The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-10-21
The News of Society
By JEAN ELIOT.

- ORMER President ard Mrs. Will
l. lam Howard Taft were the guests
in whose honor the Misses Pat
ten entertained at luncheon to-
day. The party was informal and in
Mr.. and Mrs. Taft.
-
Mrs. John Mclaughlin. Mrs. W. ].
Boardman. Mrs. w. II. Bayly, Miss
Anna Greenlees, Rear Admiral Mason,
Gen. George b. Davis, II. B. F. Mac
Garland. II. S. Reside, DR.. J. {. Boyd,
Col. ]. Van r. Hoff, Justice Stanton j.
Peelle. Carroll Glover. J. Nota McGill,
Simon Wolf and Corcoran Thorn, all
members of the District Chapter of the
american Red Cross, have been appoint
ed an executive committee for the style
Show and Dansant to be given at
Rauscher's' on the afternoons and even
ings of. October %, q and % for the
benefit of the war relief fund of the
American Red Cross.
r
Among those who attended the week
y dance at the Dumbarton Club last
evening were Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Burr,
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Cooper, Mr.. and
Mrs. Frederick EichelbergeT. Lieut.. and
Mrs. c. NJ Maigne, Mrs. Albert Rust,
Miss Hampton, Miss Dorothy Talcott,
Hiss Mary Montague, William Naylor.
Robert Hagner, Kent Roberts and John
Higgins.
Miss Frida Tillman, whose marriage
10 Lawrence S. Frazer, OF Nashville,
Tenn, will take place october %. will
be the guest. of honor at a tea given by
Miss Lena Hitchcock, on October q.
from 3 to Z O'Clock.
Mr.. and Mrs. Beale r. Howard and
Miss Katherine Gwynn left today
motored to Baltimore and Hartford
county. Nd, Miss Edythe Howard, who
has spent the last few days with Mr..
and Mrs. f. A. Bonsall at their home
in Hartford county, will join them and
return with them.
The engagement of Mrs. Katherine
Atterhury Brastow, of this city. and
William caches Fendall of Virginia,
was announced today by Mrs. Brastow's
mother. Mrs. John CO Atterbury, of
New York. No date has been set for
the wedding.
An interesting wedding will take place
this evening when Miss Ruth Walter,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Wal
ter, will become the bride of Roland
monv will be performed by the Rev. J..
Henning helms at o'clock at the
home of the brides parents, 224l Wyom-
ing avenue, in the presence of the two
families and a few intimate friends. The
house will be decorated with roses,
Chrysanthemums, cosmos, palms, and
ferns, the color scheme being pink and
white.
The brides gown will be of white
satin with a tunic of French tulle en-
broidered in pearls, and she will wear
a tulle veil with a cap of pearls and
orange blossoms. Her bouquet will be
a shower of lilies of the valley. The
maid Of honor. the sister of the bride.
Miss Jane Walter, will wear a dress
Of pink and silver imported silk, trimmed
with pin ktulie and silver, and Will carry
a bouquet of Killarney roses. The
bridesmaids will be Miss Edith Waddill.
Lynchburg, Va: Miss Frances E. Wal
ter. and Miss Carroll of this city.
Their gowns will be of pink taffeta
withTtunics of tulle and trimmings Of
silver. and they will carry pink chrysan-
themumsr The best man will be Wal
ter Waddill. of Danville. Va. brother
OF the bridegroom, and the ushers will
include F. Lloyd Overman. of New
York: Beverly Maynor, of Virginia: Will
liam D. Campbell. and c. Edgar Davis.
Of this city. A small reception will fol-
low the ceremony, after which the young
couple will leave for a trip South. The
bride will wear a plain tailored new
blue suit and a small black velvet hat
trimmed with ostrich plumes. The
young couple will be at home after No
vemher 10 at 81 Magnolia avenue, Jersey
City. ~.
The Chevy Chase Club has extended
the courtesies of the club to the mem