Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-24

Mrs. Sheldon Evans entertained in
formally at the Shoreham at luncheon
yesterday for Mrs. James Hartman.
Admiral and Mrs. Van Reypen enter
tanned at Dime. last evening in honor
of the Secretary of the Interior and
Mrs. Lane.
The Secretary of the N2vy and Mrs.
Daniels were the honor g$ests at
dinner given by Senator and Mrs. Lee
is. Overman last night at their resi-
dence, on Rhode Islnd avenue. Those
asked to meet the Secretary and Mrs.
Daniels were Senator and Mrs. Swan
son, Senator and Mrs. Shields, Senator
Phelan, Miss Phelan and Judge and
Mrs. Howry.
The Venezuelan minister and Miss
Dominica entertained at dinner last
and Mrs Lansing. The other guests
were the Chilean ambassador and Nine.
Suarez Mujica. the Bolivian minister
and Nine. Caideron, the Guatemalan
minister: Senator and Mrs. Stone, Rep
resentative and Mrs. Britten, Miss
Lansing. Miss Calderon. Mr. and Mrs
lanes, Mr.. j. Butler Wright, Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles A. McKenney, Mrs. Archi-
bald Oracle and Miss Oracle. Miss Mar
tin Rivero. Mr.. Adams of New York
ton.
Rev DR.. c. Ernest Smith. rector of ST.
THOMAS Church, performed the mar
rage yesterday at the residence of the
brides parents. DR.. and Mrs. Guy Fair
fax Whiting, of their elder daughter,
Miss Alice Whiting, and Mr.. John Bald
win Cochran.
The ceremony took place in the Ii
brary, where an effective decoration of
palms and white lilacs and lighted can
dies gave a chapel effect.
The bride wore white satin and her
mothers lace wedding veil and carried
orchids and valley lilies. Miss Julia
Whiting. as maid of honor. wore light
green taffeta. The bridesmaids, Miss
Eudora Glover, Miss Gladys Hinckley.
Miss Margaret Draper, and Miss
Eloise Williams of Boston wore pale
yellow taffeta and all the attenda nts
carried small round bouquets in paper
holders. Mr. Peyton Cochran was best
man.
Both in and out-of-town guests at
tended the ) o'clock reception and the
bridal party had dinner together la
ter. before Mr.. and Mrs. Cochran left
Tor New York.
The brides going away dress was OF
dark blue taffeta. worn with a small
toque in the same color.
The newly married couple will spend
fortnight at Pinehurst, n. c.. before
returning here to go housekeeping at
the Avondale, where they have taken
an apa rtment.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Whiting, Mr..
and Mrs. George Whiting and Col. and
Mrs. Richard Spencer OF Baltimore,
Mrs. Raphael Pumpelly of North Caro-
lima and Mrs. Edward II. Ripley Mrs.
Charles Mclean and the Misses Whit
ing of New York were here for the
wedding.
Mrs. John F. wilkins and Mrs. Henry
de Sibour received last night at the
Playhouse with Mr.. Arthur Bradley
Campbell at the pretty dance given by
the latter. The ballroom and drawing
rooms were adorned with vines and
roses. and supper was served at small
tables.
Mrs. William Cato entertained yes
terday afternoon from to 6. at a tea
at the Logan. in honor of Mrs Smith
Gordon. formerly Miss Nell Fletcher.
Palms and pink and white sweet peas
Mrs. Cato and Mrs. Smith Gordon
were Mrs. Duncan Fletcher and Mrs.
Kemp. Assisting in the dining room
were Mrs. Fred bennett, Mrs. C. A.
Preston, Miss Mary French of Phila-
delphia, Mrs. William Huston and Miss
Hannah Huston of New York. and Miss
Suzanne Ripley of Andover. Mass
Among the assistants were Miss Dor
othy bennett. the Misses Clark, Miss
Andrews. Mrs. Aldrich of Boston, Mrs.
George L. Selden. Mrs. Charles II. T.
Lowndes, Mrs. w. J. Mourice of Mid
dletown, Conn; Mrs. {. u. Meigs of
New Haven, Mrs. Samuel Gray, Miss
Anne Hall Taylor, Mrs. Pattce, Miss
Gladys Pattee, and number of young