Evening star., 1915-05-12
EVENTS OF INTEREST
IN AND OUT Of TOWN
Luncheon Given by the Honduras
Minister at the Pan-American
Building Today.
Marriage of Miss Bliss and Capt
Watkins, U. S. A.-Dinners.
Dances-Personals.


of Uruguay. the minister of Peru, the
minister of Santo Domingo. the minis
ter of Cuba, the minister of Guatemala
| the minister of Haiti, the minister OF
| Costa Rica, the minister of Salvador
the minister of Bolivia, the minister OF
Nicaragua. Mr.. John Barrett, director
| general Of the Pan-American Union
and Mr.. Francisco ]. Yanes, assistant
director of the Pan-American Union.
Mrs John B. Henderson entertained
at dinner last night when her guests
Burleson. Col and Mrs. William w
Harts. Maj. and Mrs. Charles w. kutz
and Mr.. Duval West.
Mr. and Mrs Larz Anderson are Civ
| ing a reception this afternoon to the
| delegates to the American Federation
| of Arts.
Medical Director and Mrs Francis
S. Nash will give a dinner tonight at
| Chevy Chase Club in compliment to
Miss Ellen Newbold of Philadelphia,
| who is the guest of their daughter,
| Miss Carolyn Nash.
The Secretary of State and Mrs.
Bryan will be the honor guests at a
| dinner to be given tonight by Mr. and
Mrs. Adolph c. Miller.
The marriage of Miss Ruth Bliss.
daughter of Mrs. George Bliss. and
Capt. Lewis Hayes Watkins, Y. s A.,
| will take place this Afternoon at
o'clock at the home of Mrs. Bliss on
| Bancroft place.
Rev Father Mcdonnell, S. J., will per-
form the ceremony in the drawing
room. in the presence of family party;
| The decorations will be pink and
| white, and the couple will stand be-
meath a canopy formed of green vines
and palms.
The bride will be escorted by her
brother Mr.. George Bliss. and will
| wear a gown of white satin adorned
| with rare old Venetian point lace and
made with a court train falling from
| the shoulders. wreath of orange
blossoms will hold her filmy tulle veil.
| and she will carry a bouquet of bride
roses and lilies of the valley
| Miss Ruth Jones. the maid Of honor,
will wear light pink embroidered net
with a blue girdle and leghorn hat
faced with blue and trimmed with pink k
roses. Her bouquet will be a shower of
pink roses tied with blue ribbons. Capt.
James A. OConnor, u. S. A., will be the
best man. A reception will follow
Capt Watkins and his bride will go
to Cleveland. Ohio. for the present, and
in August expect to go to Fort Leaven
worth.
Among the out-of-town guests here
for the wedding are Miss Firth, Mrs
Hendrick Hudson and Mr. J. Langdon
Ward. all Of New York.
Miss Yvonne Townsend, daughter OF
| Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Townsend OF
this city, will be one of the bridesmaids
al the marriage of Miss Mary l.. Duke
| and Mr.. Anthony J. Drexel Biddle
which will take place at the Duke
farm. In Somerville. n. j.. June 16.
Mrs Angler b. Duke, who was Miss
Cordelia Bddle, will be the matron Of
honor. and the other bridesmaids vii
be the Misses Caroline Fuller. ElleI
Yuille and Florence Gilbert of New
! York, and Lucy Stokes and Anna Bron-
| son of Durham, n. G.
Mr.. Angler B. Duke. the brides broth
er, will act as best man. The ushers
will be the Messrs. Reginald Hutchin.
son. Alfred Putnam, De Bonneville Bell
Nichols Tucker Of Philadelphia, Maurice
Roche. Edwin Kane and William Stur.
gis of New York, Pierrepont Davis
Schneider of Short Hills. N. j., ant
Lawrence H. Villas Of Chicago.
Mrs. Marcus Kimball Of Boston and
Miss NJ. J. Hays of New York are
stopping at the Powhatan.
Admiral J. NJ. Helm is stopping al
the Powhatan.
Mrs Theodore A. Baldwin enter.
ment to Mrs Murphy of Rhode Island
who Is the guest of Mrs. Wallace
Rankin.
Brig. Gen. George W. Goethals, gov
ernor Of the Panama canal, enter.
tained at luncheon at the New Willard
yesterday.
DR.. and Mrs. H. Robinette PER-,
motored to Philadelphia to spend las
weekend with their daughter ant
son-in-law. Mr. and Mrs Billy Edgar
who formerly resided in this city.
Mr.. Russell Dennis. who recentl.
returned from the Philippine Islands
gave banquet in honor of Mr.. DAME
P. Collins at his residence. 431 6tl
Everett Murray. Mr.. F. Adolph Green
Rev B. Turner. Mr.. and Mrs. Richard
McCauley. Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Thorn
| as Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Rabbit, Mr.
Robert Jackson. Mr.. Leon Root, Mr.
and Mrs. Sipos and child. Mr.. Georg'
Taylor, Mr.. Fred Sweeney and Col. T
Richardson.
Mr.. ana Mrs William e. Gilbert o
Laurel, Md, announce the engagement
Of their daughter Elizabeth English
and Lieut. William Anderson Raborg
18th Cavalry. U. S. A. The wedding
will take place at noon noon sa.urday. SAT mas
! the bride and groom will leave for thu
Pacific coast. They will make theil
| homo at Fort Bliss. Tex.
Senator and Mrs. Thomas Sterling o.
South Dakota accompanied by theil
rranddauRhter, Miss Margaret Webb
left for the west yesterday to remaiI
until next fall.
Miss Mary Webb. granddaughter o
| Senator and Mrs. Thomas Sterling o
South Dakota, is visiting friends a
Boston ana nearby points.
Miss Edith Temple Oracle IL visiting
Mrs Richard Preston Worrall at th'
Plaza, in New York
Mr and Mrs. worrall have issued in
yitations for a dance to be given II
Miss Gracie's honor May Is.
Senator and Mrs. James W. Wads
worth gave a dinner last night a
Dover House in honor Of Mr.. and Mrs
Harper Fletcher. who are spending
horse show week here.
Mrs. Lawrence Gassenheimer will b,
at home Thursday afternoon. from to
at tho Sorrento. 2233 18th street north
west
Mr.. and Mrs Howard Reeside ant
Miss Elizabeth Reeside entertained q
a large dance at their residence OF
18th street last night in complimen
|. to the officers and their wives OF For
: Mysr and the members Of the dane
ing class which has been meeting a
their house all winter.
The ballroom was decorated Will
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