The Washington times., 1913-12-01
Miss Ellen Fletcher
Becomes Bride Today

whose life work lies along the same
lines.
Miss Ellen A. Fletcher. the daughter
of Senator Duncan U. Fletcher of
Florida and Mrs. Fletcher. will be mar
ireland, son of Sir Lionel Smith-Gordon
of ASderholt Lodge, Salisbury, Eng
land, and Lady Smith-Gordon.
The church has been decorated with
palms and golden yellow and red
chrysanthemums, and while no guests
have been invited by formal invitation.
the church will be filed with a large
body of Senators and those high in
official life, as well as the more per-
sonal friends Of Miss Fletcher, who are
Numbered by hundreds in Washington
The bride will wear a travelling suit
Of hunters green duvetyne trimmed
with fitch fur, and will carry a long.
modish muff of the same fur. The hat
to be worn is of the same shade of
green, but made of velvet, faced with
cream white and trimmed in fitch fur
Instead Of the usual bridal bououet
Miss Fletcher will wear corsare
bouquet Of green orchids and Richmond
roses.
Mrs. Thomas Kemp, sister of the
bride, will serve as matron of honor.
ana VIII wear gown of navy blue
cuVetyne trimmed in ermine, and a vel
vet hat trimmed with the same fur.
The Rev. L. G. b. Pierce, pastor of
All Souls Church, will officiate, and
Mr.. Smith Gordon will have to attend
him, Ralph Holder, Williams and Alan
Coventry, of the University of Toronto,
Canada, both of whom are interested
in the same line of phiianthropic work
and serious topics as the bridegroom.
There will be no reception following
the ceremoney, Mr.. Smith-Gordon and
his xbide starting Immediately to New
York. and will sail from there tomor-
row for Mediterranean cruise, and
will spend some time In Switzerland
After that they will so to Dublin, where
they first met, and where Mr.. Smith
Gordon is connected with the bureau
for the promotion of agricultural in
terests and the Russell Library founda-
ton. He is also secretary TO Sir Horace
Plunkett.
The Secretary of State and Mrs. Bryan
will be entertained tonight at dinner
by the Assistant Secretary of State and
Mrs. Osborne, and later, will attend q
performance at a theater. The party
Will be informal, there being only two
or three other guests.
The Assistant Secretary and Mrs. Os-
borne have as a guest the mother of
the latter, Mrs. John T. Smith, of
Princeton, Ky.
The German Ambassador and Countess
Won Bernstorff will give a ball at the
embassy on the evening of December
13, for which invitations have been is
sued.
Mrs. John W. Thompson entertained
day at her residence in Kalorama
road, in compliment to Miss Elizabeth
Crosby Noyes, who will be married to
John William Thompson, son of the
hostess, on Wednesday.
White roses and Chrysanthemums
We're used to adorn the house for the
occasion. and the centerpiece of the
table was formed of cCrsage bouquets
of white orchids and lilies of the
valley.
The guests were Mrs. Ralph Walker
Mcdowell, sister of the bride-elect.
who is 10 be the matron of honor at
the wedding, Miss Florence Moberly, of
New York. who is TO be the maid OF
honor; Miss Lila Stanley, of Great Bar
rinSton, Mass; Miss Dorothy Dennis,
Of MorristOwn. y. j.: Miss Dorothy
Tracy, of Lakewood, n. j.; Miss Ruth
Miss Ethel Moves, cousin of the bride,
who will pe the bridesmaids; Miss
Woodmausee, Of Cincinnati. a house
guest of Mrs. Thompson: Miss Dorothy
Aleshire. and Miss Miriam Hubbard, of
ChestertoTn. Nd.
Mr. and Mrs. James Vinton Blake, Of
Akron, Ohio, are the guests of the
Rev and Mrs. ]. II. w. Blake.
Mrs. Cnllops, wife of Congressman
Cullop, Of Indiana, who was been i'll
FOR fortnight, is recuperating.
Announcement is made of the mar
riagc of Miss Frances i. Palmer and
\. +. French on Thanksgiving Day.
The wedding was performed at 4 O'Clock
at the home OF the bridegroom's father,
James +. French at Capitol Heights d.
g, the Rev. DIR. Clark, of the Capitol
Heights Congregational Church. officiat-
ing in the presence of a gathering of
relatives and friends. An informal re
ceptiOn followed the wedding ceremony.
The Housekeepers' Alliance will hold
\ sale of Porto Rico work and other
attractive articles in the rooms of the
W oman tIlfllC RuAlilaTN, Glb lHlT-
teenth street, Oh Wednesday and Thurs
day from IL until I o'clock. Coffee and
light refreshments will be served.
=
Mr.. and Mrs, Jackson III. Ralston ex-
Iect 10 move from the country TO their
town house by the end of the present
week Jackson J.. R2lston has gone 10
Florida for the winter.
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Mrs Marshall. wife Of the Vice Presi-
dent will not be at home on Wednesday.
but will receive the following Wednes-
day. and will hold her reception on tine
lower floor of the ShoTeham, as a mat
ter Of better accommodation to her
guests.
the marriage of their daughter, Miss
Emily Agnes Day, TO c. Burr Osborn. or
Saturday, November 20, at Washington
After December ~ Mr.. and Mrs. Osborn
will be al home at the Ward apart
ment.
A wedding Of interest to Washington
took place in Oak Park, ILL.,, on We'd
! nesday, when Miss Katherine Ann
Coates and Frank Gideon Wheeler were
married. Mr.. Wheeler is the son nf
Mr.. and Mrs. w. u. Wheeler, Of Wash.
| ingtDn, and d weil-known Certrai HiH!
School graduate. He is graduate OF
the 1911 class of tho University oi
Michigan, and is a member of the Delta
| Tau Delta fraternity. Mr.. and Mrs
Wheeler will make their future home. al
the ElmwOod, Oak Park, Ill.
Il
Announcement is made Of the engage.
ment of Miss Marion Almy. daughter OF