Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-30

visit to his summer home at Cornish.
~ H., yesterday. accompanying Mrs
Wilson and Miss Eleanor Wilson. who
have been for week AT the White
House DR.. Grayson went along with
the family party and will return when
the President does. probably next Tues
day.
Mrs Robert Bruce Donaldson has
sent out cards for the marriage of her
Sra nddaughter Miss Lucy Donaldson
Lauch. and Mr. Charles Crawford
Houehton. The ceremony will be al
the Washington Heights Presbyterian
Church at o'clock. the evening of
W eGnasday, September 3.
At home cards for 1916 the Avenue
OF tie Presidents for after November ]
are Enclosed.
Miss Dorothy s. Green. daughter OF
Capt. and Mrs John r. Green of Rose
mont, Pa. will be married next Saturday
TO Mr.. Benjamin T.. Briggs, son of Mr..
and Mrs. +. II. Briggs of Washington and
grandson of the late Senator Frye of
Maine. The wedding will take place at
$50 o clock at Anoatok. the summer home
of the brides parents at jamestown. X.
L.. on the veranda overlooking Narragan-
sett bay.
The ceremony will he performed by
Rev. Edwin McCord Mulock of Harris
burg. a brothcr-H-law of the bride. as
sisted by Rev. Nathaniel J. Sproa. Miss
Green will he attended by her sister.
Miss Jacquelvn Green. maid Of honor.
Mr.. Fulton J. Rcdman OF New York will
be best man.
The bridal dress is of soft white satin.
and the fulle veil will be fastened with
orange blossoms. The maid of honor
will be Sowned in pale green char
meusc. with a, black velvet hat. and carry
an arm bouquet of pink roses. To keep
everything in harmony with All out-of-
RI IL
ried in white suit. and the men who
viii act informally ushers will wear
white hanncls and dark coats.
\ large reception will follow the cerr-
mony
Mr.. and Mrs. Briggs will be at home
after November | at Pelham road. New
Rochelle. n y
The Misses Green are widely known as
expert tennis players. Capt. Green. the
brides father, was for many Years a vice.
president of the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company,
Mr.. and Mrs. William A. Slater jr.
recently married, the former the son OF
bought Home farm. an estate of 1S9 acres.
on the Richmond Mountain road. Lcnox,
MASS This estate. one of the finest
farms III us vicinity, was once the coun-
try place OF Henri NJ. Rraem OF New
York. Mr.. Rracm sold the property to
the Messrs. jacques about fifteen years
ago. They built a now villa OF stone
and plaster. There are ample barns.
LODGES. private fish ponds and the full
equipment for a fancy farm. Mr.. and
Mrs. Slater arrived yesterday at the
Curtis Hotel They will take possession
of their property about November l. The
present occupants of the farm are DR.
and Mrs. Il. Austin Cheney Of New
raven. VINO have been passing a year
IN Lenox: The cost OF the estate was
close to $4,000.
Mrs. Russell B. Harrison has returned
from Omaha and is dismantling her
house to return to her old home
where she will live with her mother
Mrs. Saunders. widow of former Sena
tor saunders, and her son, Mr.. William
Harrison.
Mrs. Harrisons daughter. Mrs. Harry
A. Williams who spent the summer i'm
Omaha, returned with her mother, and
has gone to her home in Norfolk. Va.
TO join Mr.. Williams.
Grand Duke Alexander Mikhailovitch
of Russia, who is travelling incognito
arrived yesterday in Newport from
New York. During his brief stay of
two or three days he will be the guest
OF the Russian ambassador at the Rus
sian embassy and also of Mrs. John
AStOr at Beechwood.
Last evening the duke was the guest
with Amba ssador and Nine. Bakhme-
teff of Mrs. Astor and Vincent Aston
at dinner at Beechwood.
Miss Mary Frances Larcombe. who
has been spending the summer with
her grandparents in Philadelphia, is
now at Ocean Grove with her aunt,
Mrs. Harry f. Fighter.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. G. Randall have re-
turned to Dumbarton court after spend
ing the summer at Newport. r. L. They
will spend the month Of September at
s615 Wisconsin avenue. Cleveland Park.
Mrs. Katherine C. Balls gave ..bunga-
low dance" Thursday evening at her
home in Virginia. Music was furnished
by a stringed orchestra: The invited
guests were Miss Felice Walsh Of Jack
sonville, Fla: Misses Glenn and Elizabeth
Newell OF Falls Church. Mr.. and Mrs.
Evans. Mr.. and Mrs. Earickson. Mr.. and
Mrs. Hurley Of Clarendon, Miss Brush
of Courtlands. Miss Evangelne Nc
Groarty. Mr.. Edward WEIGH and Mr.
John WEIGH of Maine. Messrs. Hicks.
Middleton. kirke. White. Began and Mr.
Harold Elias. Misses Jessie and Mary
Callahan .and Mr. William Woods and
Aubrey Callah han of Alexandria.
Mrs. l. L. Bingham Of Fairmont street
northwest, having returned from Harris
burg, Pa, Is now visiting Mrs. Thomas
of Lexington, KY.
Mr. and Mrs. ". H. Harmer of East
Capitol street have returned from their
trip to Atlantic City.
Mrs Daniel Levy and three children.
Misses Marjorie and Eleanor and Mas
ter Martin Levy. are spending the sum-
mer at Huntington, Long Island. where
Mr.. Levy expects to join them within the
next few days to spend two weeks, and
then take them to New York, where they
will spend d short time.
pers Ferry for several weeks stay.
Mrs II. c. Duffey is spending a few
days in Philadelphia and New York.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Ponickau and
Miss Marguerite +. Obi have returned
from trip abroad. They have been
away three months.
Mr. Herbert Elkins and Mr.. Walter G.
Brown left today for camping trip
through the New Hampshire mountains.
Mrs. H. Scheer of zoos Q street has re-
turned home after spending the summer
with her sister, Mrs. William Robertson
of Steubenville. Ohio.
A watermelon festival was given at
House playground yester-
day. which was largely attended Mrs
Mary L. Hunt and Miss Melinda +. Tay-
Tor arranged the affair. and Mr.. SPAIN
mad the melons hauled from the wharres
TO the playground.
DR.. Percy Hickling and family have
returned to the city.
The Misses BuhIa, Lavinia and Vir-
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