The Washington herald., 1917-10-08
Weddings Mark
the Week in Society with
MANY Scheduled for Sat
urday--Unique Engineer
Drill at Washington Bar
racks Saturday to Bene-
fit Engineer Soldiers.

from a recent indispositlon and she
and the President, with party OF
friends including Prof, Axson. the
Presidents brother-in-law. who Is
house guest. were at the sNew Ma
rIonal Saturday night. and yesterday
morning the President and Mrs. VIII
SON attended the service at the Cen
tral Presbyterian Church.
This win be q week of many we'd
dings, some Of them Of interest In
other cities, and every day win be
marked by delightful entertainments
for the prospective brides. The mar
riaxe Of Miss Mary Hazen Duffey,
daughter of DR.. and Mrs h c.
Dufrey, to Mr.. Shannon d. Cramer.
win take place tomorrow, and after
the wedding Mr.. Cramer viii take
his bride to Newport to live.
Wednesday will have among other
brides, Miss Mazie Lima Bafnes.
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs James z.
Baines, whose marriage to Mr.. Irv-
ing Randolph saum will take place
at o'clock in the evening at St
Thomas Church They VIII be at
tended by q large wedding party.
Saturday viii be marked by the
wedding Of Miss Margaret Howard,
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs Beale How
ard, to Mr.. John Terry Remey. the
ceremony being performed at noon
in St Thomas Church. with break,
fast to follow, at the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Howard.
OF equal interest will be the we'd
ding on the same day of Miss Mildred
Bacon. daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs L
S, Bacon, to Lieut.. Richard Oulahan.
the Oficers' Reserve and the wedding
Of Miss Lillian Williston Hendrick.
daughter Of Mrs. David Stewart Hem
drick, to Mr.. Ross st. John McClel-
land, Of New York Yhe latter event
viii take place at the Church Of the
Covenant, In Connecticut avenue, and
Miss Bacon and Lieut.. Oulahan will
be married at the home OF the brides $
parents, In Connecticut avenue, and
q large reception win follow.
The Secretary of War and Mrs.
Baker returned to Washington yester-
day morning, the former from North
Carolina, where he went to inspect
the camp at Charlotte. Mrs Baker
has spent several weeks in Cleve-
land, visiting friends and looking aft
er the various organizations of wom-
en- there, in which she keeps quite as
close interest as when her home was
in that city.
The Secretary Of Agriculture, who
made a business trip to North Caro-
lima, and was accompanied by Mrs.
Houston, will return to Washington
tomorrow morning.
The Minister of Uruguay, DR.. Car
los Maria de Pena, and Mime. De
Pena are expected to return to the
legation. at 1I34 " street, today from
Blue Ridge Summit. where they had
q cottage for the summer. The
daughters of the Minister and Mime.
de Pena, Miss Manuela de Pena. Miss
Albertina de Pena, and Miss Carlota
de Pena, are already established in
the legation. having returned last
week.
A wedding which interested WASH
ington society folk almost equally
with any taking place here in years
past was that on Saturday Of Mr..
Charles P. Taft. I'd. son OF the for
mer President and Mrs. William How
ard Taft, to Miss Eleanor Kellogg
Chase. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Irv-
H.
in which city the marriage took place
Prof. and Mrs. William Howard
Taft, Mrs. Robert A. Taft and Miss
Helen Taft were present at the we'd
ding. Mr.. Taft serving as one of the
ushers for his brother.
The bride wore a rich but simple
gown Of white satin fashioned with
a full court train. the bodice with
tulle sleeves, and with It she wore a
veil Of Chantilly lace and carried a
shower bouquet of lilies OF the valley
and orchids. Her attendants were
her sisters. Mrs. James r. Sheldon,
jr.. bride Of a few months; Miss
Lucia Hosmer Chase. and the Misses
Elizabeth Irving. and Dorothy Mather
Chase, who served as flower girls.
Lieut.. Walter Wolff, u. s. A, of
New York, was best man, and the
party OF ushers included, besides Mr..
Robert A. Taft, Capt. Kellogg Plume,
and Ensign Robert H. Holcomb. u. 9.
n. The ceremony was performed at
Rose Hill Cottage, the home OF brr.
and Mrs Chase.
Among the guests at the wedding
were Mr.. and Mrs. Charles P. Taft,
of Cincinnati. uncle and aunt Of the
bridegroom; Mr.. and Mrs. Henry w.
Taft. of New York: Prof. Horace d.
Taft, to whom the bridegroom went
to school, and Miss Maria HERON, his
aunt. who spent much time In the
White House with Mrs. Taft.
Mr.. Gustavus T. Kirby, Of New
York. who has recently become con-
nected with the War Trade Board,
will spend the winter in Washington,
and he and Mrs Kirby have taken
for the season the residence, 1900 Con-
necticut avenue
Mrs. John W. Foster entertained
Mime. Koo. wife OF the Minister of
China and her legation guests, Nine.
Hoo and Nine. Sze at luncheon In her
home 10 Eighteenth street on satur-
day.
Mrs Evans Sewell, who had been
with Lieut.. Commander Frank Taylor
Evans, U. 8. N, and Mrs. Evans, at
Newport has come to Washington to
pass the winter.
Brig. Gen. Montgomery NJ. Ma
comb. U. g. A., with Mrs. Macomb,
has been the guest o< the Iatter's
mother, Mrs. Stephen B. Luce, at
Newport. and has been ordered back
TO active service He will soon 20
TO San Francisco, having been ap-
pointed chief of star OF the Western
division Of the national army.
Mr.. and Mrs Henry Randall Webb
announce the engagement of their
daughter. Miss Mary Addison Webb,
TO Or. Thomas Rodman Goethals, son
of MAI. Gen. George ". Goethals, u.
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