The Washington herald., 1917-06-27
Secretary of State and Mrs. Lansing
Hosts at Reception forRussian Mission


ton and New York, where DR.. Ritter
will join them. and they will sail
about the second week In July for
The Belgian Minister to China, Mr..
Paul May, who Is the guest OF the
Belgian Minister Baron Emil de Car
ington today for China.
Mrs. John B. Larner. accompanied
by Miss Larner and her younger
day for their summer home at Mifin,
Mrs. Frederick A. Keep and her
mother. Mrs. William ]. Boardman.
went to Atlantic City yesterday.
Mrs. Reeve Lewis, accompanied by
her son, Reeve Lewis, jr., will leave
today for Bass Rocks, Mass, to spend
the summer.
: The Congressional Club will enter
| tain at q picnic tea this afternoon at
\ the Sixteenth street reservoir, near
the entrance to Rock Creek Park. The
house and will start from there at
40 o'clock.
A very quiet wedding was celebrated
Monday morning at II o'clock at st.
Aloysius' Church, when Miss Elizabeth
Adamson became the bride of Mr..
| Raymond T. Holden. The ceremony
was performed by the Rev. Father
Brooks.
The bride. who was gowned in white
crepe de chine with hat to match and
| carried white bridal roses. was at
tended by her cousin. Miss Gertrude
K. Murphy, who wore pink Georgette
| crepe with hat to match and carried
pink roses. Mr.. Robert Holden broth
er of the bridegroom. was best man.
Immediately following the ceremony
a wedding breakfast was served to the
bridal party at the home of the
brides mother. Mrs. William Adam
son.
A reception followed Monday evening
at the home of the bridegroom, after
which the bride and bridegroom left
for an extended wedding trip. On
their return they will reside at the
| Ontario.
Mrs. Vincent Astor has sailed for
| France to open near Paris a con-
ed, and will be away about six months.
Mr.. Astor is doing patrol duty along
the coast on the steam yacht which
he presented to the government.
Miss Ethel Hartman accompanied
Mrs. Astor to France. She will re-
main here several months, doing re-
lief work.
Gen. and Mrs. John R. Brooke, of
Washington, have arrived at the
| Maplewood. in Pittsfield, Mass, to re-
main for the summer.
The marriage of Miss Lorraine Allen.
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. George Mar
i shall Allen, of New ork and Convent
Station. N. j., to Mr.. Allan McDougall,
son of Mrs. Allan McDougall. Of New
York. will take place August . in st.
Miss Allen was a debutante of last
| winter, and her engagement was an
nounced at a large dinner at the Ritz
| Carlton early in the spring. Mr.. and
| Mrs. Edison Bradley entertained at a
brilliant dinner dance at their Dupont
circle residence for Mrs. Allen short
| ly after her presentation to New York
society.
| An announcement made yesterday in
! Philadelphia was that of the marriage
of Mr.. Weir Mitchell. grandson of the
late DR.. S. Weir Mitchell, author and
nerve specialist. and Miss Margaret
Helen Travis, Of Troy. Pa. The cere-
mony was performed on Saturday in
! the rectory OF st. James Catholic
Church by Father Kelly.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mitchell are in At
lantic City, n. J. Mr.. Mitchell enlist
| ed in the United States Marine Corps
two weeks ago, and is stationed at
| the Philadelphia Navy Yard.
Mr.. Mitchelrs father, Mr.. Langdon
E. Mitchell. playwright, is in New
York, and his house at 2320 Delaney
lane. Philadelphia. is closed for the
summer.
The marriage of Mr.. Dean A. Kicker
! of Lafayette. Ind. and Miss Jean
a. Harvey. daughter Of Rev. Mcleod
buEeS df 99s tooR eace
Monday at noon at the brides home,
| 1903 kenilworth avenue. The cere-
mony was performed by the brides
Mr.. Erskine Harvey was the best
man. Miss Margaret Harvey, sister
of the bride. was the maid of honor.
The bridesmaids were Miss Amy Har--
vey. another sister Of the bride, and
Harvey, sister Of the bride, played
the wedding march.
The room was attractively deco
rated with lilies. A number Of guests
came from Boston, Worcester, and
Mr.. Kicker is a specialist in entO-
at Lafayette. Ind, where the young
couple will make their home.
Mrs. James Vaudeville Carlisle has
gone to New London. Conn.,, for the
summer. Mr.. and Mrs. Carlisle have
leased their home. Greyholm, to Mr..
and Mrs. Gordon Auchincloss, of New
York. Mr.. Auchincloss is assistant to
the Counselor of the State Depart
ment, Mr.. Frank L. Polk.
Miss Mary Popham. Of New York, is
the guest OF Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Fitch Shepard and Miss Alice B.
Shepard.
Miss Helen Louise Pratt, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Llewellyn Pratt, Of
HiGhfeld Lane, Nutley, N. j., and Mr..
Rudolph G. Schaaf, jr., son of Mr..
| and Mrs. Rudolph G. Schaaf, also of
| Nutley, were married Monday after
noon at the home of the brides pa
| rents. The ceremony was performed
by Rev. Douglas Matthews, rector Of
Grace Episcopal Church.
The couple had not expected to be
married for some time. but as Mr..
Schaaf recently received word from
| the War Department that he had been
appointed an inspector of arms and
ammunition, their plans were changed.
He recently completed an engineering
course at Cornell Miss Pratt is a
! graduate of the Nutley High School
and studied at Wheaton College.
The bride wore a gown of white lace
was also worn by her mother at her
marriage. She was attended by her
sister. Miss Julia Pratt. Mr.. James
| Schaaf was his brothers best man.
The brides father is treasurer and
director of the New York AdVertisinR