The Washington herald., 1917-12-12

the piano for hours at a time, until
will be no ushefs. The bridegroom
elect came to this country some years
| ago, and on one of his return trips
he was a passenger on the Inflated
steamship Titanic. His father, who
occupies a large estate in Ruda,
| Sweden, Is prominent in various in
dustrial and philanthropic move
| ments.
Mrs. NJ. D. Purdy, Of Minneapolis.
Mimi, is in Washington attending
the suffrage convention and is stop
ping at the Shoreham. Mrs. Purdy
made her home here several years
ago when her husband. Judge Purdy
was First Assistant Attorney Gen.
eral.
Among the interesting newcomers
in Washington is Stephen Mallett, of
New York, who is associated with
Henry P. Davidson in Red Cross
work. He is brother of Miss Mary
Millett, who is a frequent guest here
of Miss Edith Temple Oracle. Mr..
Millett has an apartment at the La
fayette.
The faculty of Studio Hall have
sent out cards for a tea on Sunday,
December 16. from to 6, at 1919
Connecticut avenue. There will be
music during the afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. George W. Cox an
nounce the marriage of their daugh-
ter, Elizabeth Blair. to Lieut.. Will
liam Alexander Dodd, Thirteenth
cavalry, U. S. A. The ceremony took
place Monday evening at o'clock in
the suburban home of the brides
brother-in-law and sister, Mr.. and
Mrs. Enos s. Newman, the Rev.
George F. Dudley performing the cere-
mony in the presence of the imme-
diate relatives. The bride, who was
given in marriage by her father, was
attended by her small niece, Miss
! Diane Smith, who served as flower
i, girl. Walter s. Cox, brother Of the
bride, was best man for Lieut.. Dodd.
The house was attractively decorat-
ed with the cavalry colors in defer
ence to the branch of the service to
which the bridegroom belongs. Lieut..
and Mrs. Dodd left later for a short
wedding "trip, and their future home
will depend upon Lieut.. Dodd's Or
ders.
For the benefit of those who have
recently returned to town it Is again
announced that the charity ball for
the benefit of the Children's Hospital
will be given on Saturday evening,
January Il, at the Willard. Boxes for
the ball have been taken by Nine. da
Cana. wife Of the Brazilian Am
bassador; Mrs. James w. Wadsworth,
jr., Mrs. Breckenridge Long, Rear
Admiral Willard Brownson, Mrs.
Stephen B. Elkins, Mime. Hauge, Mrs.
E. T. Stotesbury, Mrs. Delos Blodgett.
Mrs. Marshall Field, Mrs. Edison
Bradley, Mrs. James Mcdonald, Mrs.
William McClelland Ritter, Mrs. Will
liam Thorne, of New York; Miss Julia
Maths, Mrs. Bernard Baruch, Col.
Robert NJ. Thompson, Mrs. Thomas F.
Logan, and William E. Fowler.
The Marine Band will play for the
dancing. Mrs. Mahlon Pitney is chair
man of the ball committee, Mrs. John
Crayke Simpson treasurer, and George
Howard, chairman of the floor COM
mittee.
Mrs. G. A. Crumbaugh announces
the marriage of her sister, Miss
Blanche c. Triebler, to Claude Ed
ward Jessup, at Annapolis, Nd, on
November Is, 1917.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Walter B. Brooks, of
Baltimore announce the engagement
of their daug ter, Miss Frances
Leigh Brooks, to Lieut.. John Gregg
Thomas. Miss Brooks is one of three
children of Mr.. and Mrs. Brooks, the
! others being Mr.. Walter B. Brooks,
/ jr., who married Miss Louise Crom-
well, of Washington, a daughter of
Mrs. Edward T. Stotesbury, of Phila-
delphia, and 8. Bonsal Bohlen, also
of the Quaker city. Since her debut
Miss Brooks has been a great belle.
Lieut.. Thomas is a son Of the late
Mr.. and Mrs. John Marshall Thorn
as, of Baltimore, his mother having
4 been Miss Gregg. He is a brother of
Mrs. G. W. c. Whiting and of John
Marshall Thomas, and a nephew of
Douglas H. Thomas and Mrs. Mary
r. Thomas Carroll. Lieut.. Thomas
IL now with the field artillery station
ed at Camp Mcclellan, Admission,
Ala.
Mrs. McAdoo, Mrs. Lane and Mrs.
Houston head the list of patronesses
for the moving pictures in color to be
shown In the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Edison Bradley. Tuesday evening by
M. Courtellemont. for the benefit of
the ''Reformes Numero g." the Grip
pied soldiers of France. The other
patronesses are: Mrs. Theodore
Boynton, Miss Mabel Boardman,
Mrs. Crozier, Mrs. Dimock, Mrs.
Marshall Field, Miss Sarah Lee,
J Mrs. George Cabot Lodge, Miss Pat
. ten, Mrs. Frank L. Polk, Mrs. w.
I W. Rockhill, Mrs. William A. Slater,
Mrs. Matthew T. Scott and Mrs.
George Vanderbilt.
Miss Eliza scidmore will give tea
this afternoon at the Washington
Club. In honor Of Miss Benton, OF
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