The Washington herald., 1917-04-30
Assistant Secretary of State
and Mrs. Long Entertain at
Dinner for Members of For
eign Commissions -Promi-
nent Weddings Today.

eign Commissions Prom
nent Weddings Today.
The President and Mrs. Wilson attend
ed services at church yesterday morn
ing. taking their customary motor ride
In the late afternoon.
Monsieur viviani. Marshal Joffre, Vice
Admiral Chocheprat. and the other men,
bers OF the French commission will be
the guests OF honor at a reception, which
viii be given tonight at 10 o'clock In the
Pan-Amerfcan. building by the Secretary
Of state and Mrs Lansing. The receiv-
ing line. aside from the hosts. will in
clude the French Ambassador and Nine.
Jusserand and the distinguished French
guests.
me invitations. which will this time
include ladies, are necessarily limited to
the members of the French and British
commissions. the Supreme Court and
Cabinet. chiefs and counselors, military
and naval attaches OF foreign missions
Senators and Representatives. ranking
officers OF the army and navy and
other high government officials. Admis-
sion to the building will be carefully
guarded, each guest being provided with
q specially, numbered non-transferrable
card to be presented at the door.
The Third Assistant Secretary of State
and Mrs. Breckinridge Long entertained
az dinner last evening at the Shoreham
IN compliment to members of the French
and British commissions
Miss Ethel Hartman, who has been
spending some days IN New York, re-
turned to Washington yesterday.
Today Is popular as wedding day.
several marriages of interest and prom
inenee being scheduled by the social
calendar.
A wedding Vt particular interest will
take place this morning at the resi-
dence OF DR.. and Mrs. Alfred c. Nor
cross at Petworth, when the formers
sister. Miss Ruth Norcross, will become
the bride OF Brig. Gen. Richard L.
Hoxie, U. s. A., retired.
Only the members Of the brides fam
ny will witness the ceremony, which
will be performed at 1870 o'clock by Rev.
Or. Wilbur Harrington Norcross. Of
Dickinson College. Carlisle. Pa, another
brother Of the bride. Gen. Hoxie's first
wife was the famous sculptress, Winnie
Ream Hoxie.
Gen. Hoxis and his bride will leave i'm
u'ediately after the ceremony for the
formers country place, Vinita, at Iowa
City. Iowa. They will return to Wash
inEtoR in October when they Will re-
side at the Hoxie residence, 1882 X
street
Another Of today's brides will be Miss
Helen Leigh Hunt. daughter OF 1-r. and
Mrs. Leigh Hunt, Of the Hotel Langdon,
who Il to be married to Mr.. F Bayard
Rives at $50 O'Clock in the Whiting
Chapel Of the Cathedral OF ST. John the
Divine. New York Miss Hunt will have
no attendants. Mr.. Frederick Mar
auand Goodwin, a brother-in-law Of Mr.
Rives. will be his best man. and the
ushers will be Messrs. Henry l. Hunt,
brother Of the bride; Reginald B.
Rives, the bridegroom's cousin; Thomas
r. Barber. Chester G. Burden, Seth B.
French Cd. John Kean, James Boyd and
Seymour Blair. The ceremony will be
performed by the Right Rev. David II.
Greer. bishop OF New York. assisted by
the Rev. DR.. Charles Lewis slattery. OF
Grace Church. and the Rev. Endicott
Peabody, Of Groton. Mass. Afterward ,
a reception will be held at the Colony
Club.
The date Of the wedding was original
ly set for June 4. but the plans were
altered. as Mr.. Rives has obtained
commission in the Officers Reserve
Corps. He was graduated from Yale In
tsll and is member Of the knicker-
booker. Rae luet and Tennis and Yale
Clubs. also Of the Essex Fox Hounds ana
Squadron a
marriage
Eenthau. daughter of Henry Morgen-
thsu, former Ambassador to Turkey, and
Mr. George w. Naumburg, OF New
York. is to be solemniZed today at the
home Of the brides parents. % west
Seventy-secoud street, New York. The
Rev. Or. stephen S. Wise will oniciate.
II is to be a very quiet affair, with only
smau Rroup OF immediate relatives
present.
Miss Elinor Foster McMillin, daugnter
Of Mr. Benton McMilln, American Min
ister to Peru. and Mrs. MeMillin. VIII
he married today at Sherry's, New I ork'
to Mr.. Joseph Doty oliver, jr., of South
Send. Ind Because of the absence OF
the brides father the wedding will De
simple Her attendants will be Misses
Catherine Oliver and Kathleen Comegys'
The marriage Of Miss Anne Brown ,
BRADLEY, daughter of Mr., and Mrs.
charles Bradley and granddaughter OF
the late Justice Joseph p. Bradley. Of the
United States Supreme Court, to Mr..
Samuel Eliot, of Boston. Mass, has Deeh
set for June 9, at Convent. \. j., with
a reception at the Wayside. the nome OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Bradley there. Hr. Eliot
A. a son of Mr.. and Mrs. Amory Eliot, OF
Boston.
An interesting spring wedding will be
that Of Mss Elizabeth Eliot, daughter
Of the Rev. and Mrs. Samuel A. Eliot
ana Mr.. Arthur Cushman McGiffert, Jr'
son OF the Rev. and Mrs. Arthur c. Nc
Gi6ert, of New York, which will take
place on May %, in Cambridse, Mass
Miss Eliot Is a granddaughter OF Fresl-
dent Emeritus Charles W. Eliot, Of Har-
ward. Mr.. McGiIert is a Harvard grad
uate, class OF I913.
Mr.. Thomas Watt Gregory entertained
At dinner at the Metropolitan Club Satur-
day evening in compliment to several
members of the French Commission. His
guests were the French ambassador, M.
viviani. minister of justice Of France;
MARQUIS de Chambrun. NJ. Simon, M.
Hoyelacoue, Senator PhilandeT c. Knox.
Mr.. Frank Polk, counselor of the De-
partment OF State; Mr.. Breckinridge
long. third assistant secretary Of state;
Mr.. Henry White. former ambassador to
France; Col. Spencer Cosby. .. S. AZ;
Mr.. Warren. Delano Robbins, Mr.. 5. C.
Proctor, OF Texas: Mr.. Hugh c. Wallace,
Mr.. George Carroll Todd. assistant to
the Attorney General. and Mr.. Houston