Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-27
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with an overdrapery and train Of white
brocaded faille.
cock green charmeuse and tulle.
Miss Mary Patten, sapphire plue
tuile with blue seouin trimming.
Miss Margaret Howard, in a lovely
gown of fame colored chiffon.
Mrs. Ross Thompson. orchid taneta
and lace over tulla
Maj. and Mrs Harry Leonard, hon.
Thomas Spring-Rice, Mr.. Arthur Brad
ley Campbell, Mrs. Junius w. MacMur-
ray, Assistant Attorney General and
Mrs Samuel Jordan Graham, Mr. VIII
liam Phelps Emo. Mr.. Paul May, Rep
resentative Henry D. Flood. Rev. Dr..
Roland Cotton Smith, the minister OF
Bolivia, Mr.. Ralph Snowden Hill. the
Persian minister 9 Gen G ma ehari e.
Lee Cook and Mr.. W. v. Griffin.
Mr.. and Mrs Perry Belmont have
given their Washington home to the
State Department for the use Of the jap
enese commission which Is expected to
come here in the early part Of August
There will be seven members OF the mis-
sion, headed by Viscount 1scii. Mr.. and
Mrs. Belmont, who entertained at small
dinner last evening, will leave next
week for Newport, where they will
spend the summer at Belcourt, their
villa there.
The French ambassador and Nine.
Jusserand entertained at dinner last
evening at the embassy in honor or
the Belgian mission, headed by Baron
Moncheur.
Among the guests, in addition to the
members of the mission, were the Bel
gian minister Mr.. Cartier de Marchienne;
NJ. Tardieu OF the French mission, Third
assistant Secretary OF State and Mrs s.
Belgium and Mrs. Larz Anderson. Capt
and Mrs Granville R. Fortescue, Mr.. Hugh
Gibson, the naval attache of the French
embassy and Nine. de Blanpre, the Due
de Guiche, Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Bartlett,
Miss Mary Patten and members of the
embassy staff.
Mrs. Victor Kaufman entertained
informally at luncheon today at the
Purple Iris Tea Rooms.
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Smith Gordon
announce the engagement of their
daughter Virginia Fairfax to Mr.. Eldon
Cromwell Lewis of this city.
No date has been set for the we'd
ding.
Mr.LPreston Gibson of New York and
Washington has left for France. where
he will be member of the Norton
Harjes Ambulance Corps. His stay
abroad will be indefinite.
Mrs. Taylor. wife of Chief Construc-
tor David W. Taylor, accompanied by
her mother. Mrs. Hale, and her young
children. has gone to their country
place in the Valley of Virginia.
An interesting program of dances,
songs and Rotations will be given in
the summer house and on the lawn at
the Ontario this evening at o'clock.
for the benefit of the Red Cross.
Some of those in charge are: Jean
rawlings, Flora Lyons. Gertrude Tam
plett. Marion Mcbride. Cleo Tamplett,
Charles Smith. Ransom Fullinwider.
Sterling Smith. Baxter Ragsdale, Paul
Clark and Richard Land.
Lemonade and homemade fudge will
be on sale.
Rear Admiral and Mrs. H. T. B. Har-
ris Will close their residence in Rhode
Island avenue the end of this week and
go to Narragansett Pier for the rest
of the summer.
Mrs. William ]. Boardman and her
daughter. Mrs. Frederick NJ. A Keep.
left Washington yesterday for Atlantic
City.
Judge and Mrs. Timothy Ansberry and
their young son, Peter Kettenring Ans
berry, are leaving on Saturday to spend
the summer at Bethlehem, N. h. In the
White mountains.
Mrs. Joseph E. Davies and her chill
dren, who also have a cottage there
for the summer months, will go up with
Judge and Mrs. Ansberry on Saturday.
Mr.. Davies will join her later in the
summer.
A number of guests from out of
town are here for the marriage this
evening of Miss Cornelia Mercer Smith
and Mr.. Allen Ashley of New York.
The ceremony, which will be perform
ed at o'clock at the residence of the
brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
q. Smith. in o street, will be followed
by reception.
Tho Rev. Paul Sperry. rector of the
Church Of the New Jerusalem, will
perform the ceremony. and the bride
will be given In marriage by her father.
Mrs Frederick Leonard Devereux of
New York will be the matron of honor,
Miss Elizabeth Pennock Smith. sister
of the bride, the maid of honor. and
Miss Sarah Mercer Smith and Miss
Mary Billingslea of New York the
bridesmaids.
The best man is to be Mr.. Lucien G.
Henderson OF New York.
A reception will follow, when the
guests will include Mr.. and Mrs. A. II.
Billingslea and Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick
L. Devereux of New York and Miss
Elizabeth Cluff Of Chicago. Mrs. Charles
q. Smith Of Bluemont. Va, grandmother