The Washington herald., 1915-09-24
Doir,gs of Society


ty, Virginia, gave dance last even
ing for Misses Leila and Anne Cor
don. the young daughters of Mrs.
Barnett.
Miss Wallis Warfield. who returned
today from Morristown. " j., where
she has been the guest of General
and Mrs. Edward Meany at Ainwick
Hall, will leave in a few days to visit
her cousin. Mrs. George Barnett. Mr..
Basil Gordon. the son of Mrs. Barnett.
has returned to Princeton. where he
| has entered his sophomore year.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry White, the for
mer one-time Ambassador to France.
are the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Will
lam Douglas Sloane at Elm Court,
their place at Lenox. Mass.
Rear Admiral William Shepherd
Benson. L. S. N, and Mrs. Benson.
Midshipman Wyse Benson, Mr.. and
Mrs. Warren B. Kniskern, of Louis
willie. Ky. and Mrs. J. Crepps Wick
life Beckham. wife of Senator Beck
ham, of Kentucky. who was at one
time governor of the State, were the
weekend guests of DIR. and Mrs.
W p f. Wyse at their home at Pixies
VILE.
DIR. and Mrs James Dudley Morgan
have returned from Winter Harbor. Me.
where they spent part of August and
September.
The Solicitor of the State Department
and Mrs. Polk have leased the residence
2622 Sixteenth street northwest and will
take possession about October 1.
Lieut.. and Mrs. David Med. lie Breton
have returned to Washington after
spending the summer at the White Sui
phur Springs and Fentnor y. j. They
have given up their house in Q street
and have taken an apartment at the
ParkwOOd. * street and Connecticut ave-
nue.. where they will be at home after
October l for the winter.
Mrs. c. d. Gathers and Miss Gathers,
of Brookline. Mass. have arrived in
Washington and are stopping at the
Shoreham-
Among the prominent arrivals at
The New willard yesterday were Sem
ator Lee S. Overman, of North Car
olina, and Mrs. Overman.
Miss Enid Shaw. daughter of Mr. Leslie
NJ. Shaw, who was Secretary of the
Treasury in President Roosevelt's Cabi-
net. and Mrs. Shaw. was married
Wednesday in the Bltmore Hotel, New
York City, to Mr.. John NJ. McMillin,
of that city. by the Rev. C. L. GoodelI.
OF St. Paurs Methodist Episcopal
Church.
The ceremony at which only members
of the families were present. took place
in a bower of palms. American Beauty
roses and gladioli.
The bride, who was given away by her
father. wore a travelling costume of sap
phire blue velvet. trimmed at the neck
and wrists and at the bottom of the skirt
with bands of blue fox fur. She carried
a bouquet of white orchids. There was a
reception.
The bride and her parents have been
stopping at the Ansonia Hotel They
lived for several years in Philadelphia.
Mr.. Shaw. who was born in Vermont.
was governor of Iowa from 1895 until
1902, when he became a member of the
Cabinet
After their wedding trip Mr.. and Mrs.
McMillin will live at 3i95 Broadway, New
York City.
Mr.. NJ. NJ Amersey. of Bombay. In
dia. who has been spending some
time touring the United States, ar
rived at the New Willard yesterday
en- route from New Orleans to New
York.
Mrs. Agnes Butler and Miss Bertha
Butler have gone to Atlantic City for
visit.
Miss Farley and Miss Nan Farley. of
2460 Ontario road. have returned to
town for the winter after a stay at the
Hill Top House. Harpers Ferry, W.
Va.
Mr. and Mrs. Perry Belmont enter
tanned at luncheon yesterday at their
villa at Newport.
Among those who entertained at
dinner at The New willard yesterday
were Mr.. and Mrs. r. H. Cole, Sena-
tor Nathan Bay Scott, Mr.. w. H. Par
ry. Lieut. Commander and Mrs. Will
lam Russell White, Mrs. c. J. McCon-
willie, Mr.. William G. Lovely. Senator
Lee s. Overman and Mrs. Overman.
Senator Hoke Smith, Mrs. H. S. B.
Beale. and Senator William ]. Stone,
and Mrs. Henry A. Cooper. wife of
Representative Cooper of Wisconsin.
At the marriage of Miss Edwina Elkins
Bruner and Mr.. c. A. Heckscher
Wetherill Saturday. October 9. the ma
tron of honor will be the brides aunt,
Mrs William F. Hit. and Miss Kath-
crime Herman Kremer will be maid of
honor. The bridesmaids will include
Miss Bruner's cousin. Mrs. F. w. Hunter,
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