The Washington herald., 1911-12-27

| III dupont circle. ana MTS.
Joseph Letter will entertain a company
at dinner in compliment to Mrs. Wander
hilt and Mrs Hit on Sunday evening,
| January Z. Mrs. Hit will sail on jan
uary IS from New York to join Mr.. Hit
in Guatemala.
| Mr.. Frederick Stone Posey, of La Plata.
Md, will be married to Miss Gertrude
Spearman Lancaster, of Rock Point, Md,
at the Church of the Immaculate Con-
ception this morning at IL o'clock.
Mr.. Posey is a prominent editor and
attorney of La Plata, and the son of
| former State Senator and Mrs. Adrian
Posey. The bride is a daughter of for
rner State Senator and Mrs. S. Spearman
Lancaster. The ceremony will be per-
formed by Rev. Samuel J. Peck, pastor
of Holy Ghost Catholic Church, of
rhompkinsville, Md, assisted by Father
u. NJ. Myer, of Laurel; Father ]. n. Fam
non, of Newport, Md. and Father Ennis,
of Loyola College. Baltimore.
The matron of honor will be Mrs. Fran
els d. Roach, and the bridesmaids Miss
| Ellen Rohrback. of Frederick, Md: Miss
Rebecca Wilmer, Miss Angela Roach, and
| the Misses Mary Regina and Catherine
Ellen Posey, sisters of the bridegroom.
| Mr.. Fabian Posey. of Frederick, Md,
editor of the Frederick Examiner and an
! uncle of the bridegroom. will be best
man. The ushers will be Mr.. John Mudd
| former State senator; DR.. Clyde V. Mat
| thews, of Baltimore; Mr.. Edward T
| Clark, of Ellicott City, Md; Mr.. Thomas
Rohrback, of Frederick. Md. and Mr.
| John j. Lancaster. a brother Of the bride.
After the ceremony a reception will be
| held for the relatives and friends at the
| home of the brides aunt, Mrs. Llewellyn
| Eliot, 1106 Pc street northwest.
Miss Jean Oliver, daughter of the Sem
ator from Pennsylvania. entertained a
dinner company of young people last
| evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. B. Harrell announce
the marriage of their daughter. Miss
Elizabeth Maud Harrell. to Mr.. William
| Smith Phillips. which took place yester-
day at Markham, Va. Mr.. and Mrs.
| Phillips will be at home after January
| l at Sl7 Webster street northwest, this
| city.
Mrs. Ronald French, of London, wife
of Capt. French, has arrived in Wash
! ington and is visiting her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Robert ]. Wynne. She will be
Joined by her husband on January I. and
will go to New York on Thursday for
I
Wynne accompanied her mother to New
York TO meet Mrs. French.
Miss Amy Richardson has issued invi-
| tations for a musicale and breakfast in
honor of Miss Lucy Hoke Smith, the
debutante daughter OF Senator and Mrs.
Hoke Smith, on Thursday, January II, at
| II a. m.
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riage of Mr.. Walter L. Hensley, of this
city. and Miss Genevieve Brotchee. of
Davenport, Fla, Thursday evening, De-
| cember 1, at the home of Rev. Mr..
| Schneider, at Kissimmee, Fla. The bride
was attended by her parents. while MIR.
| Frank Mattingly, jr.. of Washington,
! was best man. After the ceremony a
supper was served.
Santa Claus visited the children OF
the post OF the Washington Barracks
| Christmas Eve, and the presents were
| handsome and amusing. The Christ
mas tree was beautifully decorated and
| illuminated, and the arrangements
were well carried out. Santa Claus
surprised all by his entrance from an
| unexpected part of the hall amid great
applause and strains from the Engineer
Band. He was entertained by Ellen
Houston, who sang; Ellen White. Rob
Mould and Joe Wintermeyer, who re-
cited, and the distribution of the pres
! ents followed
Miss Harriette de B. Keim. of 1913 T
| street. has as her guest her young
cousin. Miss Mary Keim Sherman, of
Oakland, Cal, who is being extensively
entertained. Miss Sherman's father.
! Judge William A. Sherman, Is of the
| old historic family of the Connecticut
Shermans. He is largely interested in
mines in California and Colorado. Miss
Sherman's mother was we'll known in
Washington as Miss Laura Randolph
Keim. whose mother was Of the Tuck
ahee branch of the Randolph family of
Virginia. Mrs. and Miss Keim and Miss
Sherman will be at home on Fridays,
first and fourth, at 1913 T street.