The Washington herald., 1916-11-11
President and Mrs. Wilson Attend
Christening of Baby Sayre.


at Williamstown. Mass. yesterday to be
present at the christening Of the infant
daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Bowes
Sayre. The ceremony took place In the
afternoon and the President acted as
godfather for the baby. which was named
Eleanor Arson. for Mrs. Sayre's mother.
The Presidential party. which also In
eludes Miss Margaret Wilson. Miss Helen
Woodrow Bones. and DR.. and Mrs. Cary
T. Grayson, will leave Williamstown this
afternoon. making the trip from Rhine
cliff to New York aboard the Maynower.
They are expected to arrive at the White
House tomorrow morning.
Rear Admiral and Mrs. Richardson
Clover were hosts at q large dinner party
last evening, at their residence in New
Hampshire avenue, entertaining In COM
pliment to the wedding party which will
attend their daughter. Miss Beatrice
Clover and Maj. Thomas Holcombe, jr..
at their marriage today. The dinner pre-
ceded the church rehearsal. and among
the guests, who numbered twenty-four,
were the Rev. George F. Clover, Of New
York, and Mrs. Clover. and the Rev. Dr.
Roland Cotton Smith and Mrs. Smith. DR..
Clover, who Is the brides uncle, will per
form the marriage ceremony today. as
sisted by DR.. Cotton Smith, rector Of St
Johns.
Maj. Gen. and Mrs. George Barnett en-
tertained at a luncheon yesterday at the
commandant's residence at the Marine
Barracks in compliment to Miss Beatrice
Clover and her fiance. Maj. Thomas Hol-
comb.
The luncheon was served at small
tables, each decorated with a center
piece Of white hlies. The Marine Band
played during the luncheon and during
the informal dance which followed.
The guests included Admiral and Mrs.
Richard Clover and the Miss Eudora
Clover, Miss Helen Draper. Of Boston;
Miss Ruth Wilson, Miss Clover Todd. and
Miss Mildred Dennis, Of New York: Miss
Pauline Kindleberger and Miss Carolyn
Nash, Of this city; Capt. Frederick C.
Mcconnell. Mai. r. P. Williams. and
Capt. Ralph 8. Keyser. all OF the United
States Marine Corps; Lieut.. Commander
George w. Steele, Lieut.. Commander
John II. Enochs, and Lieut.. Commander
Adolphus Station and Lieut.. d. L. s.
Brewster, all Of the United States navy.
The engagement was recently an
daughter Of former Senator and Mrs.
Marion Butler, of North Carolina. to
Capt. Thomas Dupuy Woodson. Medical
Corps, L. S. A. The announcement was
made at the Butler country home in
North Carolina.
Miss Butler. who was presented to So
,iety at the Capital two seasons ago. Is
a great favorite and one OF the most at
'ractive girls Of the younger set. Capt
%oOdson was stationed at Washington
refore he received his present detail in
the Canal Zone. and was very popular In
army circles
The date Of the wedding, which will
take place during the winter and viii
depend upon the leave Of absence which
Capt Woodson can secure, will be SOL
emnized at Elliott, the plantation which
was a royal grant to Mrs. Buffers
Huguenot ancestors before the year 100
and of which several thousand acres still
remain in the possession OF the family.
Mr.. and Mrs Edson Bradley will re-
turn to Washington today and will spend
several days at their house in Dupont
Circle en- route to North Carolina. They
season. and January will give a small
dance in compliment to Miss Lorraine Al
len. Of New York, and Miss Anne Meirs,
and Miss Pauline Disston, Of Philadelphia,
all OF whom win be debutantes this
winter.
Miss Edythe Howard went to Boston
yesterday to spend the weekend with
her sister. Miss Margaret Howard. who
will be IN Boston with Mrs. Edgar Nor
thrope Dixon until the Christmas season.
Mr.. George Adams Howard, who Is a
student at Phillips Exeter Academy, will
join his sisters in Boston today and they
will attend the Harvard-Princeton foot
hall game.
notable society wedding took place
at the country home of former Secretary
II the Navy and Mrs. George Won L
Meyer. at Rock Maple Farm, at Hamil-
ton Mass, Thursday afternoon, when
Miss Edyth Deacon, of Boston and Man
chester-by-the-Sea, and the daughter OF
Mrs. Edward Parker Deacon, of Paris,
and the granddaughter of Mrs. Charlesl
Fl. Baldwin, OF Newport. became the
bride Of Mr.. Henry G. Gray, a Harvard
man. New York attorney and son Of the
ate Judge John Clinton Gray, Of the
New York court Of appeals.
The bride made an unusually attractive
T5cture in a gown Of white tulle with 4
{" curt train Of white satin Her veil was
caught with orange blossoms, and she
carried Easter lilies.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gray left for New York,
and will sail today for Europe, where
they will spend a six weeks honeymoon,
and on t1eir return will make their win
ter home in New York
Mrs- EDWARD A Sturges, wife OF Capt.
Sturges. U. 8. A, who Is in charge of
the remount station at Front Royal, Va,
arrived here yesterday from Front Royal
and Is stopping at the willard
Mrs. Samuel Mulliken and Miss Helen
p. Mulliken. OF Washington, have re-
turned from Connecticut and are stop
ping at the wolcott Hotel in New York
City for a few days before returning
homo
Miss Edith Oracle WIN entertain four
teen guests at dinner this evening IN
compliment to her house guest, Miss Es-
ther Jean Bochman, Of Philadelphia To-
morrow afternoon. Miss Oracle will be
hostess at tea at her home In Sixteenth
street In honor Of Miss Bochman. Next
week Miss "-~~'n win - Philadelphia