The Washington herald., 1917-09-19

Frlday-Autumn Brides
Selecting Dates for Their
Marriages to Army Of
6cers.
Following the strict informality
which has obtained in all entertain
ment for the lord chief justice OF
England. Lord Reading and Lady
Reading were entertained at dinner
last evening by Gen. and Mrs. Will
liam Crozier at their home on Mas
saehusetts avenue. The Secretary of
state and Mrs. Lansing were the only
other guests.
Mr.. Brun. the Danish Minister, re-
turned to Washington last evening
after spending the summer at
Bar Harbor. During the season, Mr..
Brun visited several other resorts.
but made Bar Harbor his permanent
headquarters.
The new Minister Of Greece. Mr..
George Rousses. who is established in
the legation at Ills Massachusetts, ave-
nue., will probably be presented to the
President on Friday. He has already
gone through the formality Of calling
upon Mr.. Lansing at the State De-
partnent and has been entertained by
the dean of the diplomatic corps. M.
Jusserand, the Ambassador OF France.
The Minister of Siam. and Lady
Prabha Karavongse who have spent
the summer at Harding Cottage. Bass
Rocks. Gloucester. Mass, will close
the legation there and return 10
Washington next week.
MIR. Boris Bakhmeteff, the Amoas-
sador of Russia. has been joined py
Nine. Bakhmeteff. who spent the lat
ter part Of the summer at Briarcline,
y. ", making an occasional visit 10
Washington. The Ambassador mas
leased the handsome home or Dr.
and Mrs T. Morris Murray, 2l07 Mas
sachusetts avenue, near that OF MIS-
Richard H. Townsend, and which was
formerly occupied by Mrs. Townsens
son-in-law and daughter. Senator and
Mrs. Peter Goelet Gerry, during the
time Mr.. Gerry was in the House.
The Ambassador and Nine. Bakh-
meter will take up their residence
there next week leaving Z223 X street
where the Ambassador has MADE MS
home since leaving the residence Oh
Mr., and Mrs. Hennen Jennings wnien
he occupied Immediately upon MS ar
rival in this country.
saturday, October 13, has been Sc
lected as the wedding day or MISS
Mildred Bacon. daughter of Mr.. anu
Mrs. l.. s. Bacon. OF Wasninston;
and Lieut.. Richard Oulahan' onceIs
Reserve Corps. Father cooper wiz win
rerform the ceremony, only members
Of tbe family and perhaps a small
party besides being present, but a
,,,,r,her ~ additional guests will be
rsked for the reception which VIII
follow.
Miss Bacon will have but one atten-
dant her Young sister. Miss Edith
Racon- who Is still a school girl. ana
AIR Edward Dove will be best man
FOR the bridegroom
The wedding will take place at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Bacon at
.s2e Connecticut avenue, and whie
the bride will wear the conventional
bridal robes, the arrangements VIII
he much simpler on account OF war
times and uncertainty OF orders ior
The bridegroom. who Is now at camp
Lee. Petersburg. Va
Mrs. John Jacob Rogers. wife Oh
Representative Rogers, OF Massachu-
setts. has returned to Washington al
ter spending several weeks at ther
home at 1155 Sixteenth street.
Miss Mary Harriet Baden, Of WASH
ington, and Mr.. Bernard A. DUBOIS,
of Muskogee, Okla, were married az
10 o'clock yesterday morning in 81
Patrick's Church, where. after the
ceremony was performed by the Rev.
Thomas McGuigan. formerly OF 81.
Johns Church, Westminster, Mo, ne
celebrated the nuptial mass. assisted
bv the Rev. Father Smyth and Rev.
Father Carroll
The church about the altar was
decorated with pink flowers ana
palms and ferns. and the bride was
escorted and given away by her
brother, Mr.. James Henry Baden.
she wore a becoming travelling suit
of midnight blue broadcloth. with
velvet hat of the same shade. and
corsare boauet of orchids and lilies
Of the valley. The brides small niece.
MlSS 0ldNy 6SpNgs
tendant. and was dressed in dainty
frock Of cream colored albatross. and
carried a basket Of pink roses.
Mr.. w. Elmer Espey. brother-in-
law of the bride was best man for
Mr.. Dubois. Immediately after the
ceremony. Mr.. and Mrs. Dubois left
for a wedding trip and later this
month will start for their home in
the West, where, after October Is.
they will be at home at 323 North F
street, Muskogee.
Mrs Champ Clark has gone to Her
rodsville. KY. to attend the annual
reunion of the MCAfee family, one
of the largest and most important
clans in the history of the State. The
McAfee brothers founded The first
Presbyterian Church in Kent :cEy. tue
Providence church. and Mrs Clark
mas always maIntai red a member ,liip
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