The Washington herald., 1912-09-25

Mrs. williams, wife of DR.. Tom A.
Williams. gave an informal tea from
ID I o'clock yesterday afternoon at her
home, In X Street, for the French and
English delegates to the International
n Congress on Hygiene and Demography.
II She was assisted in receiving by Mrs.
Logan Waller Page, Mrs. Francis CHS
olm, and Mrs. T. Martin. The well ap-
pointed tea table was decorated with
dahiias and fall foliage.
Mr.. and Mrs. Christian Hemmick. who
are visiting Mr.. Hemmick's relatives in
Port Hope. are being extensively enter
tanned by their many friends In Coburg.
Canada. notwithstanding that the sum
mer season of that popular resort Is
practically over. Gen. and Mrs. Charles
Fitzhugh gave an informal reception in
Mr.. and Mrs. Hemmick's honor on their
arrival.
Gen. and Mrs. Charles Fitzhugh are
closing their summer home in Coburg.
! Canada, and will shortly sail for Europe,
as they plan to spend the winter touring
the Continent. Their house on Sheri-
dan Circle will not be opened this year.
a few days Of the engagement of Miss
!! Catharine n. Cameron. daughter OF the
late Sir Roderick Cameron. to Mr.. Ju-
dah H. Sears. of New York and Boston.
Miss Cameron is one Of three daughters
! of the late Sir Roderick Cameron, and
makes her home with Miss Margaret
| Cameron and her brother. Mr.. Roderick
| McLead Cameron. at Clifton Beriey. the
Cameron homestead at Rosebank. The
| Washington and entertained extensively
| 1t their house in n Street
| Mr.. Sears Is a son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Zeras Sears. OF Boston. but has resided
in New York some time, being associ-
ated with H B, HolIIns & Co. at Is
| Wall Street
Mrs. Belmont Tiffany became Ill soon
| after her return from Newport, where
she went to attend the Oriental ball
given by Mr.. and Mrs. Cornelius Van
derbilt on August g. II her condition
| continues to improve the marriage of
| Miss Cameron to Mr.. Sears will take
place about the middle of next month.
October II having been selected ten
| tatively as the date.
The engagement Of Miss Ruth Eliza
beth Brock. of Washington. d. c.. daugh-
ter Of Mrs. ]. A. McAlister. to Dr. Cadis
| Phipps, OF 43 Beacon Street, Boston. is
announced. DR.. Phipps is a graduate of
| Harvard, class of '03. and of the Har-
ward Medical School. 'o7.
The marriage of Miss Abbie ingalls,
Barnard and Russell Ellis Sard. Of Al
bsny. at Hot Springs. Va. Monday at ST.
Luke's Episcopal Church was followed
by a reception at "Ingallscote." the sum-
mer home of Mr. and Mrs. Melville In
gals. grandparents OF the bride.
Only for the storm, the reception would
\ nave been outdoors. otherwise the ar
rangements were not altered. The bride.
| who was given away by her uncle. NJ. Z.
Ingalls,. jr.. had only one attendant. Miss
| Gladys ingalls,. There were no pages or
| flower girls. but seven girl friends of the
| bride who have been house guests at
| 'Ingallscote' since Friday, dressed in
light summer costumes. occupied one of
4 the front pews Of the church. They
were Misses Helen Green. OF Cincinnati;
Ruth Wales and Frances Lippet, of
| Washington: Mary and Olga Wiborg of
| New York: Mildred Eddy. of Morris
| town, n. J., and Louise Witherbee, OF
Port Henry
The bride wore her mothers wedding
| gown of white satin draped with lace and
| pearl trimming. A tulle veil was held in
place by a tiara of orange blossoms. and
| she carried a shower bouquet of white
orchids and lilies Of the valley.
| Miss Gladys ingalls, wore blue char
| meuse covered with blue chiffon and
draped with yellow chiffon and wide
white lace. the gown confined by girdle
| of French ribbon roses in pastel shades.
She wore a large black tulle hat with
| soft black velvet crown. and carried
boz quet of yellow oecidium orchids.
| The chancel Of the church was massed
with ferns, srnilax. and white chrysan-
! themums, and punches Of blue asters
were on the pews. The altaf was covered
with Easter lilies.
| 'Ingallscote" was decorated with wild
flowers and autumn leaves for the recep-
ton. and on the bridal table garden
| flowers were used.
| Melville ingalls, gift to the bride was
a string Of pearls. and the gift of the
| bridegroom was a large drop sapphire
| surrounded by a wreath of diamonds and
suspended from a platinum and diamond
| chain.
The couple will live in Albany after
their return from their wedding trip.
Miss Lille Spanier. Of Park Road. is
| visiting relatives at Norfolk. and Satur
day will go to New York by sea.
The Chief Justice and Mrs Edward ..
! White have left Lenox en- route to
Washington.
The infant daughter OF Lord and Lady
DecieS was christened on Monday, III
Stoke Pogis Church, immortalized by
Gray in his famous "Elegy," receiving
the names Eileen vivien de la Poef
Beresford.
Mrs. Gould. Lady Decies' mother. stood
as proxy for the Marchioness Of Water
| ford, and Mrs. Anthony J. Drexel. jr..
| Lady Decies' sister, was the deputy for
! Mrs Edward Lumb. The godfathers
were Lord Greville and Mr.. Howard
| Gould.
| Lady Decies wore a gray velvet coat
and skirt, with a hat of the same shade
| trimmed with lovely feathers. Mrs.
| Gould was in black brocaded satin with
| large white sailor collar and black
| hat with white ostrich feathers. Mrs.
Drexel wore a mustard colored cloth di-
| rectoire dress and a large black hat with
| pink rose under the brim. Lady De-
| cies' two young sisters. Gloria and
Edith Gould. wore smart crochet dresses
with red sashes.
Among the gifts to the child were al
| necklace with a pendant in diamonds
from Lord Decies; q string of corals
and turquoise from Lady Decies, a gold
cup from Mrs. Gould and checks from
Mr.. George Gould and Mr.. Howard
Gould.