The Washington times., 1914-04-15

= RS. ROBINSON DOwNEY was
MI hostess today at a delightful
wi luncheon at the Willard in
honor of Mrs. Josephus
Daniels. The rooms were charmingly
decorated with American Beauties and
snap-dragons.
Receiving with Mrs. Downey were:
Mrs Daniels, Mrs. Cummins. Mrs. John
A. Logan, Mrs. Shafroth, Mrs. Bagley
and Mrs. Brinton Stone. Mrs. Louis
Bennett, Miss Temple and Mrs. E w.
Reisinger assisted.
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Miss Eleanor Wilson and her fiance.
Williams Gibbs McAdoo. Secretary Of
the Treasury, were the honor guests o.
the French Ambassador and Nine.
Jusserand at a dinner last evening In
the embassy. The additional guests
were the Secretary Of the Interior and
Mrs. Lane. the Secretary Of Agricul-
ture and Mrs. Houston, Congressman
and Mrs Swager Sheriey, Assistant
Secretary of the Treasury, the Assist
ant Secretary of War and Mrs. Breck-
inridge, John Barrett. Col. and Mrs.
William Harts, Mr.. and Mrs. Adolph
Miller, Miss McAdoo, Miss Margaret
breckenridge, Miss MacVeagh. Henry
du Pont and Commander Benoist d'Azy.
s.
A very pretty wedding was solemnized
at noon today at Epiphany Church.
when Miss Marjorie Whseier. daughter
Of Mrs. Charles Yandes Wheeler, OF
Pittsburgh, became the bride Of Tom
Brown, of Buffalo. The bride, who was
given ir marriage by her brother.
Charles ". Wheeler. wore a lovely
gown of fine white net and lace, and a
handsome veil bordered with lace and
arranged with a Dutch cap of rose point
She carried Bride roses and lilies Of the
valley. Little Miss Eleanor Wheeler.
daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Charles V.
Wheeler. was maid OF honor for her
aunt. She was gowned in white en-
broidered mule with a charming pink
hat, and carried a basket of pink rose
buds. The only other attendants were
Yandes Wheeler, the young son of Mr..
and Mrs. Charles V. Wheeler, and
Elizabeth Wheeler. the bahv daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. George y. Wheeler,
who walked together and carried bas-
kets Of pink rosebuds.
George Yandes Wheeler was best man
for Mr.. Brown and the ushers were
Harry Wheeler and Fletcher Wheeler,
OF Chicago.
Mrs. Charles Y. Wheeler, mother OF
the bride. wore a handsome gown OF
black chant!lly lace: Mrs. George Y.
Wheeler was in violet, n smart gown
of changeabIe taffeta: her mother. Mrs.
Given. Of Pittsburgh. wore black lace,
and Miss Mary Wheeler. the bride S
elder sister. looked charming in a hand
some white frock.
After the ceremony there was a smal II
breakfast at the home of Mr. and Mrs
Charles V. Wheeler for the bridal
party. the out-of-town guests and a few
Intimate friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Brown will be at home
In Buffalo. y. Y. after a wedding trip.
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In st. Johns Church. LAFAYETTE
square. where just sixty years ago her
grandmother. Mary Hagner. became the
bride of Cleland Nelson. Miss Margaret
Worthington and Helme Beach Stock
cit were married last night. Many de-
sccndants of the men and women who
Witnessed the long-ago wedding filled
the pews of the venerable edifice A
brother of the bride Of the earlier we'd
ding. Judge Alexander B. Hagner. great
uncle of the bride OF last night. sat
In the first pew with her mother, Mrs.
Richard Sellman Worthington.
The church. in compliment to the
bride. who Is a member of the Altar
Society. and whose family since the
| church's foundation has been identified
with its direction. retained its Easter
decorations Of lilies and palms. mu-
sical program was given by Mr.. Free
man, organist of the church.
Jack Logan. of Lansfor1, Pa: Stock
EFT Thompson. of Dover Del; Ernest
Winter. of New York, and George
kent. of Philadelphia the usheEs. pre-
Ceded the bride and her attendants to
tie altar. Miss Josephine Mason was
the maid of honor, and Miss Louise
Harrison. Miss Mary Price. both of Vir-
ginia; Miss Dorothy Price. of Dover.
Del. and Miss Julia Muchette, OF Bal
timorc, were the bridesmaids. Their
gowns were Of white crepe de chine
combined with white lace and girdles
of pink. They carried pink sweet peas.
The maid of honor wore a gown of
pale pink chiffon brocaie draped over
white crepe de chine and she carried
an arm bouquet of white lilacs.
The bride entered with her uncle,
Beale Worthington. who gave her in
marriage. Her gown was of white
satin. ornamented with a fIounce of
rose point lace. which had been on her
mothers wedding gown. The bodice
was of white chiffon, embroidered in
pearls, and she wore n tulle veil with
orange blossoms and carried a shower
of lilies of the valley. Norman Put
nam, of Nazareth, Pa, was best man
Tor Mr. St0ckett. The ceremony waS