Evening star., 1915-09-15
EVENTS Of INTEREST
IN AND OUT Of TOWN
Secretary of the Treasury Return
ed to the City This -
Morning.
Weddings Here and Elsewhere-A
Theater Party-Engagements.
Personals-Notes.

The Secretary of the Treasury and
Mrs. McAdoo have just completed an
automobile tour through New England.
en- route TO New York from their sum-
mer home in Maine.
The Secretary came to Washington
this morning and will be Joined in a
few days by Mrs. McAdoo. who re-
manned over in the metropolis with Mr..
and Mrs. Francis H. McAdoo and Miss
Mona McAdoo.
Rev. Father James E. krug perform
cd the ceremony at the marriage of
Miss Lael Torrey. daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Earl G. Torrey, and Mr. William
Joseph Noonan of Philadelphia, which
took place today at noon at the rectory
of ST. Paul's Church.
The bride wore a smart travelling suit
of dark blue chiffon broadcloth, with a
hat of blue and taupe velvet, trimmed
with blue plumes, and carried shower
bouquet of bride roses and lilies of the
valley.
Miss Frances Noonan. sister of the
bridegroom, was the maid of honor and
she wore gown of brown taffeta with
a brown velvet picture hat, and her
bouquet was of pink roses.
Mr.. Joseph W. Noonan acted as best
man for his brother.
A breakfast followed at the home of
the brides parents and later Mr.. and
Mrs. Noonan left for their wedding trip.
They will return here later for d
months visit. before going to Toledo,
Ohio. where they will make their future
home.
Mrs. Hampson Gary has as her guests
her mother. Mrs N r. Royal. and her
sister, Mrs. NJ. r. Fish, who have been
spending the summer at East Gloucester,
Mass. Mr.. Eugene r. Fish, who accom-
panied them, will return to New Haven,
Conn, the 1st of October, where he will
take up his studies as a member of the
senior class of Yale.
Mrs Beeckman, wife of the Governor of
Rhode Island Nine Bakhmeteff, wife of
the Russian ambassador; Mrs. George
Won L. Meyer, Mrs. George Peabody Wet
more. Mrs. Harrison S. Morris, Mrs
Henry Darlington of Harrisburg are
among those who have taken boxes for
the musical and dramatic entertainment
to be given at Newport tomorrow even
ing in aid of the New England Italian
war relief fund.
Mrs John w. Thompson. who has gone
TO New York on d motoring trip, will be
away two weeks.
Mrs Walter Blackburn of Osprey.
Fla. returning home from stay in
Calfornia as representative of the
University OF California. as it's pomo-
logical artist at the Panama-Pacific
exposition. is visiting friends in Wash
ington. Before her recent marriage to
resident of Florida. where she is
erecting home overlooking the Gulf
OF Mexico, she was widely known as
Miss E. !. Schutt, painter and pomo-
iogicai artist of the Department of
Agriculture.
Midshipman Harry Hoffman. u. S. N.
is visiting his parents, Lieut.. and Mrs
Hoffman. at their home in Chevy Chase
Md.
Commander and Mrs E. H. TiIIman
nave been entertaining series of
mouse parties for their daughter Miss
Margheritta Tillman. at their summer
nome. jamestown. r. ]. Miss Tillman
is now at house party at Allenhurst
n j., and from there goes to Lake
George. New Rochelle and New York
returning to this city in November She
VIII be one of the debutantes this
winter.
Mrs Paul Bartlett of this city is stop-
ping with Prof. and Mrs George F.
Becker in birmingham. Mrs. Becker en-
tertained this afternoon a sewing class
OF twenty young girls of birmingham
and South Lee.
Mrs. Thomas Charles Martin and her
daughter, Miss Peggy Martin of this
city, who arrived at Newport from
Gloucester. Mass. are the guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry B. Kane at their
villa. Ridgelawn
Miss Catharine Britton of New York
is visiting MIR. and Mrs. Caryl Roberts
of Philadelphia at their villa at Wake
field, r. L.
The Misses Estelle and Thelma Reeve
have returned to their home N George
town, after an extended visit along the
New Jersey coast.
An Interesting wedding took place
Monday evening at O'Clock in St
Peters Episcopal Church, PurcellviIle,
Va. when Miss Ella Davis Young,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. NJ r. Young,
became the bride of Mr.. J. Russell
Wood. only son of Mr.. and Mrs James
N. Wood Of Wilmington, y. c. The
church was beautifully decorated with
goldenrod, ferns and palms and lighted
with green and yellow candles. The
ceremony was performed by Rev. Rob
ert Coles of Rapidan, Va, assisted by
Rev Joseph Baker, the pastor of st.
Peters Church. 4. ID. Crosby of New
York city played the wedding music.
The bride. who was given away by
her father, wore a gown of ivory satin
eIaborately trimmed with opaIesceni
pearls. The long court train hung from
the shoulders, while her tulie veil, ar
ranged in Dutch cap effect and fasten-
ed with wreath of orange blossoms
fell 10 the end of the train. She car