Evening star., 1916-09-13
EVENTS Of INTEREST
IN AND OUT OF TOWN
Changes at German Embassy Indi-
cate Great Social Activity
for Winter.
Secretary and Mrs. Redfield Return
ing-Mme. Ekengren Here To-
morrow-Weddings-Notes.

| usual social prominence this winter, and
| the entire building owned by the Ger
man government on the terrace, Mas
sachusetts avenue, which has formerly
served both as a residence for the am
bassador and offices for the embassy stan
and clerks. will be used only as home
! for the ambassador. A residence, 1439
| Massachusetts avenue, was recently
| purchased, and the Offices have been
moved into it from the main building.
An inside entrance has been arranged
between the two houses.
The entire lower floor of the resi-
dence numbered 1435-1437. on the ter
race has been arranged as a reception
floor. and many changes and improve
ments have been made in the upper part
of the embassy.
Countess Won Bernstorn will accom-
pany the ambassador here by the end
of the month. and they are expected to
resume their accustomed place in the
social world, Interrupted by the abb
sence Of the countess in Europe and the
effects of the war on social life here.
The Secretary of Commerce and Mrs.
RednelO Will return TO :" dSNluStOn To-
morrow evening, after long motor
trip, upon which they started early in
August and which with many stop-ovefs
finally carried them to MacMahon Is
land, Me
Mr.. W. A. F. Ekengren. minister of
Sweden, has returned to the legation
here from Edgartown, Mass, where the
summer legation was located, and
Nine. Ekengren and their children will
a
Baron e. Akerhielm. recently ap-
pointed secretary of the legation, will
also arrive Thursday, to assume his
duties
Count Claes Bonde, secretary of the
legation of Sweden, was sent to Chi
cal go some weeks ago on special mis-
sion, and will remain there until later
in the autumn.
Mr.. David Franklin Houston. Secre-
tary of Agriculture. returned to Wash
ington yesterday from Woods Hole.
Mass, where he has spent some weeks
of vacation.
| Mrs. Houston and their children are
still at Woods Hole and will probably
| remain there until the middle of Oc-
tober.
| Mr.. Edwin F. Sweet, assistant secre-
| tary of commerce, will leave the capi-
tai October 1 for Michigan to join
spent the summer there, and to begin
| active work on his campaign for gov
| ernor of the state
| Mrs. Sweet has visited at Ottawa,
Grand Raj pids and many places in Mich
| igan.
Mr. and Mrs. w. w. MILAN announce
| the engagement Of their daughter Vir-
ginia Hammond and Mr. Horace Harda-
way Epes of Newport News. Va The
wedding will take place in october.
Mr.. Donald How Mace. son Of Mr. and
Mrs. James A. Mace of Washington,
was married at Newton Center. Mass
yesterday evening to Miss Thelma Bur-
beck. daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. William
6. Burbeck Of that place. the Rev.
Emory W. Hunt. pastor of the First
Baptist Church. officiating.
Mr.. Willis Partridge of Brockton
Mass, was best man for Mr.. Mace. and
Miss Doris Burbeck was maid of honor.
Mr.. Robert Ennis of Washington was a
guest at the wedding.
Mr.. Mace is a graduate Of the worces-
ter Polytechnic Institute. OF. and the
bride Wellesly College graduate Of IA.
They will make their home In Wash
ington.
Mr.. Carl Schurz Vrooman. assistant
secretary of agriculture. left Washing
ton today for a speech making trip.
Brig. Gen. and Mrs William L. Mar
shall have taken residence on kalo-
rama road for the winter. and will
have with them their son-in-law and
daughter. Paymaster and Mrs. John
Harrison Knapp.
The residence of Mr.. and Mrs. VIII
| liam Jewell on 14th street was the
scene of a beautiful reception last
evening, when they entertained more
| than a hundred guests in honor of
their son and daughter-in-law. Mr.. and
Mrs. William Maddox Jewell. whose
| marriage took place at the Shrine of
the Sacred Heart September 2.
| The drawing room suite was elab-
+! orately decorated throughout in yellow
| and green. The mantels were banked
| with golden rod and fern. and the walls
| sprayed over with smilax. Palms and
/ ferns were also placed around the
rooms. A stringed orchestra played
! throughout the evening for the recep-
| tion and for the dancing which fol-
| lowed.
The hostess wore, in receiving,
| handsome gown of black crepe de chine
trimmed with jet, while the bride was
| charming in a gown of rose-pink taf-
feta brocaded in silver and trimmed
I with silver lace. She wore a corsage
| bouquet of bride roses and lilies of the
valley.
Mr. and Mrs Rowan B. Tuley parents