Evening star., 1917-08-21
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Approaching Weddings Occasion for
Round of Hospitalities for
Brides-Ele
Marriage Of Miss Little and Lieut..
Ashby-Outdoor Wedding at Fair
fax-Smart Set Doings.

Chevy Chase Club in compliment to
Miss Marie Eugenia Smith, whose mar
rtage to Lieut.. Commander Hollis Tay-
lor Winston, L. S. N, will take place
September l.
Those asked to meet Miss Smith were
Mrs. James T. Morton. Mrs. John
Miss Lucille Smith.
Miss Catherine Lewis Pace. whose
| marriage to Cadet Walker Gibson
White viii take place September 1. is
the honor guest a a theater party fol-
lowed by tea at the Willard, which Miss
| Dorothy Bertholf is giving this after
NOON.
Those in the party include Mrs.
laurence W. Clarke, Miss Ruth Miller
Miss Virginia Maxwell. Miss Pauline
kindleberger. Miss Mildred March and
Miss Helen Claxton.
! Tomorrow Mrs. Laurence w. Clarke
will give luncheon for Miss Pace and
on Friday Miss Pace will go TO West
| Point. where she Will remain until
after the graduating exercises, at which
| Cadet White Will receive his diploma.
| She will return August 81, on which
date Miss Minnie Saxton VIII have
guests TO meet her at luncheon.
Miss Lucille Clark and Miss Harriet
Clark will entertain at luncheon Thurs
day in compliment to Miss Holland
Fits. whose marriage to Lieut.. Thomas
J. Garner, [. 5. R, will take place Sat
urday.
| Col Collardet has been appointed as
| sistant military attache at the French
embassy and his name. with that of
Nine. Collardet, appears in the diplo-
matte list for August for the first time.
! Other newcomers include Capt. r. r.
Glen. honorary attache of the British
embassy: Lord Eustace Percy. tempo
| rarily attached to the British embassy:
| Duke Ricardo de Sangro. attache to
the Italian embassy: Commander Nis-
count Masamichi Hotta, l. J. n. as
| sistant naval attache of the Japanese
| mbassy.
I The additions to the temporary staff
| at the Russian embassy include Mr.. E.
| T. Omeltchenko, Mr.. NJ. NJ karpovitch,
! Capt. D. T. Dubassoff and Baron Tn. A.
| Gunzburg.
! Senior Alberto Angel is attached to
| the Colombian legation and Sonora
Dona Amalie S. de Angel is with him.
The marriage of Miss Mary Chamber
| lain Little and Lieut. Wallace Ashby,
Engineer Corps, L. S. r.. is taking place
this afternoon at 4 o'clock, at the resi-
dence of the brides parents, Rev. and
Mrs. Riley Mcmillan Little. in Irving
street
An effective decoration of white roses
palms and ferns is in place in the living
room, where the ceremony will be per-
formed by the brides father
Her gown is very lovely one of white
georgette crepe and satin, and she is
wearing white georSette crepe hat
trimmed with white gardenias. and her
bouquet is of bride roses and lilies Of
the valley.
Miss Mary Jane Atwell of Pittsburgh
Pa. the maid of honor, is wearing a
rose pink tafeta gown, with a white
lace hat trimmed with pink roses, and
her bouquet is of pink roses.
Lieut.. William Clark Little, L. S r..
brother of the bride. is serving as best
man for Lieut.. Ashby.
An informal reception will follow.
when the newly married couple viii be
| assisted in receiving by Mrs. Little.
mother of the bride, who will wear a
blue and white foulard gown combined
| with georsette crepe. Lieut.: Ashby
| and his bride will leave later for their
wedding trip, the latter wearing a
smart coat suit of tan khakihool with
hat to match.
The out-of-town guests here for the
occasion include Mr.. and Mrs. y. 3.
| Ashby of Des Moines. Iowa. parents of
| the bridegroom: Miss Eleanor Bradley
| of Chicago. Miss Florence Lowry of
| East Palestine, Ohio, and Mr.. and Mrs.
| Bryce Gillespie of Baltimore.
| A beautiful outdoor wedding took
| place at Fairfax. Va, last evening
when Miss Margaret Helen Farr be-
! came the bride of MIR Joseph Dunbar
| FranZoni of Washington.
| The ceremony, which took place at
\ o'clock at the home of the brides
mother. Mrs. Richard Ratcliffe Farr,
was performed on the lawn by the Rt.
Rev. D. J. OConnell, Bishop Of Rich
| mond assisted by Rev. Father Van
| Ingelgen of Falls Church, beneath a
| bower formed Of cedars studded with
golden rod.
| The garden was Illuminated with
varcoored Japanese lanterns and a
stringed orchestra played a program of
nuptial music.
| The bride who was given in mar
| riage by her uncle, DIR. Wilson Prest-
man Malone of this city, wore a beauti-
full gown of white brocaded satin and
| silver lace. with a tulle veil. wreathed
with orange blossoms, and her bouquet
| ley
| Mrs. Charles II. Franzoni was the
matron of honor and she wore a gold
lace and chiffon gown.
| Miss Elizabeth Swetman. the maid of
honor, wore a gold lace gown mounted
on chiffon. and the ather attendants.
| Mrs. Colder Farr and Mrs. Wilson Farr.
siSters-in-law of the bride, wore hand
some gowns of gold tulle and taffeta,
| trimmed with silver lace and gold roses.
| Little Dorothy Wayne RiIchie was
the flower girl. Mr.. Richard Farr
| brother of the bride, was best man.
| and the groomsmen were Mr.. Colder
| Farr Mr.. Rezin Farr. NJ. Wilson Farr,
| brothers of the bride; Mr.. Charles IL.
Franzoni. Mr.. Edwin l.. Franzoni and
Mr. Fred Franzoni, brothers of the
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| A large reception followed, when the
| newly married couple were assisted
| in receiving by Mrs. Farr. mother of
| the bride, who wore gown of black
crepe de chine and duchess lace.
f, Mr.. and Mrs. FranZoni motored to
| Washington and left late last night
to visit Atlantic City, New York and
the Thousand Islands.
White ana green Will be the predom-
mating colors at the wedding tonight
| of Miss Beryl Macauley, daughter OF
| Mrs. Sarah Tolson Macauley. and Capt
Lee Frazer Banks, u. S. r. G., son Of
Judge and Mrs. James j. Banks OF Bir-
mingham, Ala, which will take place
this evening at o'clock at Epiphany
Church The ceremony will be wit
messed by only few relatives and in
innate friends. Miss Lucy Heath OF
Norfolk. Va, will be the brides only
lattendant Mr.. James j. Banks Of
lChcago will be his brothers best man.
Mr. Craig V. Morton Of Washington
and Capt L. Earle Thornton, u. 5. X. G.,
. of Pensacola, Fla, will act as ushers.
The out-of-town guests Will include
Miss Carolyn Boardman of Knoxville.
Tenn, Mrs. Gertrude r. Luce of New
York city, Mr.. B. B. Tolson, uncle of
the bride, of Murphysboro. Ill; Miss
Annie Hempstreet of Brooklyn, Mr..
Woodbridge Primm Norton of New York.
Mrs. l.. Earl Thornton and Mr.. Harry
Thornton of Pensacola. Fla.
Mrs Ellis c. Johnson, wife of the
solicitor of internal revenue. their