The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-07-02
Thackara-MarceL

Mr.. Alexander NJ. Thackara. American
Consul General at Berlin. and Mrs.
Thackara. Miss Eleanor Thackara, and
Miss Helen Thackara, who formerly
lived in Washington. will shortly leave
for London, to attend the wedding Of
Mr.. Sherman Thackara to Miss Lucy
Marcel. Miss Marian X. johnson. daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Lindley johnson,
OF Rosemont is visiting in Berlin as
the guests Of Miss Eleanor Thackara.
Many children Of the summer colony
at Newport, R. l., have attracted at
tention in past seasons. but none so
much as Master Vinson Walsh Mclean,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Edward B. Mclean.
who are occupying Black Point Farm, a
800 acre place on the outskirts of the
city. Not only does Master Mclean have
800 acres for his playground, but he
has a Waterman at the gate in Wrapping
Road, who Is constantly on duty while
the boy is at play in the day time. The
boy is also attended constantly by two
detectives
Several men in the villa colony were
misled yesterday when a man with a
supposed official program of the golf
club called on them and solicited money.
The trick was discovered by Mr.. Henry
o. Havemeyer. treasurer of the club,
and he at once did all that he could
to put others on their guard.
The Minister of Uruguay and Sonora
de Pena and their daughters. accom-
panied by the members of the legation
staff. left Washington yesterday for Mag
nolia. Mass, where they will spend the
summer.
Brig. Gen. Peter c. Haines, U. S. A..
retired, and Mrs. Haines have closed their
house in Eighteenth Street. and have
gone to Cape May, N. J.. where they
have taken a cottage for the summer.
The Secretary of the Smithsonian Insti-
tuition, DR.. Charles d. Walcott. accom-
panied by his daughter. Miss Helen Wal
colt. and his sens. Messrs. Stewart and
Sydney Walcott. departed for Winnipeg,
Canada, Monday evening. to spend the
summer.
Mrs. James W. Pinchot, who opened
her country place, Grey Towers. Milford.
Pa, several weeks ago, has gone to New
port, where, with her son, Mr.. Clifford
Pinchot. she will spend short time at
Bateman's.
Mrs Edmund PendIeton has closed her
apartment in Stoneleigh Court, and has
gone to Bar Harbor. Me, for the summer.
The arrival of another bride marked the
beginning Of the week at Newport, R. I.
She is Mrs. Cronan. wife Of Lieut.. Com
mander Cronan, U. S. N. She was Miss
Nellie Grant. and il a daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse R. Grant and grand
daughter of President Grant. She and
Lieut.. Commander Cronan will pass tie
season at the New Cliffs Hotel. They
were married in San Francisco on May Is.
Mrs. William Barret Ridgely and her
mother. Mrs George A. Deering. left
Washington yesterday for East Glouces-
ter. Mass, where they will spend the
summer. Mr.. Ridgely. who is still in the
Capital. will join them there in about ten
days.
Mr.. Henry H. Ward and Mrs. Ward
who left here some days ago in their
touring car. have reached Newport, where
they viii spend the rest of the season
Mr.. Robert Sedgwick, of New York, met
them in that city and journeyed to New
port with them.
Senator and Mrs. O'Gorman will have
q family party as well as guests with
them over the week end at "Oakview,"
where they have been comfortably estab-
iished for the Past month. Mr.. and Mrs.