The Washington herald., 1910-05-16

church rehearsal.
Former Governor OF Minnesota and
Mrs William r. Merriam and their
debutante daughter, Miss Laura Mer-
riam. viii leave Washington to-day for
their country place, Liberty Furnace %
in Virginia, 70 spend the next two weeks.
They viii return here in time for the
iBeu-Fortescue wedding.
Miss Mathude Townsend. whose mar
riage 20 Mr. Peter G0elet Gerry. Of New
York Will take place in about a fort
night. Is spending the weekend in At
lantic City. She VIII return 20 her home
here by way of New York 20 see 20 the
finishing touches OF her trousseau. The
date for the wedding has not been fixed
Mrs. Elkins will entertain at luncheon
to-day.
Rear Admiral and Mrs. MacGowan en-
/ tertained AT q breakfast yesterday morn
4 ing. I'm their Sixteenth street home.
/ Mr and Mrs. Joseph T. ThrupD were
hosts at breakfast IN their Twentieth
street home yesterday morning.
! Col and Mrs. Thomas ". Symons viii
close their Washington home IN a few
weeks and go TO their summer place al
Cazeuovia, y. y.
/ Lieut.. Commander CIelaud Davis Will
| leave shortly for his new post al Phil
adelphia as executive officer Of the
/ L. S. s. Mississippi He has been sta
toned in Washington for some time.
and IS one OF the popular bachelor Of
/ Gcers here.
Mr. and Mrs. James Marion Johnston
phy Johnston. are spending the week
I end at Princeton.
The marriage IS announced ot Miss
I Ethel Nash. daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs.
! George #. Nash. Of this city. 20 Mr.
1 Frank A Crawford The ceremony was
I performed in Trinity NJ. Z. Church by
/ Rev. u. s France. on Saturday evening
/ al s o'clock. The church was beautifully
/ decorated with palms and white flowers.
/ The bride was attended by Miss Mabel
/ Hoffman. and Miss Gertrude Barnard.
| The bridegrO0m's best man was his
/ brother. Mr.. Lee Crawford Only a small
party OF relatives and a few close
friends We're present at the ceremony.
/ A small reception was held IN the home
/ OF the brides parents.
/ The bride wore a gown Cf pearl gray
satin charmeuse. trimmed with silk ap-
| plique and flet lace. end carried a show
/ or Of pink rosehuds and maideuhalr fern.
. The bridesmaids wore gowns Of pale blue
satin and lace. and white lace over pink
satin. respectively. They carried similar
/ bouquets OF white sweet peas. Mrs
/ Nash. mother Of the bride. wore a gown
| OF champagne silk and lace, and Mrs.
! Coggins. grandmother Of the bride, was
/ in black crere de chine
! An orchestra played during the recer-
ton. and after the wedding supper. the
bride and bridegroom left for a North
ern trip. The brides going-away gown
| was Of cream serge with q large white
/ chip hat, faced with black velvet and
trimmed with long white willow plume.
On their return to Washington. they will
be at home at 217 First street northeast.
| Gen. and Mrs. John p. Story will not
! open Whitehall, their beautiful country
place, near Annapolis, until next month.
after their daughter. the Countess de
| Buisseret. wife of the Belgian Minister
has sailed for Belgium.
! One Of the early autumn weddings VIII
be that OF Assistant Paymaster Dallas
| Bache Wainwright. jr.. L. s. Y. son Of
! Capt. Dallas Bache Wainwright United
| States Coatst and Geodetic Survey. and
Miss Mary E. Cassard, daughter of
Chaplain and Mrs. William G. Cassard.
OF the Naval Training Station at New
port. Paymaster Wainwright is on duty
at the training station. He is a nephew
| Of Rear Admiral Wainwright. Of this
| city.
! wedding Of much interest in Wash
| ington society viii be that OF Mr.. snow
den A. Fahnestock son of Mr. and Mrs.
| Gibson Fahnestock, and Miss Elizabeth
/ Bertron. OF New York, in the New York
home Of the brides parents on the after
noon Of June l. The bride will have
| among her attendants Miss Eleanor
Alexander, maid Of honor and Miss Har-
riet Alexander. Miss Helen Coster. and
Miss Annie Douglass Graham, bride
maids. The best man VIII be Mr.. Glib