The Washington herald., 1917-10-17
Foreign Diplomats Visit
New York -Mr. and
Mrs. Hemmick Attend
Theater Opening in
Pittsburgh Marriage Of
Miss Lennon to Mr.. Rod
Ter Celebrated.

The Secretary of the Interior, Mr..
Franklin X. Lane, who returned from
the West yesterday will go to Phil
adelphia tomorrow to continue his
campaign for the second issue OF lib
erty bonds
The French Ambassador, NJ. Jusse-
rand; the British Ambassador, Sir
Cecil Spring Rice: the Minister from
Panama, DR.. Porras. and the Bel
gian Minister. NJ. de Marchienne. are
among the diplomats who went to
New York for the banquet last even
ing of the Southern Commercial Con-
gress, which was given at the Hotel
Astor.
Senator and Mrs. Ollie James are
spending the formers short vacation
in Kentucky.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Howard have
reopened their house on Sixteenth
street for the winter. They loaned
the house to the Lord Chief Justice
Of England and Lady Reading and
during the occupancy remained IT
their country place. Green Hill. Lord
and Lady Reading have taken posses
sion of Mrs. F. Il. Moran's house, at
c315 Massac husetts avenue.
Mr.. ]. E. Lefevre, secretary of the
legation of Panama, accompanied by
his sister. Miss Ramona Lefevre, have
sailed for their home in Panama,
where they will make a short visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry McNair, OF
Great Neck, L. l., and their two chill
dren will arrive in Washington today
to be the guests of Mrs. McNair's
brother, Mr.. Frank Norris Jones. Mrs
McNair and the children are on theiI
way to Indiana, to visit Mrs. Nc,
Nsir's parents. Mr.. and Mrs. H. c
Jones, formerly of Washington.
Mrs. Christian Hemmick, Mr.. and
Mrs. Perry johnson and Miss Mar.
garetta Symons went to Pittsburgh fol
the opening of Mr.. Hemmick's the.
alter last evening. Mr.. Alexander On
slow, the English actor, a persona
friend of Mr.. and Mrs. Hemmick
opened the theater in THE Man Who
Stayed at Home"
Chevalier Giuseppe Brambilla spent
the weekend in Washington when he
made his farewell call upon the Ital-
ian Ambassador, Chevalier BramilIa
who was counselor of the Embassy
here and has been recalled for duty
in the foreign Office in Rome. He
and his bride who was formerly Miss
Julia Meyer. Will sail for Italy within
the next week or ten days.
Mrs. Harry Rowe Shelly, is spend.
ing a few days with Mr.. and Mrs
Fl. W. McNeaL Mrs. Shelly has been
in Virginia for a visit and will re.
turn to her home in New York early
in the week.
The wedding of Miss Helen Stuart
Lennon, daughter of DR.. and Mrs.
Charles Green Lennon and Mr.. John
Joseph Rodler took place last eve
nlng. The ceremony was performed
IN the home of the brides parents,
the Rev. William Turner. of the
Catholic University officiating, and
was witnessed by only the relatives.
"A reception followed the ceremony.
The bay window of the drawing
room was banked with palms and
autumn leaves studded with white
Il
setting for the white satin prie-Dieu
before which the bride and bridegroom
knelt. The decorations in the dining
room were of pink roses and greens.
The bride. who was escorted by her
father. was gowned in white satin.
with drapery Of filet lace and georg-
cite crepe over silver lace. Her
court train Of satin and gecrcstte
creme arl1hrOfdnra1 L., =
her veil Of tulle was held by a silver
bandeau. She carried bride roses and
lilies of the valley.
Miss Rebecca Gregory Lennon, sis
ter Of the bride. was the maid of
honor and wore brocaded white crepe
de chine with touches of rose colored
georgette crepe and carried prima
donna roses.
The best man was Mr.. Paul P. Rod
Ter. brother of the bridegroom.
TheNwedding music was played by
Miss Ella Hill, of Alexandria, Va.
Mrs. Lennon, mother of the bride
assisted IN receiving and wore white
tulle over satin with a corsage bou-
quet of violets.
Later In the evening Mr. and Mrs.
Rodler started on their wedding trip,
the latter wearing a suit OF Oxford
gray cloth with a large black satin
beaver hat trimmed with a band of
uncurled ostrich and Jets.
They will be at home after Noven-
Der l, at les Rhode Island avenue
northwest.
Mrs. Henry Litchield West, wife of
the former Commissioner of the Dis
trict, now of New York. Is in Wash
ington. visiting her children, Mr.. and
Mrs. Vernon E. West and Mr.. and
Mrs. Orville B. Drown.
Mr.. James Robert Mckee accom-
panied by his daughter, Mrs. Curt
Reisinger. of New York, are at the
Greenbrier. White Sulphur Springs for
a short stay. Mrs. Reisinger was
formerly Miss Mary Lodge Mckee
and is well known in Washington
where she made her debut a few sea-