The Washington herald., 1914-04-06

SnuTcn yeSterudy.
Miss Margaret Wilson. who spent the
past ten days In New York, returned to
the White House on Saturday evening.
Miss 4hna Portner, whose marriage to
Representative Henry ID. Flood, of Vir-
ginia, will take place April Is, will have
a large and interesting bridal party. Her
elder sister, Mrs. LOrimer Graham, will
be matron OF honor, and her younger
sister, Miss Hildegarde Portner, will be
maid of honor
| Her bridesmaids are to be Miss Gene
We've Champ Clark, daughter of the
/ Speaker of the House OF Representatives;
Baroness Marie Bumgarten, daughter OF
Baron BumGsrten, formerly attached to
| the Austro-Hungarian Embassy here;
Miss Hanna Taylor, daughter of Mr..
| Hannis Taylor: Miss Cornelia Clagett
Miss Douglas Fuller. of Winchester. Va,
and Miss Lucy Martin, the schoolgirl
daughter OF Senator Martin, Of Virginia
Representative Flood will have his
nephew. Mr.. Henry Flood Byrd. OF Vir-
ginia, for his best man, and eight promi-
| nent Washingtonians will act as his
ushers.
The ceremony will be performed in ALI
Souls Church at o'clock in the after
| noon. reception at the brides apart
ment. at the Highlands. will follow the
church ceremony.
Miss Portner is the daughter of the late
Robert Portner and Mrs. Portner, of
Manassas. Va, where she has a beautiful
| country home. She made her debut here
a number of years ago. but for the last
two seasons has been in mourning and
| has taken no part in society. Miss Port
ner makes her winter home with her
brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs,
! William Payne Merideth.
Representative Flood is chairman Of
the. Foreign Affairs Committee of the
House of Representatives. and is we'll
known in society.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick II. Brooke.
whose marriage took place in swift
zerland January will arrive in this
| country at the end of the week, and
will come to Washington either Easter
Sunday or Monday. Mrs. Brooke was
formerly Mrs. Henrietta Bates Nc
Kee.
Mrs. Randolph McKim has sent out
cards to a reception in honor OF her
son and daughter-in-law on Friday
evening. April Il. at $50 o'clock.
Many other entertainments are being
planned for Mr.. and Mrs. Brooke. both
of whom are extremely popular in
Washington society.
Mrs. Reyburn and Miss Eleanor Rey-
burn. widow and daughter of the late
William Z. Reyburn, will come 20
Washington this week from Philadel-
phia, where they have been spending
| the past two months.
Mrs. Taylor, wife of Col. Harry Tay-
lor. L. S. A, entertained at an in
formal tea yesterday afternoon at her
residence. in 1 street. in compliment
to Miss Edna Tyler, Of New London,
Conn.
Word has been received in Washing
| ton of the birth of a son last week
to Mr.. and Mrs. William Arthur Bur-
| ton, at their home in Sheffield, Eng
land. Mrs. Burton was formerly Miss
Jessie Rrogstad, daughter of DIR. and
Mrs. Henry Krogstad, of this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Stuart Rey-
burn have taken a cottage at Chevy
Chase for the spring and summer.
Mr.. and Mrs ]. Henry Purdy have
returned from New York. and are at
their Nineteenth street residence for
the spring season.
Miss Alys Downing leaves Washing
ton today for Annapolis. Nd. where
| she will spend the week with her
brother-in-law and sister. Commander
and Mrs. Hugo Osterhaus, at their
quarters at the United states Naval
Academy.