The Washington herald., 1917-01-25

Disston. of Philadelphia: Elizabeth
Sands. of Newport. and Frances Moore,
of Washington. They were gowned alike
in short full skirts of many layers or
American Beauty colored tulle ruched
around the waist, with fat corsages or
silver lace and pink satin with silver
buckles, topped by large hats of silver
lace with brims wide at the sides trim
med with sprays of metal flowers and
narrow blue ribbons falling from under
the brims at one side to the shoulders
The hats were fastened with their we'd
ding favors-diamond-se hatpins All
carried bouquets OF mauve orchids.
Mr.. Nixon had Mr.. Walbridge A. Taft
as his best man, and the ushers were
Messrs. Harvey Ladew, Patrick Calhoun,
Henry Rogers, Benjamin Ammi, Wright
Lancashire, Esmond p. O'Brien and Hugh
D. Cotton. Mr.. Nixon's gifts to them
were gold cigarette cases. There was
a special musical program, with a pro-
cessional by the choir boys. Maude Fay
sang GLORY to God" with words by her
self, and an orchestra Of violin. cello, and
harp played.
The ceremony was followed by a re-
cepdon in the ballroom OF the Ritz
Carlton. Mr.. and Mrs. Nixon received
before a bank of American Beauty
roses, the ballroom being decorated with
ferns and the stairways leading up to
It were gay with potted pink azalias
Refreshments were served in the foyer.
Among the guests at the church were
Mrs. Whitman, Ambassador From Brazil
and Nine. da Cana. and Ambassador
from Argentina and Nine. Naon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nixon sailed yesterday on
the Bermudian for Bermuda, where they
will spend a month or so, and on their
return will live at 81 East Flrty-second
street
A card party of the Dixie Chapter,
United Daughters OF the Confederacy will
be held in the oak room at the Raleigh
Hotel the afternoon of February at
2:30 o'clock.
Mrs. Paul l.. Joachim is in charge.
Among the patronesses for the South
Relief Ball to be held at the willard
on Monday, February 5. are Mrs. Glib
son Fahnestock, Mrs. E. T. Stotesbury,
Mrs. Thomas F. Walsh, Mrs. John Mill
er Horton, Mrs. Hoke Smith, Mrs.
George de B. Keim, Mrs. Paul E. John
son, Mrs. Z. w, Cole, Mrs. William u.
Harvey, Mrs. Edward &C. Walker, Mrs.
william Mcclellan Ritter, Mrs. Fran
co.'s Berger Moran, Mrs. r. d. Shep-
herd, Mrs. Paul Warburg, Mrs. Robert
NJ. Thompson. Mrs. Harrie Craig Ans
ley, Mrs, Thomas Armat, Mrs. Samuel
F. Adams, Mrs. NJ. s. Avery, Mrs. X +.
Arms, Mrs. George Barnett. Mrs. Ade-
laide Worth Bagley, Miss Mabel Board
man, Mrs. C. B. Becker. Mrs. William c.
Braisted, Mrs. George Lathrop Bradley
Mrs. Gibbs Baker, Miss Helen Cannon,
Mrs. Emma D. Casey, Mrs. Sidney Clo-
man. Mrs. William A. Cullop. Mira
Lewis P. Clephane, Mrs. Ruff1n Cox.
Mrs. Lloyd H. Chandler, Mrs William
F. Dennis Mrs. A. C. Downing, Mrs. 8.
Hubert Dent Mrs. Charles A Douglas,
Mrs. Carroll Devol. Mrs. c. T. Dorsett,
Mrs. Henry r. Dimock. Mrs. Robert g.
Downs, Mrs. Irving B. Dudley. MRS
Stephen B. Elkins. Mrs. William Cor
coran Eustis, Mrs. Wade Ellis, MRS.
Edward E. Eberle, Mrs. Taylor ELY
son. Mrs. William C. Edes. Mrs. Milton
Elliot, Madame Alfredo Ewing, Mrs. F.
J. Won Engelken, Mrs. G. D. ELLSWORTH,
Mrs. q. w. Fairchild. Mrs. Marshall
Field, Mrs. Amos Fowler, Mrs. Henry
W. Fitch, Mrs. John NJ Foster, Mrs.
James Carroll Frazer, Mrs. Henry II.
Flather, Mrs. Henry d. Flood, Mrs.
Duncan U. Fletcher, Mrs. Cary T. Gray
son, Mrs. william C. Gorgas, Mrs. II. +.
Gardiner, Mrs Charles C. Glover. MRS
Hampson Gary Mrs. William G. Brant-
ley, Mrs. Claude Bennett, Mrs Louis
Brownlow, Mrs. Gilmer Brenizer, mrs.
Perry Belmont Mrs.. William h 1eu-