Evening star., 1913-12-04

| Mr.. W. A. Pond of this city was best
man at the marriage yesterday IN New
York of Miss Margaret \. Talbot and
| Mr.. Richard Nissan Cooke, both of that
| city.
The commissioner of corporations and
| Mrs. Joseph Davies gave dinner .aSt
night at the Chevy Chase Club when
| their guests We're the assistant secretary
of state and Mrs John L. Osborne, the
assistant secretary of war ana Mrs.
Henry Breckenridge. Dean Charles Greg
ory and Miss Gregory.
Mr.. and Mrs J. Irving Burns have re-
turned to the city from Vermont They
are staying with Mrs. George r. Burns
Of street.
At the marriage today at st. Johns
Church of Miss Helen Huntingdon
Downing and Lieut.. Commander hugo
Wilson Osternaus, L. 5. n, the pride
will be attended by her sisters, Miss
Alys Downing and Miss Elsie Downing,
as maids of honor. and Miss Alice
Goodwin. Miss Isabel Magruder, Miss
Henrietta Fitch, Miss Marion Leutze;
Miss Ethel Spears of New York ana
Miss Anne Gfeaves as bridesmaids:
Mr. Augustin Downing, jr... Will be
best man, and the ushers VIII De Lieut..
Commander F. b. Berrien. 7. s y:
Lieut. Commander Robert Berry, Z. S.
N; DR. Karl Ohnesorg. Z. 5. n; Capt:
Hamilton South, L. S NJ c.; Lieut.. Com
| mander Russell Train. Y. S. N; Lieut..
Commander Adolphus Andrews, I. ;.
N, and Lieut.. Commander Chauncey
Shackford. Z. S. n.
A reception will follow al the home
of Mr. and Mrs. \. c. Downing before the
couple leave for their honeymoon Jaunt:
Among the out-of-town relatives OF
the couple who are here for the event
are Mr. and Mrs J. Jerome Root. Mrs.
| John NJ. Dillon. Mr.. Milton S: Dillon.
Miss Dorothy Downing Dillon, Mr. e. 4.
Work Mr. Horace Work, Mr.. Fl. D.
| Spears. Mr.. Chauncey 3. Spears, Mrs.
Dunbar. Miss Alice Downing Dunbar.
| Mr. Arthur Dunbar, Mrs. Coleman Bene-
/ dict, Miss Jessie Benedict. Mrs. Beard,
! all Of New York city; Mrs. Rogers OF
New Jersey. great-aunt OF the bride;
| Mrs. G. F. Wilkinson of Norfolk, Va;
| Judge T. II. Wilcox of Norfolk, Va;
Mr.. and Mrs. Willoughby sharp OF New
York and Mr.. and Mrs. d. G. Mcintosh,
| jr., Mrs. z. Lea Thorn and the Misses
| Thorn, all of Baltimore.
Commodore and Mrs. j. W. Miller OF
New York are spending this week with
Mr. and Mrs. Archibald Hopkins.
The new Russian embassy on the Ave
nue. Of the Presidents is being prepared
for occupancy. and the ambassador and
Nine. Bakhmeteff will shortly be es-
ia blished there
Mrs. Richardson Gibson. her daughter,
Miss Mary Duncan. and son, Randall Lee
Gibson have moved TO town for the win
ter from their country place in Virginia,
and are in their house, 1854 Corcoran
street northwest.
The German ambassador and Countess
Won Bernstorff entertained at dinner
last night when their guests We're the
Russian ambassador and Nine. Bakhme-
teff the charge daffaires of Austria-H Hun
gary and Baroness Zweidinek, the coun-
seIor of the State Department and Mrs
John Bassett Moore, the counselor OF
the British embassy and Mrs. Colville
Barclay, Mr. and Mrs. Preston Gibson,
Mr.. and Mrs. O'Laughlin. Mrs. Dimock,
Mrs. Norman Whitehouse. DR.. G. II.
Bryan and Baron Kurt Won Lersner Of
the German embassy
Mrs Difnock has sent out cards for an
afternoon reception December IL. from 4
| to 6 o'clock, to meet her son-in-law and
daughter, the counselor OF the Italian
embassy and Nine. Catalani.
The Postmaster General and Mrs. Bur-
Lesson, Capt. Whipple, Mr.. NJ. NJ. Par
Mr. and Mrs. Melville Church. Miss Lacy,
Mr.. Frederick Hyde. Miss Gilmore. Lieut..
| Gilmore, Mr.. and Mrs. Ormsby Mccain
mon, Mr.. and Mrs. George Wheeler, Mrs
Weightman. Maj. Brewster and Mrs. Will
| liam HAYWOOD We're among those who en-
| tertained dinner companies last night at
the Chevy Chase Club, preceding the
| usual midweek dance.
| Mr.. and Mrs. William Randolph Hearst
| had large party dining with them last
night at the New Willard. Among their
guests Were the Vice President and Mrs
Marshall. Speaker and Mrs. Champ
Clark. Miss Genevieve Champ Clark, Mr..
and Mrs. Lewis Nixon. Mrs. O. III. p. Bel
mont, Mrs. Inez -Milholland Boiseva n,
| Mr.. and Mrs. Il. Fl. Hamilton and Miss
Hamilton.
| Mrs. ". Sinclair Bowen entertained at
| a tea yesterday in compliment tn her
house guests. Capt. and Mrs. r. r. Vance,
| formerly Of England, now residing il this
country. Assisting Mrs. Bowen were
Mrs. Cary Langhorne Miss Mildred Gre
crime Du Bose.
DR.. and Mrs. James Dudley Morgan
will give small dance January = at
the Playhouse for their daughter. Miss
Eleanora Carroll Morgan, who made her
debut last week at a large tea, at their
suburban home.
and the Alithropological Society of
Mrs. John Hays Hammond will give a
reception Tuesday evening, December 8,
from . to T., at 1873 \ street
Tomorrow afternoon at the home of
Mrs. Robert M. La Toilette, $500 Avenue
of the Presidents, Il reception will be held
from tO T. to meet Mrs. Gait DIR. Shaw.