Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-11
SOCIETY
The Secretary of the Treasury Back in
Capital After Few Days Stay
in Pittsburgh.

TIME Secretary of the Treasury, MI
Mellon, returned to Washing
ton this morning from Pitts
i burgh, where he spent the wee!
end.
The Secretary of the Navy and Mrs
Wilbur arrived in Washington this morn
ing from a several weeks stay on thu
West Coast.
italian Envoy Making
Short New York Visit.
The Ambassador of Italy, Mobile Cha.
como de MARITIME, is spending few
days in New York, having gone there
from the Summer embassy at Glou-
cester, Mass.
The United States Ambassador to
Cuba, Mr. Noble Brandon Judah. ar
rived in Washington yesterday and is
at the Mayfower.
The military attache of the Brazilian
embassy, Capt. FREDERICK Villar, enter
tanned at luncheon yesterday at the
Army and Navy Club, in honor OF the
new naval attache of the Spanish en-
basSy and Sonora de Corbella IgleSlaS.
The military attache of the Argentine
irving in New York today on the France
after spending vacation in Europe.
Mai Gen and Mrs George B. Dun
can started yesterday by motor for New
York for short stay.
Brig. Gen. and Mrs Cornelius Van
derbilt have as their guest at Newport
Lady Louise Montbatten, for whom they
will entertain at several dinner parties.
Col. Robert M. Thompson is spending
a few DAYS at the Mayf1ower and Will
return to his Summer home at Soutn-
ampton for the early Autumn. Col.
Thompson has spent the Summer crulS-
ing along the New England coast IN ms
houseboat Everglades and Will come 10
Washington for a few weeks in october
en- route to Florida, where he Will cruise
aboard the Everglades through the VIM
ter.
Cant. Frank Courtney, famous British
flyer. is passing some time at the Carl
ton.
Mrs. Pierce Selects Date
For Marriage to Mr.. Herrick.
Mrs. Margaret Clark Pierce, daughter
of Mrs Churchill Clark. will be married
to Mr.. Robert F. Herrick, jr., Of Boston,
Friday, September 81. The ceremony
will be performed at noon in the nome
of the bride at 1904 r street in the pres
ence of small company.
Mrs. Pierce, who is the widow OF the
late Mr.. Vinton U. D. Pierce, is visiting
In the North and will not join her
mother here until Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Perry Belmont enter
tanned at luncheon at Belcourt yester-
day afternoon. the occasion being the
anniversary of the battle Of Lake Erie.
which was notable for the victory of
Commodore oliver Hazard Perry of
Newport. Mr.. Belmont is a descendant
of Commodore Perry.
Mrs. Clifford K. Bergman and Miss
Florence Bergman returned to Wash
ington yesterday from two-month stay
abroad. They visited in France, Bel
GUM, the Netherlands, England and
Scotland.
Mrs. Jacob Leander Loose of Kansas
City, Mo-, was in Washington yesterday
in her apartment in the Mayflower. Mrs. |
Loose returned last night to her Sum- |
n1er home, Sea Rocks, at Gloucester,
Mass, and about the first of December
she will return to Washington for the
Winter and again be in residence at the
Mayflower.
DR.. Frank, Leech and his son, Mr..
Francis B. Leech returned yesterday
from a trip in England and on the
Continent, visiting in London and Edin-
burgh and in Paris.
Mrs Leech and their daughter, Miss
Elizabeth Leech, are again in their 4
Washington home after spending the
Summer in their place on South River.
DR.. and Mrs. Lyman Beecher Sworn
stedt have returned from their vacation
Club on Long Island. They were Joined
there by Mr. and Mrs. Robert Sterling
Yard and Miss Margaret Yard, who
came back Saturday, and by DR.. and
Mrs. Thomas Sidwell, who, at the last
moment, postponed their return to
spend the week end with former Rep
resentative and Mrs. william w. Cocks
at Old Westbury, Long Island. They
will arrive this evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wade H. Ellis were
hosts at dinner last night on the Will
lard roof garden.
Mrs. Thomas M. Scott of wynnewood,
Pa, and her son and daughter, Fletcher
and Elizabeth Scott, have just completed
a trip to the Pacific Coast and are stay
ing at the Mayf1ower for few days on
their way home. Mr.. Scott accompanied
his family on the trip across the CONT
nent and stopped over in Chicago on his
return to Pennsylvania.
Mrs D. "A Usina and Mrs. r. r.
Adams of Nutley, N. j., have motored to
Washington and are at the Carlton for
several days.
Invitations Issued for
Plant Grimes Wedding.
Mrs George Madden Grimes has is
sued invitations for the marriage of her
daughter Marion Bennett to Mr.. George
Lauderdale Plant. Monday evening, &C.
tober 8, at $3.50 o'clock, in st. Margaret's
Episcopal Church, the rector, the Rev.
Herbert Scott Smith, officiating A re-
ception will Immediately follow in the
parish house of st. Margaret's Church.
Miss Grimes attended Holton Arms
School and is member of the Junior
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