The Washington herald., 1917-04-13
Official Dinners and Festivities for
Easter Guests FIlLDay in Society

LLL1DQy III OOCLELy
at o'clock. at the home of the brides
parents In Massachusetts, avenue =
Only the members of the two families
and a few intimate friends will witness
the ceremony. which will be followed
by a reception at the Washington Club.
Miss Dorothy Shuey will be the brides 5
only attendant, and Lieut.. Brehon b.
Somervell. U. S. A., will act as best man.
\ wedding of unusual interest will be
that of Miss Amy 3. Gronna, daughter
of Senator and Mrs. AISLE J. .Gronna. OF
North Dakota, and Mr.. Kemper F. Cow
Ing, of this city. which will take place
Saturday. April Il. at 4:3O O'Clock In the
apartment of the brides parents at the
st. Regis.
Rev. John f. A. Doerman will perform
the ceremony. at which only the MEM
bers OF the two families will be present.
Miss Laura A. V6lstead, daughter of
Representative and Mrs. Volstead, will
be maid of honor. and Mr.. Mercer Ver-
non will act as best man. A dinner for
the guests present at the ceremony will
follow.
On their return from their wedding
trip Mr.. Cowing and his bride will re-
WIFI anu hTS. uEODHd.
DIR. Hugh A. Cowing, OF Muncie, Ind,
father of the bridegroom, will come to
Washington to attend the wedding
The bride-elect is graduate Of George
Washington University, class of 1916. and
a member OF the KAPPA Alpha Theta So
rority. Mr.. Cowing graduated from the
University of Indiana and is a member
of the Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity.
Miss Florence Gilman and Miss Ada
Comstock. of Northampton. Mass, ar
rived at the ShOreham yesterday for
visit in Washington.
Mrs. Louis c. Scherer was hostess at
a tea yesterday afternoon at her resi-
dence in Lamont street. entertaining in
compliment to her house guest. Mrs. F.
J. Fessenden. of Boston, who is here to
attend the d. A. r. Congress
Mrs. George W. Read and Mrs Will
liam J. Glasgow presided at the tea ta-
BILE. which was decorated with spring
blossoms
The marriage of Miss Marie Black
ford Bailey. daughter of Mrs. Horace
W. Bailey. and the Rev. Floyd Stephen
Cartwright. of Beaufort, N c.. son of
Mrs. r. l. Cartwright. of Richburg. n.
Y. took place yesterday afternoon at
go o'clock at the Church OF the Epi-
phany.
Bishop Thomas c. Darst. Of whining
ton. n. c., performed the ceremony.
The bride. who was given in marriage
by her brother, Mr.. II. Couriland Bailey.
wore a dark blue serge tailored suit,
with hat to match, and a corsage bouquet
of white sweet peas.
Miss Teresa Gordon Bailey was maid of
honor. wearing a blue taffeta and Geor-
gette crepe gown, with a corsage bouquet
of pink sweet peas. Little Miss Virginia
Gordon Bailey served as flower girl Mr..
James Howell Gordon acted as best man.
and the ushers were Mr.. II. Howard
Bigger and Mr.. Wilson Wellington
Bailey.
Mrs. Bailey. mother of the bride. wore
a gown OF black and white crepe meteor
and GeOrgette.
Mr. and Mrs. Cartwright will reside
at Beaufort, n. c.. on their return form
their wedding trip.
The out-of-town guests here for the
wedding included Mrs. George A. Cor
don and Miss Gordon. of Fairfax; Mrs.
George r. Hill of Alexandria: MFR. A. D.
Tcrreyson and family. Mr.. George Reeves
and family, DR.. and Mrs. S. A. Wallace
and Miss Bessie Gordon. all of Virginia,
and Mr.. Alfred D. Bailey. of Hyatts-
vile. Nd.
Mr. Ray Baker was host at luncheon
at the Shoreham yesterday.
Interesting socially and musically will
be the two recitals by Estella Neuhaus,
the eminent pianist. at the New Willard.
on the mornings of Mondays. April 16
and %.
Miss Neuhaus is donating one-third of
the proceeds from all her recitals this
season to Edith Wharton's war chari-
ties; thus far she has sent $500.
Mrs. Wharton's American Hostels for
Refugees up to last April cared for r..
900 sick persons. furnished countless
meals. distributed $3.50 garments, pro-
vided for 1905 refugees and found en-
pIoyment for $500. In addition. the
hostels maintain two hospitals. and give
permanent care to about $500 refugees.
who are too young or too old and infirm
to earn living.
mittee cares for more than 700 children,
we'll as some 2C0 infirm old people and
sisters of charity. The children are in
six large houses in the neighborhood of
Paris and there is a hospital in Nor
mandy for children with a tendency to
tuberculosis.
Six thousand dollars a month, expended
with the most rigid economy. is the
smallest sum on which this noble work
for humanity can be maintained.
All money for this work is sent directly
to Mrs. Wharton in Paris, by Mrs. Cad
walader Jones' of New York City, who Is