The Washington herald., 1917-11-24
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Blanche Cavendish. who are visiting
at the embassy.
Mrs. George Croghan Reid an
nounces the engagement Of her niece,
Miss Nina Marguerite Stockton. to
Mat Robert o. Underwood. u. 8. n.
C. The wedding will take place In
Washington within the next week. as
Maj. Underwood. who II on duty IN
, Haiti, has but q short leave. He ar
rived In Washington en- Sunday.
Miss Stockton. who, has made her
home with Mrs. Reid. widow Of Brig.
Gen. q. c. Reid. u. 8. NJ c., since
she was q little girl. was presented
to society in Washington several
years ago. and was one of the pret-
test and most popular buds Of her
season. OF late she and her aunt
have been little in Washington. pass
ing the winters In Annapolis or IN
Cuba, and going to East Gloucester,
Mass, where Mrs. Reid has a cottage,
for the summer months.
Miss Stockton Is now the guest of
Miss May Adams at her home In Mas
sschusetts avenue. Mrs. Reid Is at
New Milford. Conn, but expects to
come to Washington for the wedding.
Maj. Underwood will take his bride
to Haiti. He IL . native of North
Carolina.
The marriage Of Miss Jessie Pauline
Cade. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Will
lam B. Cade. and Henry Bingham
Vrooman will take place today at 2
o'clock at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Cade. 174 Willard street northwest.
Rev. DR.. J. ]. Muir will oficiate.
There will be no attendants and the
bride and bridegroom will leave WASH
ington Immediately after the cere-
mony. They will make their home
upon their return at IS Todd street
northwest. Mr.. Vrooman is a cousin
Of Carl Vrooman Assistant Secretary
of Agriculture.
The board of managers Of the Chill
dren's Country Home. OF which Mrs.
Joseph Letter is president, will give a
bail on Christmas evening at Rausch-
er's at 10 o'clock, according to their
custom for the past four years.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Cameron Haw-
kins, the latter formerly Miss Doro-
thea Owen. whose marriage took place
October q, have returned from their
wedding trip and are at their apart
ment, IA Wyoming avenue.
Tickets are now on sale with Mrs.
z: B. Tanner, the Parkwood, for the
ball to be given at Rauscher's on
THANKSGIVING night for the benefit of
the Navy Relief Society. Mrs. Leigh
Palmer Is chairman of the ball COM
mittee. Music will be furnished by
NHA Ea l.
| the Philoppino Band from the May
| flower will play in the adjoining ball
| room. Both by special permission of
the Secretary of the Navy. Mrs. Jo-
sephus Daniels will receive and assist
ing her will be Mrs. F'ranklyn D.
Roosevelt. Mrs. George Barnett, Mrs.
A. L. Willard and Mrs. Leigh Palmer.
The officers floor committee include
| Capt. A. L Willard. N. s. N, chair
man; Capt. T. ]. Sem, u. s. N; Capt.
/ R. R. Belknap, u. S. NJ; Civil Engi-
. neer A. l. Parsons, U. s. N: Capt. r.
H. Leigh. u. 8. N; Capt NJ. Z. Trench,
U. s. N; Capt. W. c. Watts, U. s. N;
Commander D. E. TheIeen, U. s. N:
| Commander z. ]. Marquart, U. 8. N;
Commander T. A. Kearney, U. S. N;
Commander H. G. Sparrow, U. s. N;
Pay Inspector Charles. Conrad, U. S.
N; Medical Inspector R. NJ. Kennedy,
U. s. N; Lieut.. Col. L. NJ. Gulick. U.
8. NJ. c.; Naval Constructor J. D. Beu-
! ret, q. s. N; Lieut.. Commander H.
Delano. U. S. N; Lieut.. Commander
W. D. Spears, u. s. N; Lieut.. Com
mander J. H. Hoover, U. S. N; Lieut..
Commander F. L. Sandoz, U. S. N,
retired; Lieut.. Commander H. Frank
| enberger, u. s. N, retired; Paymaster
| c. J. Peoples. U. s. N; Surgeon G. B.
Tribe, U. S. N; Paymaster H. A.
Wise, U. S. N; Paymastei ]. r. Horn
| berger, U. S. N; Paymaster W. B.
Rogers, U. s. N, retired; P. A. Pay
master C. W. Browning, U. S. N. r.
F.; Maj. E. P. Fortson. U. s. NJ. c.:
Civil Engineer G. c. Scott, U. s. N. r.
F.; Lieut.. ]. W. Bunkley. U. S. N;
Lieut.. d. I. Hedrick, U. S. N; Lieut..
F. H. Kelley. u. s. N; Lieut.. NJ. Kelly,
u s. N: Lieut. Alex. sharp. U. s. N;
Capt C. D. Barrett, L. S. NJ. c.; Capt.
F. c. Mcconnell, u. s. NJ. c., retired;
P. A. Surgeon NJ. E. Higgins, u. s. N;
P. A. Surgeon R. c. Ransdell. Z. S.
N, and Assistant Surgeon r. E. Hen
| derson, U. S. N. r. F.
The subcommittee on arrange
ments and decorations is composed of:
Capt A. l. Willard, U. s. N; Capt.
NJ. z. Trench, U. S. N; Commander
d. E. Theleen, U. s. N; Commander
z. ]. Marquart, U. S. N; Lieut..
Commander H. Delano. U. s. N;
Lieut. Commander w. o. Spears, u.
8. N; Lieut.. Commander ]. H. Hoov-
er, U. 8. N; Lieut.. Commander H.
Frankenberger. U. s. N, CretireO;
Maj. E. P. Fortson, U. s. NJ. c.;
Lieut.. J. W. Bunkley. U. S. N; Lieut..
F. H. Kelley, U. S. N, and Lieut..
NJ. Kelly, U. s. N.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. R. woodson have
| given up their apartment at Wardman
Courts, and have moved into their
new home on Sixteenth street High
lands.
OF interest In Washington is the
marriage today of Miss Renee de P.
du Pont, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
T. Coleman du Pont of Wilmington,
and John Wilcox Donaldson, in Trini-
ty Church, Wilmington. Bishop
Ethelbert Talbot, of Pennsylvania
will officiate. assisted by the Rev.
Frederick NJ. Kirkus, OF Whining
ton.
The bride will be given in marriage
by her father and her sister, Mrs.
Hollyday 8. Needs, will be matron
| Of honor. The wedding party will
also include Mrs. Francis v. du Pont,
Of Newton Center, Mass; Miss Eliza
beth Nimick and Miss Henrietta
Nimick, Of Pittsburgh; Miss Mary
Kirk, of Baltimore; Miss Helen
Gulick, Of Phoenixville, and Miss
Ethel Barksdale, Of Wilmington, as
bridesmaid, and the three flower
girls, Miss Alice Harvey and Miss
Mary Harvey, of Wilmington, and
Miss Dora Donaldson, of Tuckahoe.
| Erancia DnnaIdsnn will ha hest ,,nn,,