The Washington herald., 1917-11-18

lsupscrfptlons ana through a dance
given by the marine corps officers at
lQuantico at the Ofhcers' Club. Addi-
tional contributions may be sent TO
Mr.. George Howard. treasurer. Du-
pont National Bank.
The passing Of no man OF note In
late years has so affected society in
general as the death of Gen. John
W. Foster, who with members OF his
family has been allied with the bril-
liant social life of Washington and
the capitals Of the old world, for more
than a quarter OF q century.
The home of Gen. Foster has been
the meeting place for diplomats. and
having represented this country at
the courts OF Russia, and Spain. hav-
ing been the minister OF this republic
to the Republic Of Mexico and mingled
in the court circles of Great Britain,
France, Austria, Germany. China,
Chile and other countries through his
services on the various important
treaties negotiated between America
and these countries, has enabled him
and his family TO present a far more
interesting hospitality to the diplo-
matte world than any other household
in Washington.
Mrs. Foster Joined her husband in
extending the hospitality of their
home to their son-in-Iaw and daugh-
ter, the Secretary Of State and Mrs.
Lansing. thus adding another bril-
liant chapter to their Washington
life. The closing their home. even
temporarily. adds much TO the de-
preston of society.
Mrs. Thomas F. Bayard. Mr.. and
Mrs. John Hay, Gen. and Mrs. John
Sherman. former Senator and Mrs
Elihu Root. Senator and Mrs. Phil
ander c. Knox and Mr. Justice WILL
lam r. Day are all personages who
enjoyed the chief place in the cabinet,
and who like Gen. and Mrs. Foster,
so lived the Capital that they re-
turned here after the Office was for
them no more, to make their perman-
ent homes.
The marriage OF Miss Mae Little.
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. William ID.
Little, of Forest Glen, Nd. and Lieut..
James Hereford McGInnis. U. S. A.
will take place on Saturday evening,
November "a. at O'Clock. in the
chapel OF National Park Seminary,
and will be followed by a reception at
Theta House. the home Of the sorority
OF which the bride is a member, and
which she Joined when she was a pupil
at National Park Seminary.
The Rev. DR.. Ulysses G. P. Pierce
will perform the ceremony, and the
bride will be attended by her sister,
Mrs. Van Valkenberg Wright, as ma
tron of honor. Her small niece. Miss
Betty Wright. will be ring bearer
Lieut.. McGinnis. whose home is in
Beckley. w. Va, is on duty at Char
lotte. n. c. He will have several OF
his brother officers as ushers.
The Georgetown University Hospital
will give its annual benefit at the New
National Theater Monday evening, No
vember 6. This benefit is TO be given
by the Charles Frohman players. and
the performance will consist of three
one-act plays, The New World"
''Barbara's Wedding and THE Old
Lady Shows Her Medals" The benefit
will be under the auspices Of the
ladies' board of the hospital, and the
proceeds will be devoted to the main
tenance Of a charity ward and the up
keep of the dispensary. to which OBJ
jects the efforts of the board are es-
pecially directed, as well as to other
immediate needs Of the hospital.
In the stress of war relief work local
charities are in danger of being
neglected or overlooked. but never was
the necessity of aiding our hospitals
greater, as on them devolves the neces-
sity Of caring for the sick among the
great additional army of war workers
and other thousands Of strangers
within our gates as the result Of the
war.
Miss Catherine Powell Cochran.
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert s
Cochran, and Mr.. Robert p. Hob
son, son Of Judge and Mrs ]. p
Hobson, OF Frankfort, KY, were mar
ried Wednesday evening in the Grace
Episcopal Church. The Plains, Va.
in a surrounding typical Of the high
est type of life in the Old Dominion.
/ The bride wore a gown of white
satin. draped with Georgetta and
trimmed with pearl ornaments worn
by her mother. She was given in
marriage by her father and was at
tended by her sister. Mrs. Rolfe Rob-
ertson, OF Haymarket Va. as ma
tron of honor. whose gown was Of
yellow satin and cloth-of-gold with
which she carried a bouquet Of vel
low and white chrysanthemumS tied
with yellow tulle.
The brides other attendants were
Misses Olive Ruge, Of ApaIachicola
| Fla; Mary stuart Robertson, Of
| Staunton. Va; Mary Anderson. Of
Easton. Pa: and Harriet Fleming.
Mrs. Edward Turner and Cora Lee
Cochran, sister of the bride, Of The
/ Plains. They were dressed alike in
gowns Of yellow taffeta draped with
yellow Georgette and carried bou-
quets Of yellow chrsanthemums. Eliz-
abeth Skinker and Ursula Beverly
were ribbon girls. in white dresses
and yellow ribbons. and Harriet Car
ter, the little flower girl. preceded
the bride in a white ruffled dress
and carried a basket of yellow roses
The best man was Mr.. X. c. Patty
Of Lexington, and the ushers were
Messrs. Edward Barker. OF Warren
ton; Joseph Hobson. of Frankfort.
KY: Rolfe Robertson, of Haymarket:
George B. Cochran, OF Alexandria:
and ]. C. Kiger and Thomas Coch-
ran. brother of the bride, Of The
Plains.
The church WAS beautifully decor
ated in yellow chrysanthemums and
palms. The ceremony was followed
by q dance. after which Mr.. and
Mrs. Hobson left for an extended
| wedding tour
| The out-of-town guests included
Judge and Mrs. ]. p. Hobson, Col
and Mrs. William r. Cochran, Of
Louisville. KY: Commodore and Mrs.
William S. Hogg, of Washington;
Mrs. Page Jones, of Front Royal.
Va: Mr.. Parker Sitz, Of Washing
ton; DR.. Thomas r. Cochran. Miss
Jeanette Cochran, Of Alexandria: Mr.
George l. Cochran. of Washington;
Mr.. Joseph Cochran. and Col. Henry