The Washington herald., 1917-08-14
Mrs. Newton D. Baker and
Children Return to Wash
ington Today-Admiral
Carey T. Grayson Re-
turns to Town-Wash-
ington Girl Married at
Cape May Saturday.

Cape May Saturday.
The President and Mrs. Wilson,
members OF the Cabinet and the entire
social world of Washington were at
Tort Myer yesterday afternoon for the
final exercises OF the Reserve Officers'
Corps, when the Secretary of War pre-
sented the 1.soo officers, who were in
training there for three months, with
their commissions.
The Secretary Of State and Mrs.
Lansing and Mrs. Dulles. the Secre-
tary of the Navy and Mrs. Daniels,
practically all OF the allied diplo-
mats and the naval and military at
taches OF the embassies and legations
in Washington, members of smart So
ciety, including distinguished persons
from other cities and scores of serv-
ice folk were in the brilliant assembly
OF thousands who saw the exercises.
Mrs. Newton D. Baker and the three
children OF the Secretary of War and
Mrs. Baker will return to Washing
ton today. after an absence OF ten
days. Mrs. Baker and the children
went to Nantucket to visit Mr.. JUS
tice Clarke, of the Supreme Court,
who has a house there. and they
stopped in New York for a day or
two en- route to Washington. The
Secretary OF War, who spent the
weekend In Cleveland, returned to
the Capital yesterday.
Mr.. Christopher Smith, temporarily
attached as secretary of the Legation
OF Norway. whose marriage to Miss
Dorothy Shuey will take place on
Thursday, entertained a party of his
bachelor friends. including his best
man, Mr.. William Malthe Johannes
sen, first secretary OF the Legation
of Norway, at dinner last night, at
Rauscher's, where he has maintained
bachelor chambers since returning to
Washington.
Admiral Carey Travers Grayson, L.
S. N, who accompanied Mr.. Tumulty
on a motor trip through the Adiron-
dacks, has returned to Washington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tumulty. who spent
Sunday at the Vermont Hotel. at
Burlington. VT, will return to Wash
ington later in the week.
The marriage of Miss Clara o. Gra-
ham, daughter OF DR.. Neil Fergu-
son Graham, of this city and Falls
Church, and Capt. Richard w. Read
ing. of Engineer Officers Reserve
Corps, took place this morning at
11:SO o'clock at st. Johns Episcopal
Church.
The ceremony was performed by the
Rev. DR.. Roland Cotton Smith in
the presence of a small company of
relatives and intimate friends.
The bride. who was unattended.
wore a travelling costume.
Mr.. Jack Davidge acted as best
man for Capt. Reading.
The plans for the wedding were
fastened because of the bridegroom's
recent orders.
Capt. Reading Is the son of Mai.
Pierson B. Reading, L. S. A, of Cali
fornia.
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt. wife of
the Assistant Secretary of the Navy.
who was called to Washington by the
Illness of her husband. and who with
Mr.. Roosevelt shared the hospitality
of Mr.. Phillips at Woodley, and OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Miller. will leave town
today to join her children at East
port, Me. She will remain there until
the autumn, Mr.. Roosevelt joining
her whenever affairs of the Navy De-
partment will permit.
The marriage of Miss Barbara
HOge, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. W.
S. HOge. OF Fifteenth street. and Mr.
Lawrence Stickney, U. S. R. c.. will
take place Saturday at the summer
home of Lieut.. Comdr. and Mrs.
Frederick A. Savage, the brother-in-
law and sister of the bride, at Cape
May. Miss Hoge has remained in
Washington to be near the BRIDE
groom. who just received his commits
sion at Fort Myer, and will join ner
parents at Cape May tomorrow.
The ceremony will be performed at
noon Saturday in the presence of
a family party and will be followed
by a breakfast. Miss Dorothy Saw
age, the niece Of the bride, will be
maid of honor, and another niece,
Miss Polly Norris. the small ddugh-
ter OF Mr. and Mrs. Murdoch Nor
ris. of Baltimore. will serve as flower
girl. Mr.. Thomas B. Stickney will
be best man for his brother.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel StiCkney, Of
Englewood, N. j., parents Of Lieut..
Stickney, will 60 to Cape Nay for
the wedding, and the brides brother
in-law and sister, Mr.. and Mrs. James
Nicholas Sever Brewster, of Eliza
beth. N. J., and her brothers, Mr.,
w. S. Hoge, tr.. and Mr.. Philip Hoge.
will be members of the family party.
Mr.. Philip Hoge has recently been
commissioned second lieutenant in the
Engineer Corps. and is on duty at
Newport News, Va.
Lieut.. and Mrs. John Ballentint
Pitney. who were guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph Letter, at Edgewater,
their summer place at Beverly, Mass,
have returned to town and are at the |
home Of Mrs. Pitney's parents, Col. |
and Mrs. John R. Williams,
Mr.. William Gibbs McAdoo, ir., was
one of the ushers at the wedding Sat- |
urday at Baltimore of Miss Louise |
Symington and Lieut.. De Courcy
Wright Orrick, of the Army Reserve
Corps, which took place at Mount |
Calvary Church. The Rev. DR.. Will |
lam A. McClenthen officiated. The |
brides attendants were Mrs. George |
sterling Paterson, Mrs. Henry A. Or |
rick, Jr., and Misses Cecily A. Nc
Kim and Katherine Bomann. Mr..
Douglas McGrath was best man, and
the other ushers were Messrs. James |