The Washington herald., 1915-10-08
Doings of Society
for few DAYS before returning to ths
Washington Embassy

for few DAYS before returning to tn,
Washington Embassy.
A pretty wedding took place in st
Andrews Episcopal Chapel at College
PARK. Md. last evening, when Mis-.
Marian Narcissa Mcdonnell. daughter
of DR.. and Mrs. Henry Barnett McDon.
nell. became the bride of Mr. Forrest
Shepperson Holmes. OF Pulaski Va The
chapel was beautifully decorated anc
was filled with friends and relatives OF
the contracting PARTIES. Rev H. V
Saunders. rector of Zion Parish, Belts.
willie. performed the ceremony.
The bride. who was given in mar.
riaGe by her father. was gowned in white
crepe de chine. trimmed with rose point
lace. Her tulle veil was caught with
orange blossoms, and she carried a
shower bouquet Of, Brides roses and
lilies of the valley. Her sister, Mrs. L.
V. Broughton, WAS matron of honor
She wore gown of pink chiffon taf-
feta. with tuniC and jacket of lace and
carried Killarney roses. Two of the
bridesmaids. Miss Sadie Holmes. sister
Of the bridegroom. and Miss Mildred
Draper. of Washington. wore pink faille.
combined with Chantilly lace. and the
two other maids. Miss Virginia Sylvester
and Miss Blanche Patterson wore SIM
liar gowns Of blue faille All the at
tendants wore black picture hats and
carried pink roses. The flower girl little
Miss Ruth Trupin. was in white and
carried basket of tiny pink rosebuds
Mr.. ]. c. Holmes. brother of the BRIDE
groom. was best man. and the ushers
were Messrs. c. E. waicott of College
Park: c. B. Bright. of Virginia: II. H.
Holmes, Of Virginia. and W. G. Schwab,
of Baltimore
Following the ceremony a largely at
tended reception was held at the home
Of the brides parents. After a trip North
Mr.. and Mrs. Holmes will he at home
at the New Rossbourg. College Park
"Wednesday evening the bridal party was
delightfully."- entertained by Mr.. and Mrs
l.. B. BrouGhton at their home in Col
lege Park.
Mr. and Mrs. !. Fl. Clinton of Pennsyl-
vania. are spending some time at the
Shoreham. Other arrivals are Mr.. Will
lam Green Raoul. of Millen. Ga: Mrs.
G. Gordon Massey. of Middleburg. Va.
and Mr.. W. II. Miles. of Richmond. Va.
Senator and Mrs Hoke Smith and
Miss Callie Hoke Smith have left WASH
ington for Atlanta. where Mrs. Smith
and Miss Smith will remain until the
first of December. Senator Smith will re-
turn some weeks earlier.
Lieut.. and Mrs Aston Simpson and
their young son are esta blished in their
new quarters at Annapolis, where Mrs.
Smith and Miss Callie Hoke Smith visit
ed them over the weekend just past.
Mrs. Anton Heger is the guest of her
brother-in-law and sister. Gen. and Mrs.
Dan c. Kingman.
Mrs. Richard Townsend will leave
Newport today for Washington and will
spend the coming season at her resi-
dence In Massachusetts, avenue.
ALI Souls Church was the scene of a
military wedding yesterday morning at
II o'clock. when Miss Mary Hobbs.
daughter Of Brig. Gen. and Mrs. Hobbs.
became the bride Of Lieut. Harry Pfeil,
of the First Field Artillery. The cere-
mony was performed by the Rev. Z. G.
B. Pierce in the presence of a small
family party.
The bride. who was given in marriage
by her brother. Capt Horace P. Hobbs.
U. 8. A. wore q smart travelling suit
of black and white cloth. with a hat
to match and a corsage bouquet Of lilies
of the valley. There were no attendants.
Lieut.. Pfeil and his bride left imme-
diately after the ceremony for their
wedding trip. They will sail November
for Honolulu. where Lieut.. Pfeil Is
stationed.
Mr. and Mrs Woodbury. Blair will
leave Newport today and return to
Washington for the season.
Mr. Thomas Gresham Machen has
gone 70 Baltimore. where he is the guest
of his parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur w.
Machen.
The marriage of Miss Elizabeth Nc
ouade. daughter OF Mrs. Peter McQuade.
of 229 Tompkins avenue. st. George. S.
l., and Brig. Gen. George Percival Scri-
ven. chief signal officer of the United
States army. took place Wednesday at
the home OF the brides mother. Right
Rev Charles A. Cassidy. rector of st.
Peters Church. at New Brighton. Off
ciated.
The bride was attended by Miss Betty
Scriven. her only attendant. and Brig.
Gen. Hugh l.. Scott. chief of staff Of the
United States army, acted as best man.
The ceremony was attended only by
relatives and intimate friends. and was
followed by breakfast
Gen. Scriven is 81 years old. about dou-
Bile the age of his bride. and lives In
ters His first wife. who was the daugh-
ter Of Gen. Edward S. Bragg. died sew
eral years ago.
The brides father was the late Peter
A. McQuade. who for more than forty
years was well known on Staten Island,
where he owned a brewery. She Is
graduate Of the College of the Sacred
Heart. Manhattanville. and has studied
art. Her engagement to Gen. Scrtven
was announced on September l.
Gen. Scriven has done much distin-
guished service in the army since he
graduated from West Point. when he