The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-01-23
MISSNICHOLSON
MARRIED TODAY
Bride Of Capt. Edward H.
Durell, U. S. N, This
Afternoon.

The marriage of Miss May Nichol-
son. daughter of Rear Admiral Reg
inald F. Nicholson. U. s. N, retired,
and Capt. Edward H. Durell, U. S. NJ
will take place this afternoon at
O'Clock at the residence of Admiral
and Mrs. Nicholson in Jefferson place.
The ceremony will be performed ~
the Rev. Nelson 2. Dame. of Virginia,
and will be attended only by members
of the immediate' families.
| The service will be read in The bay
window of the drawing room. which
is banked with graceful palms, broken
by clusters Of pink roses and palms.
Pink roses will be profusely used
throughout the house The bride
will enter the drawing room on the
arm of her father. who will give her
In marriage. Her cousin. Mrs. Thorn
as Earle Van Metre. daughter of Rear
Admiral and Mrs. Albert Gleaves. will
be her only attendant. and Captain
Durelfs brother. Wallace o. Durell, OF
Boston. will be his best man. There
will be no music
Ivory Satin Gown.
The brides gown Is Of soft ivory
satin built over q petticoat Of silver
lace, with q court train of silver lace
and tulle. The bodice is of satin,
gracefully draped with a little Of the
lace. Her veil OF tulIe will be held
In place by orange blossoms arranged
i'm q Russian effect, and she will carry
lilies OF the valley and gardenias.
Mrs. Van Metres frock is of white
mi rot l.
over pink, with bands of French blue
ribbon to give character to the gown.
Her bouquet will. be OF Ophella roses
Among the guests from out of town
at the ceremony and the informal re-
ception which will follow will be Miss
Doris Durell, daughter of the BRIDE
groom; who Is visiting Mrs. Gleaves,
and Captain Durelrs mother and sis
ter, Mrs. James Durell and Mrs. Alex
ander. ~ egg j
Go to California.
After a short honeymoon Captain
DurelI will take his bride to Cali
fornia, where he has been ordered to
command of the Naval Training Sta
ton at San Francisco. Her travelling
costume Is a smart suit of dark
blue serge and with II she will wear
a becoming tricorne hat of violet
straw.
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Senator James w. wadsworth, jr.,
was host at dinner last evening with
LSenator-elect William N. Calder of
New York as the guest OF honor. The
other guests were Congressman
Henry G. Danforth, Congressman
Walter NJ. Chandler, Congressman
Norman J. Gould, Congressman Isaac
Siegal, Congressman Frederick c.
Hicks, Congressman James w. Hustled,
Congressman Oscar w. Swift, Con-
gresham Walter w. Magee, Congress-
man Edmund Plat. Congressman
Luther w. Mott, Congressman Thomas
b. Dunn, Congressman Homer p.
Snyder, Congressman Bertrand II.
Smell. Congressman Frederick w.
Rowe, Congressman william b.
Charles. Congressman Rueben L. Has
kell, Congressman Charles b. Ward
and Congressman James S. Parker.
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A wedding of interest to Washing
ton will take place this afternoon in
New York when Miss Doris Fletcher
Ryer, daughter OF Mrs Fletcher
Ryer will become the bride OF Stan.
hope w. Nixon, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Lewis Nixon. The ceremony will be
NhC VI lhC
emily Rest and will be followed by a
large reception at the home of the
bride. Mr.. and Mrs. George Marye
are among those who have gone to
New York for the wedding.
The bride is a frequent visitor in
Washington and with ker fiance,
came to town a few weeks ago to be
the guest OF Miss Frances Moore.
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College wOmen's Club Tea.
The Monday tea OF the College
women's Club. this week. was in
charge of Group No. s, composed OF
alumnae of Illinois, Iowa and Mis-
souri, Colleges represented in the club
Mrs. John Barber was temporary
chairman of the group in the absence
of the chairman. Miss Carrie Davis.
who is in New York. Miss Louise
Santorelli. post-geaduate OF Itha
Conservatory, gave a delightful must
cal program. She played a Chopin
group, Mendelssohn's 'Rondo Ca
priccios." and Drifting by French.
Women Division Bridge Party.
The woman's division of the inaug-
ural committee had its first entertain
ment, a bridge party, yesterday after
noon in its newly fitted quarters at
the Oxford Hotel. The expense of
preparing a suite OF reception roomt
was borne by the women of this com
mittee, of which Mrs. James II. Boggs
is chairman, and the proceeds of the |
party, for which tables were sold Il |
to various patronesses. will be ap-
piled to the maintenance Of the head |
quarters.
The hostesses were Mrs. Alfred II. |
Marsh, Mrs. Kate Morris, Mrs. James
II. Boggs. Mrs. Mary G. Ryan, Mrs |
Leah Abram, and Miss Nora Huffman.
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Entertain At Dinner.
Among the dinner hosts of last
evening were the Assistant Solicitor
of the State Department and Mrs.
Hampson Gary, who took their guests
later in the evening to the Monday
evening dance at the Willard. Their |
guests were Senator-elect Kenneth
McKe iIar, Assistant Attorney General
and Mrs. Huston Thompson, Capt.
and Mrs. John n Hodges. Mr.. and Mrs. |
Rufus Day, Miss Helen Woodrow
Bones, Miss Edith Benham, Miss
Helen Clark, Lieut.. L. L. Atkins, and
Ord Preston.