Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-02-26
Tales of Well Known Folk
In Society and Official Life
Richard T. Crane Cd, Will Take Control Of
- Westover, on the James-Allister Me-
"a Cormick to Wed In March,

Richard T. Crane, I'd, will. within a
few weeks. take active control or
that splendid historic estate on the
James-Westover- nothing ar
cues more hopefully for a constant
interchange Of amenities between the
official world of Washington and the
important country seats within easy
motoring distance. Mr.. Crane has
been in the diplomatic service for
SOME time. besides some intensive
training at the State Department, and
he can fill the role of host with grace
andodignity He has an ideal stage
in swestover, that fine old mansion
designed from plans drawn by Sir
Christopher Wrenn and built by the
most celebrated artisans of the period.
Mr.. Crane purchased the place about
a year and half ago from its last
owner. Mrs. Cary, who, having 9"o
csta1ts called Westovcr. preferred TO
livesin the Maryland place, not Tar
distant from Baltimore. With ITS
passing from the direct line OF byIus'
but one ancient manCrial line on the
James river--the haIrlSonS OF Bran
dcn-continue TO hold their ancestral
acres. AS the purchaser acquired the
place With mucn OF MS gran" "id n'-
hoganiy furniture so MASSIVE
and5Heavy are these equipments mat
mods4en ingenuity offers no way 70
remove The m-and as he has been
collse<or in many lines. estoEef
under Richard T. Crane VIII assume
an aSr of grandeur entirely equal TO
its history Much of the coion' al hos
pltaJity will be revived. especially
that which relates to coaching par
tiessSnd horseback pageants. and the
great sta bles along the river, which
hadsx been abandoned III favor OF tic
modern garages, Will once more take
an air of ACTIVITY WeStUIeI. lii me
old sphrase. will offer good entertain
meIfsfor man and beast and that
verfearly in this coming spring.
ASother Mccormick wedding pro-
spective is focusing much attention.
though this will result; from chliu-
hoodssromance and will not contain
the sensational feature of Miss Ma
thiIde McCormick's alliance with her
riding master Mr.. Ail.ster McCor-
mick will. in the first week of March.
marry Miss Mary Landon Baker of
Chicago. and the ceremony is to occur
ut thEfine estate of the groom-elect $
brother MIR. Edward Mccormick. Al
Weyhfidge on the Thames one of the
stat9fest homes near London. Miss
Baker has been spending the winter
in santa Barbara, and will soon start
on har long trip to the hymeneal al
tar. There seems no special reason
why,tfis marriage should take place
in England save the desire of the con-
tracing parties to evade the publicity
which seems to fasten on all that re-
lateSfto the McCormicks at the pres
emit Aime. Mr.. Edward Mccormick
planSsto have a distinguished house
parryfrom the large colony of Amer
icanSAin London Col. and Mrs. Har-
vey mad number of secretaries and
ATTACHES from the American embassy
list ersMcCormicks, after honeymoon
spenfln Sicily. will reside in Chicago
Miss Baker is an attractive girl who
made. her debut two years ago. and
was prominent in the musical and ar
tistic set dominated by Miss Muriel
Mccormick, cousin of her finance.
Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt sailed few
days ago. for what seems her annual
pilgrimage to the grave of her son
Quentin and to visit some of the
adjacent cemeteries where American
soldiers are buried. She belongs to
one of the committee that have in
charge the floral adjoining of these
graves. and with her sailed Mrs.
Charles B. Alexander of New York,
bound on the same errand. The wife
of the former President will. how
ever. during this sojourn abroad
carry out an intention which has
been in mind for some years-that
spend the Easter season at the ac-
tual scenes of the Saviour's earthly
life and ministrations. She and the
late Col. Roosevelt had planned this
just before he died. in January. 1919.
Conditions have been such that only
now can his widow make the more
extended part of the journey Mrs
Roosevelt has since 1919 gone to
France every year, but remained only
for a brief period and never permit
ting her friends to know of her pres
enca. Miss Carow, who still resides
in the lake region Of Italy and spends
the winters in Florence, will join her
sister and be her companion in trav-
cling to the east. 1t is estimated that
several thousand Americans will go
TO Jerusalem for holy week. and hotel
accommodations. though ten times
more extensive than under the Turk
ish regime, are now soaring in price
and becoming almost impossible to
obtain. Mrs. Roosevelt will suffer
none of the usual inconveniences,
since the British government still in
control. has been cogrizant of her in
tention, and her pathway has been
snnoothed. She will probably pass the
summer on Lake Maggiore with Miss
Carow.
Uncle Joe Cannon is growing young
uHutT the SeHidt sun or aHectlOn and
praise which has ShOne so brightly
since he announced his retirement. 1t
is srid that like so many public men
who have lived in Wash ington for SO
many winters. he will not depart from
this custom even though his name
will be among the missing when the
roll is called in the House He and
Miss Helen Cannon are looking about
for a home where they can receive
their friends. and take an ccasional
dip into the social waters. There are
young people in the family who en-
joy visit to Washington and they
shall not be deprived of this. nor is
it likely that they will be less feted
than they have been. when they do
come. Miss Cannon was enc of the
most charming of chateIainas in the
home of the Speaker. and her friends
were almost countless. Life takes an
attractive aspect for the former off,