY
WHITE HOUSE DINNER PARTY
FOR CUBAN OFFICIAL.
Other Sociabilities and Pleasant
Events-Travel Plans.
Personals.

The President and Mrs. Taft entertained
at dinner last night. having their guests
| with them on the west terrace, where the
table. adorned with garden flowers. snap
dragons. daisies. sweet peas. gladiolus in
a setting of maidenhair ferns, made
pretty scene.
The President and Mrs Taft's guests
were DR.. Orestes Ferrara. speaker of the
Cuban house of representatives, and Nine.
Ferrara, the Speaker of the House and
Mrs. Clark. the Secretary of State and
Mrs. Knox, the minister of Cuba and
| Nine. de Martin Rivero. Senator and Mrs
Francis G. Newlands, Representative Jo-
seph G. Cannon, Representative and Mrs
William Suffer- Representative and Mrs.
Swager Sherley. Rear Admiral and Mrs.
Philip Andrews. Mrs. Richard Townsend.
Miss Mary Patton. Miss Marian Wise.
Miss Frances Noyes. Miss Taft, DR.. Cary
T. Grayson. Mr.. Robert Taft. Capt. Louis
NJ Little and Lieut.. John w. Timmons
Tomorrow will be the twenty sixth we'd
ding anniversary Of the President and Mrs.
Tart. They have their family circle with
them. but the. event is not likely 10 pc
further marked in any public way All
the world. and certainly Washington,
which largely participated. remembers
the splendid celebration the silver we'd
ding party was last year on the evening
of June -. when thousands of resident
and out-of-town guests offered their con-
gratulations and good wishes to the Pres
ident and his wire. who received in an
electrically illuminated bower In the south
part of the grounds. The White House
as well as the garden was brilliant with
lights and gathering of persons to whom
the sentimental side OF the occasion
strongly appealed made the official mean
ing which usually attends presidential
hospitality almost entirely forgotten
i Mr.. Justice Pitney, B. H. Warner and
Representative Moon Of Washington were
guests at the banquet of the New Jersey
Il Bar Association at Atlantic CITY last
evening. Justice Pitney was the leading
4 speaker.
The completion Of the jamestown
1 Casino will inaugurate the social season
| on the night of July 4. The building, which
lis at the entrance to Shoreby Hill, has
extensive and broad piaZzas and large
| hall for dancing, musicals and theatricals,
and faces Narragansett bay, gives the
| large summer colony resort long de-
sired William ]. Baird of Philadelphia
lis president. Mrs. Charles II. Davis OF
Washington. vice president William r.
Buffum Of Newport. treasurer ana Dr'
Dances will be held each Saturday night
of July and August.
Il
yesterday at the wedding at Kings
i Chapel. Boston. of Miss Margaret Rich
ardson and G. Hall Roosevelt. The bride Is
the daughter of Dr. Maurice H. Richard
/ son Of Beacon street, Boston. Mr.
Roosevelt is the son Of Elliot Roosevelt of
Hyde Park. New York. and cousin OF
President Roosevelt. The wedding
was attended by prominent members Of
the young fashionable set IN Boston and
from several other cities. The Rev
Howard n, Brown Offlciated.
i The bride wore a gown of white satin
and old rose point lace. tulle veil fasten-
ed with orange blossoms and diamond
brooch, the gift of the bridegroom. Her
flowers were lilies of the valley and iris
mere were two maids of honor. Miss
Ruth Harrington and Miss Eleanor Ben
son. a cousin Of the bride.
u The best man was Franklin r. Roose-
, Welt Of New York, brother of the bride
|, groom. The bridesmaids were Miss Ethel
Roosevelt. Miss Gertrude Hunnewell,
:, Miss Frances Q. Nichols. Miss Margaret
Ramsey, Miss Rose L. Saltonstall and
Miss Kate S. harrington.
The ushers were DR.. E. P. Richardson.
NJ. H. Richardson, jr, and \. B. Rich
Bryce, Vanderbilt Webb. Richard Baker.
Lincoln McVeagh. Charles T. Abeles,
Maurice Fremont Smith and Loring Boil
ton.
The young couple will live in Cambridge
until Mr. Roosevelt has completed his
Harvard course. He Is a senior.
Justice and Mrs. McKenna sailed to-
day from New York for Europe.
Mrs Henry D. Clayton Of Alabama and
Mrs. John Davis of West Virginia will
go to Baltimore tomorrow to be guests
of Mrs. Robert Crane at luncheon. Fol-
lowing the luncheon they will motor out
to the Country Club for the tea which
Mrs. Crane will give at o'clock for Mrs.
| Norman Mack and Mrs. Thomas Taggart.
Miss Mary Barry and Mr.. Patrick
| Geoghegan were married yesterday at st.
| Joseph's Church by the Rev. Ignatius
Fealy. Shortly after the ceremony the
/ young couple left for an extended trip
| through the northern states.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Edward Brooks
| have announced the engagement of their
H. Skinner Of Indiana. The wedding will
| take place Wednesday, the 26th of this
| month A linen shower was given Miss
Brooks by her friends last night at the
home of Miss Virginia Grayson. the
| maid-of-honor to be.
The house was beautifully decorated
| with daisies and. ferns. In the dining
| room the color scheme of the daisy, yell
decorations. refreshments and favors.
| The bride-elect was surprised by many
gifts of dainty and useful linens. The
/ guests were Miss May Hadley. Miss Elsie
| HOPKINS, MISS ELnol bTOOkS ana MISS M
| A. Carr Of Laurel, who will be the brides
l maids and Mrs Grayson, Miss May
Erayson, Miss Maude Roderick, Miss
Marion Kilby, Miss E. Chase and Mrs.
| William E. Brooks.
Mr. and Mrs. Clifford NJ. Lewis. who
we're in Philadelphia last week, spent the
| week end In Atlantic City and are in
| New York this week.
| Mr.. and Mrs. W. H. Written. jr.. will
| be at home to their friends at 143S
Meridian place northwest Wednesday aft
| ernoons and evenings from June 10 to
September 4.
Mr.. Achilles E. Burklin has left the city
| for a short vacation. He will visit New
| York. Bar Harbor and Narragansett, re-
turning via Atlantic City.
/, Mrs. p. ]. Lennox of the Toronto will
| leave Washington tomorrow for Atlantic
City to stay for some weeks. She will be
| joined there later by Prof. Lennox, who
! has gone to Pittsburgh to receive from
| Dusquesne University the degree Of doc
! tor Of literature. Prof. Lennox will also
| attend the sessions OF the Catholic Edu-
| cationai Association, which holds its an
nual meeting this month in Pittsburgh
i Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Janvri! Browne
1 and their two young daughter. the
Misses Gertrude and Margaret Browne,
have returned from short stay in New
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