The Washington times., 1915-04-14
Many Entertainments Are
Planned by the Leaders of
Society in Washington.
Gossip of HosteSseS.

The marriage of Miss Almeda Barr,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Lester "A.
Barr to Frank Atherton Howard, of
Chicago. which will take place this
afternoon at o'clock at the apartment
of the brides parents in the Wyoming
will be one of the prettiest of the spring
weddings. taking plce in a bower of
greenery and cut flowers. The Rev.
DR.. c. Ernest Smith, rector of st.
Thomas Church. will perform the cere-
mony, which will be attended only by
the Immediate families of the bride and
bridegroom and few close friends A
reception will follow at 4:3O o'clock to
which number of additional guests
nave been asked
The brides gown Is of white satin and
rose point lace made with a court train.
She will wear tulle veil, caught with
orange blossoms and will carry shower
bouquet of lilies of the valley and pink
orchids. Her father will give her in
marriage and she will be attended by
Miss Lydia Clark as maid of honor and
her two small nieces Miss Maylee Alex
ander ana MISS Virginia Starr Myers, as
mower girls. Harry Talfour Frost, OIL
chicago. will be best man.
The maid of honor will be gowned
in green taffeta, yelled in tule, with
leghorn hat trimmed in pink roses, and
VIII carry quaint, OIu-lasnloueu pou-
Quet of pink roses in silver lace
holder. he mower girls wiz veal
dainty frocks Of pink and white. with
Romney hats OF lace and pink roses:
Among the out of town guests who
will attend the wedding will be the
brides brothers-in-law and sisters. Mr.
and Mrs. William Starr Myers, of
Princeton. n: j., and Mr.. ana Mrs. Her
bert Lee Alexander. of Marunsburg,
w. Va; Mr.. and Mrs. Vernon Simmons,
OF Hagerstown, Md. Mrs. Claude Stew
art of Martinsburg. and Edgar a.
Turner, of Chicago and st. Louis
At the reception, which will follow
the ceremony, the bridal party will be
assisted in receiving by Mrs. John +.
Shafroth, jr., Mrs. Charles J. Happier,
Miss Helen Hughes, Miss Francis Wal
ker. Miss Mary Darrach, college mates
of the bride at Vassar Mss Dorothy
Shuey, Miss Dorothea Denys. Miss
Marie Peary, and Miss Josephine
The brides travelling costume is of
blue gabardine, with steel buttons,
worn with gray hat and gray gloves.
The young couple will be at home after
May 10. at 10 East Elm street. Chicago.
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Mrs Larz Anderson has loaned her
house. 2l1S Massachusetts avenue, for a
musicale on the evening of April a.
at 10 o'clock. for the benefit of the
Belgian fund and the Lafayette kit
Those who have offered their services
are Miss Maggie Teyte, soprano: Mrs.
Ruth Kingsbury Townsend. mezzo, and
Oscar Seagle. barytone. Miss Laura
Harlan Harlan is selling the tickets. The
Mrs. Chandler, P. Anderson. Miss Cod
man, Mrs. George Eustis, Mrs. William
Corcoran Eustis. Mrs. Gibson Fahne-
stock. Mrs. Marshall Field. Mrs Robert
R. Hit. Mrs. George Howard, Mrs. Fred
erick A. Keep, Miss Sarah Lee. Mrs.
George Cabot Lodge. Mrs. Robert Nc
Cormick. Nine. Helen Morton. Miss
MacVeagh. the Misses Patten. Mrs. Will
liam A. Slater, Mrs. Robert NJ. Thomp-
son; Miss Tuckerman and Mrs. Hugh
Wallace.
Mrs. MRS. William l.. Marshall will be
hostess at luncheon on Saturday.
Mrs. Glass, of Warrenton who will
arrive in Washington on Saturday to
be the guest of Mrs. William Haywood,
VIII be the guest of honor at a number
Bentley will give a luncheon for her
next Wednesday and on April "a Prln-
cess David kawananakoa will entertain
honor.
mrs: MIS-: Henry P: kinsssbuIry wife of
bridge party next Wednesday,
Il.
Mrs. Victor kauffmann has cards out
Tor bridge party on April %.
Ihe commencement exercises of the
Naval Medical School will be held at II
oNio.h tomorrow morning at the school.
Miss Hildreth Gatewood daughter of
MEDICAL Director James Duncan Gate
wood Z. S, n; and Mrs. Gatewood,
gave buffet luncheon today at her
residence in Nineteenth street, in com
pllment to Miss Ruth Alice Bliss, whose
marriage to Capt. Lewis Hayes Wat
kins. l. 5. A., will take place on the
afternoon of May T.. There were twen-
ty-elght guests, and the decorations
were carried out in yellow and white.
Mrs. Frank p Leetch will be at home
on thursday afternoon for the last time
this season.
Mrs. Stimson Brown will entertain at
Yea TINS afternoon in compliment to her
oS oSushter, lsdno Mrs Mrs. Carleton K. kear. wife
who, with her husband will leave
ashington shortly to make her home
IN New YORK. Assisting Mrs. Brown
VIII be her house guest. Mrs. Hunger
ford, OF New York; Mrs. Preston Sands
and Mrs. Harry Reisinger.
Miss Margaret Wilson will send a
quantity or flowers grown in the White
Mouse conserVatories to be used among
the prizes for the competitive dancing
at the tea-dance and auction party TO
Pa,,sb 9e even TOMORROW afternoon at
federate Memorial Home. 1922 Vermont
avenue. There Will be cards from 2;%O
10 O'Clock, with general dancing from
TO 7. and the competitive dancing will
pe directed by Sylvanus Stokes jr
Mrs. Samuel Spencer, president of the
auxiliary to the Confederate Memorial
Home. under whose auspices the enter
tainment will be given Mrs. Edward
Cohen, Mrs. John S. Blair Mrs
Thomas Turner. Mrs. Arthur Fendau
Mrs. Wirton Matthews. and Miss Mary
Custts Lee will serve as a reception
committee
launching together yesterday in the
palm room of the New lizard were
Chairman of the Federal Trade Com,
mission Joseph T.. Davies and f. Nj
Hurley and w. e. Parry, of the com
mission Other prominent guests din,
ng at the New Willard were Senator
francis q. Newlands. Senator Robert
b. Owen. Senator George T.. Chamber
ain, and Senator william r. Bora h
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court Oi
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