The Washington herald., 1917-09-03
Automobile and River Outings
For Officials Over Labor Day

erve Corps. graduated from the Fort
Myer training camp with Lieut..
oulahan. He is now taking course
in trench warfare at Harvard. -
Rear Admiral and Mrs. Beatty an
nounce the engagement Of their daugh-
ter. Miss Emily. to Capt. Charles
Hanery Drayton. U. S. n. The mar
riage will take place in Charleston.
S. c.. early in the autumn. Miss
Beatty made her debut in Washing
ton several years ago. while her father
was commandant Of the Washington
navy yard. She spent part Of last
season in the Capital.
Mrs. Theodore Lewis Holbrook an
nounces the engagement Of her daugh-
| ter, Miss Dorothy Ashley, to Lieut..
Sargent Prentiss Hun. L. S. a. The
wedding will take place in the early
autumn.
The marriage of Miss Elvira Alice
Kramer to Mr.. Roger Cheveau. aero
nautical mechanical engineer. L. s.
A., took place Saturday at noon in
St. Paurs Episcopal Church. The
ceremony, which was witnessed by
the relatives and intimate friends,
was performed by the Rev. DR.. Rob
ert Talbot. There were no atten-
dants The bride, who was given in
marriage by her mother, Mrs. Ora
B. Kramer, wore a smartly tailored
suit OF Copenhagen blue broadcloth,
with a hat of plum velvet and gold
lace. She carried bride roses. Mr..
and Mrs. Cheveau left Immediately
Co. fVacr Npfrl
and on their return will be at home
in the Rutland.
The wedding OF Miss May Gertrude
Mitchell and Mr.. Joseph Libby Grif-
fin took place Saturday afternoon at
4:SO The ceremony was performed in
the Church of the Ascension by the
Rev. ]. Henning Nelms, rector Of the
church. Miss Mary Grimm, sister of
| the bridegroom. was the maid OF
honor, and Mr. Frank Noble Mitchell.
brother of the bride. was the best
man. The bride wore a travelling suit
of dark blue serge. The bridegroom,
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. W. Y. Griffin, of
| Cleveland Park. is well-known
newspaper man. and is one of the
three men chosen from the Seventh
district to open camp at Camp Meade
| for the recruits of the new national
army. Immediately after the cere-
mony Mr.. and Mrs. Griffin left for a
wedding trip along the Atlantic coast.
| The bride is a daughter Of Capt. J.
Walter Mitchell and of Mrs. E. Ger
trude Mitchell. author of Kay Kick
burn" papers.
Lieut.. Col. the Hon. Murrough
O'Brien of the British Embassy left
| yesterday for Newport. r. l., to
spend week with Mrs. o'Brien and
their children.
A cafe chantant will be given on
September on the lawn of the home
/ of DR.. and Mrs. w. (. G. Swami, in
Williams lane, Chevy Chase. Dr. and
| Mrs. Swami have many surprises for
the occasion. which is for the bene-
J fit of the Chevy Chase chapter of the
Red Cross. They are both charming
musicians and have Travelled much.
DR.. Swami is an accomplished 'cellist
and Mrs. Swami is a gifted and cul-
tivated violinist.
| Mr.. G. Marinelli, of Maryland. an
/ nOunces the marriage of his daughter.
/ I dullllt NJ 10 Lieut.. JdHltS y. ms
ham. L. S. R. c., on Friday, August
"A. at Towson, Nd.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. A. Harris, who
make their Washington home at the
Premier Apartments. are spending
sometime at the st. Charles Hotel,
Atlantic City.
The latest arrivals at The Went
worth. New Castle-by-the-Sea, N. H,
] from Washington, include Miss Leona
/ Curtis, who is travelling with Miss VI.
| A. Walter, of Kingston, Jamaica, and
/ Miss Anna Brinsmeade, who came
with Mrs. James A. Rumrill, of New
| York.
DR.. and Mrs. Thomas Quinn Beesley,
! of 1910 New Hampshire avenue
| northwest, are receiving congratu-
/ lations upon the birth of a son,
| Thomas Quinn Beesley, II. on Fri
7 day. August 81. Mrs. Beesley, be-
J fore her marriage, was Miss Mae
Geraldine Mccarthy. of Dubuque.
| Iowa, and was well known in So
/ cial Washington. An interesting
\ item in connection with the birth
/ Of the baby boy is the fact that DR..
Beesley was the last in the direct
/ line of an old English family. so
I that the coming OF a son to carry
on the name is an occasion for much
| rejoicing.
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