The Washington times., 1911-11-22
Dinner and Theater Party
Complimentary to Miss
Katherine McC Cook.

The Secretary Of state and Mrs. Knox
entertained Informally at dinner last
right complimentary &c Miss Katherine
McCook, of New York, whose marriage
to their son, Hugh Knox, will take place
Thursday December IL. at the home OF
the brides parents in New York. After
dinner the party occupied box at the
New National Theater.
Miss McCook and her mother, Mrs.
Anson McCook. are spercihg few days
In Washington.
| The marriage of Miss McCook and
Mr.. Knox. whose engagement was an
nounced recently, will take place at 4
O'Clock, and will be attended only by
q. family party, and the reception will
be limited to close personal friends.
After a two weeks wedding trip, Mr..
Knox will bring his bride to Washing
ton to live.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas T. Gan are
1 spending a few days in New York.
Mrs. william Manning Irwin and the
Misses Irwin will leave Washington
Saturday morning for philadelphia to
attend the Army and Navy football
| game. .....
Miss Louise HELEN will go to Phila,,
delphia Friday to spend the weekend
with Miss Eleanor Reyourn'
Miss Doris Haywood. who. spent the
last few days In New York, has re-
turned to washington
Mrs. c. w. Wilmeroth and Miss Will
meroth, of Chicago, have taken an
! apartment in the Brighton for the
! winter.
The British Ambassador and Mrs
Bryce, the Assistant Secretary OF War
and Mrs. Robert Shaw Oliver Mr. Ind
A. A. Birney. Mr.. and Mrs. A. p. Cor
don Cumming, and Mr.. and Mrs. Chris
tian Hemmick are among the box
holders for the benefit football game
at Georgetown Tuesday afternoon. No
! vember 2s The teams from the Tech
| nical and Central high schools are to
play. the proceeds to go toward the
Playground Association.
Rear Admiral and Mrs. Edward II.
Gheen, u. S. N, entertained informally,
at dinner last night,
Miss Hanley weds
Robert Farnham, Jr.
| Miss Gertrude de Orme Haniey and
Robert Farnham, jr., were married at
1000 o'clock at the Church of the As
cension by the Rev. J. Henning Nelms
James F. Allen escorted the bride. who
| was given away by her sister, Mrs.
The bride wore her travelling gown OF
dark blue broahcloth with a velvet hat
! to match and fisher furs. and was at
tended by Mrs. Bessie c. Cockrell as
matron Of honor.
w. Lowry Farnnam, brother of the
| bridegroom, was best man, and the
ushers were Morris +. Frey, Paul Free
man, DR.. Wilbur, II. r. Brandenburg,
and DR.. j. Lewis Riggles.
The couple left Immediately after the
ceremony on their wedding trip through
the South. and will be at home after
February l, 1912, at Germantown, Phila-
delphia, Pa.
! The marriage OF Miss Rosa Pauline
Mertz. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Will
liam c. Mertz. to James Clinton Herring.
formerly Of Center View. Mo. will take
place this evening al 7:3e O'Clock. at
calvary Baptist Chrrch. The ceremony,
VII be performed BY int the s,1e ReS
will be attended by a large gathering
of relatives and friends.
! ]. Norris Herring. cousin of the BRIDE
groom, and organist of Christ Episcopal
cital before the wedding ceremony. fol-
lowed by a solo by Mrs. Walter A.
Gawier. of the Calvary Baptist Church
quartet.
Mrs; Charles Jenkins Brooks: sister
| of the bride, will be the natron of
honor, and Miss Anne F. MeItz will be
! her sisters maid of honor
| Miss Maude d. Dunlop, a member OF
the brides sorority. Delta, Delta, Delta.
will be the bridesmaid
! Harold II. Galliett will be the best
man for Mr.. Herring and the nshers will
| be William G. Mertz. jr. Charles Jen-
1 kins Brooks. Buist Culbert Getsinger.
and Paulus Thyson. gee ..-,--' -