The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-11-11
.DOINGS IN SOCIETY.

Of Richmond. will take place this even
ing at the residence OF the brides par
ents In Chevy Chase. The ceremony
viii be performed at O'Clock and will
be followed by a large reception. Miss
Mabel Klein win be her sisters only at
tendant. and Mr.. Charles nannron.
brother OF the bridegroom. wfn act as
best man. After a wedding trip, Mr..
Mannron and his bride will make their
home in Richmond.
Lieut., George Hudson Fort. U. 8. ~.
and Mrs Fort, whose marriage took
place last Saturday. have arrived at vir-
ginia Hot Springs on their wedding trip.
Mrs. John Pilling is at White Sulphur
Springs for an indefinite stay.
Mr.. and Mrs, Leroy e Reed. who are
spending some time in New York, enter
tanned a number of guests at dinner at
the Hotel McAlpin yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willard z. Buell. have Is
sued invitations for the marriage OF
their daushter. Helen Campbell. and Mr..
Douglas Herring. on Wednesday even
ing. November "a. at o'clock IN the
Mount Pleasant Congregational Church.
MT. Herring and his bride will be at
nome at 80 Mount Pleasant street after
January l.
Miss Inches. who has been the guest
OF mrs Chauncey Hackett. has returned
OF Boston.
The wedding of Lieut.. James Nc
DoWeH Cresap, son OF the late
commander James C. Cresap, u. s.
y. OF Annapolis. and Miss Claiborne
Eoster-Comegys. a daughter of Mrs.
F0ster-Comegys. took place at
o'clock Tuesday afternoon in the San
Saviour Chapel of the Cathedral OF
st. John the Divine. Morningside
Heights, the ceremony being perform
ed by the Rev Briggs Nash, of the
Cathedral
The bride. instead of the conyen-
tional wedding dress, wore a coat
costume of white panne velvet. top
ped by a fur-trimmed silver brocade
coat. The short skirt. showing white
boots. was Of panne velvet and hung
straight and full; over this was worn
the brocaded coat. cut high in the
center front and back, but having
long fiuted sides II was bordered
with pale gray fur and had a wide
hip girdle of panne velvet The
flowing sleeves were of white chif-
fon. finished with gray fur. and the
coat was closed in at one side with
white silk tassels- There was also a
wide sailor collar of panne velvet
bordered with fur in epaulet fashion.
Her large white satin hat had pIait-
ing of white ~uIle and white oraa-
ments in military fashion. She car
ried a bouquet of lilies of the valley.
She walked with her uncle. Mr.. James
NJ Foster. of Shreveport, La, who
gave her in marriage.
Miss Kathleen Foster-Comegys was
her sisters maid Of honor. She was
in a peach-colored satin frock with
ruffled skirt and very long tunic
that pulled out at the side at the
hem. and was cut square at the neck.
and pulled Old-time sleeves. Her
large black picture hat of velvet was
trimmed with tiny pink and vari-
colOred satin flowers. She carried
pink chrysanthemums.
The brides cousin. Miss E.linor Nc
Millin, the daughter of the Minister to
Peru and Mrs. Benton McMiIlin. was
the bridesmaid. She wore a pale blue
taffeta frock. with the skirt arranged IN
layers like flower petals and the low
neck was filled in with white. Her hat
was black and silver. and she carried
pink flowers.
Lieut. Cresaps ushers were Lieut.
George Lowry. I. s v. His brOthe-.
Lieut.. Logan Cresap. U. 8. ". naval
inspector of ordnance at the Carnegie
Steel Works. Pittsburgh, was his best
A reception for the relatives followed
at Mrs. Foster-Comegy's home. 90
Claremont avenue. Mrs. FOster-COm-
eggs, in pale gray and silver checker
board satin. topped by a silver and gray
lace coat and silver lace hat trimmed
with fur. received.
The guests included the brides uncle.
Benton McMillin. Mrs. Benton McMiilin.
Mrs. James c. Cresap and Mrs. Logan
Cresap.
Lieut. Cresap. who is attached to the
torpedo boat Balch. will. when not on
sea duty. make his home and that of his
bride. in annapolis and New York.
Mrs Cresap is a young actress whose
stage name is Claiborne Foster. She
comes Of distinguished Southern ances-
try. Her grandfather. the late Capt.
James NJ. Foster. was one of the largest
planters OF the South, and her grand
mother. Mrs. Foster. was the first presi-
dent of the Louisiana Federated Clubs
and regent Of the Pelican chapter OF the
Daughters of the Revolution