The Washington times., 1914-05-27

THE PRESIDENT will be sssisted
in receiving the guests at the
musicale at the White House
this afternoon at o'clock by
Miss Margaret Wilson. Owing to i'll
ness. Mrs. Wilson will not be able to
be present.
Miss Margaret Wilson returned to
Washington yesterday from New York,
where she spent the last few days.
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An interesting wedding will take
place this evening at o'clock in All
Souls Unitarian Church, when Miss
Roberta Hope Amies. daughter OF Mr..
and Mrs. Robert Gilmour Amies, be-
comes the bride of William II. Pur-
nell-Blandy, ensign. L. S. N.
A reception at the home of the bride s
parents at 1887 Columbia road will fol-
low the wedding ceremony Miss Ger
aldine Martin. OF Columbus, Ohio, will
be the maid Of honor, and the brides
maids will be Miss Sylvia Metcalf and
Miss Dorothy Dobyns.
On account OF the Mexican situation
the plans for the wedding were made
hurriedly. Ensign Blandy is attached
to the Florida, and was among those
In the first naval battalion to land in
Vera Cruz.
Mrs. P. ]. Lennox is entertaining at
tea this afternoon at the Toronto in
compliment to Miss Laura Lennox and
a number Of the girls OF the graduating
class of Trinity College.
Assisting Mrs. Lennox will be Mrs.
Gwynne. Mrs. Williamson, and Miss
Walsh. Miss WEIGH. and Miss Brough-
an, OF Trinity. Mrs. Champ Clark and
Miss Genevieve Clark will be among
the guests.
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An informal reception to the members
OF the District of Columbia Federation
of Women's Clubs will be given this
afternoon at the home Of the chairman
Of the social committee, Mrs. George
w. Atkinson, wife of Judge Atkinson,
from until o'clock.
Miss Nancy Johnson, daughter OF
Congressman and Mrs. Ben johnson,
of Kentucky. left Washington yester-
day for New York, from where she will
sail shortly with DIR. and Mrs. Carroll,
OF Venice, to spend six months in Eu-
rope. She will be in Switzerland for
the greater part of the summer.
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Miss Halle Gatewood, daughter of
DR.. and Mrs. Duncan u. Gatewood,
left today for West Point to visit her
brother-in-law and sister. Lieut.. and
Mrs. Earl North. Miss Hildreth Gate
WOOD will return the first OF June from
Philadelphia. where she has spent the
last six or eight weeks.
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Mr.. and Mrs. William J. Boardman
and Miss Boardman have cards out for
a dinner Thursday evening in honor of
their house guests. Captain and Mrs.
Mason. Captain Mason was for many
years consul general in Paris.
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Mrs. Wade Martin. formerly Miss
Trescott, arrived in Washing
ton recently. with her young son,
Charles Worthington Martin. to spend
some time with her mother. Mrs
Stephen Trescott. Mrs. Trescotts other
daughter. Mrs. Philip Torrey and her
two youngsters. Elizabeth and Philip.
tr., are also visiting her. Both Lieuten-
ant Martin and Lieutenant TORY are in
Vera Cruz with the marines.
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Ira Nelson Morris. OF Chicago, who is
at the Shoreham, entertained at dinner
last night in the rose room when his
guests were the Italian ambassador. the
Postmaster General and Mrs. Burleson.
]. Hamilton Lewis, and the Italian
commissioner TO the Pan-American EX-
position at San Francisco, Trenesto Ma
than.
Albert w. Ryan, of the state Depart
ment, entertained at a luncheon at the
Shoreham yesterday a number OF his
colleagues.
J. Low Hartman. OF Berryville, Va.
is at the Powhatan.
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DR.. and Mrs. Abram Simon. of Ca
thedral avenue. will leave for New
York with their two sons, and will
sail June 4 for a summer abroad.
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Mr. and Mrs w. E. Jessup, OF New
York, are at the Shoreham.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Dreyfuss, OF
Waynesboro. Pa. will be at home in
honor OF the confirmation OF their
daughter Hortense at the home OF
Mrs. Dreyfuss' sister. Mrs. Caroline