Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-22
IN THE WORLD Of SOCIETY
MRS. TAFT MET PARTY OF OLD
FRIENDS AT LUNCH TODAY.
Weddings at Home and at Church.
Dinners-Coming Events.
Notes.

The visit of the former President and
Mrs. Taft to this city will conclude to-
morrow night. Today the latter was
guest of the Misses Patten at luncheon
before Mr.. Taft went out to the Chevy
Chase Club to plant a tree on the
grounds.
Mrs. Corbin will have friends in this
afternoon to meet Mrs Taft, and Mrs
William Borland will give a tea for
her tomorrow.
Mrs. Daniels. wife of the Secretary Of
the Navy. is giving dinner tonight for
the wives of the North Carolina lawyers
who are here attending the bar associa-
ton meetings Mrs. Wadham, wife of
the secretary of the association, will
ialso be present.
Secretary and Mrs. Lane are going to
about three weeks.
! Capt. Augustus F. Fechteler, u. S. NJ
| will leave next week for his new sta
ton. at the War College, at Newport
R. I. Mrs Fechteler and the Misses
Margaret and Amy Fechteler will join
him about November Is to spend the
next year there.
Mr.. and Mrs. John F. Wilkins, whose
home is being prepared for their winter
occupancy are spending this week with
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Letter.
/ Medical Director James D. Gatewood
U. 8. n. and Mrs. Gatewood will enter
daughter. Surgeon Harry E. Jenkins
U. S. n, and Mrs. Jenkins.
Miss Lena Hitchcock will give tea
October 81 for Miss Frida Tillman
bride -to-be of Mr.. Lawrence S. Fraser
Of Nashville, Tenn. whose marriage
will take place October 20.
Mrs. John B. Henderson entertained
at dinner last night in compliment to
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Lombard. who are
spending the winter here. Her other
| guests were Mrs. Burton Harrison. Col
W. W. Harris, U. s. A.. and Mrs. Harris;
Col. and Mrs. Stephen Slocum, Mr.. and
Mrs. George Howard. Miss Mabel
| Boardman, Miss Allison Armour of
New York and Mr.. John B. Henderson.
Mr.. Charles J. Seymoure and Mrs.
Mary Elizabe Hall were married to-
day by Judge Strasburger of the Mu-
nicipal Court. Mr.. seymoure is a ma
tive of this city, but Mrs. Hall was
formerly from Stanton, Va.
Miss Catherine Livingston Hamersley
and Mr.. Samuel Nelson Hinckley will
be married late this afternoon in Grace
Church. New York. The former gave
dinner and dance last night at her
house, 1880 5th avenue, for those who
will form the bridal party. There also
|
Gordon Hamersley, who will give his
| sister away
Miss Hamersley and her brother were
sole heirs to the enormous fortune left
| by their parents.
Mrs. Henry F. Dimock, who is now in
| New York, is expecting Miss Genevieve
Clark, Miss Lucy Burleson, Miss Mona
McAdoo and Miss Callie Hoke Smith to
| be her guests for several days. begin
ming tomorrow, and has planned small
| dance for them. They are also, while
| In New York. to take part in the cotton
corner of the Red Cross market, which
| will be held for several days.
A surprise party was given last night
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Grover E.
Payne in honor of the latter's birth
day anniversary. Those present were
Mr.. and Mrs. George w. Free, Miss M
Murphrey. Mrs. F. Dunn. Mrs. Cora A.
Marcy. Mr.. George F. Free. Mrs. Tas-
mania H Payne. Miss Eta Silcott. Miss
Nellie NJ. Marcy, Miss Stella H. Payne,
Mr.. Marion Free and Mrs. Elizabeth
Wells.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard S. Fisk of 625
X street northwest celebrated the elev-
enth anniversary of their wedding last
night by entertaining the members of
the wedding party and those who as
sisted on that occasion, following an
annual custom. The evening was pleas
Prizes were won by Mrs S. Franklin
Gardner, Mr.. c. P. GLEN. Mrs. Hervey
S. knight, Mr.. Ed B. Terry, Mrs. Ben
jamin S. Favorite, Mr.. Benjamin S. Fa-
vorite, Mrs. c. p. GLEN, Mr.. Hervey S.
Knight, Mrs. Ed B. Terry and Mr.. S.
Franklin Gardner. The parlor and din
Ing room were decorated with chrysan-
themums, dahlias and azaleas. After
the presentation of the prizes the
guests repaired to the dining room,
where repaSt was served.
Mr. and Mrs. George Eustis have gone
weeks.
Mr.. Charles Nagel, former Secretary
of Commerce and Labor. and his daugh-
Mary Nagel, are at the Grafton for
short stay Mr. and Mrs. Nagel and
their children returned to this coun-
try recently from Europe, where they
spent the summer.
Mr. and Mrs. George Richard Smith
and family have closed their home on
21st street and have taken an apart
At noon yesterday. at the Young
Women's Christian Home. 81 c street
northwest. Miss Verna D. Hardesty
S %b catveT5 e goots Ma eS sna Mf
were married by Rev. w. w.
Barnes. After the ceremony the couple
left for a trip through. Virginia.
Among the guests were Miss Jennie
Roberts, Mrs. NJ. Potts. Miss Potts. Mrs.
Paroi and Miss Ellen Stone of this city.
Miss Grace Hirzel of San Francisco,
Cal, and Mr.. Austin Hirzel of Balti-
more.
A beautiful wedding took place last
evening at o'clock. when Miss Ruth
Walter. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Walter, became the bride of Mr..
Roland AGREE Waddill of New York.
The ceremony was performed at the
family residence. on Wyoming avenue,
by Rev. J. Henning helms and was
witnessed by large gathering of rela-
tives and friends. The decorations
throughout this spacious home were
most elaborate. One end of the large
drawing room was converted into a
bower with palms, autumn leaves and
ferns, and a white satin cushioned
prize dieu was fanked on either side