The Washington herald., 1915-07-31

A very pretty wedding took place At
. o'clock last evening, when Miss
Katherine Thelma Dawson. daughter
of Judge and Mrs. Clarence E. Daw-
son. of Chevy Chase, and Mr.. William
II. Collins were married at All Saints
Episcopal Church. The ceremony WAS
performed by Canon Austin. The
bride. who was given away by her
father. looked charming in a gown Of
Georgette crepe. trimmed with old
duchess lace. The foundation was the
wedding dress of her mother. The
veil, which was short, was held In
place with orange blossoms. and the
bouquet was Of Brides roses and lilies
of the valley. The ring used in the
ceremony was made by the bride, out
of her Observation-Disclosures wedding
ring.
Mr.. William Taylor, the organfst.
played the wedding march from Lob
engrin," as the bridal party entered.
and at the end of the ceremony. Mem
delssohn's wedding march was play
ed. Before the services several selec-
lions were pleasingiy rendered. and
during the ceremony 20 Perfect Love"
was played Miss Doris Dawson. the
brides cousin. maid of honor. wore .
gown of changeable light blue taffeta
with pink roses and lace and carried
an armful of pink roses.
Mr. Shield McCandish acted as best
man The ushers were Mr.. Clarence
E. Dawson. jr., Mr.. Won Howenstein.
Mr.. Thomas Dawson, jr. and Mr.. Lea
Williams. A reception for the relatives
and bridal party followed at the home
of the brides parents. Later in the
evening Mr.. and Mrs. Collins left for
a wedding trip, the bride wearing
blue silk taffeta. with white hat trim
med in blue. The out-of-town guests
were Mr.. and Mrs. ]. j. Jordan, of
New York, Mr.. and Mrs. Benthall, and
the Misses Benthall. of Baltimore. and
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis c. Wills. parents
Of the bridegroom.
Among the numerous wedding gifts
received by the bride were pieces of
old silver from members of both her
own family and that of Mr.. Collins
Several of these pieces are heirlooms
hundreds of years old.
The British Ambassador and Lady
Spring Rice have gone to their summer
home at Beverly Farms. Mass. for
fortnights stay.
Col Murrough O'Brien. military attache
Of the British Embassy, and Mrs. OBrien
have arrived at their cottage at Prides
Neck, Newport. to spend the remainder
of the summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. E. Horton are reg
lantic City.
Miss Mary Radford. who returned to
Washington recently from a visit with
Miss Lucy Elizabeth Hollerith at her
country home on Mobajck Bay, left yes
terday for Barnstable. Mass. where
she will remain for several weeks.
Miss Sophie Radford is the guest of
her cousin, Miss Antoinette Edmonston,
at Fathingay in the Roanoke Valley.
Va.
Dr. William Devries. canon of the Pro-
cathedral, is the guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
Gustav L. Stewart at their home. Tho
Md.
Miss H. X. Leonard Is the guest of
Mrs. A Hughes at Atlantic City.
Mr. and Mrs. Woodbury. Blair have ar
rived at Newport. where they Will spend |
the remainder Of the season.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chauncey Hackett will |
sail from New York today on the Fin |
land for San Francisco. going by way
of the Panama Canal. They will not
return to Washington until the latter |
part Of September.
DIR. Emory A. Bryant is spending some |
time at Atlantic City.
Col. Robert Thompson will arrive In |
New York today from San Francisco and |
will go to his summer home at South |
ampton. Long Island, in his house. |
boat, the Everglades.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jerome N. Bonaparte, |
Mr.. Truxton Beale. Mrs. Edward G. |
jr., Mr.. Philip La Montague,
and Miss Therese Kohn were members
of luncheon party at the Casino at /
Pier.
Miss Valerie Padelford is the guest of
her cousin. Mrs. William B. Caperton,
at the Muenchinger-King at Newport.
The Swedish Minister, Mr.. Ekensren,