Evening star., 1916-07-19
Society.
EVENTS Of INTEREST
IN AND OUT OF TOWN
Secretary of Commerce and Mrs.
Redfeld Entertain Dinner
Party Tonight.
Cuban Minister to Go to Newport
Secretary Lane Returns-En-
agements-Resort Items.

gagements-Resort Items.
| The Secretary of Commerce and Mrs.
| Redfield VIII entertain dinner party
| at the Chevy Chase Club tonight, with
the Postmaster General and Mrs Bur-
Lesson among the guests
The minister of Cuba and Nine. de
Cespedes, who have so far spent the
season in motor trips to various re-
sorts. will leave here before August 1
to spend some weeks at Newport.
| Mrs Lawrence G. Bigelow of Worcester,
Mass, announces the engagement of her
daughter. Gretchen and Mr.. Fau J.
| Thomson, son of DIR. and Mrs. A. Pendle-
| ton Thomson of Summit Point. w. Va.
| The wedding will take place in the
autumn at Worcester.
| Miss Bigelow is the granddaughter Of
Walter b. BigeloW and is great favorite
! in society.
Mr. Thomson is brother of Mr. James
| NJ Thomson. who married Miss Genevieve
! Clark. and is graduate Of the Vir-
ginia Military Institute and is now resid-
| ing in New Orleans
| A marriage of interest in navy circles
! took place Saturday afternoon at four
! o'clock, at Alexandra, Va, when Mrs.
Idah Sidonia Pratt of Decatur. Ill. and
| San Diego, Cal. and Mr.. Carol Howe
Foster were married
| The bride wore an effective gown Of
pink taffeta with a pink picture hat
| trimmed with yellow roses.
| Lieut.. Paul Foster. L. S. N. brother
| of the bridegroom. acted as best man.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Foster came to WASH
| ington Immediately after the ceremony
and are established at the Rocham-
beau; where they will remain until
| October l. when they will go to An
napoiis. where Mr. Foster has been in
structor in English and head tennis
coach at the Naval Academy for the
| past eight years.
Franklin K. Lane, returned to Wash
| ington yesterday from a ten-day trip
! to New/York, the latter part of which
| was spent with Mrs Lane, at Essex.
| The Russian amba ssador and Nine
Bakhmeteff entertained at luncheon at
Newport yesterday.
.,ya Mr., and, and N Mrs Perry Belmont were
| tertaining dinner party.
! Brig. Gen. Daingerf1eld Parker, U. S..
A.. retired. has gone to Atlantic City
| where Admiral and Mrs. George Dewey
also are passing the summer.
| DR.. George n. Pouliff, secretary of the
bulgarian legation, has returned to
! Washington, after spending some time
| at the Hot Springs, Va
| sHe was guest at luncheon before
leaving there yesterday of Mrs. Jeanne
4 w: Wilkie and Miss Marguerite Wilkie,
! who also left the Virginia resort yes-
! terday, and are at Deal, N. J.
! Mrs. William Belden Noble and her
! daughter
| spend the rest of the season at Mrs
Mobiles camp on Lake ChampIain.
Lieut. Miles will go to Plattsburg
| military camp the 1st of August as an
| instructor.
| Controller of the Currency John Skel-
ton Williams had as his guests on the
! Raleigh roof last night Secretary and
| Mrs. McAdoo, Miss Bones, Gov Charles
| s. Harflin Of the federal reserve board
and Col Alfred Williams of Richmond.
Ihe Russian ambassador and Nine.
| Bakhmeteff are entertaining at stone
| villa. Newport. the latter's brother
| Mr. Truxton Beale
| Miss Pauline Kindleberger. daughter
! Of Mr.. and Mrs. D. NJ Kindleberper
mas completed visit to Miss Beatrice
| Eiover. I r. daughter of Rear Admiral and
/ Mrs Clover. at Elberon, N J.. and is
now visiting her brother and sister-in
! law, Mr.. and Mrs David G. KindIeber-
! ger, in New York
Rear Admiral and Mrs Kindle berger.
VINO recently came to Washington
from Norway, where they have made
| their home since his retirement. have
gone to jamestown. r. l., for the sum
/ mer. ~
They will spend next winter in Wash
| ington.
Mr and Mrs. George F. Howell Of
| i423 Pennsylvania avenue southeast
| have as their house guests Mr. How
| ellis sister, Mrs. William G. Rurpes.
Master George Burgess, and little Miss
Marguerite Burgess of Norristown, Pa.
| Third Assistant Postmaster General
| a. NJ Dockery was host to dinner
party on the Raleigh roof last night
consisting of Postmaster Colin NJ Selph
| OF st. Louis. Postmaster Eugene S
shannon of Nashville, Postmaster
FRANK G. Sites of Harrisburg, Pa.
Ruskin McArdle. secretary to the Post
master General: Postmaster A. r
! Thornton of Richmond and w. I. Dem
ming of the Post Office Department
/ Former Senator Burton of Ohio will
| come to Washington today from a visit
Springs While in town Mr.. Burton
| VIII stay at the Hotel Lafayette
| Wi anu MIS-. 1erdue Johnson of New
haven. Conn, have returned to their
nome. after weeks visit to Mr.. and
| mrs. j. d. Ruden in the Argyle.
Miss Helen Frances Sisemore is the
| guest OF Misr Helen Rose Clayton at
her residence on Rhode Island avenue
| previous to her departure for Lees
! burg, Va, where she will spend the re-
| mainder of July.
The marriage of Miss Pearl NJ. Har-
per and Mr. James c. Prince took place
at the residence Of the BRIDES parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles E. Harper, 2705
p street northwest, at pm Friday
evening. A small party Of relatives ana
friends was present
After the ceremony there was an in
formal reception, and later Mr. and
Mrs. Prince left for an extended trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Wilmot Murphy
announce the engagement OF their
niece. Miss Helen Bolway Dodge, to
Mr.. Sidney Harrison McVicar Of New
| York city.
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Mrs, J, NJ Fiynn of Georgia sv.ru,