Evening star., 1914-08-07
IN THE World OF SOCIETY
EVENTS BEING CANCELLED BE-
CAUSE OF MRS. WILSON'S DEATH
Widespread Desire to Respect White
House Bereavement-Bri From
Mountains and Sea.

row Wilson. many leading social affairs
in different parts of the country are be
ing given up out of respect for the de-
ceased wife of the President
One of the first to recall invitations was
Mrs. Stuyvesant Fish. who was to have
given elaborate floral ball at Newport
August IL.
Announcement was also made today
that the regular Saturday evening dance
of the Chevy Chase club would not be
held.
The ball room at White Sulphur Springs
was closed last night and word from the
resort today says: '-All agreed with the
management in the suggestion that they
refrain from dancing out of respect to
the memory of the Presidents wife, who
was here recently. ="
Out of respect for Mrs. Wilson all the
flags on the hotels at Narragansett Pier
are at half staff today
Mrs. George Peabody Eustis gave a
dinner last night at Newport. r. l., the
guests being Sir Arthur and Lady Her
bert. Mr.. and Mrs. Royal Phelps Carroll
w. l.. Street. Miss Alice Preston of Tux
and Mr.. and Mrs. Woodbury. Blair of
Washington.
Mrs. Roger Welles of the Training Sta
day for Mrs. Robley D Evans and her
daughter, Mrs. Evans Sewal whose
other guests were Lieut.. Commander and
Mrs. Franck Taylor Evans Miss kath-
crime G. knight, Mrs William l.. Pryor
Miss Gillette of Philadelphia. Miss Wat
kins of Annapolis. Mrs Thomas F.
Dwyer of Fort Adams. Miss Fske
daughter of Admiral and Mrs. Bradley A.
Fiske of Washington: Mrs. Frank +.
Mccullough and Mrs. John B. kaufman.
Mrs. r. NJ. Kaufman has returned to
the city after an absence of several
months.
| Erskine Park. the big country property
of the late Mrs. George Westinghouse
at Lenox Mass. has been closed. Sew
| eral years must elapse before settling of
the estates of Mr. and Mrs. Westinghouse
| and the executors decided not to keep
| the place OPEN
| Miss Mackay Smith will entertain at a
| ninner at the Country Club, at Bar
| Harbor August II.
| Mrs. Thomas Bayard of Washington
| is guest of Mrs George Merrill at the
! Red Lion Inn Stockbrdge. Mass.
| DIR. and Mrs James Mitchell and Count
| Bonde of the Swedish legation were
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| Wednesday night by DR.. and Mrs. John
S. Thatcher at Bar Harbor.
| Gen. and Mrs. Walter Howe are spend
Ing a portion of their summer vacation
at Atlantic City.
Baron Nagel of the Netherlands lega-
tion arrived at Washington yesterday y
| from Bar Harbor and Joined the charge
daffaires of the Netherlands, Mr.. de
| Beaufort, at the legation.
| Commander and Mrs. Leahy. L. S. n,
| of this city; DR.. and Mrs. H. S. Vaughan,
| Mr.. and Mrs. ]. *. Andrews. Mrs. A. NJ.
Chapman of New York and Mr.. and Mrs.
| W. \. Worthington of Montclair arrived
today at Pittsfield. Mass
| Mr.. Galumbeck and Miss Galumbeck of
| Norfolk. Va. are the guests of Miss
| Sadie Smith at her home 1914 7th street
Mr.. Galumbeck will return to Norfolk
| Monday. Miss Galumbeck will remain in
| Washington until August 10, when she
| will go to New York.
| The marriage of Miss Kathryn A. Baltz
| and Mr.. E. Herbert Block took place at
| the home of the brides aunt. Miss Mary
| Widmayer Thursday afternoon in the
i presence of the immediate family. Rev.
| Carl NJ Block. rector of Grace Episcopal
| Church of Haddonfield, n. j.. brother of
| the groom, officiated.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Block left on a honey
| moon trip to Niagara Falls and Atlantic
| City. They will be at home in the Wood
I ward after October /.
| Miss L. NJ. Kreamer and children of
| 1888 Goth street northwest, accompanied
| by her sister Miss Florence Baker of
| Alexandria, Va. and her sister-in-law
Miss Catherine Greamer of 1918 Wiscon-
sin avenue northwest, have gone to Co
| lonial Beach to spend several weeks
Mrs. John ]. Abercombie left for Chi
cago Monday, for visit to her daughter
Mrs w. d. Coffey. Capt. Abercrombie
will join her later in time to make the
return trip.
| Mrs. Randolph L. Eliot and Miss Dor
othy L. Eliot have left the Delaware
| Water Gap and are at Shelter Island
!! Heights. n. Y
| Invitations to the Potomac Boat Club $
'crew dances that were to have been
given the second and fourth Saturdays of
| this month have been recalled. since
these dances have been postponed until
| some time in the fall
| Dr. NJ Louise Strobel is spending the
week end at Mountain Lake Park.
Mrs L. E. sholl is visiting her sister.
Mrs. n. Bratton, at Jersey City, n. j.
| Mrs. Samuel Peach. Miss Gladys De-
| ment and Miss Pauline Stutz are spend
ing the month of August at Sandy Spring,
Md
| The first Saturday evening dance of a
series to be given by the governors of
the Lord Baltimore Country Club will be