The Washington herald., 1917-04-23
Fen Quiet Hospitalfties and Mild
Diversions Mark Sunday in Society

and fancy work tables are: Mrs. will
lam Fletcher. Mrs. ]. B. Smith, Mrs. w.
r. Carter. Mrs. w. NJ Wallace. Mrs. j.
q. Roberts. Mrs. Andrew Mckay, Mrs.
Emmett Midkin. and Mrs. H. G. Clay.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. F. DowIing and Mr..
n. F. Dowling, jr.. OF Boston. who are
returning from White Sulphur Springs.
arrived at Washington yesterday and are
at the Willard.
The members OF the woman's Auxiliary
OF st. Johns Church, Lafayette square,
will give their annual missionary tea in
the parish hall on Wednesday from 4 to
o'clock. Those especially interested in
the tea are Miss Jane Wilkes, Mrs. Henry
Todd. Miss b. c. Sexton. Mrs. Marcus
Benjamin, Mrs. Allen NBoyd, Mrs. Kate
Kearney Henry, Mrs. c. H. Stockton,
Mrs. Percy, Mrs. Edward s. Dunlap, Mrs
Peter Wilson. Miss Ellen Smith. Mrs
Percy Myers. Miss Annie Grey. and Miss
Mecanty.
Miss Janet Richards will not lecture
today or next week. On Monday, MAY
!. Miss Richards will give an extra
Talk on Public Questions" in the
woodward & Lothrop Auditorium.
the entire proceeds of which will be
devoted to relief work both at home
and abroad.
Miss Janet Rankin will be the guest
or the class, and at the close of the
lecture will be presented by Miss Rich
ards and will say a few words.
Mrs Annie Edwards announces the
engagement of her daughter, Miss
Hortense Mary Aloysius Edwards. to
Mr.. Francis ]. Becker, of this city.
On account of the recent death of Mr.,
Edwards, the wedding. which will take
place this spring, will be very quiet.
Mrs. William X. Draper, Of New York,
is at the Willard for few days.
Mr.. william Howard Taft. %, and
his bride. who was Miss Marguerite
Temple O'Neill, of Pittsburgh, are
passing their honeymoon at. the vir-
ginia Hot Springs. After June 1 they
will reside on Mr.. Taft's ranch in
Gregory, Texas Their marriage took
place on April IS.
Mrs. Archibald Oracle has announced
the engagement of her daughter, Miss
Edith Temple Oracle, to Mr. Dunbar
Burchen Adams. son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Dunbar Adams. of New York and
Bayshore, Long Island.
Miss Oracle, who made her debut at
Washington, was also presented at New
York. where she has many family con-
nections. The late Col Archibald Oracle,
Miss Gracie's father, who was on board
the Titanic when it was sunk, was the
great-grandson of Archibald Oracle, one
Of the prominent early settlers OF New
York City.
Mrs. Oracle, formerly Miss Constance
Elise Setback, is of distinguished Dan
Ish descent.
Mr.. Adams was member Of the class
of 1916 at Columbia University.
Mrs Oracle was at home yesterday aft
ernoon from to Z, at her residence In
Sixteenth street.
The marriage of Miss Marian ]. Dale.
daughter Of Representative and Mrs.
Porter Dale, OF Vermont. and Mr.. Arthur
S. Bennett. OF Springfield. vt, took place
Saturday evening at $50 o'clock. The
ceremony was performed in the apart
ment OF the brides parents at the Dris-
coll and was followed by a supper forl
few OF their intimate friends. The
Rev. U. G. B. Pierce. rector of All Souls
Church, ofaciated, in a bower of ferns.
palms, and white roses.
The bride. who was given in marriage
by her father. wore charming gown of
white satin embroidered in pearls and a.
long tulle veil held by a bandeau of
orange blossoms, and carried a shower
of lilies of the valley. Miss Portia Dale.
who was her sisters only attendant, wore
a girlish frock of pale blue crepe de
chine and carried pale pink roses. Mr..
Timothy Dale, the brides brother. was
best man.
Mrs. Dale. the brides mother, wore al
handsome gown OF orchid satin and a.
corsage of orchids. Later in the even
ing Mr.. and Mrs. Bennett left for theiri
wedding trip, the bride travelling in Al
smartly tailored suit OF dark blue serge
with a large blue hat trimmed with al
bandeau of pink roses. They Will make
their home at Springfield, VT. Amongl
the guests at the wedding were Repre-i
sentative and Mrs. Claude Kitchin, Rep
resentative and Mrs. Charles r. Crisp,
Representative and Mrs. Harvey Helm.
and Mrs. Frank L
Greene, Representative. and Mrs James
p. Glynn, former Representative and
Mrs. Samuel W. Beakes, of Michigan;
Miss Ellen Hale, Miss Margaret Bye
Ellis, and Miss Mary Strobe, Of Green
vile, Mass.
Mr. and Mrs. Charleton YarnaIl. Mrs.
A. E. Newbold, jr., and Mr.. and Mrs. A.
c. Yarnell, all Of Philadelphia, who are
here for the polo games. are at the Will
lard.
Robert E. Lee Chapter. No GA, u.
D. c., win give its monthly dance Tues
day evening at Confederate Memorial
Home, 1872 Vermont venue. The usual
dance program will be followed, under
the direction of Mrs. George Covfngton,
chairman, while Mrs. Horace Whitaker
and her. committee will serve refresh
ments. These dances have proven to be
most attractive and enjoyable.