The Washington herald., 1910-10-06
In The SOCIAL WORLD
Mrs. Matthew T. Scott En-
tertains at a Luncheon.
MISS CANNON At HOT SPRINGS

Daughter of the Speaker Places Her !
Niece in School Here-Mrs. A. T..
Barber and Her Daughters VIII
Give Tea Friday, October 14-Mr. !
and Mrs. slater 10 Arrive To-day.
Miss Flora Wilson. daughter of the
Secretary Of Agriculture, who came 10
washington from the West TO spend the
week end with her father. went to New
York yesterday.
Mrs. Matthew T. Scott. president gen.
eral Of the d. \. r.. entertained at
handsome luncheon yesterday in the ban
quet hall of Continental Memorial Hail. |
her guests being the members Of tho na-
ti0nal board OF officers OF the ID. A. r. !
The table was tastefully adorned with
delicate ferns and pink roses. Among the |
guests were Mrs. Miranda Tulloch. of the |
District Of Columbia; Mrs. Gregory, of
North Carolina: Mrs. Patton. of Pennsyl- |
vania; Mrs. Stirling. Of Connecticut; Mrs. |
La Verne NOyes, of Chicago; Miss Me- |
cum. OF New Jersey: Mrs. Egbert Jones, |
OF Mississippi; Mrs, shaekelford, OF Vir-
GINA; Mrs orion, of Ohio; Mrs. George
NJ Sternberg of the District OF Column |
bia; Mrs. Moor. of Vermont; Mrs. Ran
DAN. of Texas; Miss Benning. of Augusta, |
Ga: Mrs. Thorn. OF Maryland; Mrs. Mo-
bic. of the District % Columbia; Miss
Wilcox, Of the District OF Columbia; Mrs, |
Hoover. of the District OF Columbia; Miss
Pierce, OF the District of Columbia; Mrs.
Darwin OF the District Of Columbia; Mrs.
Smallwood of the District Of Columbia;
Mrs. MahOney. of Jacksonville, Fla
Mrs. Brayton. Of Michigan; Mrs. Libbey,
OF New Jersey: Mrs Wood, OF New York: /
Mrs. Truesden. OF Ohio; Mrs. Perley, of
Pennsylvania: Mrs. Edwards, OF Rhode
Island: Mrs Lane. of Texas. Mrs. janis
son, of Virginia; Mrs. de Bolt, OF West
Virginia, and Mrs, Swormstedt, of this
city. The board meeting. which followed
the luncheon. was a very important one,
and every recommendation of the presi-
dent general was adopted unanimously.
She viii hold a melting Of the Memorial
Continental Hall committee this afternoon
in the ID. a. r. Hall.
Miss Cannon, daughter of the Speaker
Of the House of Representatives. who
came 10 Washington 10 place her niece,
Miss Virginia lie seur. IN school. has
gone 10 Hot Springs. Va. for visit. She
will return TO her home in Danville. III.
before coming back for the opening OF
Congress.
Mrs. A L. Barber and her daughters.
Mrs. Charles St. Clair Vance and Mrs. lie
Drolct Langdon Barber. have issued in
vitations for tea on Friday, October Il,
from to Z o'clock, at their home, 'Bel-
mont" 10 meet the delegates 10 the first
American International Humane Confer
ence.
Mr. and Mrs. William A. Slater with
their son-in-law and daughter. NJ. and
Nine. de Strive, will come 10 Washing
ton to-day. after several years absence /
abroad and the last few months at Bev-
erly. Mass Mime. de Strive was for
merly Mss Eleanor Slater, a >debutante
of three winters ago. She was married a
year ago in Paris. They Will spend the
winter in their / street home NJ. de
Strive is on the staff Of the Russian EN-
bassy here. and viii resume his duties in
that connection.
The wedding Of Miss Rosa Claribel
Weigle and John Benson Thomas took
place last evening at o'clock at Mount
Pleasant Congregational Church. The
ceremony was performed by Rev. Frank
Goodwin The bride wore a gown OF
white satin with trimmings of crystals
and pearls, a tulle veil held with orange
blossoms. and carried a shower OF Bride
roses and lilies Of the valley. Her only
ornament was a pendant of diamonds,
the gift of the bridegroom. The maid
Of honor, Miss Gertrude Thomas. wore
pale yellow crepe meteor satin trimmed
with crystals. and carried yellow dahlias.
She wore white aigrette IN her hair. a
gift OF the bride The bridesmaids Miss
Ruby Nevins. Miss Amparo Rivero, Miss
Ethel Dodson. and Miss Edna Thomas,
wore apricot satin with bands OF crystal
trimmings and white aigrettes in their
hair, given them by the bride. They
carried white chrysanthemums. The best
man was Mr.. Parke Galleher and the
ushers were MessTs. Shirley Downing,
Hurst Handy, James NJ. Sheridan, and
Henderson Hill The decorations in the
church were of palms. ferns yellow
dahlias. and chTysanthemums Follow
ing the ceremony there was an informal
reception for the brisal party and rela-
tives at the home OF the brides parents
The house was attractively decorated in
palms, ferns, and golden-rod. The brides
mother was gowned in black satin
Among the out-of-town guests were Mrs. I
NJ. w Tucker and Mr. and Mrs. Owens
Wilson. all of Baltimore. Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas left Immediately after the recep-
ton for a Northern trip and will be at
home after November / at 149S Monroe
street.
The marriage of Miss Stella R. McFad-
den and Bernard N. Focke, of Dayton,
Ohio. was celebrated yesterday morning
at o'clock in St Martins Catholic
Church. Rev. A. NJ Blakely. of Balu-
more. a cousin of the bride, performed
the ceremony, and Rev. Eugene A Han
nan, OF St. Martins, celebrated the nup-
tial mass. The church decorations con-
sisted of palms, white asters, cosmos, |
and other fail flowers, and lighted tapers
formed a pretty illumination at the altar.
Miss Regina Sullivan, a close friend OF
the bride, presided at the organ. The
programme included the bridal chorus
from ''LOhengrin," for the entrance of the
bridal party 20 Promise Me- 'Trau-
merei. Melody of Love- and Mendels |