Evening Star Newspaper, May 22, 1921, Page 47

e Miss LAURA VOLSTEAD [& ) Daudhter of Representalive} Andrew J Volstead of Minnesota Capital Spring Social Life Continues Round of Gayety With Variety of Functions White Héuse Garden Party, Horse Show, Pan- American Building Reception, Dinners and Luncheons Contribute to Week's Activities. BY SALLIE V. H. PICKETT. AST week was so rich in social prowess that Washington might easily have been reckoned one of the gayest capitals in the world. The program took on an unusually varied phase, the garden party at the White House, the National Capital horse show, the recep- tien in the Pan-American Union building with the ambassador of Peru and Mme. Pezet as hosts, the interesting series of events for Mme. Curie and many private dinner ard luncheon parties all blending into @ perfectly rounded whole. Even the circus had its quota of fashien- able life. NVITATIONS have been issued for Mrs. Harding’s “at home” on Thursday afternoon from 5 to 7 and then, as last week, she will receive on the White House lawn if the weather permits. June 1, usually rele- gated to brides as strictly their season, will mark the third and last “at home” of the mistress of the White House. To a great extent the fllesls are invited alphabetically, and the whote of the social world of ashington diplomatic, official and resident, will have been asked by the tinfe the last at home is_held—that is, if one has been so punctilious as to leave a card for the President and Mrs. Harding. AFTER a struggle with wind, rain and chilly weather the horse show blossomed into one of the most successful ever held and quite fixed in the minds of citizens that such an event is naturally the perquisite of a great capitab and gives just the required touch of sporting life to the spring season. Too, the show developed something in fashion besides horses and gowns—dignified young gnatrons and debutantes enjoying the childish pleasures ofi a “lollypop” or taking soft drinks from a bottle through a rye straw. NO two members of the diplomatic corps have ever been nearer the hearts of Washington society than the ambassador of Peru and Mme. Pezet, who first came to Washington about twenty years ago, Mr. Pezet serving at intervals in the intervening time as counselor and minister, and finally returning as an ambassador. It was with pride one witnessed the beautiful ceremony in the Pan-American Union building Thursday night attending the unveiling of\the portrait bust of Peru's liberator, Dr. Unanue, such. events generally being considered a species of boredom. The exquisite poise of the ambassador’s wife in unveiling the bust and later, on the arm of Dr. Rowe, making the round of the busts to be honored with laurel wreaths quite equaled the ambassador’s eloquent tribute to the heroes of the Latin American countries and to George ‘Washington. . SOCIAL affairs took on a rather more serious turn with the arrival of Mme. Curie and her daughters, the trip on the Sylph to Mount Vernon yesterday, the dinner which the ambassador of France and Mme. Jusserand gave last night and the entertainment tonight with the am- bassador of Poland and Princess Lubomirska as hosts and Mme. Curie as guest of honor, marking the real social side, while the splendidly ar- ranged reception at the White House Friday afternoon was of as much importance as a state function. GARDE!\' parties from now on will vie with weddings in interest, and sorrowful indeed is the hostess who cannot entertain her friends in a garden or at least on a wide veranda. The “at home” yesterday of Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph Kauffmann at Airlie and the similar event at the home of Mrs. Joseph E. Thropp on 20th street each took on a more infer- esting phase because of the beautiful gardens of the hosts. All of which reminds one that the capital is almost the only city in the country without its garden club and annual flower show from private gardens. Mrs. Harding Recelves 1 L T, e Mrs. Harding has among her num- — erous other engagements of this week | Mr. Mrs. Downey an appointment to receive the Col-|Depart for New York. lege Women’s Club, Friday afternoon| Mr. and Mrs. Robinson F. Downey will leave Washington today for New at 4 o'clock. York, where they will spend some time before going to_ their home, Ivy Hurst, at Waynesburg, . Ivy Hurst is as hospitable as charming, and this summer, as in previous sea- sons, Mr. and Mrs. Downey will en- tertain informally almost a continu- ous house party during the summer. Col. and Mrs. Robert M. Thompson will leave Washington the end of the week for Annapolis to attend the fes- tivities of graduation week at the Naval Academy. They will make the trip aboard “their house boat, the Everglades, and will later go to their summer home at Sout 2 T hampton, Long The ambassador of Belgium wil return to Washington the early part of the week from New York. Baroness de Cartier. whom he accompanied to New York and who sailed yester- day on the steamship Rotterdam, will spend the summer in Europe, the am- bassador joining her abroad later in the season. Mrs. Albert B. Fall, wife' of the Secretary of the Interior. with her daughter-in-law, Mrs. Jack Fall of El Paso, are in Havana. Cuba, attending inaugural exercises, and are the s of the United States minister, oaz Long. at the legation. They Mr. will return to Washington the latter part of the week. Miss Juliet Thompson, who has been visiting Mrs. Stephen B. Elkins, will remain in Washington the greater part of the summer and will occupy the studio of Mrs. Minnigerode An- drews, on 16th street. Mrs. Affrews will leave Washington the early part of June and will spend a portion of the summer in her new bungalow in Virginia. The minister of Czechslovakia, Dr. Bedrich Stepanek. left last evening for Chicago, Detroit and Cleveland, and he will be gone over a week. The new Senator from Nevada and Mrs. Tasker L. Oddie have taken the house at 2320 19th street. where they — are mow living. Mrs. George T. Porter, who has been in Italy for some time, has returned and reopened her home at 1325 New Hampshire avenue. Mrs. George M. Crawford will ar- rive today to be the guest of her brother-in-law and sister. Senator and Mrs. Arthur Capper. and to attend the graduation exercises of Mount Ver- non Seminary, where her daughter, Miss Isobel Crawford is a student. Mr. and Mrs. Mark Reid Yates. the latter formerly Miss Natalie Sellers Barnes, have returned to their home, 1624 18th street, and will be at home Justice and Mrs. Van Orsdel have sold their home on Wyoming avenue and are located for the present at 1868 Columbia road. Miss Florence Berryman will go to Annapolis next Friday to be the guest {of Mrs. B. H. Lingo for the festivities of June week at the Naval Academy. tomorrow rnoon. They will also | Miss Berryman has recently returned receive the following Monday after-|from several months' visit in tne noon. south and far west. and joined her — parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clifford K. Mr. and Mrs. Perry Heath will leave | Berryman, in their home on Euclid wext Thursday for New York and|street. n;fl ppe ‘erd! for Genoa. They will spend the sunmer in Switaerland and the Mrs. Robert C. Dunn of Charlorte. (Continued from Thirteenth Paga 1 | | ]glharlen S. Hamlin, Mrs. H. L. " marty last night. THE SUNDAY STAR, . WASHINGTON, ]‘flece and Russs Mme Mishtowt. 3 Diplomats Included Among Boxholders For Benefit Play Opening p'e,{o,.mance T@’Ambassador and Mme. Jusserand Enterfain for Coming Wedclinhs of M;..’ night at Garden Theater, Presenting “The Heart of Maryland” and “Romance of Washington. The ambassador of Chile and Senora de Mathieu, the ambassador of Peru and Senora de Pezet, Mrs. Stephen B. Elkins, Mrs. George W. Ehle, Mrs. James McDonald, Mrs. Hewson and a number of other well- known folk have taken boxes for the opening performance at the Garden Theater this evening, when ‘“The Heart of Maryland” and “The Ro- mance of Washington,” two new films, will be shown for the benefit of the Woman's Welfare Association. This benefit will continue throughout the week' and groups of special guests will be entertained each day. Mrs. H. L. Rust, Mrs. George Porter and a committee of the ladies have raised a fund to send as their guests the members of the McCoy Unit, from the Mount Alto Hospital, whe will attend the matinee in a body Memorial day. Mrs. Victor Kauffmann and Mrs. John A. Daugherty have arranged to send a_ group of guests from Walter Reed Hospital, and, in addi- tion, Mrs. Daugherty has arranged to have one hundred soldiers from the Soldiers'’ Home attend in a body at the matinee Tuesday, May 24. Fifty Boy Scouts and fifty Girl Scouts will attend another matinee performance, and Wednesday, May 25, the Confed- erate Veterans will attend the met- inee as the guests of Mrs. Charles W. Wetmore. Miss Katherine Calvert, the heroine of the “Heart of Magyland” film, who is in Washington, wlll appear at the performance this evening. The list of patronesses includes the names of the following prominent women: Mrs. Harding, Mrs. Coolidge, Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, Mrs. Charles E. Hughes, Mrs. Robert Lansing, Mrs. Edwin Denby, Mrs. Herbert Hoover, Mrs. Thomas F. Walsh, Mrs. John A Daugherty, Mrs. Victor Kauffmann, Mrs. Charles B. Wood, Mrs. George H. Myers, Mrs. Fall, Mrs. C. C. Cal- houn, Mrs. Rafael R. Govin, Miss Rooney, Mrs. John Hays Hammond, Mrs. Richard Wainwright, Mrs. Rust, rs. Cunningham Hall, Mrs. Qllie James, Mrs. Wesley M. Stoner, Mrs. Stephen B. Elkins, Mrs. Thomas J. O'Brien, Mrs. Archibald, Mrs. Robert M. Thompson, Mrs. William Littauer, Mrs. John W. Weeks, Mrs. Charles H. Harlow, Mrs. Hennen Jenning§, Mrs. William C. Eustis, Mrs. Norman Wil- liams, Mrs. J. M. Holton, Miss Mary B. Adams, Mme. Slavko Grouitch, Mrs. Henry C. Wallace, Mrs. John A. jeune, Mrs. Maynard C. Burrell, Mrs, 8. D. Boak, Mrs. William H. King, Mrs. Lynn_Yeagle, Mrs. Frederick N. Shepherd, Mrs. James McDonald, Miss Janet Richards and Mrs. George W. e. Lawns of Airlie Opened For Spring Garden Party 4 Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph Kauffmann opened the lawn and gardens of Air- lie yesterday afternoon for the late spring garden party which they hold annually. They stdod on the wide veranda overlooking the front lawn to receive, while their son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Newton Murray of Dunkirk, N. Y., stood near the bottom of the steps leading to the grounds to also greet their friends. Small_tables were placed effectively and for comfort and convenience about the grounds, while the long tea table, with its colorful effect of May flowers, stood on the slone -7 the lawn between the residence : -+ the formal gardens. An orchestra was stationed on the side veranda. The guests, numbering several hun- dred, were the friends of the host and of Mr. and Mrs. Murray, who are visiting them, and were from the diplomatic corps and resident and offi- clal circle: Ambauador 0‘ pem Host at Theater Party ‘The ambassador of Peru and Mme. Pezet entertained a party of out-of- town guests at a dinner and theater MIss ANNA MISHTOWT, uest of the former + Naval Attache | |3 i l l HARRIS- EWING. PHoTOS and Vife of the ife of the Se.cttit D. C,. MAY 22 ST 2L MRs.EDWVIN DENBY 3 : of Navy and Marion aad EdwinJc ary eir’childre 0. Dinners and Luncheons for District’s Society Mme. Curie—Secretary and Mrs. Hughes to Be Guests. The ambassador of France and Mme. Jusserand entertained a dis- tinguished company at dinner last evening in honor of Mme. Curie, the noted scientist. The other guests were the Speaker of the House. of Representatives and Mrs. Frederick H. Gillett, the minister of FPoland and Princess Lubomirska, Maj. Gen. George O. Squier, the third asgstant secretary of state, Mr. Robert Woods Bliss; the secretary of the Smith- sonian Institute and Mrs. Charles D. Walcott, the two daughters of Mme. Curie, Prof. and Mrs. Charles J. Bell, Dr. and Mrs. Livingston Farrand, Dr. and Mrs. Vernon Kellogg, Mr. and Mrs. William_B. Meloney. Mrs. Mar- shall Pield, Mr. Leland Harrison of the Statc Department and the third secretary of the French embassy, M. ules Henri. Mme. Marl( Curie, the noted sci- entist, will bc the guest of honor at a brilliant dinner party, followed by a reception, to which about a hun- dred additional guests have been in- vited, this evening, when the minis- ter of Poland and Princess Lubo- mirska will be the hosts. Many prominent officials and diplomats will be among the guests. The Secretary of State and Mrs. Hughes will be the honor guests at dinner Thursday evening of Brig. Gen. and Mrs. Charles L. McCawley. The ambassador of Spain and Senora de Riano will entertain a small company at dinner Tuesday evening. ‘The ambassador and Mme. Le Bre- ton, accompanied by the latter’s neice, Miss Lloveras, arrived in Cher- bourg Friday and will make a short visit to Europe. They sailed from New York, Saturday, May 14. ‘The Secretary of the Navy and Mrs. | | | l | ‘Washington, where they will be their guests for some time. Miss Ailsa Mellon will be the guest of honor at a dinner this evening of Miss Anna Hamlin, who will entertain a company of forty Mr. and Mrs. Waddy B. Wood en- tertained at dinner last evening at the Chevy Chase Club for their daughter, Miss Lindsay Wood, in honor of ‘Capt. John Selwyn, aide-de- camp of the governor of Bermuda, who is_visiting the third secretary of the British embassy, Mr. Yencken. The other guests were Miss Ailsa Mellon, Miss Margaret Harding, Miss Anna Hamlin, Miss’ Olyve Graef, Mr. Yencken, Count de Salis, Capt. Henry and Mr. Tennant of the British em- bassy staff. Dr. and Mrs. Loren Johnson will entertain at dinner Tuesday evening in honor of the Secretary of War and Mrs. Weeks. Weather permitting, it will be an al fresco affair, with dancing in the garden adjoining Dr. and Mrs. Johnson's home on 16th street. Mr. Angel C. Vazquez gave a Sup- per party last Wednesday after the Spanish play for which he was di- rector. The guests were the mem- bers of the cast and the committee and included Mrs. Richard H. Brooks, Miss Janiero V. Brooks, Miss Cather- ine Brazerol, Miss Gladys Phoebus, Miss Rosemary Arnold, Miss Gladys Barrow, Miss Ruth Phillips, Mr. J. C. Hunt, Mr. Karl Peterson, Mr. Harry Newman. Mr. Joseph Palmer, Mr. Henry Weigandt, Mr. Francisco de Vega and Mr. Delgado Vivanco. Vice Admiral Albert P. Niblack, commander of the American maval forces in European waters, and Mrs. Niblack were guests of honor at a dinner given Wednesday night in Edwin Denby will be the guests of | pyrig by Gabrial Gusthau, minister of honor at dinner tomorrow evening of Senator William B. McKinley and his niece, Miss Julia Mattis. The minister of Venezuela, Dr. Dominici, has retured from New York, where he went early last week to attend the conference of the In- lx;‘m!lrmal Manufacturers’ Associa- The minister of China, Dr. Sze, will be host at dinner tomorrow evening. The minister of Rumania and Princess Bibesco will entertain a company at dinmer tomorrow even- ing in_honor of the ambassador of Great Britain and Lady Geddes, who returned last Friday from a tour in the south. The minister and Princess Bibesco will give another dinner Friday evening, in honor of the Secretary of State and Mrs. Hughes. d Mrs. Phipps cheon Hosts. and Mrs. Lawrence C. at luncheon to- Senator Phipps will be hos day at their suburban home, Single Representative and Mrs. Harry C. ‘Woodyard will entertain at dinner Wednesday evening in honor of the minister of China, Dr. Sze. Mrs. Henry F. Dimock entertained at dinner last evening in honor of former Senator and Mrs. Chauncey M. Depew. The other guests were Senator_and Mrs. Truman H. New- berry. Representative Jullus Kahn, the United States ambassador to Ar- gentina and Mrs. Frederic Jesup Stimson, Mr. and Mrs. John Mitchell, Mrs. Henry C. Corbin, Miss Patten, Mr. and Mrs. James M. Beck, Mr. Robert Lansing, Col. Jennings Wise and Mr. Loomis. Friday evening Mrs. John B. Hen- derson entertained a distinguished company at dinner in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Depew. Capt. and Mrs. Walter R. Gherardi entertained a small company in- formally at supper last evening in their home on East Bradley lane, Chevy Chase, which they have opened Tor the summer. The counselor of the Russian em- bassy and Mme. de Bach ‘will return to Washington Tuesday from New York, where they went the latter part of last week to meet Mme. de Bach's parents, Mr..and Mrs. Van Loon, who arrived yesterday aboard the Aqui- tanta from their home in Holland. Mr. and Mrs. Van Loon will ae- company M. and Mme. de Bach to ~ marine. Mr. and Mrs. Rolfe E. Bolling were hosts _at the dinner dance at Ward- man Park Hotel last evening, when their guests included Senator and Mrs! Key Pittman, the United States minister to Switzerland, and Mrs. Hampson Gary, Col. and Mrs. Clarence O. Sherrill, Mr. and Mrs. Huston Thompson and Col. and Mrs. William C. Rivers. Dr. and Mrs. Davenport White en- tertained a dinner company of thirty- four at the Chevy Chase Club last evening, in honor of the Commission- er of the District and Mrs. Cuno H. Ru- dolph. Maj. Gen. and Mrs. Willard A. Hol- brook were hosts at a dinner party last evening. Gave a Dinner at the Hadleigh. Mr. and Mrs. George A. Ricker were hosts to a party of their friends at a dinner served in the oak room of the Hadleigh, Monday evening. Mr. Rick- er is chairman of the board of trus- tees of All Souls’ Church, and the dinner was given to the incoming -and outgoing trustees, and was attend- ed by the following: Dr. and Mrs. U. G. B. Pierce, Col. and Mrs. Myron M. Parker, Maj. and Mrs. Leonard S. Doten, Dr. Julia M. Green, Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Hood, Dr. and Mrs. Percival Hall, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Jones, Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Brown, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Robertson, Miss Helen Nicolay, Maj. Archibald King, Mrs. R. B. Gunn and Mrs. F. A. Holton. Mr. and Mrs. Ricker delighted their Uni- tarian guests by their unique place cards, which were small photographic reproductions of the proposed new church. Vittorio Asinari Col. Marquis di Bernezzo, military attache of the Italian embassy, and Marquise di Bernezzo entertained at dinner at the Bhoreham Wednesday evening. Mrs, Johannes Omirk, a lifelong resident of Washington, was given a surprise dinner party at the Willard last week in celebration of her sev- entieth birthday anniversary. Among the dinner parties during the week was that of Mrs. Margaret Welles of 1414 16th street on Wednesday, the guest of honor being Miss Cornelia Pulerton of Florida. Covers were laid for sixteen and the table was lovely in its decoration of red Richmond roses and spring flow- ers. Miss Pulerton, who has only recently #gurned from France, ex- pects to.leave soon for a three-year stay in South America. - 1921 PAI'€T 2! R 3 N Engagement Announce Of Miss Helen L. Coates To Mr. Robert Stead, Sr. Leetch to Mr. Shivers, Miss Looney to Mr. Jef- fress and Miss Van Dyke to Capt. Clark Also Are Announced . The engagement of Miss Helen Louise Coates of Philadelphia, to Mr. Robert Stead, sr., of this city is an- nounced. 2 . Mr. and Mrs. Frank Paul Leetch announce the engagement of their daughter, Alice Victoria, to Mr. Wil- liam Edward Shivers, son of Mr. and Mrs. David Woodfin Shivers, of Ala- bama. Mr. Shivers is the grandson of the late Henry Augustus Tayloe. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Crofford Looney of Memphis and Washington, announce the engagement of their daughter, Margaret Bruce, to Mr. Luther Cecil Jeffress of Richmond, Va. The ,wedding will take place Satur- day evening, June 11, in St. Mar- garet's Church at 8 o'clock and will be followed by a reception for the members of the wedding party“and relatives at the Highlands, where Mr. and Mrs. Looney have an apartment. Miss Looney will have as her matron of honor her sister, Mrs. Allan E. Van Ness of Nashville, Tenn. and also will be attended by Mrs. Jack Waller of Richmond and Miss Bruce Looney, sister of the bride. Mr. Stan- ley Jeffrees of Norfolk will be best man for his brother. The Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Hefiry Van Dyke have announced from their Princeton home, Avalon, the engage- ment_of their daughter, Miss Elaine Van Dyke, to Capt. Cyril Drummond Le Gors Clark of the British army, |the past five son of the Rev. E. Travers Clark of |ter and gran . Newton Abbott, South Devon, England. |ington last autumn to spend the win: PRINCESS BIBESCO and Princess Alexandm Priscilla wife and .d.a.u,fihtqr of the Minister ‘of Rou ania. Miss Smith Is Wedded To Capt. John B. Bennet Miss Adelaide Pearce to Be Bride of Mr. Theodore P. Noyes on June 1 —Wedding of Miss Speer. A wedding charming in appoint- ment was that yesterday afternoon of Miss Marion Smith, grandmother of Mrs. Elizabeth S. Bailey of St. Louis, to Capt. John Bennington Benndt, U. S. A. The ceremony was performed at 4 o'clock in the apartment of the bride’s grandmother, at Wardman, Park Hotel, by the Rev. E. S. Dun-} 1ap of St. John's Church. Only ma-l tives, close friends and members of the class of 1916, at West Point at- | tended the ceremony. and remained ! for an informal reception. Miss Fran- ces Smith, sister of the bride, was: her only attendant, and the best man was Mr. Hiram W. Bennet of New York, brother of the bridegroom. The decorations in the apartment were of roses and spring blossoms, the cere- mony being performed before.a bower of_roses. Tne bride wore a gown of White georgette crepe with - draperies of rose point lace held by tiny clusters lof orange blossoms, as was her veil | Her only ornament was a string of pearls and she carried gardenias with a shower of lilies of the valley. The maid of honor was in dainty cream- colored lace built over shell pink chiffon, and carried orchids. ¥ ' Capt. amd Mrs. Bennet left later in the afternoon for a wedding trip and will later go to Camp Benning, Ga., where Capts Bennet will complete his course at the infantry school. Mrs. Bennet traveled in a gown of heavy canton crepe of midnight blue com- bined with tan, trimmed with ribbon fringe, and a small close-fitting hat { of Milanese straw with soft drap- eries. Bennet, mother of the bridegroom, was in deep ecru lace, over brown. with a transparent hat to match. Mrs. Dennis Nolan, aunt of Capt. Bennet, wore amber-colored mull “and wore a large hat in tones of brown with feathers in the same shades. Mrs. Alexander Sharp, sr.. another aunt of the bridegroom, was in a go white mull, heavily embroidered, with a garden hat and sash in orchid shades. Mrs. Louis- D. Sharp, sister of Col. Bennet, the bridegroom’s father, came from her home In Montana for the wedding and attended th: graduation of her daughter, Mis! Touise Sharp, who will complete he course_of training at the Johns Hop kins' Hospital. Mrs. U. S. Grant, jr., wore cream-colored lace over black satin, with a large black hat and ade ornaments. ics Hennet, the bride of yesterday, is a member of a distinguished fam- ily and has traveled extensively for years and with her sis- dmother came to Wash Miss Van Dyke was in the service |ter. Capt. Bennet is the son cf Col. John with the Near East Relief committee, in_Constantinople, Beirut| in 1919-1920 and Aleppo. 34th Poona Capt. Clark is of the Horse (Indian cavalry) and was on active service with Gen. Sir James Willicock’s command France, with Gen. Allenby’s army in the Palestine campaign and with the British army of occupation at Aleppo, where he first met Miss Van Dyke. He now is on staff duty in India. Mr. and Mrs. Edward F. Taggart of Elkton, Md. announce the engage- ment of their daughter, Marie Wetherill, to Mr. Newell W. Wells, jr., of Brooklyn, N. Y. Mrs. Harding to Receive College Women Officers The officers and advisory board of the College Women's Club are to be received by Mrs. Harding Friday aft- ernoon, May 27,"at 4 o'clock. ‘Those to be received are Mrs. Basil Manly, Mrs. Amos A. Steele, Mrs. John Earle Walker, Miss Edna Jackson, Miss Elizabeth Wilson, Mrs. William A. R~id, Miss Marie K. Saunders, Mrs. Joseph Zirkle, Mrs. Lewis C. Ecker, Mrs. Henry White, Mrs. F. T. Johnson, Miss Nila Allen, Miss Emma Crans, Miss Sara Abbott,.-Miss Emily 8. Cook, Miss Karoline Klager, Mrs. D. A. Gurney, Mrs. Otto Veerhoff, Mrs. Thomas W. Sidwell, Mrs. Frank W. Pyle, Mrs. Enoch Johnson, Miss Jane Bartlett, Miss Margaret White, Miss Charlotte Farrington, Mrs. William E. Chamberlin, Mrs. Skipworth P. Coale, Mrs. D. Roberts Harper, 3d., Miss Carrie Davis, Miss Cathrine Custis, Mrs. Frank Edgington and Mrs. How- ard Nichols. Italian Commissioner Guest at Dinner Party The high commissioner of Italy and Mrs. Quattrone were the guests of in | father, t! F.) will be two ribbon bearers, she niece . Bennet, General Staff College. U g A.. and Mrs. Bennet, and his fam has iong been prominent in the life} of the National Capital ang in Di trict affairs as well. His mother's he late Maj. Alexander Sharp, S. A., was marshal of the District during_the administration of Presi- dent Grant. Mrs. Sharp and Mrs. Grant were sisters, being daughters of Col. Frederick Dent of St. Louis. Capt. Bennet is a graduate of West Point, in the class of 1916, and gave valuable service in the world war, being twige severely wounded. Be: fore going to France he -trained two student afficer companies at Fort Myer and Plattsburg. U. Miss Pearce to Wed Theodore P. Noyes. Arrangements for the wedding of Miss Adelaide Pearce, daughter of Mrs. William H. Pearce, and Mr. The- odore P. Nuyes, Wednesday afternoon, June 1, will be simple and the cere- mony, which will be performed by the Rev. Dr. A. F. Anderson of the Cal- vary Baptist Church, will be wit-{ nessed only by the members of the | two families and a few intimate friends. } Mrs. Charles K. West will attend the bride, as matron of honor, and there H 1 and nephew of Miss Pearce—Adelaide Smith and William M. Pearce Thatch- er. The two groomsmen are Mr. J. Curtis Walker and Mr. G. Adams Howard. 5 Mrs. Theodore W. Noyes will enter- tain a luncheon party in honor of Miss Pearce Wednesday and Thurs- day night Mr. and Mrs. John Bell Smallwood will entertain at dinner for Miss Pearce and Mr. Noyes. Mr. and Mrs. J. Curtis Walker will entertain a week end house party for them over next Sunday, at their country home in Virginia. Mrs. John Jay Knox, formerly of Washington, has issued cards an- nouncing the marriage of her daughf- ter. Mrs. Andre Cheronnet-Cham- pollion, to Mr. Auckland Branwell, Thursday. May 19, in St. Bartholo- honor at a dinner party last night given at the Shoreham by Lieut. Col. A. Guidoni, the air attache of the Ital- ian embassy, and Mrs. Guidoni. Coun- selor Sabetta, First Secretary Celesia di Vegliasco and Mrs. Celesia and all the other miembers the Italian em- nt. Commander' Quattrone have ‘were pre: Quattrone and Mrs. left for New York. mew's Church, New York city. The marriage of Miss Mildred Speer, youngest daughter of Mr. C. H. Speer, to Mr. James Cobb of Clifton. Va., took place Thursday, May 12, in the home of the bride’s father at Oakton. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. Dr. Martin of Alexandria, in the presence of a large company of rela- tives and friends. Miss Jane Fox ‘ i her sister, Mrs. Bailey, grandmother of theMr. bride, wore a gown of black lae and jets made with a graceful train. Mrs. was maid of honor and the best man was Mr. John Mullan. The bride, who was escorted and given in marriage by her father, wore a gown of white satin and lace and Ther veil was caught by clusters of lilies of the valley. The maid of honor wore pale green satin. A buffet luncheon was served after the ceremony and later Mr. and Mrs. Cobb left for a wedding trip to North Carolina. where they will visit relatives of the bridegroom. Mrs. Louisa M. Smith announces the marriage of her daughter, Edith Louise, to Mr. Arthur A. Chanda, air service, U. S. A.. at Baltimore, Md., ‘Wednesday, May 1 The marriage of Miss Ruth Fordyce Stiles to Mr. Eads Johnson will take place tomorrow in the home of the bride’s parents, Dr. and Mrs. Charles ‘Wardell Stiles, ‘on Connecticut avenuc. On account of a recent death in the family the wedding will be simple and only relatives and a few intimate frien1s will be present. Miss Helen Zimmerman, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Zimmerman, has selected June 25 as the date of her wedding to Mr. Matthew V. Hal- loran. The ceremony, which will be attended by a small company of close friends, will take place at St. Jerome's Catiolic Church, in Hyattsville, Md. Miss Zimmerman will be attended by and Capt. be the best man for his brother. The young couple will reside in Wash- ington. A very pretty wedding was that of Miss Lola B. Walker, daughter of and Mrs. Charles W. Walker, and Mr. Wade H. Lynn. The cere- mony was performed in the home of the ‘bride’s parents, on 10th street northeast, last Wednesday evening at 7:30 o'clock by the Rev. E. Hez {Swem in the presence of a small com- pany of relatives and intimate friends. An informal reception and wedding supper followed. Miss Lottie Halley was maid of honor, and the best man was Mr. W. H. McClung. The marriage of Miss Mary E nore White, daughter of Mrs. J ton White, to Mr. Harry W. send, som of Mr. and Mrs. Grafton Townsend of Mitchelville, Md., took place Saturday evening, May 1i. The ceremony was performed in_Mount Oak Church at 6:30 by the Rev. T. Edwin Brown of independence, Kan uncle of the bride’s mother, assisted by the rector of the church. the Rev. Newton Campbell Rice. The church was decorated with paims, ferns and potted plants. The bride, who was escorted by !her uncle, Mr. William Abbott Pratt, wore white satin heav- ily embroidered and trimmed with lace, her_tulle veil held with clus- ters of orange blossoms, and she carried a bouquet of bride roses, with a shower of lilies of the valley. Her only ornament was a string of pearls. Miss Sarah Townsend was maid of honor and the bridesmaids were Miss Margaret White and Miss Mary Pratt, sister and cousin of the bride, who wore frocks in rainbow shades. Dr. G. Dent Townsend of Washinm~ ton, brother of the bridegroom, was the best man, and the ushers were Mr. Melton Townsend, Mr. Belt Townsend and Mr. Frank Townsend, brothers of the bridegroom, and Mr. Julian_White, brother of the bride. Mrs. Harold Slingloff played wed- ding music through the ceremony. A reception_followed in the his- toric home of the bride’s mother, Ellerslie, built in 1702, which was particularly attractive in its decora, tion of late spring flowers. The bride cut the cake with the silver knife presented to her by her grandfather, Capt. G. Julian Pratt of Waynes- borough, Va.. and Miss Helen Lee caught the bride's bouquet. Among the members of the house party entertained by the _bride's mother were Miss _Margarete C. Brown of Buffalo, N. Y.; Miss Marion Pratt and Miss Mary E. Pratt of Waynesborough, Va.; Mr. J. F. White and Mr. Arthur White of Poolesville, Md.; Mr. William A. Pratt of Staun- ton, Va.; Miss Grace Swanson of Upper Mariboro, Miss Mabel A. Ro- bey of this city, Miss Margaretha Smith of Ohio and Mr. Fielding L. Bird of Baltimore. One of the prettiest of out-door Wwoddings .of the season was solemn- ized last Monday at 5 o'clock, at 45th and Alton place, when Miss Florence Mabel Walther, daughter of Mrs. Alice Walther, became the bride of Mr. Louis Edward Dawson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Dawson of Dixon, Ill. The ceremony, which took place under the wistaria arbor on the lawn, was performed by Rev. Edgar C. Powers of Harlem Methodist Epis- copal Church, Baltimore. White rib- bons formed an aisle to the arbor and a which the bridal party stood. The bride, who was accompanied and later given in marriage by her uncle, Mr. James L. Deakins. was becomingly attired in a beautiful gown of white satin combined with chantilly lace and tulle. She wore a tulle veil made with coronet of lace and orange blossoms. and ca: ried a shower bouquet of bride ros and swansonia. The bride's only attendant was her sister. Miss Nellle Viola Walther, a8 (Continu X age. = & under