Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-05-16
MISS MONA N 'AD00 BECOMES BRIDE OF,,
 YOUNG RUSSIAN
Wedding in High Diplo matic Circles Is Big
 Social Event.

Washington, D. C., May 15.-An in- ternational romance reached it's culmi- nation this afternoon in the ceremony in this city which made Miss Mona Hazelton McAdoo, daughter of Seere- tary of the Treas sury William G. Me
 Adoo. the bride of Ferdinand de
 Morenschmidt, second secretary of
 the Russian embassy. Tine ceremony, which took place at St Jonns Epis-
 copal church, was performed by Rev. DrR Roland Cotton Smith.
 The famous old church of the pres idents," immediately opposite the white house, never held a more dis tinguished gathering then that as sembled for the wedding. Six ushers were kept busy seating the guests for half an hour before the ceremony.
 They were Robert McAdoo and Will liam Gibb McAdoo, brothers of the
 bride; Giuseppe Brambila, counselor of the Italian embassay; Mrs. Dejean,
 acting counselor of the French en- bassy; the Hon. Thomas Spring Rice, second secretary of the British en- | bassy, and Jules C. F. Blondel, third secretary of the French embassy. President and Mrs. Wilson were es- ! corted to a front pew in the center
 aisle, opposite that reserved for Mr.
 and Mrs. McAdoo, the father and step
 mother of the bride. Other persons of prominence included among the
 guests were all of the cabinet fam lilies, the members of the foreign dip- lomatic corps, justices of the supreme court, members of congress, and a number of army and navy officers. The interior of the church was dec-
 orated in the white lilies, with a back
 ground of spring foliage. The cere-
 mony was the ring service of the Epis-
 copal church. The vested choir of the church supplied the nuptial music. Mrs. Taber Martin of Chestnut Hill,
 Pa, sister of the bride. attended her as matron of honor. and the brides maids were Miss McAdoo of New York. cousin of the bride, and Miss Ethel Hartman. The bridegroom had Baron Re2aud d'Ungern-Sternber first secretary of the Russian en- bassy, as his best man.
 President and Mrs. Wilson were among the first to offer their congratu- lations to the bridal couple. Follow ing the ceremony the bridal party and a few intimate friends were driven to the McAdco residence in R street, where small reception was held. Fo,- lowing their wedding trip MT. de Moh- renschildt and his bride will reside at Edgemoor, Md, where they have leased house for the summer.
 The bride of today is the second of Secretary McAdoo's three daugh- ters by his former marriage. Her sis iters are Mrs. Charles Martin, of Chest nut Hill, Pa., and Miss Sally McAdoo, who has been attending school in this city.
 The bride has been extremely promi- |nent turnout the the Wilson adminis- tration. She was the chatelainc of her fathers home prior to his marriage to Miss Eleanor Wilson, and after that spent a season abroad. as aid to the Red Cross in nursing hospitals, first in England and later in France. She returned to the United States more than year ago and during the past season divided he rtime between her fathers house in this city and the New York home of her brother, Fran cis U. McAdoo.
 MT. de Mohrenschildt, the bride groom, is comparative newcomer in the foreign diplomatic corps in Wash ington. His family is one of much prominence in Russia and he him s"l, has had considerable experience in the official service of his country. He join- ed the Russian embassy last summer at Newport and at once became very popular. On coming to Washington in the fall he first made the acquaintance of Miss McAdoo and their engage ment was announced last February.