Evening star., 1915-11-09
EVENTS Of INTEREST
IN AND OUT Of TOWN
President, Miss Wilson and Party
Were at the Theater
Last Night.
Dumont- Werner Wedding Yester-
day-Dinner for Mr.. Taft No
vember 2O-Notes.

/! The President and Miss Wilson en-
| tertained at a theater party last night
Their guests included Mrs. Norman
Gait, the Secretary of the Treasury and
Mrs McAdoo and Miss Helen woodrow
Bones.
Former President Taft will come here
November 20 to preside at the Red
| Cross meeting.
His visit will be the occasion of much
| entertaining.
Mr.. and Mrs Garrison McClntock will
give dinner for Mr. Taft on the even
| ing of the Goth.
The woman's section Of the United
States Navy League has sent out invi-
| tations for the Womans National De-
| fense Conference at the New Willard,
| November Is, from 10 am. to pm.
| The Woman's National Defense Con-
| ference will hold a reception the same
| evening at the New Willard from to
| II o'clock.
Mrs. B. c. Werner announces the mar
riage of her daughter Julia Rhea and
Mr.. Neiil Winthrop Dumont, Monday,
| November s, at the rectory of the Shrine
| of the Sacred Heart. Rev p. c. Gavan
| officiating. The matron of honor was
Mrs. Ellwood E. Werner and Mr.. Will
| liam G. Galliher acted as best man. Mr..
and Mrs. Dumont have gone north for
| short trip, and will be at home in Pet
erSburg, Va, after December l.
| Mr. and Mrs Ezra Gould, who have
been with Mrs, Gould's parents, Pay Di-
rector l. Goodwin Hobbs, U. S. N, re-
tired, and Mrs. Hobbs. at Newport, re-
| turned to the city yesterday.
The marriage of Miss Clairborne Fos
ter Comegys and Lieut.. James Nc
| No. I 20 tya rN1Q n
| this afternoon at the Cathedral of St
John the Divine, in New York city. The
uncle of the bride. James NJ. Foster of
Shreveport, La, will give his niece in
Benton McMillin. another uncle. and
Mrs. McMillin are also there to attend
| the wedding.
| Mrs. Ollie James, who is still at her
| home in Kentucky. is expected to re-
! turn next week and join Senator James
at their apartment at the Parkwood.
| The home of Mrs. Jennie B. Brown. on
the Brookville road, Chevy Chase. Md,
was the scene of a pretty wedding Sat
urday afternoon, when Miss Ivy May
Park became the bride of Mr.. Lewis
Nuckolls Towers Of washington. The
ceremony was performed by Rev. Lu-
Glen Clark at o'clock, in the drawing
room, where a lattice of autumn leaves
and white chrysanthemums formed
charming background for the wedding
party Yellow and white chrysanthe-
NUNS formed the decoration in the va
| rious rooms.
I The bride, who was given in marriage
by her mother. Mrs. Belle Park, wore a
lovely gown of white crepe de chine.
| trimmed with duchesse lace, and car
ried a bouquet of bride roses.
Mr.. and Mrs. Towers left during the
afternoon for a short wedding trip, the
! latter wearing a smart tailored suit of
brown cloth, with velvet hat to match.
They will be at home after November
Is at zoos F street northeast.
| Miss Dorothy Arkwright. daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Preston Arkwright of At
lanta, Ga, will be formally introduced
in society on the afternoon of Novem-
| Der 26 at reception her parents will
! give her at Pinebloom, their home in
Druid Hills, and at two evening par
ties, one November 30 and the other
during the Christmas holidays.
| She is blonde beauty, all grace and
sweetness, and at the initial events Of
the season has been a center of inter-
est and admiration. Her mother as
Dorothy Colquitt was a beauty and
belle, who. while still schoolgirl.
made her bow in Washington society
when her father was United States
senator from Georgia, following his
regime as governor.
! Miss Arkwright visited her aunt. Mrs.
W. w. Marshall, the wife of Gen. Mar
|
lightfuliy entertained. Her father and
mother are among the leaders in At
lanta's representative social life.
Mount Bulah, the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. J. F. Gulick, in Loudoun county.
| Va. was the scene of beautiful we'd
| ding Wednesday, November 3, when
their eldest daughter, Miss Myrtle Gu
lick. and Mr.. Virgil Connor Davis of
| Alexandria and Washington were mar
ried by Elder Leferts Of Leesburg, Va.
| The parlor and hall were decorated
with evergreens, potted plants and yel-
low and white chrisanthemums. Mr..
! Arthur a. Clagett of Baltimore, Md, sang
80 Promise Me-" and the wedding march
was rendered by Mrs. Steward Gibson
| The ribbon bearers were Misses Hazel
and Gladys Gulick. sisters Of the bride;
| Mrs. John Brady and Ruth Gibson
They carried shepherds crooks of yell
! low and white chrysanthemums to
| which were attached the white ribbons
! which formed the aisle. Following
| came the little flower boys, Walton and
clinton Safer, sons of Mr. and Mrs c.
c. Safer. carrying baskets of chrysan-
| themums. Then came Miss Alice Mar
| guerite Sauter of Connelsvilie, Pa, the
| maid of honor. and the groomsman, Mr..
| Ionic u. Davis, brother of TIE groom.
| The bridegroom and his best man, Mr..
Ernest Feagan of Del Ray. Va, awaited
| the bride at the improvised altar. The
| matron of honor was Mrs Ernest Fea-
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riage was celebrated the same day and
| hour a year ago.
| The bride wore a gown of white crepe
| meteor and lace over satin with a di
| aphanous veil reaching to the end of the
| train. She carried white chrysanthe-
| NUNS. The matron of honor wore
| white duchess satin and oriental lace,
| with yellow girdle, and carried yellow
| chrysanthemums. and the maid of honor
| wore yellow satin and net and carried
| yellow chrysanthemums. The flower
| boys were dressed in black velvet suits
with yellow ties.
| After the newly married couple had
| received the congratulations of the as
| sem bled guests luncheon was served.
| There were about two hundred guests
| present, including number from
| Washington, Alexandria and Maryland
Many beautiful presents were re-
| ceived by the couple.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Davis left later for Nj
| agara Falls and other northern points
| of interest The latter's going-away
| suit was of dark blue gabardine trim.
| med in fur and she wore a turban of
| black velvet with a silver ornament.
| They will be at home after November
! 25 at the Augusta, Alexandria. Va.
| Mr.. Caspar L. Dreier. American vice
consul to Dresden, who has been spend
| ing some time in Washington, has gone
to Chicago for a short stay.