The Washington herald., 1911-12-02

pany of relatives and friends. The house
was beautifully decorated with palms and
clusters of white roses and chrysanthe-
NUNS and string orchestra played the
wedding music. The bride, who was
escorted and given in marriage by her
father, wore handsome white lace robe
over satin, embroidered in pearls and
crystals, and a tulle veil held in place
with orange blossoms. She carried q
! shower bouquet of Bride roses and lilies
, Of the valley. Miss Ollie Rouse was the
maid OF honor for her cousin. She wore
gown OF yellow satin and lace, and
carried an armful OF yellow chrysanthe-
NUNS. Following the ceremony a re-
ception was held and later in the even
ing Mr.. and Mrs. Otterbeck left Wash
ington for a wedding trip. Mrs Otter
beck travelled in tailored suit Of brown
cloth with hat Of the same shade Upon
their return to this city they will be at
home at 1888 Thirteenth street, after De-
cember TO-
Mr.. and Mrs. John r. Mclean enter
tained several hundred guests at break
fast yesterday, among whom were sew
eral Cabinet members and their wives,
the ambassadors and ministers, Repre-
sentative and Mrs. Nicholas Longworth,
Mrs. Hunt Slater, Miss Mabel Board
man, Miss Harriet Switzerland, Mr.. Lee
McClung, and a large number OF persons
from resident and official society.
Miss Gladys Hinckley returned to
Washington yesterday, after spending
Thanksgiving with Mr.. and Mrs Walter
B. Brooks, jr., at their home in the
Green Spring Valley. She attended the
Thanksgiving hunt breakfast given by
the parents Of Mr.. Brooks at their home.
Brookheld, after the Joint meetings of
the Green Spring Valley, Elkridge, and
Patapsco hounds. Among their other
guests, which numbered 200, were the fol-
lowing from out-of-town: Mr.. and Mrs.
Howard Houston Henry, Mr.. George
Widener, of Philadelphia; Mr. Roscoe c.
Bulmer, of Annapolis; Miss Laura Mer-
RAM, and Mr.. Frank Ellis, of Washing
ton, and Capt. S0werby. of the British
Embassy.
Rear Admiral and Mrs. Thorn William
son will celebrate their flftieth wedding
anniversary by a family reunion to-day
They were married in Trinity Church,
in this city, December 2, 1861, Just at the
opening of the civil war. The children
and their wives and husbands and grand
children here are Paymaster Thorn Will
hanson, u. S. N, and Mrs Williamson;
Lieut.. Price Williamson, U. s. N, and
Mrs. Williamson; Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert
Wilson, Of Pittsburg, and children, and
Mrs. W. Carvel Hall, of Gainesville, Ga,
and children; Mr.. Frank Hancock, a SON.
in-law, and his son, and the Misses
Williamson. Rear Admiral Williamson
served through the civil war, and was
chief engineer and feet engineer Of Ad-
miral Farragut's flagship Hartford Mrs
Williamson was Miss Julia Price, OF
Richmond, Va, and her husband was
born in Norfolk. The unusual event of a
golden wedding In a navy family has
aroused wide interest, especially In this
city, where the couple have many friends
in residential and naval circles.
A wedding OF much interest to Wash
ington friends Is that of Mr.. D. TreviIian
Sutherland. Of Washington, to Miss Una
Gaynell Peasants, OF Richmond, Va,
which took place at noon November g.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sutherland viii be at home
to their friends after December at 1ols
Seventeenth street northwest, this city.
The enlisted men Of the First Battalion
OF Engineers will hold their annual
Christmas tree dance. to be given In the
post gymnasium, washington Barracks,
foot of Four-and-a-hah street, on Thurs
day evening, December T. The Engineer
Orchestra win furnish the music, and
the proceeds go toward the Christmas
tree for the children. An are welcome.
Mrs. Lauterbach. Of New York, Is Wis
ting friends In Washington. She Is
stopping at the New Willard.
The Sigma Chi Fraternity Of the George
Washington University will give its
Christmas dance on December IS In the
red room OF the NeV willard.
Mr.. John A. Fox. Of Arkansas. special
director OF the National Rivers and Har-
bors Congress, which meets n annual
convention In this city next wednesday,