Evening Star Newspaper, September 7, 1928, Page 19

SEK MBSENTE VOTESFOR HOOVE Prescott Heads Committee to| Make Drive for G. 0. P. Here. Samuel J. Prescott, who headed the Districi delegation to the Kansas City convention, has been chosen chairman of a campaign committee which in- cludes two representatives from each | of the five Jocal Republican organiza- tions and is to make an intensive drive to swing the 60,000 absentee voters here to the Hoover-Curtis ticket. William J. Dow, also a veteran party worker, is secretary of the committee. Plans for the campaign were dis- cussed at a conference late yesterday attended by representatives from the League of Republican State Clubs, the | Republican State Voters' Association, | the League of Republican Women, the | Hoover and Curtis Club and the Hoover | and Curtis League. The latter is com- posed of colored supporters of the Re- publican nominee. A campaign budget was drafted and is to be submitted to the executive committee of the State central coi mittee for the District at the Repub- lican headquarters this afternoon. Also at the meeting today arrange- ments will be made for opening an information bureau for absentee voters on the first floor of a building front- ing on Fifteenth street between H and I streets. This bureau is to be opened on Monday and will be in charge of E. A. Chaffee, who will be assisted by THE EVENING STAR. WASHINGTON. D. C. FRIDAY. SEPTEVMBER 7: 1928 a corps of trained specialists to instruct the potential voters how to cast their ballots. Among those attending the meeting yesterday, in addition to Chairman Prescott and Secretary Dow, were: E. C. 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Dudley-Washington Wedding in Warrenton. A marriage of much interest through- out Virginia and Maryland took place in St. James' Church at Warrenton, Va., yesterday afternoon at 5 o'clock, when Miss Hannah Fairfax Washington be- came the bride of Mr. Thomas Under- wood Dudley, jr. The church was deco- rated with Autumn flowers and lighted with candles. As part of the musical program preceding the ceremony, Miss Jessie Dunlop of Norfolk, aunt of the bride, sang "O Perfect Love.” her cousin, Maj. Malbon Gore Richard- son of Upperville, Va. Her gown was of ivory satin made on simple lines with train of tulle. She wore a veil of rare old lace arranged with orange blossoms in cap effect and carried a shower bouquet of lilies of the valley. The maid of honor, Miss Jessie Dunlop of Norfolk, wore yellow chiffon and lace, a tulle hat trimmed with gold ribbon and carried an arm bouquet of | mauve asters, The bridesmaids werce Miss Jane Washington, sister of the bride; Miss Anne Dudley of Middleburg. Miss Frances Piper of Plainfield, N. J., and Miss Anne Serre of Warrenton The; re pale gold taffeta frocks, very full with tight bodices and yellow deep- ening to shades of marigold, with large yellow horschair hats trimmed with marigold ribbon and carried arm -614 Th> bride was given in marriage by psborn ELEVENTH ST. bouquets of muiti-colored dahlias. The best man was Mr. T. U. Dudley of Exening, Middleburg, father of the bridegroom. The ushers were Mr. Edwin Johnson, Philadelphia; Mr. W. Hunter De Butts, Upperville, Va.; Mr. Theodore Spindle, Christiansbur, 5 Mr. John Dudley, Mr. Aldrich Dudley, jr., and Mr. John Duffey of Middleburg, Va. The ceremony was performed by Rev. 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