The Washington herald., 1917-05-24

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Mr.. Balfour Gives Farewell
Dinner to British Embassy
Staff.
The President and Mrs Wilson will
entertain at dinner at the White House
this evening In compliment to his royal
highness. the Prince Of Udine and the
other members OF the Italian mission,
who arrived at Washington 'esterday
morning.
Mrs. Edward T. Brown, who. with Col.
Brown, has been a guest at I re White
House for several days. left la; evening
for her home IN Atlanta. &c. Brown
will remain in Washington unit Friday.
The Vice President and Mrs. Marshall
left Washington last evening for Cleve-
land. Ohio. where they will remain until
Sunday.
The Rt Hon. Arthur James Balfour.
head OF the British mission. entertained
at a farewell dinner last evening. when
his guests included the British Ambassa-
dor and Lady Spring-Rice, Mr.. Colville
Barclay, counselor of the embassy. and
Mrs. Barclay and other members Of the
embassy STAFF
The Mister of Sweden and Mime. Ek-
engren were hosts at reception yester-
day afternoon, entertaining in compli-
ment to Mr.. Herman de Lagercrantz,
former minister of Sweden to the United
States and chief of the Swedish mission,
and Nine. de Lagercrantz.
The patio Of the lovely garden of Mr.
and Mrs Charles A. Douglass residence
q coluHabia road. was the scene OF a
c'ie,7uIt1ig c-.ssaE - evening when
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titles Of spring Goa srih - ying
fountain as a vista, was followed ay
Douglas. Of Roland Park, Baltimore.
uncle of the bride, officiated, assisted by
the Rev Dr. John Palmer, pastor of the
Washington Heights Presbyterian
Church. Only relatives and a few inti-
mate friends witnessed the ceremony.
The bride. who was given in marriage
by her father, was attended by Mrs.
Robert Nelson. Of Philadelphia. ma
tron OF honor. and there were six brides
maids. Miss Dorothea Owen, Miss
Edith Lester. Miss Grace Overman. Miss
Maxwell Church, Miss Elizabeth Kings
bury and Miss Abby orme, OF New Or
leans
Mr.. Louis saIade, Of Allentown. Pa,
was best man for Mr.. Adair and the
ushers included Messrs. Hamilton Vose.
of Milwaukee: George B. Evans. Jr., Of
Philadelphia; Robert z. Trcman. Of
Ithaca, n. Y; f Lloyd Sprague. Of New
York: John Alden knight. OF Williams
and A. Talley Douglas, brother of the
bride
The bride was gowned in white satin
combined with rare old Flanders lace
and made with a long graceful court
train. Her tulle veil was arranged under
coronet of the lace and she carried a
shower bouquet of whito orchids and
lilies OF the valley.
The matron Of honor wore a gown Of
white satin and duchesse lace and
white tulle hat with white streamers.
Her bouquet was Of purple orchids and
lilies OF the valley. The bridesmaids
were gowned alike in Nile green chiffon
green tulle with orchid streamers
trimmed with a single orchid flower.
They carried old-fashioned bouquets of
sweetheart roses and forget-me-nots.
Mrs Douglas. mother Of the bride, as
sisted the bridal party in receiving. wear
ing handsome gown Of white satin and
lace.
Following the reception, Mr.. and Mrs.
Adair left for their wedding trip, the
latter travelling in a smart blue cloth
tailored suit and a small taups hat faced
with rose color.
Among the out-of-town guests at the
wedding were Mr. Adair's parents. form
er Representative and Mrs. Adair, of In
diana: Mrs. P. K. Elliott, Of Columbia,
8 c., and Mrs Albert Douglas, Of South
Carolina, the brides aunts; the Misses
Elliott. Of Columbia S. G; Mrs William
Jackson Zimmerman, Of Charles Town.
W. Va, and Mrs. Louis salade.
Mrs. Charles Larealen gave beauti-
fully appointed luncheon on Tuesday at
the New Willard in honor Of the Eng
Iish commission. Asked to meet them
were Rev. and Mrs. Denys, Mrs. Nen,
Mrs Mason Blunt Dr. and Mrs. Glaze
brook and Mrs. Hughlett.
Mr. and Mrs. Theodore W. Noyes were
hosts at dinner last evening entertaining
at their residence in New Hampshire
avenue.
Mrs. Hughes Oliphant will return to
7sUgton today from a visit to Tren-
ton.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. L. Black are on a mo-
tor trip and are stopping al the Wolcott
Hotel in New York City. Other Wash
lnstonians at the "olCotI lnClune MIS-.
Mitchell Harrison, who has returned
from Essthampton, Long Island, Mr.. and
Mrs. George A. Finch, and Mr.. Arthur
Orr.
OF interest to society is the announce
ment OF the engagement Of Miss Hope
H. Colgate daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
James Colby Colgate. of New York, to
Mr.. william Travers Jerome, jr., the only
son OF Mr.. and Mrs. William Travers
Jerome Of New York.
Mr.. Jerome was graduated from Yale
in the class Of 1912. studied law at the
Columbia Law School, and has been prac-
ticing law with his father for year or
more
No date has been set for the wedding
Mr.. and Mrs. Colgate will open Ben
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