The Washington herald., 1917-09-21
Solicitor General and Mrs. Dapis
Hosts for Lord and Lady Reading

Place. from a visit in the West, where
Mrs. Thompson. spent most of the
summer.
The Minister of Sweden and Nine.
Ekengren returned to the legation In
" street last evening. from Edgar
town. Mass, where Nine. Ekengren
spent the greater part of the sum-
mer. and the Minister Joined her a
few weeks ago. They stopped in New
York for several days enroute to
Washington.
Miss Margaret Allies, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Milton Z. Allies, will be
married to Mr.. Pere A. Wilmer, Sat
urday, October G, at 3 o'clock, at the
home of her parents in I street. Mrs.
Allies is in mourning because of the
death of her father, and the wedding
will therefore be exceedingly quiet.
; with only members of the two fami-
lies to witness the ceremony.
The Rev. Father O'Connell, of st.
Josephs Church. godfather of the
bride, will oficiate. and she will be
attended by her sister, Miss Mary
Z
o. Vass will serve as best man for
Mr.. Inner.
The bridegroom is the son of Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph r. Wilmer, of An
napolis, and is a member of the re-
serve camp at Fort Myer.
The Secretary of War and Mrs.
Baker dined informally Wednesday
evening at the New Willard with
Mr.. and Mrs. Franklin Muhlhauser
and the former sister, Miss Null
hauser. of Cleveland.
Mrs. Muhlhauser, who has been ap-
pointed head OF the woman's COM
mittee in Cleveland for the sale of
| the next issue of Liberty Bonds. is
here in connection with that work.
Mr.. W. A. Graham Clark, textile
expert of the tariff commission. and
Mrs. Clark, who recently arrived in
! Washington. have leased the resi-
dcnce, 2919 Ordway street, Cleveland
Park.
| Mr. and Mrs Clark are from
I Raleigh, n. C. Mr.. Clark is the son
/ of Chief Justice Walter Clark. and
Mrs. Clark was formerly Miss Pearl
Heck, of that city.
| The marriage of Miss Emma Allen
| Washington, daughter of Mr.. and
| Mrs. Bushrod Corbin Washington.
and Mr.. Chester c. Baxter. formerly
of Ohio, will take place Wednesday
evening in the Church of Our Saw
iour. and will be followed by a
small reception at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Washington, in Brook
land. d. C.
i Miss Washington will be attended
/ by her sister. Mrs. Matthew Hop
kins, of Reading. Pa, as matron OF
, honor, and another sister. Miss
| Eleanor Blackburn Washington. will
| be maid of honor. The bridesmaids
Will be Miss Mary Tippitt. of Charles
I Town, w. Va. Miss Mary Holden.
/ of Fauquier County, Va, Miss Flor
ence Anderson. of New York; and
Miss Mary Tracy and Miss Gertrude
+ Lane, both of Washington.
Z Mr.. Baxter will have Mr.. Ben
: jamin Butler as best man. and Mr..
Albert Woodson. Mr.. Edward A.
/ Mau. Mr.. Harold II. Jacobs. Mr..
Martin T. Fisher. and Mr.. Don Y.
Engel will serve as ushers. Miss
| Washington is a niece of Mrs. Fran
els Berger Moran, with whom she
made her home for some time.
Mr. Amos Lawrence Hopkins, son
of Col. and Mrs. Archibald Hopkins,
has returned to this country from
I Brazil, where he was in the banking
! business. and has been commissioned
first lieutenant in the Aviation
| Corps.
Mr.. B. B. Burgunder. of the Coun-
| Gil of National Defense, and Mrs.
! Bursunder have gone to Greenbrier.
short time. Mr.. Hugh C. Wallace
| is also spending a fortnight there.
The entertainment committee of the
! Catholic Women's War Relief Service
branch of Washington, Of which Mrs.
William ]. MCGEE is chairman. gave a
dance in the ball room of the Lafay-
ette Hotel last evening to the Off
GERS of the American University Park
camp, Washington Barracks, and
| those quartered in Gibbons Hall al
the Catholic University of America.
A section of the Marine Band fur
nished the music. The patronesses
were Mrs. William S. Benson, wife OF
! Admiral Benson: Mrs. George Bar
nett, wife Of Mai. Gen. Barnett; Mrs.
C. C. Wolcott, wife of Col. Wolcott;
Nine Carbo, Nine. Calderon, Mrs. d.
]. Callahan, Mrs. Henry, wife Of Sen
ator Ashurst, and Mrs. Joseph E
Ransdell.
Conrad H. Syme. corporation coun-
/ sci of the District, and Mrs. Syme
have returned to Washington. after a
three weeks visit to White Sulphur
| Springs, W. Va; Cincinnati, Lewis
burg. Ken, Mr.. Syme's old home, and
Harrodsburg. Ken. Part of the trir
was made by automobile.
Mrs. Frances S. Nash and her
daughter. Miss Carolyn Nash. will
leave Washington Monday for New
York, where they will spend a week
or more, after which they will &c
to Philadelphia. where Miss Nash
will enter the University of Penn
| sylvania Hospital for three
months course in Red Cross Hospi-
| tai work. Mrs. Nash will remain in
Philadelphia with her daughter for
a short time and will then return
| to Washington.
Miss Nash recently returned from
a visit to Miss Estelle Sanders and
Miss Anita Sanders. at Eagles Mere
Pa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Cans have re.
| turned from a motor trip through
J the Berkshire Mountains; they or