Evening star., 1914-11-09
IN THE WORLD Of SOCIETY
MISS LIE BRETON AND MR..
RAINsF0RD MARRY TODAY.
Other Weddings of Note-Comings
and Goings-Personal
Notes.

An Interesting wedding of the late
afternoon today will be that of Miss
Marguerite LIE Breton and Mr.. Ralph
Stuart Rainsford, formerly of New
York and now of Detroit. The hand
some young bride is the daughter of
the late Albert LIE Breton of San Fran
cisco and is granddaughter of the
late Commander David Stockton Nc
Dougal, U. S. n. She was the sponsor
| for the destroyer McDougal, launched
last year at Bath, Me. Mr.. Rainsford
is son of Rev DIR. W. S. Rainsford,
for many years rector of St. Georges
Church, New York city, and now living
at Ridgefield. Conn.
Rev. DR.. and Mrs. Rainsford and their
son and his wife, DR.. and Mrs. Lau-
renee Rainsford. and other relatives OF
the bridegroom are here for the we'd
ding, as is Mrs. LIE Breton, who is max
| ing visit to her son.
! The ceremony, with Rev. Sherard
Billings officiating, will be at the home
| Of the brides brother, Lieut.. David
McDougal LIE Breton, U. S. N. 2017 Q
street, in presence of the members of
the contracting families and a few
personal friends of the couple. The
LIE Breton family is in deep mourning,
and for this reason the wedding is to
be a quiet affair.
The bride will be gowned in an old
family lace dress and veil. and will
carry lilies of the valley. Mrs. David
Med. LIE Breton will attend her sister
in-law, and will also wear a lace dress.
She will carry mauve orchids. Mr.. Kerr
Rainsford of Boston will be best man
for his brother.
| When the couple leave for the honey
moon journey. the brides going-away
gown and hat will be of a rich dark
purple cloth and velvet.
| Mr. RaiDSfOrd who was gradna ed
from Harvard in 1902, will take his
bride to Detroit, where they will make
their home.
Mr.. and Mrs James Gowans of Mint
wood place are celebrating today their
golden wedding anniversary. This
| morning, in company with the mem
bers of their family and others, they
chapel of the apostolic legation. the
delegate, Archbishop Bonzano, officiat-
ing.
The couple received today scores OF
bouquets, letters and congratulatory
messages from home and distant
| friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gowans were married in
New York city fifty years ago toda y
by Rev. Father Young of the Paulists
They came at once to this city and
have since resided here.
Mrs Milton e. Allies is their daugh-
ter. Miss Gowans. another daughter
resides with her parents.
Mrs. John Crayke Simpson left for
California yesterday, and will spend the
next six weeks with friends in San
Francisco and Pasadena.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Taft are now in
| Cincinnati. where they are arranging
their new home on Dexter avenue. Mrs
Taft was Miss Bowers of this city.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter B. Brooks, jr
the latter formerly Miss Louise Crom-
well of this city, will give dinner
dance this evening at the Elkridge
Kennels. Md. in honor of Mrs. J. Kear-
s1ey Mitchell, Sd, of Philadelphia, the
daughter of Nd. Edward T. Stotes-
bury.
Mrs. Donnell Swan of Baltimore will
also entertain at luncheon today In
honor of Mrs. Mitchell, who will be
the house guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Brooks
at Fort Garrison Farm. their country
home in the Green Spring Valley.