The Washington herald., 1916-04-25

were eighteen guests among them the
girls of the bridal. party
Mr.. and Mrs William J. Rucker. Of
Charlottesville, Va, who came to wash
lnGton yesterday to attend the charity
Dali given under the auspices OF the
Army and Navy League, are at the Will
lard They were guests last evening in
one Of Admiral and Mrs Dewey's boxes,
or Mrs; Alexander Sharp, chairman of
the ball committee.
One OF the most interesting events Of
Easter Monday was the tea-dance and
! card party given yesterday afternoon AZ
the New Willard for the benefit OF the
Homeopathic Hospital The large ball
room' which was used for the occasion
was aItractlVeiy decorated with flags
palms and trailing vines combined witb
quantities of spring flowers. Boxes
were arranged along one side of the wall
ana on the other side small tea-tables
were grouped on a raised platform. The
guests, who numbered several hundred
lhcIuded host of young folk who are
| spending the Easter holidays in town.
large number of parties were enter
tanned at cards and tea In the various
boxes, among the hostesses being Mrs
ROSS thompson who had as her guests
Mrs John w. Davis, Mrs. Joseph Folk
Mr.. and Mrs. Ashmeade Fuller and Mrs
II. A. Ward. Mrs. LaSalle Pickett on
tertained Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel FickIen
Miss Daviette FIcklcn. Miss Helen Lips-
comoe and Capt. Wilson. Others having
guests were Mrs. Ernest Roberts. Mrs
Garrison McClintock, Mrs. William Aldan
smith Mrs De Witt Talmage, Mrs,
Sturtevant, Mrs. Dahlgren Mrs Miner
Miss Ttleston, Mrs. Hazen, Mrs. BIddIe
Mr.. Hibbs, Mrs Mcdonald, Mrs, OuaIrre
and Miss Quaiffe.
Mrs. Zachary Taylor Carpenter enter
tanned at the Congressional Club yester-
osy afternoon at an auction bridge party
OF twenty-one tables, followed by a
tea-dance
Yellow and white daisies, jonquiIs and
fruit blossoms formed the decorations
and unique place cards, hand-painted in
spring flower designs, were the souvenirs.
Mrs. Edward T. Taylor and Mrs Peters
presided at the tea-table and Mrs, lies
OF Alaska, assisted Mrs. Carpenter in
receiving.
Mrs. Mendum Blumenburg was hos
tess at bridge party yesterday after |
noon at the Highlands. A tea-dance. tn |
which number OF additional guests
were asked, followed later in the after
noon. Jonquils formed the decorations
AiAN IiiC Ned-IdOlS was ADORNED With a |
centerpiece of old fashioned bleeding
heart.
The Congressional Club has sent out
invitations for a series of card parties on
May 4, II and 81, from to o'clock.
Mrs. F. Marvin Underwood entertained
1t tea yesterday afternoon from to 6
IN honor of Miss Sarah Moss, of Athens II
"a. and Mrs. Don Ruden, of Atlanta.
Miss Nora T. Galloway and Mrs. George
rully Vaughan presided at the tea table.
md others assisting were Miss Jane
gregory Miss Holland Fits, Mrs, Elliott
Sheatham and Mrs. George Carroll Todd,
Mrs. Philip Clancy, of Niagara Falls.
las arrived in Washington where she 6
vas called by the illness Of her nephew. I
Theodore Tiller, jr.
The first of the Easter weddings took Z
dace last evening at st. Johns Church. !
n Bradley lane, when Miss Mary Court :
andt Wallace, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. r
rancis Clay Wallace, became the bride
4 Mr.. NJ. Campbell Oliphant, son of Mr., .
nd Mrs. Hughes oliphant. IC
The church was elaborately decorated !
nth lilies, palms, ferns and cherry blos- K
oms, and the ceremony was performed Z
8 o'clock by the Rev. James Kirkpat- \
lex, rector :
Inc bride, who was given in mar ffage 4,
ner rather, wore a gown of white n
atln made with court train and trim q
ing or Brussels lace. Her tuIle veil wasl
aught To her hair with a wreath of lilies h
tne valley. and she carried shower Il