Evening star., 1912-09-15

| the Baroness Munchausen at her country
home near COlburg.
| The party then proceeded to Venice.
where they hoped to enjoy better weather
| than has been the lot of those travelling
| the past summer in northern Europe.
Mr.. Frank J. Allen has returned to
Washington after years absence In
Buffalo, n. Y. He was accompanied by
his friend, Mr.. Frank Boeckel, who will
be his guest for several weeks.
Mrs. Norman Gait and Miss Bertha
Balling have recently arrived in Paris.
Miss Jessie Acker. Miss Evelyn Blunt
and Miss H G. Brouse are other Wash
| ingtonians sojourning in Paris.
| DR.. and Mrs. Charles r. Collins and
Miss Collins have arrived in Paris from
Vienna
Alice Oge of California, were in Munich
| recently, attending the Wagner festival.
Miss Ruth Grosner. daughter Of ut.
| and Mrs. 1. Grosner of Massachusetts
avenue, celebrated her eleventh birthday
at Atlantic City by entertaining q num-
| ber of her little friends by theater
party, after which they repaired to the
home of their little hostess on Victoria
| avenue Here the drawing room and din
| ing room were decorated in pink and
white.
| Mr.. and Mrs Abram r. Wingate an
nounce the engagement OF their daugh-
| ter, Anna Belle. to Howard Mattoon
| Phelps of Camden, N. ]. The wedding
| will take place in the winter.
Miss Estelle Murray and Miss Marie
Johnson, who have been at Atlantic City
! for several days, returned home yester-
| day.
Capt. and Mrs D. B. Rawley have re-
| turned home from Atlantic City.
Miss Flora Hiatt and Mr. Harry M
Hiatt have returned home from Atlantic
City, where they have been for the past
several weeks.
The marriage of Miss Anita A. New
man, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. James r.
Newman, to Mr.. Frank c. Burns took
place Tuesday evening, September ~. at
o'clock in the rectory Of st: Mark 8
Episcopal Church, the Rev. II. M. BLOCK
officiating.
Only a small family party and few
intimate friends were present at the
ceremony, which was followed by large
ents Miss Ruth L. Newman attended
her sister as maid Of honor and Mr..
Frank Blankenbecker acted as best man
for Mr.. Burns
| Inc charming DTlQe Was OcColAilus1y
gowned in white crepe meteor and carried
a bouquet of bride roses. The maid OF
| honor wore cream net, trimmed with
pink, and carried pink roses.
| The happy couple departed on late
train for a trip to Florida, New York and
Atlantic City. Mrs. Burns travelled In 8
smart suit of blue cloth, with hat to
match. Mr.. and Mrs. Burns will be at
home to their friends after October ] at
the Wilton, 1881 17th street northwest.
Miss Amalyta Talbot of this city was
in the bridal party attending Miss Miriam
! McNear and Mr. Leo Korbel last week
| In Petaluma, Cal, where, with her moth
| er, she has spent the summer. The con-
tracing families have been prominent In
the financial and social life Of the Pa
| cific coast for the past twenty years. and
200 guests from distant points attended
the wedding.
The bridesmaids and ushers were enter
tanned at a house party from Friday to
Sunday, but the other guests returned
last evening after the reception. which
was set for early in the afternoon for
their convenience. The ceremony took
place at l o'clock under the trees on the
lawn before the house. The wedding party
made pretty picture descending the
steps and crossing the garden t. where