The Washington herald., 1915-09-18
Doings of Society

Prof. Stockton Axson. brother OF the
late Mrs. woodrow Wilson. Is a guest
at the White House for a few days be-
fore returning to Princeton. Prof. Axson
has just completed Western trip.
Mrs Joseph r. Wilson and her daugh-
ter, Miss Alice Wilson, returned Tuesday
to Baltimore from Virginia Beach.
where. with friends. they have been oc-
cupying the Fitxhugh cottage for sew
eral weeks They have motored to West
minister. Md. where they will establish
themselves at winchester place until the
first week in October. Mr.. Wilson will
join them for week ends.
Miss Wilson will not be presented to
society in Baltimore this season. nor will
she make her debut at the White House.
as seems to be general impression.
She will leave with her parents about
the middle of October for the South. to
remain for several months.
Mr.. Wilson will return to Baltimore
from his Southern trip the first part of
November, while Mrs. Wilson will re-
main until later in the winter.
The Secretary Of State and Mrs.
Lansing left yesterday for New York.
| where the Secretary will take part in
the pan-American conference on Mexican
affairs. From New York they will go to
| Henderson Harbor. n. Y. to spend a
week or ten days with Mr.. and Mrs
John W. Foster at their summer home.
Mr.. Rafael Guirola and Miss Guirola
of San Salvador. have arrived in WASH
inston and are stopping at the Shore
ham.
Lieut.. Aston f. Simpson. L. S. N. and
Mrs. Simpson will leave Washington
shortly for Annapolis. where Lieut. Simp-
son will take a postgraduate course at
the Naval Academy. Mrs. Simpson and
her son recently returned from a visit to
her parents at warrenton. Va. where
they are spending the summer.
Miss Leona Curtis. daughter of Senator
elect Curtis. of Kansas. and Mrs. Curtis.
who is now visiting in the East. will ar
rive in Washington shortly to be the
guests of relatives. Senator. Curtis has
been in Washington recently and has pur-
| chased an attractive residence here.
which will be his home for the winter.
Senator and Mrs. Curtis and their fam
| lily are well known in Washington So
ciety, and their children grew up here
during the many terms Mr.. Curtis
served in the House and Senate.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Perry Belmont will leave
Newport about October 10 and will GO
to White Sulphur Springs for a short
stay.
| Mrs. Richard II. Townsend entertained
at dinner party at Newport last even
ing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Riker Nelson
have returned to Washington from At
lantic City and Kentucky.
Mrs Robert Hinckley and Miss Gladys
Hinckley are In town again after spend
ing the summer at Rehobeth Beach,
Del
Rear Admiral Benson has gone to Old
Point Comfort to join the Atlantic fleet
and observe target practice in the South
| ern drill grounds.
A wedding of wide interest to Wash
ington which took place in California
was that of Miss Marion Brooks. daugh-
ter of Paymaster Jonathan Brooks, of
the United States Navy, to DIR. Ernest
Eytinge. U. 8. N. The marriage took
place Saturday afternoon at 4 o'clock in
the Mare Island Chapel, Rev. Father
O'Brien officiating. :
The wedding was one of the most elab-
crate affairs that has ever taken place
In the Mare Island Navy Yard. The
chapel was handsomely decorated with
mauve colored asters and plumed yellow
chrysanthemums. with a background OF
graceful branches of the pepper tree.
The ribbons were drawn by little Miss
Helen Karns and Grace Arms. daughters
Of navy officers residing at the yard.
They wore dainty lingerie frocks, large
bows Of lavender ribbon were worn in
their hair, and they carried gilt baskets
filled with mauve colored flowers. The
brides gown was Of white satin and
duchess lace. The court train swung
from the shoulders and the beautiful veil
of lace, which Is a family heirloom, fell
to the bottom of the train. held in place
with natural orange blossoms.
Miss Brooks was attended by an old
school friend. Miss Martha Tuttle, who
came out from New York for the we'd
ding. She wore a beautiful afternoon
skirt was made with three pointed
fiounces and each one OF the flounces
was heavily embroidered in a delicate
shade of lavender.
Paymaster Brooks gave his daughter
away. and the ushers were Lieuts David
Randall. Joseph Ogan, DR.. G. *. Winn.
and Paymaster E. f. Lutchsnger Lieut.
Daniel Gardner acted as best man. After
the ceremony the young couple received
their friends in the beautiful garden
surrounding Paymaster and Mrs Brooks
home at Mare Island. They greeted
their guests In an arbor mace of palm
leaves and woodwardia FERNS and over
them was suspended a white floral mar
riase. bell
Mr.. Lewis Cabrera. of New York City.
Is at the ShOreham for short stay
Mr.. and Mrs. Jerome n. Bohaparte
have arrived at Virginia Hot prings,
where they expect to spend the autumn.
Capt. and Mrs. Isaac f. Emerson who
were the guests of Mrs Alfred g. Van
derbilt at Lenox, have returned to Bal
timore.
Mr.. and Mrs. William F. Hit are at
the Mount Washington at Breton
Woods, n. H., where they will remain
until early October. Mr.. Davis Elkins, Of
West Virginia. is with them.
The marriage is announced of Miss
Grace Marie Van Campen. daughter of
Mrs. Henry Van Campen. of Brooklyn.
and DR.. Winfield Scott Schley, son of
the late Rear Admiral Winfield Scott |
Schley. which took place last Monday in |
the rectory Of st. Georges Church |
StuyveSant Soiarp New York Tho Pey