The Washington herald., 1916-04-13
Surgeon General of Navy and Mrs. Braisted
Are Dinner Hosts at the Army and Navy Club;
Miss Helen Noyes Becomes Bride Of w. J. Father
Other News of Society at the Capital


The Surgeon Gen. OF the Navy and
Mrs william C. Braisted were hosts at
a dinner at the Army and Navy Club
last evening, entertaining IN compliment
TO the Secretary- Of the Navy and Mrs.
Daniels. Among the guests were DR.. and
Mrs Hubert A. Royster, of Raleigh. ". e.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bowie Chipman entertain
ed at dinner at the Chevy Chase Club
last evening when their guests were Mr..
and Mrs Tucker Sands Mr.. and Mrs.
James CshIl1i Miss Dorothy Cshin. Miss
Virginia Minor. Mrs. Merrill. Mr.. Jesse
Suffer- Mr.. Douglas Cornwell, and Mr..
Julian Bishop.
Mrs Delos Blodgett and Miss Helen
BIodgett returned to Washington yester-
day. Mrs BIodgett spent the past fort
night IN Grand Rapids and Miss Blodgett
has completed an extended visit at Cocoa,
Fla
Miss Flora Doyle. accompanied by her
niece. little Miss Helen Msrye, will go
to New York today to meet the latter's
parents, the former Ambassador to Rus
sia and Mrs. George T. Marye, who are
expected to arrive from Russia April Is,
aboard the Christianford
Mr.. and Mrs. Marye will spend some
time In Washington before going TO their
home at Burlingame, Cal, for the sum-
mer.
A marriage of interest to Washington
took place yesterday afternoon in Mil
waukee when Mr.. William ]. Flather.
ir.. Of this city. was married to Miss
Helen Noyes, daughter Of the late Judge
George H. Noyes. The ceremony. which
was performed In ST. Paurs Episcopal
Cathedral, was very simple, owing to
the recent death of the brides father
and OF Mr.. Fathers mother. An informal
supper for the bridal party followed at
the home of the brides mother.
Mr.. Father and his bride will be at
home at so23 r street. Washington, after
May Is.
Mr.. and Mrs. John ]. Hamilton enter
tained sixteen guests at dinner at the
Chevy Chase Club last evening.
Mr.. Devpr9ux Milburn, Of New York
is at the Willard for few days. aTriv-
ing In Washington yesterday. Other ar
rivals there Of yesterday include Mr..
and Mrs. R. Hunter Dulany, of Upper
vile. Va; Mr.. Henry A. Wise Wood, Of
New York: Mr.. H. f. Coffin, of Crosse
Point, Mich; Mr.. and Mrs. S. stanwood
Menken, of New York; Mr.. and Mrs.
William Weightman. OF Virginia. and
Mr.. and Mrs. Murray Boocock, who are
returning to Virginia from New York.
Among other dinner hosts nt the Chevy
Chase Club last evening were Representa-
tive and Mrs Rogers. Col. and Mrs. r
G.. Lay. Mr.. and Mrs L. o. Cameron,
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Thomas Dunlop, Com
Tander and Mrs. Henry Wiley and Mr.
and Mrs Ward Brown.
The Congressional Club has cards out
for a series Of dances to be given every
MoEday evening April q excepted a:
S:S0 O'Clock.
The Congressional Club has also issued
invitations to a reception on Saturday
afternoon from to $50.
Mrs. Daniels, wife Of the Secretary of
the Navy. entertained at beautiful
luncheon yesterday. at her residence on
Wyoming, avenue IN honor of Mrs. Hu-
bert Royster, OF Raleigh, N. c.
(, The guests. who we're seated at a
large oblong table adorned with spring
flowers. included Mrs. Margaret Busbee
Shipp. OF Raleigh. house guest Of Mrs.
Daniels; Mrs William C. Braisted. Mrs.
William C. GorEas, Mrs. Cullen, Of Bal
timore; Mrs. J. d. Gatewood, Mrs. E r.
Stitt, Mrs. Baer, Of Baltimore; Mrs.
Davenport white, Mrs. Walter Wells,
Mrs Charles W. Richardson, Mrs. Edgar
Thompson, Mrs. Eugene Grow, Mrs. w.
c. Borden, Mrs. George Rufln, Mrs
Lewis Battle. Miss Nancy Page Mary
land, Mrs. Adelaide Worth Bagley, Miss
Belle w. Bagleys Miss Ethel Bagley and
Miss Cora Bagley.. -
DR.. Hubert A. Royster, OF Raleigh, N.
C., and Mrs. Royster arrived in Wash
ington yesterday and are stopping at the
Willard. Or. Royster addressed the
graduating class al the Naval Medical
School yesterday.
Miss, Katherine Hill, daughter Of Dr.
and Mrs. David Jayne Hill, was hostess
at luncheon yesterday at Rauscher's in
compliment to her house guest, Miss
Penelope King, Of Cambridge, daughter
Of the celebrated writer, Basil King.
The guests, thirty in number, were