The Washington times., 1915-01-14

helm vom Rath, once attache OF
the German embassy in Washington.
was to take place today at the Aineri-
can embassy In Berlin, Is tho extent
OF the Information that Mr.. and Mrs.
May have received. Letters are regular,
OF course, but coming via Holland they
take three weeks en- route. and the last
letter received contained no mention of
plans for an immediate wedding, while
In the cable message received a few
days ago was merely the bare an
nouncement The marriage was to take
place at noon. German time, which is
= a. m. here.
Miss May has been the guest of her
fiance's parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Wilhelm
voin Rath, ST., since the return of Mr..
and Mrs. May from Europe. Mr.. vom
Rath, who was invalided from the front
with frozen feet and has been suffer-
now convalescing, but 1t will probably
be some months before he Is able to
rejoin his regiment.
The Southern Society, the Confederate
Veterans. the Sons Of Confede site Vet.
erans, the Daughters Of the Confed.
eracy. the ladies from the South Relief
Home, the Daughters Of the American
Revolution, the Colonial Danes. all the
patriotic societies in Washington, In
fact. were represented at the reception
given last night by tho Southern Relief
Society in honor Of it's president. Miss
Mamie Randolph Heth. -
The fete was organized as a farewell
to Miss Heth. who will leave Washing
ton early in February to be hostess at
the Virginia building Of the Panama.
Pacific Exposition. and was in the
nature of an ovation, from Cabinet. Of.
hcial. and residential circles. over 1.2o(
The red room of the New willard
where the reception took place. was
packed with palms and cut flowers.
In the receiving line with Miss Heth
were Mrs. Josephus Daniels. Senator
John Pickett and Mrs. Bankhead, wife
Of Senator Bankhead. while Capt c. c.
Calhoun made the presentations. as
sisted by the Confederate Veterans.
Miss Heth. who wore a gown OF
black tulle and net over satin. and
laden with gorgeous flowers. the gifts of
her friends.
Among those present were Mrs Mat
thew T. Scott. Mrs. Theodore Shuey.
Senator and Mrs. Ollie James, Com
mander and Mrs. Horace mcfarland.
Mrs. c. c. McChord. Mrs. Eugenia r.
Rollins. Mrs: Quirollo. Miss Quirollo.
Mrs. Francois Berger Moran. Senator
and Mrs. MARITIME. Mr.. and Mrs. Robin
son Downey. Mrs. Adelaide Worth Rag
ley, Mrs. w. w. Dixon. Mr.. and Mrs:
Smith. Mr.. and Mrs. William Graeme
Harvey. Mrs. Theresa Deane, Miss Nir-
ginia Heth, Miss Pickett Heth, and
Mrs Edwin Du Bose.
There will be thirty-four guests at the
dinner which John r. Mclean will give
this evening. including several Of the
debutantes and a number Of young peo,
pie. Dancing will follow, for which a
number of additional guests have been
asked.
Mrs. Walter Mclean will be hostess
at a dinner tonight at the Army and
Navy Club in honor Of her house guest.
Mrs. Gillctte-Hill. Mrs. Mclean will
also entertain at dinner Saturday night
at the Chevy Chase Club. Mrs. Gillette
HI! was vast the guest Of honor at din,
Monday night at her home on o street
Major and Mrs william p. Wooter
will give dinner on the evening OF
February Il at their quarters at the
Washington Barracks. taking their
Club.
Mrs. Charles H. T. Lowndes. wife OF
DR.. Lowndes. L. s. NJ, is entertaining
at bridge followed by tea this after
noon at her residence on r street. Mrs
Bentley will do the honors at the tes
table.
Miss Margaret Wilson. who returned
to award the prizes to the winning
babies at the Diet Kitchen Baby Show
on January 20. Among those who are
assisting in the preliminary examina.
tions for entrance are Miss Helen Wal
colt. Miss Caroline Ogden-Jones. ant
Mrs. Samuel Lemly has cards out TO
bridge on Friday stternoon' T.
A ball for the benefit Of the Infants
Welfare Station will be given on Eas
cher's. under the auspices of the wash.
inston Diet Kitchen;
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Among the guests lunchinc in tht
palm room Of the New willard Hote
Yesterday were Col. George W. Goe'
John SHELTON Williams, Comptroller ol
the Treasury.
Mrs. Bankhead. wife Of the Senator
from Alabama, will be at home today
at the New willard Hotel She will bt
assisted in receiving by her younl
granddaughter.
Mrs. Archibald Oracle and Miss
Oracle will be at home tomorrow from
4 to o'clock.
Mrs George F. Winston and thu
young ladies of Madison Hall Schoo
will be at home Fridays before Lent
from to o'clock
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Mrs. William Burr Harrison and Mis-.
Mary Wheeler Vest will be at hom,
Fridays in February. at 1922 p street.
Mrs. Joseph E. Davies will not re
ccive tomorrow afternoon because O.
illness,