The Washington times., 1911-01-07
Miss Elizabeth Shed and
w. c. Lawton, Of Phila.
delphia, to Be Married.

st. Margaret's Episcopal Church will
DC the scene OF pretty wedding to-
night when Miss Elizabeth Shedd,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs S. s. Shedd.
VIII become the wife Of william Clifton
Lawton, Of Philadelphia.
A large gathering of relatives and
friends will be present at the ceremony,
at which the Rev. Herbert Scott Smith,
rector OF st. Margarets, will officiate
The bride will be escorted and given
In marriage by her father.
Her attendants will be her sister, Mrs.
Duncan Mckenzie Anderson, of To-
ronto. Canada, as matron of honor;
Miss Mildred Duvall as maid Of honor,
and Miss Charlotte Sweet, of Buffalo,
N. Y, and Miss Elizabeth DowelI, of
washington, as bridesmaids.
Mr.. Lawton will be attended by Lu-
cius Beebe, Of Philadelphia, as best
man. and the ushers will be his brother,
Dudley Lawton, of Baltimore; Eugene
Guilford, of Philadelphia, and Lawton
Norwood and Joseph r. Lawton, jr., of
Baltimore.
A small reception at the home of the
brides parents at the Kenesaw will
follow the ceremony
Mr.. Lawton will take his bride for a
Northern bridal trip, and after Feb
ruary Is. they will make their home in
Germantown, Pa.
Among the out-of-town guests who
came on for the wedding are Mr.. and
Mrs. William T. Lawton, parents Of the
bridegroom; Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph T.
Lawton, and Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph T.
Lawton,. jr.; Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Lawton
Norwood, Miss Lawton, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Welby Rector, all Of Baltimore;
Mrs. William Baxter Biddle, of Chicago;
Mr.; and Mrs. B. Franklin Belts and Mr..
and Mrs. W. T. Belts, of Philadelphia.
Rear Admiral Reginald F. Nicholson,
L. S. N, and Mrs. Nicholson were hosts
at dinner last evening in honor of the
Assistant Secretary of the Navy and
Mrs. Beekman Winthrop. The other
guests were Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Nc
CauIey, Mr.. and Mrs. William Corcoran
Eill, Capt. John c. Wilson, u. S. N, and
Mrs. Wilson: Paymaster John S. Hig-
gins U. S. N, and Miss. Nicholson.
The Washington. D. c., Section Coun-
ell of Jewish Women, viii hold its next
regular meeting on Tuesday afternoon
next at 2:3o p. m, in the vestry rooms
of the Eighth Street Temple. A very
attractive progrem has been prepared.
embracing an historical symposium,
NJ. Newmeyer-Early Biblical Period;
Mrs. s. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Period;
Mrs. A. Wolf-Talmudic Period; Mrs.
E. Schwab-Middle Ages, and Miss Elsa
Coblenzer, Modern Era There will be
a fine musical program. including vocal
piano solos by Miss Florence Herman.
The afternoon will close with the al
ways enjoyable Social Home" when
Mrs. H. E. Abrams and Mrs. L. Cohen
will act as hostesses.
Miss Edith Hyman. who has been the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. A. I. Strasburger,
of Columbia road, has returned to her
home in Buffalo.
Mss Sadie Block, Of New Orleans, is
the guest Of her aunt. Mrs. s. Burnstein,
of Thirteenth street.
Miss Annie Lehman has returned to
her home In Norfolk after spending the
holidays in this city as the guest Of
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Liebman, Of the Glib
raltar.
Mrs. Calvert Rosenthal entertained a
few of her friends at bridge yesterday
afternoon at her home in the Kenesaw.
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Miss Rhoda Mantner, who spent the
holidays in New York as the guest of
Miss Clara Oppenheimer. has returned
to her home in this city.
Miss Nellie Haas, of Philadelphia, is
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. A. Lehman,
of the Gibraltar.
Mrs. H. Schlosberg will be at home
in honor of the confirmation of their
son, Maurice Schlosberg, Sunday, jan
uary 10, from I to 10 o'clock, at 1207
E street.