The Washington herald., 1916-06-05


Central Presbyterian Church yesterday
morning. He was unaccompanied. In
the afternoon he motored to Arlington
for the Confederate memorial exercises.
The Postmaster General and Mrs. Burle-
son have as their guest Mrs. Burleson's
niece, Miss Mary Wharton Johns. who
lege to spend several days before leaving
for her home at Austin, Tex.
Dr. and Mrs Cary T. Grayson. who left
White Sulphur Springs for Cincinnati for
a few days trip, will return to the Green
brier today, after which they will so to
Eagle Mountain on fishing trip.
Admiral and Mrs. Richardson Glover
have announced the engagement OF their
daughter. Beatrice, to Capt. Thomas HOl-
combe. jr.. L. S. NJ. c. The wedding win
take place in the autumn.
Miss Clover is the younger daughter Of
Admiral and Mrs. Glover. and one of the
most popular of the younger set Her
debut winter before last was one Of the
most brilliant functions of that season.
She is charming and clever, a splendid
hOTsewOman and an expert motorist.
Capt HOlCOmbe Is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas HolcOmbe. of Walnut Hill,
New Castle Del. He is aid to the general
tremely popular in society.
The announcement of the engagement
was made at dinner party given Satur-
Gay evening at Grasslands. the Country
Club, by Admiral and Mrs. Clover.
The ladies of the Columbia Country
Club will hold a card party at the club
house. Chevy Chase, Md. at o'clock
Wednesday. June :. This will be an open
meeting, to which town as well as out-of-
town guests of members may be invited.
Luncheon will be served at l o'clock for
those making table reservations in ad-
vance.
st. Johns Church, on Lafayette Square,
was the scene of a beautiful wedding Sat
urday evening when Miss Elizabeth Ash
field Walker. daughter of Mr. and Mrs
William H. Walker, became the bride Of
Ensign Robert J. Walker, third, U. 5. N.
a graduate OF last week at Annapolis.
The Rev. DR.. Roland Cotton Smith Of
fciated, and a program Of wedding music
was a feature of the event.
The altar was massed with pink and
white peonies, ferns and palms, and tall
standards of peonies marked the pews re-
served for relatives.
The bride, who was given in maria ge
by her father, wore a tulle gown OF white
over cloth of silver, richly embroidered
with seed pearls in a design of roses
and lilies of the valley. The court train
was of white brocade caught to the
shoulders with pearl butterflies A pearl
bandeau held the tu1le in place and the
bridal bouquet was of white orchids and
valley lilies
Miss Elizabeth Chase was maid Of hon.
or and the bridesmaids were Miss Anita
Kite. Miss Winifred Martin and Miss
Margaret Cameron.
They were gowned alike in girrsh
frocks Of pink tulle over pink taffeta
Three flOunces of tulle formed the skirts,
each edged with a ruche of pink taffeta
The bodices were almost entirely of tulle
with deep girdles of silk. Picture hats Of
pale pink trimmed with a single rose
and long streamers Of narrow pink tarfeta
ribbon. The maid of honor carried a huge
cluster Of sweetheart roses and the
bridesmaids had clusters of pink sweet
peas.
The best man was Ensign Arthur w.
Radford, and the ushers were Ensisns
John Wilkes, John Dale Price, Charles p.
Cecil, Arthur Miles. Gilbert w Summers
and Theodore T. Patterson, all Of the
brtdegroom's class at Annapolis
Following the ceremony there was a
small reception at the Grafton for the
wedding party and a few others. There
the decorations consisted of palms and
quantities Of pink and white peonies and
a stringed orchestra played throughout
the evening. Later Ensign and Mrs.
Walker left for wedding trip. Mrs Wal
ker wearing a smart gown of dark blue
faille embroidered in black, worn with
small black hat trimmed with gourra
and draped with turquoise blue tafreta
They Will spend the summer at Newport
where Ensign Walker will be stationed
aboard the L. s. S Utah.
Miss Caledonia Mccall. Of Florida. left
on Saturday for Chicago.
Mrs. Bryan Lathrop of Chicago, is at
the Hotel Lafayette for a short stav. be-
fore going to Brattleboro and York Har-
bOr.
Mrs. James Young, wife Of Repre-
sentative Young, of Texas, was hostess
on Saturday at a buffet luncheon at
Rauscher's. The table had a centerniece
OF baskets filled with pink peonies the
small tables at which the guests were
seated were adorned with baskets OF
spring flowers. A stringed orchestra
played throughout the luncheon.
The guests included Mrs Houston
Mrs Burleson, Mrs. Gregory, Mrs
Champ Clark, Mrs. Charles A. Culber-
son. Mrs Morris Sheppard. Mrs. Rufus
Hardy, Mrs. Duncan u. Fletcher, Mrs
Charles F. Johnson, Mrs. Lee Overnan.
Mrs. Atlee Pomerene, Mrs. Thomas P
Gore, Mrs Joseph W. Bailey, Mrs. Cone
Johnson. Mrs. Hampson Gary, Mrs
William c. Braisted. Mrs. James Thom-
son. Mrs. Percy Quin, Mrs. Ira Copley
Mrs. James r. Mann, Mrs Robert T
Neil, Mrs. John H Stevens and bar