The Washington herald., 1916-03-16

TOT several Gays nave been guests at tue
White House.
The Counselor of the State Department
and Mrs. Polk entertained at an infor-
NAL dinner last evening in honor of their
house guests. Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Scott,
of Philadelphia.
Miss Helen McCumber, daughter OF
Senator and Mrs. Porter ]. McCumber,
was hostess at dinner last evening at
the Chevy Chase Club In compliment to
Miss Dorothy Gray Brooks, whose mar
rage to Lieut., William Henry HOlcOmbe.
U. S. A, will take place March 2. The
guests included the members of the
bridal party.
Maj. and Mrs. Robert U. Patterson
gave a dinner at the Chevy Chase Club
last evening preceding the m!d-week
dance. Miss Mary Browne entertained
at dinner in honor of Mrs. Cowan, of
Hartford, and others having guests to
dine and dance were Mr.. and Mrs. How
ard Reside, Mr.. and Mrs. Horace West
colt, Mr.. and Mrs. John J. Rogers, Mr..
and Mrs. Clarence AspInwan, Mr.. and
Mrs. J. o. O'LaUghlan, Commander and
Mrs. William D. Leahy, Lieut.. Thomp-
son, Mrs. MCEwan Pruyn. Representa-
tive and Mrs. George w. Fairchild, Miss
DOTOthea Owen, Or. and Mrs. II. P.
and Mr.. Harry Meem.
An attractive wedding took place last
evening at $50 o'clock at the Church OF
the Covenant when Miss Grace Edna
Taylor. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Elisha
PearCe Taylor, became the bride of Mr..
Edward Pearce Williams. OF North Caro-
lima. The church was deliberately dec
GRATED with palms. ferns, and spring
flowers, and the ceremony was performed
by the Rev. s II. Green, OF the Calvary
Baptist Church. assisted by DR.. Charles
Wood, OF the Church of the Covenent
The wedding music was sung by the
choir. a musical program being given
during the seating of the guests.
The bride, who was given in marriage
by her father, wore a gown of ivory
white satin combined with tulle and
pearls and caught with real orange
blossoms sent from Floriad. The tulle
veil. which fell to the end Of her long
court train. was caught with orange
blossoms and she carried a shower
bouquet of jOnquils.
The maid of honor. Miss Mary Jacobs,
Of Maine, was gowned in nile green
taTeta with flountes OF silver lace and
touches Of silver tulle. She carried a
bouquet of Queen Beatrice roses There
were two little flower girls Miss Mar
garet Edmonston and Miss Dorothy Buff
FUN, wearing similar frocks of pink and
blue silk with ribbons to match and
carrying baskets filled with spring
flowers. Mr.. John Jayne acted as best
man and the ushars were Mr.. E z.
Sweet. Mr. Ben s. Favorite, Mr.. Walter
Taylor. and Mr.. r. H Hutchinson.
\ reception followed at the home OF the
bride. which was decorated with spring
flowers. When the young couple left
later for wedding trip, the bride wore
a smart frock of grey tafreta combined
with chantilIy lace and coral velvet and
a poke bonnet OF gray straw with a
coat of blue brocaded cloth trimmed with
white fur.
I-pon their return. they will reside at
the Isabelle apartments in Newton street
Mrs. Rufus Day entertained yesterday
at the second of two luncheons she has
given this week. Her guests included
Mrs. J0sephus Daniels, Mrs. Wellington
Koo. Mrs. Atlee Pomerene. Mrs Claude
Swanson. Mrs. Ollie James, Mrs. Warren
6. Harding. Mrs. Thomas r. Dunn, Mrs.
John z. Osborne, Mrs. Albert Mills. Miss
Helen Woodrow Bones, Mrs. William
Marshall. Nine. Yanes, Mrs. w. Mitchell,
Miss Lansing Miss Kate Lansing. Mrs.
Robert Peary. Mrs. W. W. Harris. Mrs.
T T. Ansberry. Mrs Victor Kaufr-
mann. Mrs. Hampson Gary. and Mrs.
Joseph Folk.
Mrs George Barnett, wife OF the COM
nandant Of the Marine Corps, was
hostess at luncheon yesterday at her
quarters at the Marine Barracks.
She was assisted by her sister, Mrs,
Charles Phillips Hill. and her guests
were Mrs. Charles Doyen, Mrs. John A.
LRjeunc. Mrs. George Richards, Mrs,
Dion Williams Mrs. Rufus II. Lane, Mrs.
Charles R. Sanderson, Mrs. Henry L.
Roosevelt, Mrs. W. c. HArIlee, Mrs.
Alexander NJ Watson. Mrs. H. G. Refs
niger, Mrs E. N Mcclellan, Mrs. Eu-
gene P. Fortson, Mrs. Greene, Mrs.
Price. Mrs. Philip Torrey, Mrs. William
H. Rupertus. Mrs. George K. Shuler,
Mrs Jesse F. Dyer, and Mrs. James J.
Meade.
Luncheon was served in the sun parlor
at two tables decorated with pink and
Fsilow spring flowers.
Miss Reside will give a costume re-
Gtal at the Congressional Club Friday
At O'Clock.
At the tea. which will follow, Mrs. CAL
vim D. Paige and Mrs. c. F. Revis will
preside at the table and those assisting
IN the dining room will be Mrs. Adolph
Meyer, Mrs. Francis G. Newlands. Mrs.
j. NJ. Nelson, Mrs. Samuel ]. Nichols,
Mrs. John I. Nolan. Mrs. George W. Nor
rs, Miss Mary Norton, Mrs P. Davis
Oakley. Mrs. George T Oliver, Mrs.
James II. Patten, Mrs. A. J. Peters, Mrs.
Henry T. Rainey, Mrs. c. W. Ramseyer,
Mrs C. H. Randall. Mrs. Randolph r.
RapIey, Mrs R. B. Sanford, Mrs. James
Brown Scott, Mrs. Thomas J. Scully.
Mrs. Henry ". Seymour. Mrs.. W. ].
Sears, and Mrs. A. C. Shanenberger.
Mr.. Thomas A. Edison, accompanied by
Mr.. Hutchison, arrived from Orange, n.
J., 10 spend a few days in Washington
and are stopping at the Shoreham.
The full list Of patronesses for the
iancing and skating costume carnival to
be given for the benefit Of the Neighbor-
hood House next Tuesday night, at the
Arcade, Fourteenth street and Park Road
vas given out last night by the commit
Zee on arrangements.
The patronesses include: Mssdames
Robert Baker, Paul Bartlett, Charles ],
Bell, Sinclair Bowen, Ward Brown, Albert
5. Burleson, Richardson Glover. Muir
ray Cobb, Frederick Delano, Gibson
Fahnestock. John C. Fremont. Chauncv
Hackett, Christian Hemmlck Charles n
Aowry, David Jayne Hill, R. s p, Mitt
Hennen Jennings, Arthur Lee Theodore
Noyes. George Odell, NJ Samuel Reber
George Rubles, Thomas Sweeney. Walter
Iuekerman, Harold Walker. John jay