The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-03
Activities Of
Society
By JEAN ELIOT.

and Mrs. melville church will
entertain at tea at their home, in
Connecticut avenue. to present their
daughter. Miss Maxwell Church.
The house will be decorated. with
pink as the prevailing color scheme,
and the flowers sent the debutante will
be arranged about the rooms. Miss
Church, who will receive with her
mother, will wear a gown of soft
white corded silk. combined with
tulle and caught with rosebuds. She
will carry a bouquet of pink roses.
violets. and lilies-of-the-valley. Mrs.
Church will wear black satin. made
up with black tulle and white lace
Mrs. Alexander Yearley. of Balti-
more, sister OF the debutante, and
Mrs. Thomas Durant will be at the
tea table and those assisting will be
Miss Dorothea Owen. Miss Elizabeth
Ruth Wilson, Miss Pauline Stone, Miss
Dorothy Wyeth. and Miss Maxwell
Church.
Mr.. and Mrs. Church will give a
dance in compliment to their daugh-
ter at Rauscher's on the evening of
January l..
Mrs. Barnett. wife of Gen. George
Barnett. who has been in Philadelphia
for the last several days, Is expected to
return to Washington this evening
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Mrs. John Andrews entertained at
luncheon. followed by bridge. this af-
ternoon, at her home in the Cairo in
compliment to Mrs. Robert Howe, who
is the guest OF her mother, Mrs. Haw-
hns. wife of General Hawkins. The
Clement Flagler. Mrs Albert L. Mills,
Mrs. Cochue, Mrs. Butler D. Price,
Mrs. Calvin Dewitt. Mrs. Haywood.
wife of General Haywood: Mrs. R B.
Dear. Mrs. Frederick c. Ainsworth,
MIRO. KembaIl. Mrs. Robert Anderson,
and Mrs. Alden Guest:
An engagement of interest to Wash
ington, recently announced. is that of
John Ripley Buchanan, son of Brig.
Gen. James Anderson Buchanan, OF
Washington and Fairfax county. Va,
and Miss Alexandra Robertson, daugh-
ter OF Mrs. Victor Robertson. of st.
Paul. MINI. The marriage will take
place in February, and the young couple
will make. their home with General
Buchanan at his virginia estate.
Mrs. @. L. p. stone. who has been in
Norfolk. where Commander Stones ship
is in port. has returned to her apart
ment In the Portsmouth.
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Miss Esther Smith, OF Amherst, Mass,
who has been visiting Capt and Mrs
Marlborough Churchill at their apart
ment in the Woodward, left yesterday
for New York. Mrs. Peter D. Smith and
Miss Elizabeth n. Smith, also guests Of
Captain and Mrs. Churchill, expect to
leave this week.
The Brazilian Ambassador and Mad
anne da Cana returned Tuesday from
New York.
Mrs. Joseph Letter. Mrs. Thomas
Walsh, and Mrs. Samuel Spencer have
taken boxes for the charity ball to be
given at the New willard on January
for the Children's Hospital.
The engagement has been announced OF
Miss Katherine Leland. daughter OF
Frank p. Leland. OF Detroit, Mich. and
SCHROEDER. son of Rear Ad-
city. Mr.. Schroeder Is a civil engineer.
The date for the wedding has not been
set
Mrs. Goldthwaite, wife of Capt Ralph
Fl. Goldthwaite. has as her guests, Miss
Clara McEwan and Miss Janet McEwan,
OF Albany, n. Y. Mrs. Goldthwaite took
her guests to Annapolis today for lunch
con.
Mrs. McEwan Pruyn, Mrs. Cold
thwaite's mother. entertained at dinner
last night at the Chevy Chase Club in
to the Misses McEwan. Cap
tain and Mrs. Goldthwaite will give
dinner I'm their honor tonight at the
Club.
Mrs. Smith, wife OF Lieut.. Emery T
Smith, stationed at Fort Sill, Oklahoma,
General and Mrs. Henry p. Mccain.
Mrs. Mccain gave a small luncheon to-
day for her daughter at the Army Navy
Club. Among the guests were Miss JOS
ephine Curtis. Miss Dorothy Aleshire and
Mrs. Marlborough Churchill.
Miss Ethel Gormley. daughter OF Mr..
and Mrs Philip Gormley. of Forest
Glen. Nd. and Edmund Beaulac. OF
were married yesterday at
St Johns Church. Forest Glen. The
church was decorated with autumn
leaves and yellow chrysanthemums,
and the ceremony. with nuptial mass.
was performed by the Rev. Father
assisted by the Rev. Father
Rosensteele. pastor Of the church. The
brides two small brothers served at
the altar.
The bride. who was given in marriage
b. her brother. Frank Gormley, wore a
gown of tete-de-negre velvet, with
cerise hat and fox furs. She carried a
bouquet of Bride roses. Miss Hester
Cormley, cousin of the bride. who was
rs.aid of honor. was gowned I'm Green
trimmed with skunk fur and
A green hat trimmed with fur. She
carried an armful Of yellow chrysan-
themums. Charles Farrell was best
man for Mr.. Beaulac.
Raymond Clark sang 20 Promise Me"
and Then YcSIl Remember Me" be-
fore the ceremony. with Mrs. Clark at
the orgaS Mrs. Clark also played the
v edding marches.
Immediately after the ceremony there
was a wedding breakfast for 100 guests
II the home Of the brides parents, after
which Mr.. and Mrs. Beaulac left for
trip. Upon their return they
will be the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
until their new home in Ken
Son street. the gift of the brides
is completed.
The italian Ambassador and Countess
vincenzo Macchi di Cellere have gone
% New York. and will be the guests of
DR.. and Mrs. Charles Vincent Palermo.
Il their home. Riverside Drive and 1S2d
street. until after the Charity Ball Fri
Law night at the Waldorf-Astoria for
he benefit OF the italian HosnitaI and
he Red Cross fund. for which Mrs.
Palermo and her stan Of helpers have
been working for the last several
months.
Mrs. l.. r Middaush and her daugh-
er, Miss Gladys Middaugh. of Wash
ngton. are also stopping with DR. and
Mrs. palermo. and will he their guests
until the first OF next week.
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Miss Isabel Purcell entertained last
,veninG at her home. 10e9 North Capitol
street in celebration of her birthday
The house was dacOrataH