Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-11-05
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EVENTS Of INTEREST
IN AND OUT Of TOWN
Members of the Cabinet and Their
Wives Leaving Sunday for
the South.
Mrs. Flagler Hostess at a Bridge
Party-West-Van Arsdale Wed
ding Last Night-Notes.

/ ding Last Night-Notes.
! The Secretary of the Navy and Mrs.
| Daniels will leave Sunday for SaVan-
nah, Ga. to attend the international
| waterways convention.
The Secretary of the Int terror and Mrs.
| Lane will also leave Sunday for RaI
| leigh, n. c.. where Secretary Lane VIII
| make an address before the Historical
| Society of North Ca rolira.
| Mrs F'lagler. wife of Col: Clement A.
| +. Flagler, entertained at a bridge par
! ty this afternoon in compliment to her
! house guest Mrs. Andrews WIFE of
! Capt. Charles f. Andrews, Z. S. A.
| The guests included Mrs. Miley, Mrs.
Stone. Mrs. Welker. Mrs. AnSell, Miss
! Clay. Mrs. William r. Wooten and Mrs.
! Doyen.
| The marriage of Miss Nina Knox Van
Arsdale and Mr. Vernon Eskridge West
took place last evening at o'clock
at the residence of the brides uncle
and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. William SAILS
! bury Knox on New Hampshire avenue.
| Only the relatives and few intimate
/ friends witnessed the ceremony, which
was performed by Rev. DR.. c. Ernest
Smith. rector of st. Thomas Episcopal
Church.
| The house was beautifully decorated
with white chrysanthemums, and the
| drawing room, where the ceremony
was performed. was a bower of palms
and ferns The white satin prize dieu
| on which the bride and bridegroom
knelt to receive the benediction was
flanked with tall standards filled, with
white chrvsanthemums. to which were
alta ched the broad white satin ribbons
| outlining an aisle.
An orchestra hidden behind a screen
of palms played the wedding march
and gave program of selections dur
ling the reception which followed.
! The lovely young bride entered with
! her uncle, Mr.. Knox, who gave her in
marriage. She wore gown of white
satin made with short full overdress
| of satin raised at the sides to show an
underskirt of silver lace. Panels of
| gAorgette crepe heavily embroidered in
silver showed at the back and front.
! The bodice was of silver lace with
angel sleeves of silver embroidered
crepe.
/ She wore court train of satin falling
| from the shoulders and her tulie veil
was corded and held in cap fashion
with a spray of orange blossoms. A
shower of lilies of the valley was car
ried
Mrs. Harry Smith Berry of Nashville.
Tenn, cousin of the bride, was the
matron of honor. She looked very
handsome in her gown of changea BILE
pink and yellow chiffon taffeta. The
bouffant skirt was edged with a deep
fall of gold lace, and the pointed over
dress of taffeta was made full on the
sides with cascades lined with cloth OF
gold
| A short tunic of yellow tulle over
| pink tulle reached to the hips. The
| bodice was of gold lace and yellow
tulle threaded with tiny yellow rose
| buds She carried an old-fashioned
| bouquet in a lace holder of Lady Hill
| ington roses, Palma violets and lilies
! of the valley.
/ Gle of he hrf
groom, was the maid of honor, and she
| wore a charming gown of rose pink
| taffeta with a full skirt made of two
| deep fiounces scalloped and corded, and
! the bodice of taffeta and cream lace
| She also carried an old-fashioneh bou-
| Duet of Lady Hillington roses, violets
and valley lilies, in lace holder.
| Miss Katherine Berry, daughter OF
/ Mr. and Mrs. Harry Smith Berry, and
/ Miss Betty Drown, daughter of Mr.. and
| Mrs Orville b. Drown, the bridegroom S
niece, were the little flower girls. and
they wore dainty short-waisted dresses
or organdy and lace, with tiny puff
sleeves The dresses had petal over
| dresses of lace, finished at the back
! with single sash end of white bro
caded satin ribbon. They carried gold
| baskets filled with yellow and PINK
| roses and lilies of the valley.
| Mr. Ralph De Shields Quinter acted as
| best man.
A representative gathering from resi-
dent and official society was present at
| the large reception which followed.
| Mrs. Knox, the brides aunt, assisted in
| receiving, wearing an elegant gown or
green charmeuse combined with gold
| cloth and trimmed with pink tulle and
| gold fringe.
| Mr.. West and his bride left later for
| their wedding trip. the latter wearing
! a smart suit of brown duvetyn with
| hat to ma tch and a set of rose fox furs
| They will reside at the Willard court
| on their return.
The out-of-town guests here for the
wedding included former District Com
missioner and Mrs. Henry l.. West of
| Mr. and Mrs. James Clendenin and Miss
Elsie limerick of Philadelphia.
| The Secretary of the Navy and Mrs.
Daniels entertained at dinner last night
in honor of the former Secretary of
State and Mrs. Bryan.
| The guests invited to meet Mr.. and
| Mrs BRYAN included all the members of
| the cabinet circle, with the exception of
| the Secretary of Var and Mrs. Garrison.
who are out of town; Mrs. Thomas F.
Bayard and Mr.. John Shelton Williams.
Mrs Ella +. Knight has returned to
her home in this city after spending
the summer at Manasquan and Barne-
gat City, n. J.
DR.. NJ. Louise Strobel has left to at
tend the meeting of the Association of
Southern Medical Women at Dallas,
Tex.
The dance at the Army and Navy
Club la st night was preceded by num-
Der of dinners.
Can't and Mrs. Albert f. Saxton's din
ner guests were Gen. and Mrs. Ale
shire. Maj and Mrs. Candy, Maj. and