The Washington times., 1915-11-25
Items of Interest and lmpor-
tance of PasI, present, and
Future Among Official and
Fashionable Folk.

Wnlch tnc secretary OF state and Mrs.
Robert Lansing will give this afternoon
at their residence In Eighteenth street.
The guests OF honor will he the Of
ficfals OF the State Department and
representatives OF the Diplomatic Corps,
OF OFFICIAL life and OF resident society y
have been invited.
This is the first entertainment of an
official character. which Secretary and
Mrs. Lansing have given since Mfr,
Lansing took over the portfolio of
State.
Inc nome OF Capt and Mrs William
n. Chase. In Hyattsville. viii be the
scene OF pretty wedding this even
ing. when their daughter, Miss Ruth
Chase. will become the bride of
Leonard Welsh. of Baltimore Au-
tumn leaves. palms. and yellow chry-
santhemums form the decorations in
the drawing room and dining room.
The Rev. Ralph Hand, OF the River
dale Presbyterian Church. will per-
FORM the ceremony IN the presence Of
about thirty guests. all intimate
friends of the young couple.
The bride will be given away by her
father and will wear a gown OF white
SIi crepe meteor ian, and tuile veil and
roses and lilies OF the valley. Her sis
ter. Miss Marie Chase, will be her
only attendant; She will be gowned
IN pink crepe de chine and will carry
an arm bouquet of pink roses. Lorin
Brown, OF Baltimore, will act as best
man. After small informal recep..
tion. Mr.. Welsh and his bride will
leave for a wedding trip. the latter
wearing a gray taffeta frock and
long white coat and a sma u white
velvet hat They will make their
home In Middleburg. Va.
The Rev DR.. Roland Scott Smith. rec
tor Of st. Johns Episcopal Church. will
oniciate at the marriage this afternoon
Of Mrs lockwood Hoar and Congress-
man Frederick II. Gillett OF Massachu-
setts. and In spite Of the secrecy with
which the principals have sought to sur.
round their marriage. It Is Understood
that the ceremony will take place at
Mrs. Hoar's residence. In Connecticut
avenue. Quantities OF flowers were car
ried into the house in the small hours
OF this morning and decorators were
busy turning the lower floor into a
bower
The ceremony will he exceedingly sim
pie and the only guests will be Mrs.
Hoar's two attractive daughters. Miss
Frances Hoar and Miss Louisa Hoar:
I her parents Mr. and Mrs. William f.
Rice. Of Worcester. who arrived In
Washington yesterday. apd are stopping
At the Shoreham: her brother. Albert
Rice. of Boston; Mr.. Gillett's brother
and sister Prot Albert Giiiett. Of Hart
ford, and Miss Lucy Glllett. and Miss
Hoar. daughter of the late Senator
Hoar.
Congressman Gillett and his bride will
return to Washington from a short we'd
ding trip In time for the opening of Con-
Eress. Mrs. Hoar entertained at a small
family dinner last evening. when Con-
Eressman Gillet was among the guests.
r; s. REYNOLDS Hit has returned to
White sulphur Springs to spend
Thanksgiving with his mother. Mrs.
Robert r. HIT.
Miss Edith Kelsey. OF this city. is
spending Thanksgiving with Mr.. and
Mrs. Clarence Kenyon. Of Poughkeep-
sic. at the Hot Springs. Va,
Mr.. and Mrs. Julius l. Peyser are at
the Claridge Hotel. in New York. They
Will attend the Army and Navy game
Saturday.
Miss Margheritta Tillman and Miss
Beatrice Dulin will be the guests of
Lieut.. Herman Fischer. L. S. n, in
New York. for the Army and Navy
Of Austin. Tex, house guest of Miss
Dulin. and Mr.. Roberts. OF this city
will be other members OF the party.
A quiet wedding took place last night
At the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. X. Ber-
nard Berry. in S street, when their
daughter, Miss Josephine Chapman Ber-
y sls4R II the wEssd Hrds Of Charles
Robert Talbot, If St Paul's Episcopal
Church. officiating. The bride wore a
gown Of white pussy willow taffeta
Her tulle veil was held with orange
blossoms. and she carried a show r
bouquet of Bride roses and lilies Of
sridos The yaley s1s,or Miss U.s. Edna Perry the
wore pale green taffeta trimmed with
tulle and iridesccnt passementerie and
q white tullc hat trimmed with a single
Of pink roses. rho flower girl. little
Miss Elizabeth Hansen. the brides nice,
wore dainty white lace frock and car
lied Iied a basket Of pink roses Mr.. ].
were adorned with pink and white
chrysanthcmums and palms. A reccp-
tion followed for. the friends of tho
who will make their home at Wake
held. r. J., left later In the evening for
southern trip. Among the out-cf-
mother Of the bridegroom, of Wakefield
r. l.; Mrs. A. C, Thomp pson. OF New
Haven, Conn, and Mrs. A. n. Tasker.
Of Fort Wood n: J:
Mrs. Theodore A. Baldwin. wife OF
Captain Baldwin. and her sister. Miss
Katherine Judge. who returned to Wash
lnRton the ilrst or the week from an cX-
tended stay in New York. will go to
New York again tonight. CAPTAIN Bald
win and Clarence Michalis will accom-
. pany them. They will be Joined In New
York by MIR. and Mrs. Charles Whitney
Mrs. Walker Blaine Salisbury. and heI
sister. Miss Anne Mccormick. all OF Salt
Lake City. who will return to Washing
ton with Captain and Mrs. Baldwin
Tuesday. to be their guests for several
days. The party will attend the Army
and Navy game.
Mrs. II. r. Lemly wife OF Captain
I.emly. will entertain at bridge party
on the afternoon Of December :. wher
her daughter. Mrs. Parker. will he the
guest of honor.
Gen. Frank Taylor. L. :. A.. retired
ia visiting his son and daughter-in law
Major and Mrs. Boyd Taylor. at theiI
home in Cleveland Park
Mr.. and Mrs Frank p. Harmon closed
their fine country place. Cotton Hall. near
Leesburg. Va. this week. and have
taken possession Of their home In Nine.
teenth street
Mr.. and Mrs. James Cary Jones are
making a short stay at the McAlpin. in
New York.
Miss Maud rockingham, daughter
OF Mrs. May B. rockingham. OF