The Washington herald., 1917-12-06

iusA MRS. MARSHALL Is president o
the organization.
Mr.. and Mrs. Monroe Eyre Pinck.
ard, who were the guests of Mrs
,Pinckard's brother-in-law and sis.
ter, Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick d,
Courcy Faust, have returned e
their home in California. Mrs
Pinckard was Miss Dorothy VIII.
liams, daughter of Gardner vii.
liams.
Only small company of rela.
tives and intimate friends witness.
ed the marriage yesterday of Miss
Martha Jefferson Kean, daughter OF
Col Jefferson Randolph Kean, u. 8
A., and Capt. William Chason, coas,
artillery corps. U. 8. A. The cere-
mony took place at o'clock in the
brides home, 1915 s street. Rev. DR.
Randolph Mckim. rector of Epith-
any Church. officiating.
As Miss Kean's father Is I'm
France, the wedding was very sim
pie. The bride was given In mar
riage by her brother. Robert H.
kean. and wore a gown of soft
cream satin combined with Geor-
gette crepe and trimmed, with love-
ly, lace, which has been worn by
! four generations OF brides in Miss
Kean's family. Her tpile veil fell
from a Russian coronet- of pearls,
and she carried lilies of the valley
and white sweet peas.
Miss Caroline Billingslea, of
Westminster, Nd, was maid of hon
or, and there was one little flower
girl, Miss Margaret Sumner, daugh-
ter OF the brides cousin, Mrs. Allen
Sumner, with whom she is sharing
her home while Colonel Kean and
Captain Sumner. u. s. NJ. c.. are in
France. Miss Billingslea wore a
gown of white net and carried a
sheaf of red roses. Little Miss
Summers frock was also of white
net, and she, too. had a bouquet of
red roses to carry out the artillery
colors. Captain -Chason and his
best man. Capt. Ira B. Hill, Coast
Artillery Corps. U. s. A., were In
uniform. ~
An informal reception followed
later in the evening.
The house was simply but effec-
lively decorated in white and green,
palms, ferns, smilax and clusters of
white chrysanthemums being used.
A string orchestra played the we'd
ding music.
on the completion of a short we'd
ding trip, Captain Chason and his
bride will return to Washington.
He is at present on duty at the
coast artillery camp in Potomac
Park. The brides travelling cos
tune was of navy blue cloth and
with 1t she wore a small blue hat
trimmed with black.
Mrs. James r. Thomas, who was
the guest OF Mrs. Charles wardell
Stiles, left last/night for her home in
Charleston, w. Va. Yesterday Mrs.
Thomas was the honor guest at a
small informal tea which Mrs. Stiles
and Mrs. G. D. Con gave at the
Washington Club.
Mrs. Josephus Daniels, who return
ed to Washington this morning from
savannah. Ga, will entertain at a re-
ception this afternoon from 5 to
o'clock in honor OF the visiting deli
gates to the W. c. T. U.
AT the next meeting Of Columbia
Women to be held Tuesday afternoon,
December II, Mrs. Howard L. Hodg-
kins. assisted by Mrs. Ferson, Mrs.
Wilbur, Mrs. Cuedlger and Mrs. Bor-
den, wives Of the deans of the various
departments, will be hostess. Lieut.
w. Bayard Toulmin Rothe, of the
British General Army Stafr, stationed
at Washington, who has been on all
the important battle fronts, will talk
on the war situation.
Mrs. Howard Gould. of New York,
will be hostess at a reception at the
Hotel Raleigh on Sunday afternoon