Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-16

~ engagement OF hen daughter. Miss
Sfataaretta Biddle Porter, to the Rt. Rev.
f,ohsrt Goldman, Bishop OF the Episcopal
fbtrch OF the Diocese OF Maine. Miss
s5orter is the daughter OF the late Colorel
porter. who died this summer at Leaven-
aorih. Kansas. 1ne Weuuing, whien wi /
NJ p,ivate will be some time within the
newt two months.
THE announcement was made from the
.,n,,ner home of the Porters, at Bar Har-
h5r Me Miss Porter has been a popular
r,snher of society there for several years
md has taken an active interest in church
work.
Miss Porter's father was lieutenant
colonel of the Judge Advocate Generals
department OF the United States Army.
H. was senior instructor in the depart
n,ent OF lnw at the army service schools
n Fort Leavenworth, Kan, until his
sadden death At the time Of the Ameri-
san occupation Of Vera Cruz he was dis
batehed to Mexico and handled the legal
ssostions arising from the occupation.
IA was regarded as ono OF the foremost
military law autnoritles IN 'he oh'teo
statea
The family has long list OF famous
militnry men in It's history. Colonel Por-
isfk great grandfather. General Andrew
porter was famous in the Revolution,
snd his father was n snoted general in
thS civil War. His mother was a daugh-
ter of Major John Blddle, of the United
states Army. and her grandfather was
rhariss Riddle, of the Revolutionary
Committee of Safety
Colonel Biddle's widow was Miss Eliza
hath Rush. member of well-known
old Philadelphia family She, and her
three daughters, Miss Mnrgaretta Biddle
poyter. Miss Catherine Rush Porter, and
Miss Elizabeth Rush Porter. are
nron,inent IN Philadelphia, Washington
and Bar Harbor society. They have been
In mourning since the death of Colonel
porter. and have taken no part in. the
social activities Of the Maine resort.
where they are spending the summer
plshop Goldman was graduated from
Harvard, in 1882 and practiccd law in
poaton from 1885 to 1881. when he began
tbe study of theology. He was ordained
il, 1884, and became assistant rector of
An saints' Episcopal Church. Ashmont !
Mass He was rector of st. Johns
Church, Roxbury, Boston, from 1895 until
1900 when he was consecrated Bishop of
Maine.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Brinton Coke and
their daughter Miss Ruth Coke and Miss
catherine Coke, and Mr.. Henry B. Coke,
Ir. of 100 South 21st street and Hafov.
penlfyn have left for visit of several
weeks to the Pacific Coast, where they
viii visit the San Diego and San Fran
cisco Expcstions and stop at the many
points Of interest EN- route.
Mrs william Ingersoll has left for !
Bailey island, Me, where she has taken |
cottage for the summer. and has as |
her guest for several weeks in August .
Mics Emile G. Ellison, of Wynnewood,
Pa.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Louis Ketterinus, who
are occupying Bide-a-While, their cot
tage at Bar Harbor, for the summer. are
entertaining Mr. and Mrs. Charles H.
Hardness, OF Now York as their guests
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Lippitt. who spent
mart Of the summer in the White Noun
taine are the guests of Mrs Lippitts
mother. Mrs j. P. Almy, at her cottage
at NarraGansctt Pier, for the remainder +
Of the season. Mrs. Lippitt was formerly
Miss Marion Almy,'
Mrs. Harry L. Rogers, of 22l6 De
Lancey place. is spending the month OF
August at Oneida, N. Y.
Mrs. W. H. Bromley and Mrs. j, t.
who are motoring in the Adiron-
daeks. have arrived at Lake Placid.
Mrs. Frederic Nelson has gone to
-enox, Mass, for August.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert *. Wurts have
eft the Red Lion Inn, Stockbridge
lass. and are now at Breton Woods
\ H.
Mrs. WASHINGTON H. Gilpin, accompa-
lied by her daughter Miss Anna Gilpin.
nd her son. NIr. Charles Gilpin, Sd, have
1T for Spring Lake, n. j., where they
MI spend the months of August and
eptember at the Monmouth Hotel.
Mrs. James H. Lloyd and Miss Marion
lloyd, of l16 South 21st street have left
OF Beach Haven, n, j.. where they will
2 the guests of Mrs Lloyd's sister, Mrs.
irellette Collins, at her cottage for the ,
aonth of August.
Miss Aimee Duffy and her sister, Miss
Illdred Duffy, of the Rittenhouse, were !
ltertained last week by Mrs. 70. M. du
ont, at her beautiful home at Westmont,
J the Allegheny Mountains of Western s
ennsylvania I
dinner at her villa in Newport next i
unday. !
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph f. Widener gave
dinner last night. Mrs. Madeleine
oree Astor who has been the guest OF T
rs Wldener for several weeks, has re- .
lrned to Bar Harbor, y
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