The Washington herald., 1917-11-30

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A number Of washingtonians went
to Philadelphia Wednesday to attend
the marriage that evening Of Lieut..
Hayward Hutchinson Webb q. 8. A.,
SON Of Mr.. and Mrs. John Sidney
Webb. Of this city, and Miss Mary
Ogden Cuthbert. daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Allen Brooks Cuthbert, which
took place Wednesday evening at 8
o'clock in historic Christ Church. Rev.
Dr., Louis C. washburn oficiating.
Miss Cuthbert's third great-grand.
father. Thomas Cuthbert, was q war
den Of Christ Church at the time Of
dependence. s.. 70 -...s.
Mr.. and Mrs. cuthbert and their
daughter are members OF q prominent
Philadelphia family. but have recently
been making their home In Altoona.
Pa
The bride, who was given In mar
riage by her father, wore a gown Of
white satin and point lace, with
court train, and carried a shower bou-
Quet Of lilies Of the valley and white
orchids.
Miss Cornelia Dodd. Of Merton,
~OAAAAsp was AhdAo VI hOlOAs oAio "oo
gowned in gray satin and Georgette
crepe. with a hat of black tulle and
silver. Her bouquet was Of Ophelia
roses.
The bridesmaids. Miss Emily Fran
ces Cuthbert and Miss Sidney Randall
Webb. sisters of the bride and bride
groom, were dressed alike in frocks
of blue, yellow and lavender tulle
afIxyap rlnfh NJ L. tfIlla
hats. They carried old-fashioned bou-
quets of Ward roses, yellow snap
dragons and double violets.
Lieut.. George W. Brent, U. g. A., of
Va, was best man. There
were no ushers. Only the immediate
families and a few intimate friends
that could be reached hastily were
present.
DR.. and Mra James F. Mitchell,
brother-in-law and sister Of the
ton to attend the ceremony.
Brig. Gen. William crozier, CHIEF
Of Ordnance, U. 8. A., and Mrs. Cro-
zier entertained at Q reception yes
terday afternoon at Rauscher's in
compliment to the ordnance officers
and their wives who are in Wash
ington. The reception was very in
formal and was an effort on the part
of Gen. and Mrs. Croker to cheer
the hundreds Of ordnance officers who
were far from their homes on Thanks
giving day. Though the guests num-
bered several hundred, Secretary Of
War and Mrs. Baker were the only
people invited outside of the Ord
Cnrn0 ~ he NJ
assisted Mrs. Crozier in receiving the
guests.
Mrs. William s. Benson, wife Of Ad-
miral Benson, who is with Col. House
in Europe, dined quietly at her home
yesterday in the wyoming. She had
with her her daughter, Mrs. H. F.
Krafft, of Annapolis, Nd, who arrived
IN Washington yesterday afterpoon to
remain until the end of the week.
also her niece and her husband, Lieut..
and Mrs. Andrews Sabens. Lieut..
Sabens. who Is in the ordnance
branch, oficers' Reserve Corps, U.
8. A. and Mrs. Sabens have come
to Washington recently from their
home in New Jersey and have taken
a house, 2715 Ontario road. for the
winter.
Mrs. Benson's sister, Mrs. z. W.
Thomas, Of Manassas. Va, is also
visiting her.
Miss Sybil A. Fletcher, who Is a
student at Vassar. is spending the
holidays with her par
ents, Rear Admiral and Mrs. 3. r.
Fletcher.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Lee will en-
tertain at dinner Saturday evening
at the Chevy Chase Club.
Secretary of War Newton Baker
will leave Washington today for a
visit to several army camps in Florida
and Columbia, S. C. He will return
to Washington Monday.
Mrs. John Meigs, Of the Hills
School, Pottstown, Pa, and Miss
French, also Of Pottstown, who were
the guests of the Secretary Of War
and Mrs. Baker. returned to their
homes Wednesday evening. Mrs
Meigs and Miss French were In Wash
ington in the interest of the war coun-
ell work Of the Y. W. c. A.
Mrs. T. W. Gregory will leave Wash
ington at the end of the week for
Winchester, Va, to visit her son, Nalle
Gregory, who is a student at the Vir-
ginfa Military Institute.
Mrs. Josephus Daniels will leave
Sunday for Savannah.
Ga, to be gone several days. She Is
making the trip in the interest of the
war council work of the 7. W. c. A.
and will attend luncheon to be given
by the Rotary Club, of Savannah, in
with that work.
Maj. Gen. and Mrs. George Barnett
were hosts at a dinner Of twenty-eight
covers yesterday afternoon. Their
guests included their children, Basil
Gordon, jr., Miss Anne Gordon and
Miss Leila Gordon, also Miss Jane
Marvel and Miss Eleanor vandergrift.
both Of Wilmington. and Miss Ruth
Pennypacker, Of Texas, who are
spending the holidays with Gen. and
Mrs. Barnett, Ensign Jacobs, Lieut..
Johnson, Capt. and Mrs. A. ]. Drexel
Biddle and fourteen enlisted men from
the marine station at Quantico.
A success from every viewpoint
was the ball at Rauscher's last even
ing given under the auspices Of the
Navy Relief Society. It il an annual
ball and is always q brilliant occa-
sion, but last evening was perhaps the
gayest Of them all. President and
Mrs. Wilson, always the center of
intense interest, were there, arriving
about 10:15 o'clock. They headed the
list Of guests, a list which included
the most prominent members of So
ciety, residential, official and diplo-
matte.
In past years the Navy Relief Ball
has always been held in the sail loft
at the Navy lard but because Of the
war it was thought advisable not to