The Washington herald., 1912-11-15

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house warming yesterday afternoon to
celebrate the opening Of the new guar
tiers OF the club at Sol Sixteenth Street.
Mrs. Gheen. wife OF Rear Admiral Ed
ward II. Gheen. u. s. NJ. president OF
the club, received the many distinguish
ed guests who thronged the spacious
rooms She wore a handsome pale blue
sharmeuse gown trimmed with point
lace.
The 'bufr and blue" of colonial days
was very effectively used in the deco
rations, and big golden chrysanthemums
In tan vase were used as a center
piece on the handsome appointed tea
table. Mrs. Robert Fitch Shepard, who
wore a handsome gown Of dark gray
crepe de chine and a black hat, presided
at one end of the table, and Mrs.
Eugene Van Rensselaer,. in a becoming
gown of gray satin, and black. sat OPP
posite her.
Besides the members of the club and
their husbands, many OF the visiting
danes. who are in Washington attend
ing the convention OF the United Daugh-
tiers Of the Confederacy, were present at
the reception.
For the last two years the club occu-
pied an apartment at the Rochambeau,
but the quarters there were found to be
too cramped. and II was decided to
move. The new club rooms on the first
floor open out of each other, and are
especially adapted to entertaining.
The President and Mrs. Taft received
the delegates to the convention OF the
United Daughters OF the Confederacy at
the White House yesterday afternoon Mai.
Rhoads, U. s. A, presented the guests
to the President, and Commander Tim
mons, U. S. N, introduced them to Mrs.
Taft, who wore a handsome black char
meuse gown, trimmed with lace. The
other aids in attendance were Capt. Lit
tie; U. S. A: Lieut.. Rockwell, u. S. A;
Lieut.. Edwin st. John Greble, u. S. A;
Lieut.. Harrington, U. S. A. and Lieut.
Graham.
women, representing INDUSTRIOUS families
of the South. were received. and wan
dered through the spacious East Room
and halls chatting of the glories Of the
past and present while they enjoyed the
inspiring music of the Marine Band
After the reception President Taft went
to play golf on the Chevy Chase links.
Mr.. John Hays Hammond, who reached
Washington yesterday, is a house guest
at the White House.
The President and Mrs Taft have ac-
cepted the invitation OF Mrs. George
Sternberg. chairman of the Army Re-
lief Society, to attend the special drill
at Fort Myer on Friday afternoon, No
vember 2. The proceeds of the drill
will go to the Army Relief Society. and
many prominent men and women OF the
Capital will go to Fort Myer to attend
the drill and have tea afterwards in
the Hop Room.
| Mrs. Wickersham, wife of the Attor-
ney General, gave a luncheon yesterday
In -
firing British Ambassador Invited to
meet Mrs. Bryce were Mrs. Robert
Shaw Oliver. Mrs. Leonard Wood, Mrs
| Thomas F. Bayard, Mrs Frederick B.
Mcclure, Mrs. Richard wallach. Mrs
Calderon Carlisle, and Mrs. George Mer-
rill.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Hale have re-
turned to Washington and opened their
residence in Sixteenth Street.
Mrs. Charles A. Mum has closed her
summer home at Manchester. Mass, and
/ is in New York for the horse show. She
will probably spend Thanksgiving in
1 Washington.
DR.. John c. Boyd, U. s. N, and Mrs !
Boyd have sent out invitations for the |
marriage of their daughter, Miss Alice
| Willard Boyd, and DR.. A. Camp Stanley, |
L. S. N, retired, on Tuesday evening, |
December 3. at the Church of the Epiph- !
any. in Street.
| The brides attendants will include !
Miss Carolyn Nash. daughter OF Medical |
| Director Nash, and Mrs. Nash, who will !
be maid of honor: Miss Natalie Magru-
der, Miss Elizabeth Collins and Miss |
Margaret Taylor will be bridesmaids
Miss Ruth Bradford Wheaton will be |
| introduced to society by her parents at a |
tea which will be given just after
Thanksgiving. The pretty debutante Is
/ a niece of the late Gen. Frank Wheaton. |
Mr.. and Mrs. William Corcoran Eustis |
have Cancelled the dance which they were |
| to give for their niece, Miss Celestine |
Hitchcock. on account of the death of |
Mr.. Eustis' greataunt, Mrs. H. B. |
Coolidge.
Mrs. Hewson will give dance for her |
young daughter, Miss Georgia Schofield, |
at Rauscher's Tuesday evening. Deem |
Der 81. Miss Schofield. who is a school
girl, will return to Washington for the |
Christmas holidays
An unusually attractive wedding took
place last night when Miss Pauline Eliz-
abeth Zeh, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs
George F. Zeh, and Mr.. Michael Angelo
Weller, son " Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. 1. We'll
Ter, were married last night at o'clock
at the Sacred Heart Church.
The bride, who was given in marriage
by her father. wore a handsome gown
of ivory crepe meteor. trimmed with
princess lace and pearl ornaments. He
tulle veil was held in place with orange
blossoms, and she carried a shower bou- |
quet of Bride roses and lilies Of the l
valley.
Her matron of honor Mrs Thomas
Scott, a bride of last year, wore her
own wedding dress Of white satin, and
carried a bouquet of pink chrysanthe-
NUNS.
The bridesmaids, Miss HorteRse Zeh
and Miss Lillian Kraemer, were dressed
in pale blue crepe meteor, trimmed with |
lace and pink chiffon, and Miss Helen /
Zeh, the third bridesmaid, wore white
crepe meteor, trimmed with lace and
pink chiffon. They also carried pink
chrysanthemums.
Mr.. Henry. W. Zeh, brother Of the
bride, was best man for Mr.. Weller, and
the ushers were Mr.. William P. Yates,
of Elmira, N. Y; Mr.. Allen Brandrir
of Philadelphia; Mr. Thomas Scott, and
Mr.. Marshall Bailey, Of Washington
A small reception at the home of the
brides parents followed the church cere-
monS. The house was beautifully dec
GRATED with palms and chrysanthemums
Mrs. Weller, mother of the bridegroom,
received with Mrs. Zeh. She wore