Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-18
Several Weddings on Today's Pro
gram, With Many Out-of-Town
Guests for Ceremonies.
Mr.. de Mohrenschildt Selects Resi-
dence-Senator and Miss Phelan
Dinner Hosts.

A quiet but pretty wedding is taking
place this afternoon at 4:30 o'clock
when Miss Russelle Cecil. daughter OF
Col. George Russell Cecil, U. S. A. and
Mrs. Cecil, will become the bride OF
Mr.. Alfred E. Bruch Of Ben-Lomond.
near Manassas. Va. Rev. C. Ernest
Smith, rector of st. Thomas Church.
is officiating. the ceremony taking
place under an archway Of smila1.
ferns and white roses in the sun parlor
of the home Of the brides parents at
the St Nicholas. The bride, who will
be given in marriage by her father. is
wearing a handsome gown of bridal
satin, fashioned with a court train.
deliberately embroidered in pearls and
point lace and bands of pearls form
the bodice. Her long tulle veil. which
belonged to her mother, Is bordered
with rose point. and is arranged cap
fashion, being fastened to the couture
with bandeau of pearls. She is car
rying a shower of orchids and lilies OF
the valley. and her only ornament Is
the gift of the bridegroom. a handsome
bar pin of diamonds
Miss Nancy Patton of Richmond, Va,
the brides only attendant, is wear
ing a charming gown of chartreuse
georgette crepe embroidered In blue
beads and draped over a foundation OF
gold cloth. With this she is wearing
a picture hat of gold cloth. with a
dainty tracery Of blue beading. Her
flowers are an arm bouquet of pale
pink roses.
Mr.. Edward Bruch of Cleveland. Ohio
Is best man for his brother. An in
formal reception will follow immediate
ly for the guests, numbering about
sixty, who were present for the cere-
mony. Mrs. Cecil. the brides mother
l
handsome gown of lavender satin COM
bined with duchess lace and iridescent
trimming. and a corsage of orchids.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bruch will make their
wedding trip by motor. the latter
travelling in smartly tailored suit OF
| blue check, with a small blue hat trim
| med with blue wheat.
! Among the out-of-town guests who
came to Washington for the wedding
are Mr.. and Mrs F. w. Bruch, the par
ents of the bridegroom; Mr. and Mrs
| Carl Bruch, brother and sister in-1aw
of the bridegroom, of Cleveland, Ohio
! Lieut.. L. K. Morgan. U. s. N, and Mrs
Morgan, brother-in-law and sister OF
the bride, and Mrs. Walter b. Cary OF
Detroit, Mich.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Bruch will make theil
home at his estate. Ben-Lomond, near
| Manassas.
| Mr.. Ferdinand de MohrenschiIdt, sec
ond secretary Of the Russian embassy
| whose marriage to Miss Mona McAdoo
will take place on May Is. has leased
! the residence of the late Mrs. Theodore
NJ. Davis. at Edgewood, Md, for the
! summer.
| Mrs. Thomas r. Marshall has been
| confined to her apartment at the Will
lard for the past week with a severe
cold.
| Senator Phelan and Miss Phelan en-
tertained at dinner last evening for
| their house guests, Mr.. and Mrs. Ru-
dolph Spreckels of San Francisco. and
their son, Mr.. Howard Spreckels n
Harvard freshman. who is here for his
| Easter vacation. Among the guests
| were the Brazilian ambassador and
Nine. da Cana, Senator and Mrs. New
| lands, Gen. and Mrs. Barnett Nine
Hauge and Lieut.. r. H. Fletcher. US A.
Senator Phelan and Miss Pheian will
entertain at dinner again tomorrow
. evening for their guests.
On Monday Miss Phelan will leave
Washington for her home at San Fra :
! cisco. where she will spend the summer
| months.
! Representative and Mrs Ira ConIev
| were dinner hosts of last evening the
party going later to the last admins
| tration dance of the season, which was
given in the ballroom of the Willard.
! There guests were Mr.. and Mrs Hamp
son Gary, Col. and Mrs. W. w. Harris.
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Boynton of De,
| troit, Miss Amy Bennett and Lieut..
| Commander Major
| Mr. and Mrs. Copley have leased the
| residence of Mr.. Gardner Williams, 2201
! r street, and will take possession the
| LIST of June.
| Mr.. George w. Norris of the farm
| oan commission and Mrs. Norris, who
| nave occupied the residence 220l
! street since their arrival here last fall.
| will give 1t up early in May. when Mrs.
Norris will leave for their summer
| come at Penllyn. Pa.
| Mrs. John w. Foster. assisted by Mrs.
| ansing. is entertaining at an informal
| "a this afternoon in honor of Mrs.
| ames Robert Mckee. the house guest
| Mrs. Stephen B. Elkins.
| Mrs. Elkins gave luncheon party
| day for Mrs. Mckee. who has been
| tertained continuously since her ar
al here last Saturday.
:. wedding elaborate in every detail
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