Evening star., 1917-04-04

has been spending the winter at Jack
sonville, Fla. with her mother, Mrs
Charles Grayson Dulin, is at the Hotel
Chamherlain, at Old Point Comfort. for
a short stay with Lieut.. Fischer. while
his ship. the United States torpedo
destroyer Cassin. is in port.
Mrs. Fischer will come to Washing
ton later, to stay with Commander and
Mrs. T. H. Tillman until the arrival
of Mrs. Dulin later on in the spring.
Miss Marguerite Temple O'Neill
daughter of Mrs. Joseph a. O'Neill of
April Is, as the date of her marriage to
Mr.. William Howard Taft, I'd, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry w. Taft of New
York. Mr.. Taft is a nephew and name
sake of former President William How
ard Taft. The wedding Will take place
in the brides home.
Miss May Seymore of Lake Placid, \.
Y. who is spending some time at w ash
ington, will be the house guest for a
few days of Mr.. and Mrs. Philander 7.
CiaXton before returning to her home.
Miss Smith and Miss GusSie Smith,
who were recent guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Claxton, have returned to their home
in Ashevile, \. c.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Aspinwall and
their daughter. Miss Margaret ASpin-
wall have returned from Il short stay
at Norfolk.
Miss Aspinwall, who has been spend
ing the spring vacation here with her
parents, will re. irn to Millbrook, n. Y,
to resume her studies on Friday.
Countess Gizycka went to New York
today to be a guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
John r. Drexel who are entertaining
at dinner this evening for Mr.. James
W. Gerard. former United States am
bassador to Germany, and Mrs. Gerard.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul d. Cravath of New
York and Neraton. Locust Valley, l.. l.,
announced yesterday the engagement
of their daughter, Miss Vera Agnes
Huntington Cravath to James Satter
thwaite Larkin. son of Mr. and Mrs.
Adrian II. Larkin of New York. Miss
CraVath was introduced two years ago.
She has been much in evidence in the
country life in the neighborhood of
Locust Valley and oyster Bay, her ia
ther having been one of the founders
of the Piping Rock Club and its first
president. Miss Cravath is an expert
| enced horseWoman and has taken many
prizes at horse shows. Mr.. Larkin for
some time was "A member of Squadron
a, and more recently first lieutenant in
the 1st Field Artillery, with which he
served on the Mexican border. He ex-
poets soon to rejoin his colors. Mr..
Larkin is a member of the Racquet and
Tennis. Piping Rock and Squadron A
clubs. No date has been set for the
wedding.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Cravath and Miss Cra-
! vath were here recently for a spring
| visit. during which they had apart
ments at the Willard
| Miss Virginia Carr, who is to be one
! of the bridesmaids at the wedding OF
| Miss Mary Irwin and Lieut.. Larkin. on
| April 16, will arrive at Washington
| from Albuquerque. n. NJ. this afternoon
and while here viii be the guest OF
| her grandmother. Mrs. Eugene Carr
! Mrs. Prince, wife Of the former Gov
! rrn"r of New Mexico. viii be the guest
| of Mrs. Carr during the d. A. r. Con
! sress. reaching Washington on April "A
| Miss Gertrude Drain and Miss Marion
| Drain. daughters of Mr.. and Mrs James
! A. Drain, who are attending school in
I Canada, will reach Washington today
| accompanied by two of their school
| mates, Miss Helen Cudlip and Miss
! Elsie Sutcliffe. both Canadian girls
| who will be their guests for the Easter
i holidays.
Mr.. George Lewis Mayer and Mrs
Mayer of Philadelphia. formerly Miss
Marguerite Barbour, have taken a cot
tage for the summer at. E,a glesmere p,
Mrs. Maybell T. Dawson of SPRING
| field. Mass, is the house guest of Mrs
Thomas II. Mckee, 1920 21st street
northwest.
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