The Washington herald., 1916-09-13
Secretary Houston Returns To
Capital After Visiting Family

The Secretary Of Agriculture, Mr..
David Franklin Houston. who has been
spending several weeks with Mrs Hous-
ton and their children at Woods Hole,
Mass, arrived In Washington last even
ing. Mrs. Houston will not return for
some time. e.
The Russian Ambassador and Mime.
Bakhmeteff will close Stone Villa the
summer embassy at Newport, September
90. and will go to New York, for a brief
visit before returning to Washington.
The Spanish Ambassador and Nine. de
Riano have as their guest at the En-
bassy at Newport, Marquis Valverdo.
The Assistant Secretary of Agricul-
ture, Mr.. Vrooman, will leave Washing
ton today for a speech-making trip Of
several days duration.
Miss Holland Fits, who returned last
week from a stay of several weeks at
Ocean View, left Washington yesterday
for Monterey. Pa, where she will be the
guest Of Miss Jane Gregory, daughter of
the Attorney General and Mrs Gregory.
Col Nikolsieff, of the general STAFF OF
the Russian army, and Mime. Nikolaieff
have arrived in New York, where the
colonel will assume his new duties. Col.
Nikolaieff succeeds Col Nicolei Cole
jewski as military attache of the Rus
sian Embassy at Washington.
Lieut.. Gregory v. Piotrowsky, who has
been appointed assistant naval attache
of the Russian Embassy. has also ar.
| rived in New York.
The marriage of Miss Marjorie Russ,
daughter Of the late Lieut.. Charles P.
Russ, U. S. A. and Mrs. Russ, and Mr..
Lawrence Adams Baker, son of the sec
retary OF the Senate and Mrs. James NJ.
Baker. will take place Saturday, Sep
tember Is, at 1890 o'clock, in Bethlehem
Chapel
The ceremony will be performed by
the Rev. DR.. George F. Dudley.
Mrs. Harrison E. KnAuss will be the
matron Of honor and Miss Marion H.
/ Parker maid OF honor.
The best man will be Mr.. Mac !. Baker
brother Of the bridegroom. and he ushers
will include Mr.. J. Marion Baker, jr., an
other brother of the bridegroom, and Mr..
Harry Lee Rust, jr.
! A breakfast at the home Of the bride
mother will follow Immediately after the
ceremony.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Jewell entertain.
residence in Fourteenth street In honor
of their son and daughter-in-law. Mr.
and Mrs. William Jewell, jr., who were
married September at the Church OF
the Shrine of the Sacred Heart. and have
Just returned from their wedding trip
The bride was formerly Miss Frances
Tuley, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Rowan
B. Tuley.
The house was decorated with smilax
and goldenrod. The guests were re-
ceived by Mr.. and Mrs. Jewell, sr., Mr.
and Mrs. Jewell. jr., and Mrs. Tuley in
the drawing room before the mantel
banked with goldenrod and laurel. A
stringed orchestra played throughout the
evening. Mrs. Arthur H. Murray and
Mrs. Franz Kott presided at the supper
table. which was adorned with a center.
piece Of red roses and ferns.
Miss Martha Goldman will entertain al
her villa in Newport. September 80 with
a recital by Mrs. Maude McGarry lib.
belts
Maj. S. NJ. Gulick and Mrs. Gulick. OF
Washington, have returned from Haiti
where they have been spending the past
year and are stopping at the Wolcott
Hotel in New York City for a few days
before returning home. Mrs. F. S. Bright
also OF Washington has Joined Mr.. Bright
at the Wolcott.
Mrs. Herbert Smith and Miss Dorothy
Smith, of Philadelphia. are spending
some time in Washington and are
stopping at the Shoreham.
Lieut. David LIE Breton, L. s. y. Mrs
! lie Breton and Lieut.. lie Breton's brother
and sister, have arrived at White Sui.
! phur Springs for a stay of some length
A pretty wedding took place yesterday
afternoon at > o'clock when Miss Mary
Matilda Hyatt, daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs
George Hyatt, became the bride Of Mr.
| Edward Prescott Able. Rev. Henry Ru-
mer. D. D. OF Darlington. Nd, per
+ formed the ceremony. in the presence Of
! the immediate families.
The bride. who was given in marriage
/ by her father, wore a gown of gra!
georgette crepe over apricot silk, en-
! broidered in cut steel beads. She carried
shower bouquet of roses and valley
YOUR WEDDING DAY