The Washington times., 1917-10-05
THE CITY'S SOCIAL SIDE
FestfDMeS in
HonorofBrdes
Feature ofDav

Festivities IN honor Of the several
charming brides who have selected to-
morrow as their wedding day, make
today's social program unusually in
teresting. Miss Marie Peary, daugh-
ter of Rear Admiral and Mrs. Robert
E. Peary, who will become the bride
OF Capt. Edward Stafford, coast artil-
Iery corps, U. s. R., was entertained
at luncheon by Mrs. Broderick Rafter,
one Of her bridesmaids. Miss Dorothy
Adams, daughter of DIR. and Mrs.
Samuel S. Adams, who Will wed Lieut..
William Ayres Borden, coast artillery
corps, U. S. A, will be the honor guest
at a tea this afternoon. with Lieuten-
ant Borden's mother. Mrs. William
Cline Borden, as hostess, and this
evening one Of her bridesmaids, Miss
Katherine Effinger, will give thea
ter party and supper for her. Mrs.
Nav Atherton Marr will give q dinner
party tonight for her daughter. Miss
Marguerite MArr, and Carl Hawes But
man, whose marriage will take place
tomorrow evening.
Capt. Edward stafford arrived in
washington this morning from Fort
Monroe, Va The list Of ushers VINO
will attend him on his marriage TO
Miss Marie Peary tomorrow includes
Lieut.. sidney Cook, Quaftermaster
Corps, U. S. r.; Lieut.. John Putnam
LOOMS. Ouartermaster Corps, U. s.
r. Lieut.. whitney Landon, Coast
ARTILLERY Corps, L. S. r.: Prof. Albert
Licklider. OF williams College; Chaun-
cey L,oomIs, Of Syracuse, N. Y, and the
brides brother, Robert E. Peary, tr.
Lieut.. BroderIck Rafter, U. S. R., who
was to have been In the wedding
marty. will be Unable to leave Camp
Lee, Petersburg, Va, where he is on
duty.
Mrs. Rafter, who gave q luncheon
for Miss Peary today at her apart
ment in the Netherlands, had as her
guests Miss Peary, Mrs. Wendell p.
stafford. Mrs. Robert z. Peary, Mrs.
Harvey Delano, Mrs. Edward N. Hay,
Miss Louis Reside, and the girls OF
the bridal party, Miss Emily steuart,
Miss Laura Graves, Miss Helen
Blodgett, Miss Jean Holmes, and Miss
Madge Diebitsch.
The Rev. DR.. Roland Cotton Smith
will return to washington from his
summer home at Ipswich, Mass, es-
pecially to officiate IT the marriage
Of Miss PsaTy and Captain Stafford,
which win be solemnized in st. Johns
church at o'clock. Miss Peary's
uncle and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. Emil
Diebitsch, of New York reached town
today 10 be guests Of Admiral and
Mrs. Peary until after the wedding.
Mrs. Walter B. Sawyer, OF Grafton.
W. Va, is also staying with them
=
Lieut. William Ayres Borden, U. s.
A., whose marriage to Miss Dorothy
Adams will take place tomorrow
afternoon In Epiphany church, will
haev as his ushers Capt. Edward B. |
Spiller, Coast Artillery Corps, Z. 8.
A; Capt. Fritz P. Lindh, U. 8. A; ]
Captain Young, U. s. A; Lieut.. Earl |
Walker, U. s. R.; Lieut.. Fairfax Dow
ney, U. S. A.; Captain Quentin, and
the brides brother. DR.. Frank Den
nette Adams. DR.. Daniel LeRay Bor-
den will be best man for his brother.
The Rev. DR.. Randolph McRim will
perform the ceremony, and Miss
Adams will be attended by her sister,
Miss Mildred Adams, as maid of
honor. The bridesmaids will be Miss
Ida Adams, Miss Katherine Efinger,
Miss Brownie johnson, Miss Pauline
Stone, and Miss Lillian Jackson, Of
New York.
Miss Effnger will give an informal
theater party and supper tonight for
the bridal party. and this afternoon
Mrs. Borden is entertaining at tea in
their honor.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel VRndergrift,
who have been making an extended
stay in New York, will return to
Washington Monday.