Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-07
IN THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
MISS JESSIE WILSON'S FRIENDS
AMONG THE MILL WORKERS.
Newport Gayeties Begin With Din
ners and Tea Dances-Wed-
dings-Notes.

Miss Jessie Wilson. at the last moth
ers' meeting she addressed in KenAing-
tons mill district. four weeks ago. ex-
pressed her deep regret that circum-
stances were making 1t more and more
difficult for her to visit them. 1t was in
this section Of Philadelphia's labor world
| that she spent three years as a social
! worker. Her plan was to spend five days
there in its routine work and Saturday
and Sunday at home in Princeton. It is
now recalled that she ate many u meal
at the uncovered tables OF the Light
: house restaurant with the mill workers
and motormen, where the menu is chalk
Cd on the wall and roast dinner costs
only 10 cents. She made her home with
the managers OF the settlement house
during her three years Of service there
| among the sick and needy, and there
people know her as Jessie. and not as the
Presidents daughter. "She gave herself
no airs, and everybody likes her. says
one OF her recent associates there.
The Russian ambassador and Nine.
night at their Newport cottage the Ger
| man ambassador. Count J. II. Won Bern
storff, Mr.. and Mrs Elisha Dyer, Mr.. and
Mrs. E. Rollins Morse. Mr.. and Mrs. II.
u. -. >.
Mclean. Mrs. II. 3. Hare of Washington.
Mr. and Mrs. r. Horace Ga.latin, Mss
Mimi Scott, Miss Wetmore, Miss Janet
Fish, b. Yon.ne Of the Russian embassy
stan, and Haniel Won Haimhausen and
Baron Won Lersner OF the German en-
, bassy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stuyvesant Fish had the
fashionable summer colony Of Newport
at their afternoon dance Saturday, at
Crossways. 1t was housewarmlng for
the new ballroom addition, which con-
tinues the colonial architecture OF the
rest of the villa Its proportions are 40 BY
90 and the decorative tints are in cream,
ivory white and sage green. -Four mar
bic figures representing the sea sons ana
a lfe-size dancing girl figure in the bay
window are Its chief ornaments. Bad
weather prevented tea being served on
the lawn. to which a flight Of steps de-
sends from the ballroom. Among the 200
guests were all the foreign diplomatic
contingent from this city.
Mrs. George Lothrop Bradley has
leased Newport cottage for the summer.
The marriage OF Miss Gladys NJ. Mum.
daughter Of Mrs. Charles A. Mum. and
Charles Amory Minot of Boston. will take
place July Il at the summer home OF
her mother. at Manchester, Mass. Owing
to the illness Of Mrs. Mum the wedding
will be a quiet Miss Marguerite
Perrin OF this city will be maid OF honor
The former solicitor general and Mrs.
William Marshall Bullltt Of Louisville,
who were married In Stockbridge, Mass.
in May arrived last night in Stcckbrige
to make a brief visit here with Mrs. Bull
lifts mother. Mrs. Oscar Iasigi, before
sailing Wednesday for Europe
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederic II. Hoover and
Miss Virginia Denmead Hoover will sail
from New York, July s. for Italy. They
will also visit Switzerland and Germany.
Capt. Joseph F. Shipp. formerly sheriff
of Chattanooga, Tenn, who has been
attending the reunion at Getty sburg. Pa.
Is now the guest Of Oliver 3. Jenkins,
cog III street northwest, and is engaged
In the pleasant duty of greeting his many
friends in this city.
A wedding of great interest to the
southern contingent of Washington
took place Saturday at noon. when
became the bride Of Mr.. Ebert johnson
at the home Of her parents, MI and
Mrs. Charles Darwin Pennebaker. on =
street, Georgetown. No previous an
news comes pleasant surprise to
the friends Of the young couple.
Only very small circle Of friends
Of the young people In addition to
company at the nuptial ceremony,
which took place in the big front par
lor of the Pennebaker residence. which
depicts the southern idea In the fur
nishings.
The ceremony was conducted by Rev.
Dr. L. Y. REGISTER, pastor of the Mount
Vernon Place Methodist Episcopal
Church South. the lovely young bride
shadow lace over white silk and carry
ing a bouquet of white roses. There
We're no attendants.
After brief stay at the I'ennebaker
residence following the ceremony. Mr..
and Mrs johnson left for Orkney
Springs. in the mountains of Virginia,
where the bride has spent the past two
summers with her parents. They Will
spend the summer there.
Mrs. Johnson. whose petite beauty has
always attracted much attention In the
bathrooms Of Washington since her debut
several years ago. has been popular in
social circles, and especially in those Of
the southern. contingent
The PennebakerS are kentucllians. COM
ing from Bardstown, in the Blue Grass
state, and the bride Of Saturday always,
it is pointed out went far toward up
holding the reputation of the women Of
the Blue Grass for beauty.
At the southern charity ball in 1911, and
again In 1912. Mrs. johnson was the lead
er OF the minuets. and was greatly ad-
n,ired on both occasions, her gowns being
those worn In the early days of the colo
MES by members of the Pennebaker
family.
At the end Of the summer Mr. and Mrs.
Johnson Will take up their residence In
Washington.
A dance was given Wednesday last at
the home OF DR.. and Mrs. Wa ter Van
Swe.ingen in compliment to Miss Nellie
Claire Howard. The house was beauti-
fully decorated with palms. ferns. roses,
glaiiolas and snap dragons. and supper
VS. served at midnight Assisting the
hostess we're Mrs. s. T. Howard Mrs
Porter ]. McCumber and Mrs. Robert
w. Lesher.
Mrs. S. T. Howard and Miss Nellie
Claire Howard will leave Washington
shortly to spend the early part Of the
summer at their cottage near Falls
Church. Va. III August they will go 10
Atlantic City for visit.
Chief Constructor and Mrs. Watt and
son VIII leave tomorroy for the Lake
Placid Club. Adirondack mountains,
where they will spend the summer.
Mrs Johanna Rapee announces the
marriage of her daughter, Cnetta s. Ra-
pee, and Mr.. Joseph ]. Waters. u. s. N,
Saturday. July 3. at the brides residence.
3f4T 14th street. Later Mr.. and Mrs.
Waters started for their wedding trip,
and will return here about July II.
Cards have been received in Washing
ton from slrs. Blanche. Alexander Kirby
of Pittsburgh. Pc, announcing the mar
riage oS her daughter. Grace Fielding. and
ari;l Va. Wednesday, Jul;- ,. :, home !
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