Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-14
IN THE WORLD Of SOCIETY
TWO NAVY WEDDINGS &C.
CURED HERE TODAY.
Miss Graham Becomes Mrs. Payne
and Miss Du Bose WEEDS Surgeon
Sheldon-Personal Notes.

Today WAS marked by two navy we'd
dlngs. an unusual event for mid-August,
although both were house events
and the companies present restricted to
relatives and the personal friends of the
couple happening to be in town. The
bride and bridegroom of the noon we'd
ding were Miss Mary Kennedy Graham.
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. +. Worden
Graham, of old residential families and
Ensign Raymond Clifford Payne. L. 5. N
Rev. Edward S. Hale, assistant rector OF
the Church of the Ascension, OBLIGATED.
The national colors and many flowers
adorned the family apartment at the
Iroquois and an orchestra played the
wedding march and throughout the pleas
ant informal reception which followed.
The bride. greatly feted debutante OF
bridal bower by her father. was beauti-
fully goWned in white satin, draped with
embroidered white chiffon, caught with
orange blossoms. Her jewels were pearls
SONS were also worn and d shower bou-
quet of bride roses and lilies of the
valley was carried.
Her only attendant was Miss Marion
Welman, her cousin.
Mrs. Graham wore embroidered can
ton crepe, trimmed with duchess lace,
with diamond jewelry.
When Ensign and Mrs. Payne started
Tor their wedding journey the latter wore
a very smart dress of changeable brown
and gold taffeta.
Chaplain g. Livingston Bayard, l. S.
A.; ofhciated at the wedding at | o'clock
today of Miss Helen Du Bose. daughter
OF Medical Director and Mrs w r. Du
bose and DR.. Luther Sheldon, jr., as
sistant surgeon. L. S. N, which took
place at the Du Bose home floral
decoration was in place ana an assem-
blage of about sixty people was present
The bride was escorted by her father
ana attended only by her sister. Miss
Katherine Du Bose, while Mr.. Sheldon
was best man for his brother
The bride WAS dressed i'm white creme
meteor and duchess lace, and wore a tuIle
veil. with lilies of the valley holding il in
place, and also forming her shower bou-
quet The bridesmaid wore white mar
qulSette with pink roses in her bouquet
DIR. and Mrs. Sheldon left later for their
honeymoon jaunt. the brides going-away
costume being of navy blue serge.
Capt. William s. Caperton. L. $. ~.
and Mrs Caperton gave IA dinner last
night al the training station. Newport, in
honor of Rear Admiral Hugo Osterhaus
OF the Atlantic fleet Among the other
guests were Rear Admiral and Mrs.
Mrs. Charles L. H ISL Mr. and M ana
James A. Swan. Mrs William Grosvenor
and DR.. and Mrs. Roderick Terry.
Mrs. Stephen B. EIkins and Miss Kath-
crime Elkins, who are at the Ritz-CarI-
ton, New York. with MIR. and Mrs Blaine
Elkins: will sail for Europe tomorrow on
the Arnerika.
Announcement comes from West Point of
the engagement Of Miss Ellen Barry. only
daughter of Mai Gen. and Mrs Thomas
n Rarry Lieut. William
9TH Regiment Field Artillery. Lieut.
Dryden is stationed at West Point He is
d graduate of the Military Academy, class
of 1904.
Friday last Mrs. Z. H. Ripley held a
lawn fete at her summer home. at
known DIS the Little Light Bearers,
which was very much enjoyed by both
old and young.
returned from an automobile trip
through Maryland and Pennsylvania will
spend the next three weeks at Atlantic
City.
Mrs. L. w Slater, Mrs E H. Hick-
man. her daughters. Misses Clara and
Louise Hickman. and Miss Elinor Slater
all of New Jersey avenue. left Washing
ton on Monday for their summer home
Glendale. near Lovettsville. Loudoun
county. Va. to remain until the middle of
September. Miss Hickman spent some
time early in July with friends in Char
lottesville. joining her mother and sister
later for a brief visit to their uncle, Mr.
Ephraim Yount, at Herndon, Va.
Mrs Jennie Hansen. accompanied by
ner daughter. Miss Laura NJ. Hansen.
will return today. after IL visit of sew
eral weeks to relatives at McConchie
Md.
a number of friends of Mr. and Mrs.
Edwin w Watson gathered at their
home. 111o New Hampshire avenue. to
celebrate the twenty-third birthday of
Mr.. Watson. Games were INDUCED in
and the evening was delightfully."- spent
by the party. A chicken supper was
served, during which box filled with
twenty-three pennies was presented to
him with the wish that it might increase
manifold during the year.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Carroll and Miss
Mildred Bender Of Houston, Tex. on a
journey through the northern states, are
the guests of their relatives, DIR. and
Mrs. Thomson of this city.
Miss Clara T. Pitman and Frank ].
Berchtold were quietly married at II
o'clock this morning. at the parsonage OF
Mckendree NJ. z. Church, 321 Massachu-
sets avenue northwest, by Rev. L. Nor
gan Chambers.
Miss Ethel Starn Of this city and Miss
Lucille Widmeyer of Hancock, Md, were
the brides attendants. Mr. and Mrs
Berchtold left for Atlantic City this aft
ernoon.
DR.. r. A Neale has just returned to
this city. having been greatly benefited
by his vacation in the Blue Ridge noun
tains at Hillside, Frederick county, Md.
The wedding of Mr.. George Melting.
son OF Mrs. Rose Melting. and Miss Julia
Eta Collins, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
Thomas c. Collins. both families resi-
dents of this city. took place this
morning at the Shrine of the Sacred