The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-09-19
SOCIETY.

The Pesident has issued invitations for
reception on Monday afternoon. Sep
TENDER o, at 3 o'clock The reception is
given in honor OF the delegates to the
International Congress on Hygiene and
Demography, and will be the third that
has been given at the White House this
month. If the weather is favorable the
guests will be received on the lawn.
Senator and Mrs. Simon Guggenheim
and their two daughters. who have been
abroad all summer, will sail next month
| for this country.
Mr.. Justice and Mrs. McKenna. who
are visiting their daughter. Mrs. Daven-
port Brown. at -Four Elms." Medfeld.
Mass, were entertained at luncheon last
| week by Mrs. Charles Inches at her
summer home, Glen Adams"
The American Minister to Belgium and
Mrs. Larz Anderson. who are visiting
this country, gave a luncheon on Tues
day at the Holland House. New York.
for Mr.. and Mrs. Philip H. Mcmillan. OF
Detroit.
The Russian Ambassador and Nine.
Bakhmeteff have returned to Newport.
They were accompanied by Nine. Vas
sillief. wife of the naval attache Of the
Russian Embassy.
The friends Of Mrs. George westing-
house are gratified to learn that she is
recovering rapidly from a slight attack
of illness which she suffered at the meet
ing of the Lenox Forestry Association.
which was given at Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel
Frothingham's villa last Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert NJ. Gillespie. the
son and daughter-in-law of Maj. Gen.
and Mrs. George L. Gillespie. of this
city, will arrive from Europe this week
and go to Stamford. Conn, for the au-
tumn.
Gen ]. B. Aleshire ouartermaster Cen
eral, U S.'A, and Mrs. Aleshire are
expecting a visit from Maj. and Mrs.
Joseph Lawrence Hanley. of Kansas
City.
Mrs. George w Snowden who was
Miss Louise w Taft, will spend the
winter with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry w. Taft. in New York. She has
lived in Seattle. Wash. where her hus-
band is in business. since her marriage.
Mr. and Mrs. Taft have just returned
from Europe.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vanderbilt Webb. who
were married last Wednesday at Gar
risons, y. Y. sailed for England yes
terday on the Lusitania. They have
taken a house at oxford. England. for
year.
The Rev. DR. Samuel Greene is at
present the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Sam
uel Woodward at Lenox, Mass.
The American Minister to Denmark
and Mrs. Egan entertained at luncheon
the retiring Danish Minister and Count
ess Moltke recently. before their depart
ure from Copenhagen for Berlin.
Brig. Gen. George L. Andrews, L. S. A.
and Mrs. Andrews. who have spent the
summer at Magnolia. Mass. have ar
rived in New York en- route to Wash
ington. and are stopping at the Hotel
CONAN.
Mrs Francis Wade Powers. Of this city,
who has been seriously Ill at the home
of her mother. Mrs. ]. NJ. Mahon, in
Baltimore is now convalescent and
leaves for Atlantic City at the end of
the week.
Mrs William D. GILL is spending the
month of September at the Traymore.
Atlantic City.
Mr. and Mrs A. Gerry Johnson have
returned to Washington. having spent
part of the summer at the Curtis Hotel
at Lenox. Mass.
Rear Admiral Eugene Leutze. L. S. N,
retired, and Mrs. Leutze are among the
recent arrivals at Frankfort -on-the-
Main. They are stopping at the Frank
furter-Hof.
Miss Anna Victoria Shepherd. daugh-
ter of Mrs Helena Pope Shepherd and
the late DR.. William H. Shepherd. OF
Norfolk Va. was married yesterday aft
arnoon 10 James Arson Fletcher. jr.. of
81 Louis, Mo. The wedding ceremony,
which was performed by the Right Rev.
Mgr James F. Mackin. Of St. Paurs
Catholic Church. in the apartment of
he brides mother. in the Sycamore,
was attended by relatives and a small
party of intimate friends.
The bride. VINO was given in marriage
~ her brother, Lieut.. William H. Shep-
herd. Third Field Artillery. L. S. A.
wore a beautiful gown of white crepe
meteor trimmed with applique and en-
oroidered in pearls. Her long tulle Veil
vas arranged with orange blossoms and
she carried a shower bouquet of Bride
.Oses and lilies of the valley.
Miss Josephine Martin Reeve. daugh-
er of Col. Felix A Reeve. Assistant So
icitor of the Treasury. who was the
maid Of honor. wore yellow satin draped
n lilac marquisette and carried an arm
ul of yellow roses.
Vale Fletcher, of st. Louis, was his
,rothers best man.
An informal reception followed the
redding ceremony. Mrs. Shepherd, who
ssisted her son-in-law and daughter in
eceiving their guests, wore black satin
eled in Chantilly lace. and Miss Anna
cope. an aunt of the bride, who was also :
ssisting, wore blue satin and black net | !
.ater in the afternoon Nj, and Mrs.