Evening star., 1914-04-18
IN THE WORLD OF SOCIETY.
MARRIAGE OF MISS PORTNER
AND MR.. FLOOD TODAY.
Reception Will Follow at Pan
American Building-Hunt
Ball-Notes.

Ihe marriage of Miss Anna Waller Port
ner and Representative Henry Delaware
tlood of Virginia will take place this
afternoon at ) O'Clock at All Souls
Church.
The brides attendants will include her
sisters. Mrs. Lorimer Graham and Miss
ltildegarde Portner, as matron and maid
OF honor. and Miss Genevieve Clark. Miss
Hanna Taylor. Miss Cornelia Clagett.
Miss Edith Oracle. Miss Lucy Martin,
Miss Douglass Fuller of Winchester. Va,
and Baroness Marie Paumgarten.
The best man viii be Mr. Harry Flood
Byrd and the ushers are to be Repre-
sentative Kenneth D. McKellar Repre-
sentative Garland H. Dupre, Mr.. John
Barrett. Mr.. Thomas Boiling Byrd of
richmond Va: Lieut.. Richard Evelyn
Byrd. L. S. n: Mr.. John Quinn of New
York. Col. Button and Mr.. Paul v Port
acr and Mr. Edward q Portner, brothers
Of the bride
The reception will follow at the Pan
American building. which has been pso-
fusely decorated with American beauty
roses and spring flowers. a color scheme
of pink and white has been followed in
the bridal f1nerv. The pride with her
elegant dress OF white satin and real
iace VIII wear diamond ornaments from
among her wedding gifts. The brides
maids will be dressed in pink and the
matron and maid of honor in white net
and lace. with accessories of pink. All
their hats have trimmings in pink.
The couple. it is expected, will not be
far from the capital during their early
honeymoon. as Representative Flood s
duties at present will hardly permit his
being more than short journey from
this city The presents received by Miss
Portner run into the hundreds and have
the past week
Miss Bertha Lingle of this city. a mem
ber of the Chicago Grand Opera Company
playing on the Pacific coast was the
guest during her stay in Portland Ore.
of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Breton Park,
formerly of this city.
DR.. aud Mrs. Ryan Devereux are giving
Il tea dance this afternoon at Portledge
their Chevy Chase home Those assisting
Will include Mrs. Beverly Mason, the
Misses Mason. Mrs. Ives, the Misses
Thomas of Colorado. Mrs. Eugene Carr
Mvs. Bowen of Philadelphia, Mrs. Snnott
and Miss Sinnott. also of Philadelphia,
mother and sister of the hostess: Mr.. and
Mrs. John Sinnott of Nillanova. Pa Mrs
Deming, Mrs. Dunn. Miss Hendrick, Miss
Catfrey of New Orleans and Mrs. Bor-
den of Bethesda Md
Cardinal Gibbons will be entertained to
morrow at dinner by Dr. and Mrs Dev-
ereuX after the confirmation exercises at
st. Anne's Church.
Mrs. Isaac Pearson has Cancelled all So
cial engagements owing to the death. in
Lexington. kS.. of Mr.. Pearsons mother
Mrs. Ellen NJ. Pearson. daughter of the
late Chief Justice William Wilson Of Hi
nois and widow of Judge Lohn Pearson
of Springfield, III.
a benefit bridge and 40 party for the
Day Nursery and Dispensary Association
of W street northwest will be given at the
home of Miss Margaret Schafer, '324 18th
street Wednesday. April -, at = o clock.
Mrs. Lamar, wife of Mr. Justice Lamar,
entertained at luncheon party today.
Miss Julia Heyl is giving tea dance
today for Miss Maitland Marshall and the
members of her bridal party.
The annual meeting of the Abbott Col
legiate Association of New York city was
held April Ii at the Manhattan Hotel.
The president. Mrs. Van Auken Mills of
this city, was in the chair. Admiral A.
" Wadhams OF the L. S. Navy tretiredp
gave an address upon state Prisons and
Prisoners.
owing TO sickness in the family Mrs.
George W Atkinson OF 800 18th street
will not be home Monday. the Goth.
Mr. and Mrs. William =. Woodbridge
of Parkersburg have been visiting
Judge and Mrs. Atkinson
The British ambassador and Lady
SprinS-Itice entertained informally Al
luncheon today for Sir William WILL
cocks of England the engineer of the
Nssuan dam.
Mrs Peter Goelet Gerry received the
guests last night at the annual hunt
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began at 10 o'clock and was followed
by a cotillon. Supper served ut
midnight in the dining room. and from
"a buffet table later. The committee in
charge consisted of Messrs. William
Marrow. Jerome Bonaparte J. Henri de
Sihour, George Howard Murray Cobb.
Hugh Legare. Lawrence Townsend.
Walter Tuckerman and j. William
Henry
The cotillon favors We're pretty
novelties in the waE of small jewel
cases bridge sets. memorandum books.
correspondence pads and flowers. The
son. Mr. A. D. Addison. Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter r. Brooks Miss Ruth Bliss,
Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Baldwin. ir.. Miss
Barbour. Mr.. and Mrs. John Blanken-
ship. Mr.. and Mrs AleSander 3. Brown.
|. Mrs w Sinclair Bowen. Mrs. Delos
Bodsett. Mrs A. l.. Baker, Mr.. Bryan, Mr..
W. T. Bingham Surgeon General Rupert
Blue, Mr.. Vernon Booth. Mr. John Bulk
ey. Nj. Arthur Browne. Commander
Frederick Bassett. Can't and Mrs. Edward
3 Cassatt. Mr.. and Mrs. II. p. Galloway.
Mr. and Mrs Melville Church, Miss NJ.
D. Church. Miss Henrietta Copper. Mrs.
il. G. Cole. Mr.. and Mrs. +. E. Chaplin.
Mrs Cameron. Mr.. kortright Church. Mr..
T.. T. Cofer Mr.. Charles Cherry. Mr.. 7.
Il. Chaplin. jr.. Mr.. J. NJ. Chamberlain,
Mrs. J. f. Ditson. Mr.. and Mrs. F. A.
de Peyster. Dr. and Mrs Ryan Devereux,
Mr. f.. w. Dom, jr., Mr.. j. L. Ditson.
Mr. II. C. Dinger. Mr.. d. B. Devore. Mr..
Henry Dickson. Mr.. and Mrs Henry NJ.
Earle Mrs. Sheldon G. Evans. Mrs.
Feeley. Mr.. and Mrs. E. II. Fellowes,
Mrs William Falls. Mr.. Edward F'oy. Mr..
John Farr, ir. Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Gerry. Mr. and Mrs. Peter Gerry. Mr..
and Mrs Newton Guhck, Mr. and Mrs. J.
NJ. Green. Mrs. George Garrett. Mrs W.
Ross Grovener. Mr.. E. Gerry Greene,
Mr.. ]. B. Gilmer. Mr.. Stewart Gil
more Mr.. r. r. Gaff. MIR. George Car
rett, Mr.. w. Ross Grovener Miss Hag-
ner, Mrs. William \. Hazard. Mr.. and
Mrs William +. Hit. Mr.. and Mrs.
II. 4. Harlow, Miss Adelaide b. Heath,
Miss Howard, Miss Ruth Hitchcock.
Mr. and Mrs. Beale r. Howard Miss
Margaret Howard. Mr.. and Mrs. Nit
chel Harrison, Mrs. John S. Higgins.
Mr.. William 4. Hazard. Mr. Edgar Won
Harriet. Mr.. Barton Hail. Mr.. Thomas
Hyde. Mr.. j. Malcomb Howard. Mr.. J.
William Henry, Mr.. John S. Higgins. Mr..
Randall H. Hagner. Mr.. J. Low Harr;-
man. Mrs William Harding Jackson. Mr..
and Mrs. O. II. p. Johnson. Miss Ogden
Jones' Miss Katherine Judge. Miss NJ. i.
Jones, Mrs Manley Jordan, Commander
c. r. Jewell. Mr. Lawrence Jamey. MT,
and Mrs. II. NJ. Kaufman. Miss Annette
Icuuedv and Mrs Victor X llffmanu.