The Washington times., 1914-09-28
The News of Society
By JEAN ELIOT.

: ITATIONS were received toda!
n the marriage of Miss Marthf
Wheaton, Bowers. daughter of Mrs
oyd Wheaton Bowers. and Rob
lphonso Taft on Saturday, Octobe
10 o'clock, at st. Johns Church
r. option will follow the ceremony a
LONE of the brides mother. Ill
c, p Island avenue.
bride and groom will be at home
e November l5 at 1872 Dexter ave
e. cincinnati.
Eii Helen Taft will be maid of hon.
-"r Miss Bowers. and her brides
ki : will be Miss Frances Moves and
Is. Louise HELEN. of this city: Miss
a Orie Edgar, of Minneapolis. ana
is Julia Thompson. of Chicago MI
Af, will have George Harrison, OF
a. nngton, for his best man and the
he's will be Charles Taft, stephen
| BIZ hin. of Houston. Tex; Staflhope
|Ryne-Jones, of Baltimore: John Her
n. of pittsburgh: Carl Lohman. OF
ron. Ohio: Walter Logan, of New
brl. Adrain Van Sinderen. of New
)brL, and Harry Bingham, of New
|brr. all classmates of Mr.. Taft at
|als.
HI : John r. Williams and Miss Fran
j. Williams will leave tomorrow to
Ier ten days or two weeks at White
IL hur Springs. Later they will go
New York before opening their
buse in R street for the season. Colo
h Williams will visit Mr. and Mrs.
bsaDh Letter until their return.
=
n and Mrs. Joseph Letter enter
ind informally at luncheon Yesterday
heir nlace on the Potomac. Mrs.
ei, er made a trip to New York last
eek stopping over in Philadelphia for
le ~aces en- route home. She reached
"a lington Yesterday morning.
r % Russian Ambassador and Nine.
al Nmetef will spend a few days in
E, York on their way to Washington
o Newport R. /
y and Mrs. Woodbury. Blair will
IT IN in Newport until Octo-
.r l.. They have just returned from
l.rtor trip in the White mountains.
p
y and Mrs. Adolphus Wilkerson
. announce the engagement of
c.- daughter, Miss Mary lneZ Wells.
livingston Vann. jr The wedding
i take place the latter part of Octo-
, :. f. c. Tate has taken an apart
= at the Parkwood.
-
and Mrs. Harry W. Burr are be
hter. born Wednesday. Septem-
and Mrs. Breckenridge Rust. of
adelphia. formerly of Washington,
% a little daughter. born Septem-
Mrs. Rust was Miss Julia Vail.
.ughter of Mr.. and Mrs. James Lee
q shall.
l,r. and Mrs. Frederick Effnger and
lss Frances Effinger. who have
mt the summer in their cottage at
@ May. will return October l.
Miss Marion Parker. who has been
ending several days with Mr.. and
rs, Leonard Nicholson at their coun-
' place near Rockville, has returned
her home in Mintwood place.
=
Gear Admiral Nathaniel Usher. re-
p tly appointed commandant at the
" yard in Brooklyn. is in Wash
ton for a brief stay, accompanied
Mrs. Usher. While here they are
ests at the Hotel Powhatan
.lrs. Will r. King. of 1920 r street
Invest, gave a surprise party Sat
.av for her daughter Myrtle. in
nor Of her sixteenth birthday. The
asts included Miss Ruth Cook and
= Gretchen Cook, of Kensington.
i. and Miss Dorothy Bapp and Miss
,~othea Smith. of Washington. Af-
yard the young people were guests
4 box party.
RS. y NJ. Hollis. of Washington, is
King series of visits in Harrisburg,
and Lewisburg, Pa.
=
ol. Selden Allen Day, L. S. ~. and
g Day are at Harrisonburg, Va. at
ding a house party given by Miss
rgaret Peale. Miss Sallie Williams
! fifteen other school friends Of Miss
ale are her house guests for the
elk preceding Miss Peale's marriage
Robert Toombs Wright. jr., of Chat
looga, Tenn. The wedding will take
-ce Wednesday.
iiss Feale is a relative of Mrs. Day
! has made many friends in Wash
ton while visiting Senator and Mrs.
lliaYns or Colonel and Mrs. Day.
nionel and Mrs. Day viii remain IN
Shenandoah Valley for about three
eks before returning TO Washington
the winter.
Tiss Marie Lowe Smith. daughter
the late Rear Admiral David
ith. who made her home former
II 1714 Connecticut avenue.
5 quietly married on SATURDAY TO
bert James shores. Of New York.
ceremony Ma performed ~ Nll
rrIs' church. IN New York. the Pc. !
Townsend "ffir::.tin-. M-E. KoSelle |
Phillips tho brides sister. was maj |
. Of honor. and R"a Irwin. Of For St (,
Ils. VAS best man Mr.. and Mrs. i