Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-17

ming, which will take place THURSDAY
evening at 8 o'clock at the residence
Of the brides parents, Mr.. and MRS.
Beale r. Howard. In 18th street: Only
the relatives and few intimate friends
will witness the ceremony, which VIII
be followed by a reception at S:3o
Tho bride will be ATTENDED py ne.
sister, Miss Margaret Howard, as maid
Of honor, and Mr.. Charles B. Manning
of Manchester, N. H.. brother OF the
bridegroom. Will be the best man:
Mr.. Charles K. Drury came on from
New York yesterday to spend the week
end with Mrs. Drury. who IL visiting
her parents. Secretary and Mrs Red
field.
Mr.. Thomas Watt Gregory. 5r.. and
Mr.. Nalle Gregory, sons of the Attorney
General and Mrs. Gregory. will leave
Washington today for Columbus. N. NJ.
where they will spend the summer
months doing field work for the geo
logical survey.
The Secretary Of Agriculture and Mrs.
Houston will establish the younger mem
bers of their family in their cottage at
Woods Hole, Mass, tomorrow. but Mrs.
Houston will not go there until July l.
Countess Macchi di Cellere, with her
young daughter and son. plans To- leave
| Washington shortly for the Blue Ridge
mountains. Pa. where they will remain
Tor the summer months The ambassa-
dor and staff. whose official duties are
so pressing this season, will remain at
Washington.
The Ecuadorean minister. Senior DIR.
Don Rafael F;lizalde, and Sonora ElZalde
will leave Washington this week for
Monterey, where they will spend the sum-
mer months.
Nine. Ekengren will leave Washington
on Wednesday to establish her house
hold at Edgartown, Marthas Vineyard.
MASS, where she has a cottage for the
summer. The minister will be detained
IN town most OF the summer. and Nine.
Ekengren will make a number Of trips
! back and forth.
Nine. Ekengren's mother. Mrs John p
jackson, who will pass the summer with
i her. will make a series of visits before
| joining her daughter at Edgartown.
The Netherlands minister and Nine
van Rappard will remain at Washington
Tor the greater part Of the summer.
Perks-Cox.
Emery Place. the country home Of
Mr.. and Mrs. William Van Zandt Cox
| at Brtghtwood D. c.. was the scene Of
| a beautiful wedding last evening at $50
O'Clock. when their daughter. Miss
Hazel Van Zandt Cox. became the bride
OF Mr. Charles Oehm Parks. son of Mr.
ana Mrs. William S. Parks.
Rt- Sev. Wilbur Thirkield, resident
Bishop of New Orleans, performed the
ceremony. in the garden, at the south
OF the house. beneath a magnificent old
CHERRY tree. The guests were grouped
on the lawn at the far side, which was
bordered with mock orange syrinya
ana SNOWFALL bushes. all in full bloom
A stfinged orchestra played the we'd
ding march, and as the first strains
We're heard. the bride. preceded by her
attendants. passed from the veranda
through the trellesed archway. which
was covered with crimson rambler
roses. to the opening where they were
met by the ushers. who approached
from the other side. They then passed
through the aisle. formed of white
standards topped with bouquets of mink
rambler roses and looped together with
white satin ribbon to the improyised
altar. where the bridegroom and his
best man. Mr.. G. Sherman Richards Of
New York, awaited them.
The charming young bride who wa.
escorted and later given in marriage by
her father. wore her mothers wedding
gown of ivory tinted satin. with an
overdress OF ivory tulle edged with n
deep fiouce of duchess lace and made
with long court train. The bodice
with its square decollete was of the
satin yelled In tulle and embroidered in
pearls. The elbow-length tulIe sleeves
were edged with pearls and the folded
1trdle was OF satin. Her veil was Dor.