The Washington times., 1915-06-19
Items of Interest and Import
ance of Past, Present, and
Future Among Official
and Fashionable Folk.

Masses OF June lilies and palms VIII
adorn st. Johns Church this afternoon |
when Miss Anne Heap Gleaves. daush-
ter Of Capt. Albert Gleaves, now In COM
mand of the u. 8. 8. Utah. and Mrs.
Gleaves and Lieut.. Thomas Earle van
Metre, U. 8. NJ. will be married at
o'clock in the presence of a large and
distinguished company. the Rev. Ro-
land Cotton Smith officiating. The
bride. who will be led to the altar by
her father, will be gowned in white
satin under white tulle embroidered In
silver with a long. square court train
hanging from the shoulders. She will
wear very long tulle veil which will
cover her face and will be fastened to
her hair with q coronet of orange bios
SONS. Her bouquet will be of Bride
roses. orchids and lilies Of the valley.
Miss Evelina Gleaves will be her sis
ters only attendant, and will wear
gown Of pink taffeta made In empire
style and large leghorn hat trimmed
with wreath of pink roses. and will
carry American Beauty roses.
Ensign Carroll Frazer will act as best
man while the ushers will be Com
mander Charles 7. Jewell, Lieut.. C. F.
Pousland. Lieut.. H. H. Crosby. Lieut.,
o. c. Green and Ensign Carl Fitzsim-
mons. all Of the United states navy, and
Lieut. E. H. Harrison. U. S. A.
OF the BRIDES parents, on Jefferson
place, where palms, ferns and pink
roses will form the decorations.
Mrs. Gleaves will receive the guests
and will wear a handsome gown Of sand
colored taffeta with touches Of gold
coiored embroidery and q medium sized
black tulle hat.
Later the young coupleswill leave for
an extended wedding trip. the bride
blue sailor trimmed with a tan a. coIored r
coekade. They will reside for the pres
ent at Sag Hafbor. L. I.
Col: and Mrs. George Richards. DR..
James l.: McCallum will be among the
dinner hosts of the evening at the
Chevy Chase Club.
his daughter, Miss Katherine knight.
were among the guests at the dinner
which Col and Mrs. George F. Landers
gave last night at Newport.
Brig. Gen. and Mrs. William c. Gorgas
We're the honor guests at a dinner which
Or. and Mrs. Ryan Devereux gave
wednesday night at the Chevy Chase
A luncheon was given to the Jolly
Gdrls' Bridge Club last Thursday after
noon by. Mrs. Bruce Marschalk at her
home on Lexington place.
The guest Of honor was Mrs James
Gill. Of st. Louis. Mo. Other guests in
cluded Mrs. Albert Ferguson. Mrs e. G.
Dougherty, Mrs. c. H. Albaugh. Mrs.
Milton Odell. Mrs. Robert Barron, Mrs.
Alice Ferguson. Mrs. Clarence Ingling,
Pa. and Mrs. G. M. Justice. Of Ashe.
vile, N. C.
Prises were won by Mrs. Alice Fer
suson and Mrs. odelL .. -. - =
The club viii be entertained next
woodsias. n Ma. MIS- warren ferso'0n AZ
Joseph w. Bailey. son Of former SEN
ator Bailey, John Hemphill and R King
Stone. all of Washington, will be among
the ushers at the marriage of Miss
Dorothea Webb Parsons. daughter OF
Arthur Webb Parsons. of New York, tc
James Flanagan Dechert. which will
take place next Saturday. at the
Gotham Hotel in New York.
Miss Parsons is the great grand.
daughter Of the late Chief Justice The.
ophilus Parsons, of Massachusetts,. al
one time president of Harvard Univer.
sity, and Mr.. Dechert Is a son of the
late Yellot Dashield Dechert Of New
~. stones marriage to Miss Madgt
Pickett Stokes In Washington on June Q
Mr.. Dechert will give a bachelor din
ner at the Cafe de Beaux Arts OF
Thursday evening.
From Cleveland comes the announce
ment Of the marriage Of Mrs. Florenol
Cornelia Brown Finn. daughter of Mrs
Alexander E. Brown. of Cleveland, Il
the Rev. G. c. F. Bratenahl. D. D., OF
June IS. in Cleveland. DR.. and Mrs
Bratenahl will be at home after Novem
ber Is at 213l Bancroft place. DR.
Bratenahl is rector Of st. Adams Ca
thedral and one of the leading clergy
men Of Washington.