Evening star., 1914-08-10
IN THE WORLD Of SOCIETY
MRS. WILSON'S RELATIVES
HERE TO ATTEND FUNERAL.
All Cabinet Women, With Exception
of Mrs. Houston, Also in Town
for Services-Notes.

Prof Stockton Axson. brother Of Mrs.
Wilson, arrived at the White House this
morning to attend the funeral services
which took place this afternoon at 2
o'clock Other members Of the family
who hastened to Washington when the
news Of Mrs Wilson's death reached
them are Mr.. Edwin Wilson and his
wife, Mr.. Joseph Wilson, brother Of the
President: Mr.. George Howe of New
York and Mr.. Fitzwilliam Woodrow
All are members of the family and have
been staying at the White House.
All the women OF the cabinet, with
the exception of Mrs. Houston, wife of
the Secretary of Agriculture, were in
| town today to attend the funeral serv-
ices. Mrs Houston. who has been
spending the summer at Woods Hole.
Mass. has been i'll for some time and
Washington.
Announcement of the engagement of
their daughter. Miss Hope Thatcher. to Mr..
Bernard Carter of the class Of 1915 Har-
ward, has been made by Representative
and Mrs. Thomas C. Thatcher OF Massa-
chusetts. The Thatcher family is spend
ing month at Murray Bay. having re-
1721 H street Representative Thatcher
Will later join them at their summer
home at Yarmouthport, on Cape Cod,
after Congress adjourns.
Mr. Carter is the son Of John Ridgeway
Carter, who was for many years secre-
tary Of the American legation in Lon
don, and afterward the American minis
ter at Bucharest Roumania.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gist Blair who have been
O. hasr k-sI
Washington all summer. expect to leave
this week for the north.
Herr vom Rath of the German embassy,
who was to have sailed last week to Join
his regiment on the other side, was un-
able to get passage, and returned to
Washington, where he has been spending
the last few days. prior to return to
Newport today.
Miss Agnes Wilson. daughter of the
Secretary of Labor. returned to Wash
ington yesterday. after a long visit to
her friends in Mississippi.
Miss Julia Meyer, daughter Of the
/ former Secretary of the Navy, has re-
| Gently been visiting Countess Pourtales.
| who was formerly Countess Alex Won
Bernstorff. daughter of the German am
bassador to Washington, at the latter's
home in Germany.
One Of the attractive parties of the week
at Saranac Inn was that which Mr.. and
Mrs. P. H. B. Frelinghuysen gave their
little girl Frederick, five years old, on
| her birthday. After playing many games
on the lawn, prizes were drawn from q
large watermelon. Among those present
were Louise Victor, George Schmidt, Billy
Schmidt, George Frelinghuysen, Frazer
Harris. Anna Harris. Ross Harris. Ruth
| ireland, Boulton Bates, Granville Bates
and Howard Boulton.
Mr.. Herbert Sommers has returned
| to the city after spending three weeks
| in Atlantic City and New York.
Mr.. W. 8. Reich left yesterday for At
lantic City, where he will join Mrs
| Reich.
Mrs Julia Pitkin Of this city enter
tanned at dinner a party of ten at Sara
nae Inn. to meet Admiral and Mrs. Fletch-
er, last Friday evening. The party con
Texas, Mrs. NJ. Evans Of Brooklyn. Mr.
and Mrs. Thomas Blagden. Mr.. Edwart
| Jaggar of Washington and Miss Z. A
Burr After dinner the party went b!
boat to Mr. Blagden's camp.
Mr.. and Mrs. Judah Sears Of Boston
are at Paul Smiths, in the Adtrondacks
where they have opened the Cameron
camp, ana lntenQ TO speno sesefdi
| weeks.
Mrs. Sears, who was formerly Miss
] Kitty Cameron of this city, is sister
of Miss Margaret Cameron. one OF the
| few Washingtonians still in Europe. The
| latter is supposed to be at Carlsbad.
Announcement has been made Of the
marriage Of Edward Riddle Padgett and
Mrs Edith Walbridge Crane, both OF
Washington, last Thursday at Whining
ton, Del. by Rev. DR.. George L. Wolfe
Of the Christian Church.
Mr.. George Harrison of this city. who
has been visiting his many friends on
the north shore during the summer, re-
turned to Washington yesterday for a
few days. Subsequent to his sojourn
here he will attend the Davis cup
tennis tournament.
Mrs Maud Bagget Crawford Of Wash
ington is visiting Mrs. George Kauff-
man in New York.
Mrs. E. Lee Jones, who has recently
been touring in the north, has re-
turned to Washington for a few weeks
prior to a protracted trip around the
world. His sister, Miss Helen Jones,
is in the far west with Miss Dorothea
Fremont-Smith, daughter Of DR.. and
Mrs. Fremont-Smith. visiting the
ranches of Miss Jones many friends in
that section.