The Washington herald., 1914-10-09

spring-Rice VIII come to Washington
from New York tomorrow Lady SPRING
Rice will arrive from Europe in New
York today. The Ambassador left Wash
ington Wednesday 20 meet her.
While the diplomatic corps, especially
those whose countFSes are at war are
remaining very quiet socially In wash
Ington. an argue Of gayer times this
year Il seen IN the activities in which
they Indulge when the allies" meet in
New York. A. the dinner dance at the
Plaza on Wednesday night among the
diners were: the British Ambassador. Sir
Cecil sprinE-Rics: the Russian Ambazs-
ador and Nine. Bakhmeten. Mr.. Joseph
Loris-Aelikon, first secretary Of the
| Russian Embassy. Sir Arthur and Lady
Herbert. Of England. Capt vassIlieff.
naval attaehe Of the Russian Embassy,
the Duchess de ChsuInes, together with
some distinguished Americans includ-
/ ing Representative and Mns. Peter GOe-
let Gerry. Mr.. and Mrs. Pembroke Jones,
J Mrs. Theodore Shonts. Miss shonts, Mrs
Alexander Mackay-Smith. Mrs. Mark
Hanna, and Capt and Mrs. Charles W.
| Littlefeld.
Miss Genevisve Clark entertained q
| few guests informally at luncheon at
/ the New Willard yesterday.
! Mrs. William Howard Taft has gone
to New York from New Haven to spend
| a few days. She will come to Wash
| ington with former President Taft next
week for the wedding OF Mr.. Robert
Taft and Miss Martha Bowers
Mrs. Frank Mitchell who has been
spending the Summer in Europe and the
North Shore has returned to her home
! on New Hampshire avenue.
The Associate Justice of the Supreme
| Court, Mr.. McReynoIds. has returned to
/ Washington from a brief vacation in the
mountains of New York and has taken
/ apartments at the Shoreham for the win
| ter.
Eight hundred invitations are out for
! the marriage Of Miss Bette Baines,
daughter Of Mr. and Mrs. J. z. Baines.
/ and Mr.. Hugh Harrison Saum, Of this
city. at st. Thomas Episcopal Church.
| Wednesday. October Il at 5 p. m. The
marriage ceremony will be followed by
a small reception for the bridal party.
relatives and the young friends Of the
bride and bridegroom at the home Of the
brides parents, in Eighteenth street The
! brides sister Miss Maize Baines, will be
] maid Of honor. and the bridesmaids will
! be Miss Helen Oyster, Miss Ann Tuohy,
Miss Nina Van Arsdale and Miss Ger
| trude Woodward. Irwin Saum will be
best man for his brother, and the ushers
| Sidney Kent and Jack Snow. Admission
to the church will be by card.
Commander and Mrs. Hugo W. Oster-
| haus are being congratulated on the birth
Of a boy on Wednesday. Mrs. osterhaus
was formerly Miss Helen Downing.
! Commander Osterhaus has lately re-
turned from Greece. He was in command
Of one OF the vessels which the United
| States sold to that country. Mrs. Oster-
haus has been at the home OF her parents
since August.
! Miss Nannette Smith. Mrs. John Wiley
and her son. Mr.. J. Cooper Wiley.
have gone to Buffalo. " Y. to attend
| the wedding on Saturday Of Miss Agnes
Janet Pruyn and Capt. Ralph H Golth-
waite, Medical Corps, L. S. A. Miss Nan
nette Smith will be one Of the brides
maids
Mrs. DeIos BIodgeIt and Mrs. Charles
| G. Matthews have returned TO their home
in Sixteenth for the winter. They spent
the summer at Mackinac Island. Mich.
closing their cottage there about ten days
ago and have been since in New York
Miss Helen Blodgett has resumed her
studies. Mr. and Mrs. Edward T. Pocher
and the Misses Pocher returned with Mrs.
Biodgett. and are her guests for a few
days.
Mrs. Harry c. Cole has returned to this
city after spending a fortnight in New
York.
Rev. and Mrs. T Ward Denys and their
daughters have returned from Newport
and will be at the Hotel Powhatan until
they open their home at 173 I street
northwest.
Representative and Mrs. Thomas Butler
went to West Chester, Pa, early in the
week to attend the marriage yesterday
OF their son. Mr.. Samuel D. Butler. and
Miss Helen Brinton Sharples. daughter
OF Mr.. P. NJ. Sharples. of Greystons
The Friends ceremony was used
The bride was attended by two little
flower girls. Miss Ethel Peters Butler
and Miss Marion Men FOllwen.
The ushers were Mr.. Philip NJ. Sharples,
jr.. and Mr.. Lawrence Sharples, brothers
OF the bride; Mr.. Horace Butler. DR..
Sergeant P. Martin, DR.. Henry Evans
and Mai. Smedley Darlington Butler,
brother Of the bridegroom.
Mr.. and Mrs. Butler will reside in
Sharples, W. Va
Invitations have been sent out for the
marriage OF Miss Mary Morris McCauley.
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Nc
Cauley. to Lieut.. Herbert Seymour
Howard, Construction Corps, U. S. N. on
Tuesday, November 3 at st. Johns
Church. A reception will follow the cere-
mony at the home OF Mr.. and Mrs. Nc
Cauley on Massachusetts avenue.
Lieut.. Howard has leased an apartment
in the Dupont for the winter.
The attendants at the wedding will
be Mrs. Guy Emerson, formerly Miss
Margaret Cotton Smith, as matron of
honor, and Miss Ethel Noyes, as maid
of honor. The bridesmaids will be Miss
Caryl Crawford. Miss Helen Walcott.
Miss Alice Whiting, and Miss Katherine
McClintock.
Mrs. William Cumming Story and Miss
Florence Finch, are staying at the New
Willard for few days.
Miss Ruth Bliss is visiting PaSmaster
and Mrs. Knapp at the Dresden.
DT. and Mrs. Charles d. walcott will
return TO Washington from Montana
early next week. Miss Helen Walcott,
who has been visiting Mrs. Henry +.
Dimock and other friends on the North
Shore, will also return to Washington
next week.
Col Joseph Kuhn. commandant OF
the Washington Barracks. and Mrs.