The Washington times., 1917-06-05
The Social Side of Washington;
Personal Notes of Interest
Miss Elizabeth Chase Bride of Lieut. John Mcdonald
Thompson This Afternoon With Ceremony at Mint
tvood Place. Amid Pink and White PeonieS

OF interest to resident society in
Washington. and to army and navy
circles as well. is the marriage this
afternoon OF Miss Elizabeth Chase
daughter OF Capt. and Mrs Volney
D. Chase, U. S. N, and Lieut.. John
IIcDohEld Thompson, U. S. =. The
bridegroom is the son OF sIr. and
MIS-. Charles T Thompson. Capta!H
Chase IS chief aide to Admiral WI
liam 5. Benson, chief OF operations,
U. S. n.
The ceremony will take place al
$3.50 o'clock at the residence of Capt
and Mrs. Chase in Mintwood place
with relatives and a few close friends
in attendance. Monsignor Mackin
pastor of st. Paurs Catholic Church,
will officiate. The bridal party will
take their stand in the bow window
of the living room, which has been
converted into a bower OF white and
pink peonies arranged against a back
ground OF palms. The mantels are
banked with ferns and peonies and
the rooms are abloom with flowers.
In White Crepe.
Captain Chase will give his daugh-
ter in marriage.
She will wear a becoming gown of
white georgette crepe, The bodice cut
square at the neck and adorned with
elaborate silver and pearl embroidery.
The skirt is puffed at the bottom in
hArem style, and is finished with a
wide sash OF the crepe, which ties
In front and is adorned at the ends
with pearl ornaments. A court train
OF the same material hangs from the
shoulder and is trimmed at the ends
with bands OF the silver and pearl
embroidery. Her tulle veil will be
arranged with q band of Duchess
lace, wired into a coronet across her
brow and edging on either side the
soft folds of tulle which hang TO the
end of the long train. She will carry
q shower bouquet OF Bride roses and
lilies OF the valley.
Wears Pink OrERndy.
Miss Sussnne Chase. the brides
sister, will be her only attendant. She
will wear a smart gown OF pink or
CANDY made with an overskirt of the
organdy deliberately trimmed with
tucks and insertions of filet lace.
With il she will wear a dainty hat
Of pink horse-hair braid, made with
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wreath OF blue, lavender. yellow, and
pink flowers. Her bouquet will be Of
pink sweet peas.
Lieut.. Terry B. Thompson. U. S. N,
will act as best man for his brother.
and the ushers will be Lieut. Ernest
Miller, u. S. A; Lieut.. Robert w.
Strong, U. S. A., and Lieut.. Paul r.
Frank, u. S. A
A string orchestra VIII play
throughout the ceremony and at the
large reception which will follow at
4 O'Clock at Rauscher's- There Will be
dancing. Mrs. Chase, the mother Of
the bride, will receive the guests,
wearing a handsome gown OF white
imported linen. elaborately embroid-
cred and a white chip hat lined with
white georgette crepe and adorned
with small flowers of petunia shades
A huge white latticed screen COW
cred with oak leaves and peonies will
form q background for the receiving
party near the entrance to the ball
room and palms and peonies will NIL
the recesses and corners OF the room.
On wedding Tour.
When Lieutenant Thompson and
his bride leave for their wedding
journey, the latter will wear a mod
ish gown of blue failIe silk and a
straw hat of the same color trimmed
with wings. She will carry a long
burgundy colored coat Their plans
are unsettled, but they will return TO
Washington after their trip and stay
with Mr.. and Mrs. Thompson at their
home in Clihbourne place until Lieu
tenant Thompson receives further
orders.
Mrs. Terry B. Thompson, formerly
Miss Leita Montgomery, OF Washing
ton, accompanied Lieutenant Thomp
son from Boston for the wedding.
Mrs. Tunstall Smith and her daugh-
ters. Miss Josephine Tunstall Smith
and Miss Louise Tunstall Smith, came
TO Washington this morning for the
wedding and are guests of Capt. and
Mrs. Chase. Mrs. Rhett, of Prince
George county Nd. is also in Wash
ington for the wedding.