Evening star., 1923-08-09
Gov. Beck mans Wedding
Interests Society Here.

Announcement was made yesterday of
the approaching marriage of the former
Governor of Rhode Island, Mr.. r. LlV-
ingston Beeckman to Mrs Edna Mars
ton Burke of New York. The ceremony
will be performed In the cottage at
Bar Harbor which Mrs. Burke and her
mother, Mrs. Edwin S. Marston, are
occupying for the summer. The ar
rangements will be as simple as pos
sible owing to the recent death of Mrs.
, Burke's father, and only members of
the two families and a few intimate
friends will be present. Mr.. Beeckman
and his bride will go to the Canadian
northwest Immediately after the we'd
ding, and will visit Alaska and in
California before returning to New York
in the autumn. They will go to Egypt
for the winter and in the early spring
return to Mr.. Beeckman's hone, Lands
, End, at Newport
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Samuels of
Philadelphia, who are entertaining their
son-in-law and daughter. Mr.. and Mrs.
George Poulieff, have also as their guest
at BlairluSk, Narragansett Pier, Mr..
Walter Zeligman of Elberon, n. j.
Mr. Frederick w. Wight of the Of
flee of the director of the budget and
Mrs. Wight have returned to Wash
ington after an absence of six weeks
summer home. in Rockland. Me, and
are at the Calverton apartments for
the rest of the summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Walters, the
latter formerly Mrs. Pembroke Jones
of Washington. have opened their
home Sherwood, on Bellevue avenue,
Newport, where they arrived yester-
day aboard their steam yacht Narada.
Mr.. Walters returned to New York,
1 L, iai, Mrc No1 hn
week end.
Justice Edward T. Sanford of the
United States Supreme Court came to
Washington yesterday and is at his
apartment at the Hamilton Hotel.
Lieut.. Tully Shelley, U. S. N, ac-
companied by Mrs. Shelley and their
small son, has motored to Atlantic
City. and they are stopping at the
Marlboro -Blenheim.
Mr. and Mrs. George w. Jackson
of Hinsdale. ILL.,, announce the en-
gagement of their daughter, Isabelle
Wemyss, to Col. Charles Marshall
Butler, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Henry Butler of Washington.
Miss Jackson served in the world
war with the Y. M. c. A. canteen in
the 18th Division, in which Col. Butler
| was in command Of the 312th Regi-
utcil' MiSS JdchSOh HE HutI vi.
Butler at Alise- where both
were stationed.
Mr.. Charles Henry Butler. who
came to Washington to attend the
funeral of the late President, left
yesterday to join Mrs. Butler at their
summer home, Montsweag farm.
Maine.
i Mr.. Harry Norment, who returned
| from Europe in July, is sailing on
! the Majestic Saturday to Join Mrs.
| Norment in England.
idaughter-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
| ing the tennis tournament at South
ampton. Long Island. yesterday. Mr.
and Mrs. Rea are visiting the formers s.
| mother in her Southampton place
after spending the early summer in
their own home at Watch Hill.
Former United States ambas ssador to
France and Mrs. Henry White went
/ to Newport yesterday from New York,
where they have been for most of this
week. They are guests of Mrs. Cor
nelius Vanderbilt in her villa, the
Breakers, and will remain over Sum
Gay.
Representative E. H. Howard of TuI-
sa. Okla, spent some days. in
New York, at the Hotel PENNSYLVANIA.
after staying in Washington for sew
eral days.
Judge and Mrs. Alton B. Parker of
New York had guests lunching infor-