The Washington herald., 1917-09-10

The President and Mrs. Wilson are
having a short outing on board the
Mayflower, which reminds one a lit
tie Of the days of their courtship,
when they made mysterious visits
to friends by motor in Maryland or
Virginia. and left the public to guess
their destination. No one at the
White House can say when or how
they will return. whether by water
or rail, and all that is known is that
they are enjoying a quiet holiday
which the President was much in
need OF.
The Mayflower, which met them at
New York, carried them to the har-
Dor at New London. Conn, where
Miss Margaret Wilson. who is at the
Oswegatchi Colony, four miles dis
tant. met them.
The Vice President and Mrs. Mar
shall are expected to return to Wash
ington early this week. after spend
ing some time at Petoskey, Mich,
where Mrs. Marshall recuperated
from an operation performed at the
Episcopal Eye, Ear and Throat Hos
pital, before she left the Capital.
The Secretary of State and Mrs.
Lansing spent yesterday at Gunston
Hall. Va, as the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Louis Hertle. They motored
back to Washington last evening.
The Secretary of the Interior. Mr..
Franklin X. Lane. will go to Allan
tic City at the beginning OF next
week, and on Tuesday will deliver
10 90 he
States Chamber of Commerce, which
will be in session there.
The Secretary visited his son.
Franklin X. Lane. jr., a student at
the aviation school at Newport News.
Va. on Saturday, and made a flight
with him.
Mai Ulysses S. Grant, Sd. U. S. A,
was best man for his brother-in-law,
Mr.. Edward Wales Root, whose mar
rage to Miss Grace Mcclure Cogs-
well, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Led
yard Cogswell, of Albany, N. Y, took
place Saturday afternoon in the rose
garden Of Senator and Mrs. Henry
Manning Sage, at Fernleigh, Menans
road, Albany. The, Rev. DR.. James
G. K. Mcclure. or Forest Hills, Ill,
the brides uncle, officiated.
The bride was given away by her
father, and was attended by Miss Cor
nelia Sage, her niece, daughter of
Senator and Mrs. Sage. Mai. Elihu
Root, jr., L. S. R.. who was to have
been best man for his brother. was
unable to obtain leave from his mill
tary duties, and Mai. Grant took his
place.
Mr.. and Mrs. Root started imme-
diately for the Canadian Rocky Noun
tains and British Columbia. After No
vember 1 they will live at 1915 Six
teenth street, Washington, D. C.
Among the guests were Mr.. and Mrs.
Elihu Root, Mrs. Eiihu Root, jr.: Mrs.
Frederick Dent Grant, Mr.. and Mrs.
Edward H. Wales, Senator Henry Ca
bot Lodge. and Mrs. Wayne Nc
Veagh. OF Washington, d. c.; Mr.. and
Mrs. Oren Root, of New York: Mr..
and Mrs. Henry du Pont, of Whining
ton. Del; Judge and Mrs. Willard
Bartlett, of Brooklyn; Mr.. and Mrs.
William Temple Emmett. Mr.. and Mrs.
Frederick W. Vanderbilt. Mr.. and
Mrs. Andrew Carnegie, Mr.. and Mrs.
George B. Luks, DR.. and Mrs. George
A. Dixon, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Bacon,
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Rathbone. Lieut..
Col Henry L. Stimson. and Mrs. Slim
son, Mr.. and Mrs. Loring C. Robbins,
OF Pittsfield. Mass. and Dean Arthur
P. Saunders, of Hamilton College,
Clinton, n. Y, and Mrs. Saunders.
Mrs. David Franklin Houston. wife
OF the Secretary of Agriculture, and
their children viii return to Washing
ton at the end of this week from
Woods Hole. Mass, where they have
spent the summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh c. Wallace, of
Washington, who have entertained a
constant stream Of guests at the
Boardman home at Manchester which
they have occupied this summer, now
have as guests Miss Molly Beecher
and Miss Sally c. Beecher, of Wash
ington. Mr.. and Mrs Wallace are
again at Manchester after making a
brief visit to Washington and New
York, and will not return here until
later in the autumn.
Mrs. Culver c. Sniffin, who with
Gen. Sniffin. L. S. A, retired, spent
the summer at Nahant, received a
charming attention when last week
\ number Of her friends celebrated her
birthday at the Tudor Hotel, by CIV
ing a musical in her honor. Mr.. Car
mine Fabrizio. the violinist who has
often played with Miss Margaret Will
son, and Horace Alwyne. pianist. gave
the program. Gen. and Mrs. Sniffin
will return to their apartment at the
Wyoming later in the season.
Viscount Ishii and members of the
japanese Mission are due to arrive
at Newport September 16. For that
day the Viscount and his suite will be