The Washington times., 1905-11-30

with them today at dinner ex-senator
Davis and Mr. and Mrs Arthur Lee.
Ex-senator Davis is staying with Mrs
E,lkins.
Mrs. Letter viii have as her guest
during December her sister. Mrs. Vic
toria Carver Thompson. of Chicago.
Indoor sports on an artificial grass
carpet is the latest fad in London so
ciety, according TO sdvices received here
by members of the smart set from
Americans now in the worlds metro
polls. LondOn's greatest amphitheater
is to be used by the a-istocratic winter
club" for the simple diversions Of its
members, who are TO indulge in their
favorite exercises on a grass carpet.
some 5000 square feet in size. The
grass lawn is now being laid on Ian
cashire at cost OF S25. 600.
The games TO be played will include
football tennis. croquet. cricket.
hockey, raquets. putting pelota and an
abbreviated form of golf
Much interest must necessarily attach
to the artificial grass carpet, which is
said to equal the properties of we'll
kept lawn 1t is the cleverest substi-
tute yet produced for natural turf. and
! win be laid in thirty-foot squares on
the concrete floor of the amphitheater.
Experiments have proved that a
splendid surface can be obtained from
rolling.
The club premises will contain large
dining rooms. theater, dressing rooms.
baths, billiards. and card rooms, and a
balcony 400 feet long overlooking the
grass lawn.
Mr. I'd Mrs. Henry F. Blount, with
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry F. Blount Jr., will
be at home this afternoon from TO :.
at The Oaks. Georgetown.
A reception was given last night by
Mr.. and Mrs. F.. Quincy Smith. at 1924
r street northwest, 10 The officers and
employees Of the T. II. Smith Company,
the w. H. West Company, the Colonial
Fire Insurance Company. the Union
/ Savings Bank. and the International
Building and Loan Association, various
corporations in the Bond building. with
which Mr. Smith IS connected.
In the receiving party were r
II. Smith, Mr. and Mrs Lee y. Lati-
mer, Mr. and Mrs. G. F. Nesbit, and Mr..
and Mrs. w. H. West, OF this city:
Miss Godfrey. Miss Clark. Miss VIII
liams. and the Misses Lackey, OF Phila-
delphia.
MI anu MIS- oiulLu VIII give DOX
party at the Columbia Theater on Fri
Gay evening in honor of their Philadel-
phia guests.
Miss Ruth Halford. daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. A. j. Halford, VINO has been
away from home for about a year.
dividing her time between the Philip
pine islands and Japan. arrived IN
straight from San Francisco. Mr.. and
Mrs. Halford have with them for
Thanksgiving the lattcr's parents, the
Rev. DR. and Mrs. Dean.
A wedding of much interest in Wash
ington where the bride and groom are
prominently connected, soiemnized yes
! terday afternoon In Richmond. Va. al
the historic Monumental Church. OF
that city. was that OF Miss HeleA Nc
Iyer F1nney, daughter OF Col William
Wood Finney, of Richmond 10 Charles
Randolph Kennon. OF Powhatan county,
Va.
The ceremony was performed by the
Rev. Martin Johnson, of PoWhatan a
the Rev. Dr.. Evans rector of the
church. The ushers were DR.. HUSH
Nelson, L. 5. n; William c. Finney, OF
Washington: r. Darrell Jewey. Of Pow
hatan, and Miles c. Selden. e. G. Wight.
W. J.. Wight. w. -. Turpin, and W. A
Townes, OF Richmond.
The bride. wearing white crepe de
chine with tulle veil and carrying Bride
roses was attended by her sister and
maid OF honor. Miss Ethel Howard Fin
ney, gowned in white liberty silk with
bouquet OF pink roses, the other at
tendants I'm white orgendies and carry
ing pink chrysanthemums. being Misses
Nancy and Bessie Kennon, sisters Of
the groom: Serena and Constance Fin
new. sisters of the bride; Douglas Wight
and Bessie williamson She was led to
the altar by her father where she was
met by the groom with his brother and
best man William Gillian KennOn. Of
Philadelphia.
The bride whose mother was Miss
Constance Williamson, of South Caro-
I lima, represents aristocratic families
both in that State and in Virginia The
/ groom's maternal ancestors are the Sill
/ Iiams, OF Powhatan county. Through
/ his father, William Cpshur Kcnnon. h@
! is -ineally descended from Gen. Rich
ard Kennon. OF Revolutionary fame ap-
| pointed by Thomas jefferson first gov
ernor or louisiana and from the Ran
dolnhs Of the historic Virginia family
| OF that name. lie H. great nephew NJ
/ Ms Beverley Kennon. OF Tudor place,
/ West Washington.
After wedding journey Mr.. and Mrs
KenuCn VIII live with his parents AT
/ Norwood the beautiful seat on James
+ river OF Charles Randolph the groom $
great-uncle. II has been in the family
/ for generations. ana win eventually be-