The Washington herald., 1917-05-18
President and Mrs. Wilson at Golf;
Senator Salisbury Host for Mr.. BaIfour

BY Mrs Hugo Frankenburger. Mrs.
hyron McCandless, Mrs. r. A. kock, ana
Miss Ellen Burke. of Alexandria, cousin
! OF the hostess. The table was decorated
whh pink 'oses and pink shaded candles.
Miss Helen Heriy Corcoran was
hostess yesterday at luncheon at the
Shoreham in compliment to twenty-four
young ladies comprising the graduating
vent.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Charles A. clifford. Of
4 Wilkes-Barre, Pa, have announced the
engagement of their daughter, Miss Alice
Conyngham Clifford, to Mr.. James Laugh
lin Phillips, OF Washington. Mr.. Philips
Is the son of Mai. and Mrs. Duncan Q.
Phillips. U. S. A, and is a graduate OF
Yale University. While a variety Of in
terests and activities have kept Mr.,
Phillips in New York most of the time
In recent years, he regards Washington
as home, and is well known in resident
society here.
Mrs. Josiah Van orsdel, Mrs. J. w.
Byrns, Mrs. Edwin F. Sweet, and Mrs.
Harry c. Woodward will preside at the
tea table at the reception to be given
when Mrs. Frank G. wilkins Will speak
on The Psychology of Gardening" The
hostesses for the occasion will be Mrs.
warren G. Harding. Mrs. Thomas w.
Hardwick, Mrs William S. Kenyon, Mrs.
Frank B. Kellogg, Mrs. Nicholas Long
worth. Mrs. MediIl Mccormick. Mrs.
! George P. Mclean, Mrs. Henry 2. Os-
borne, Mrs. Michael F. Phelan, Mrs. Ed
mund Platt, Mrs. H. Kirk Porter, Mrs.
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James A. Reed, Mrs. Willard Salisbury,
Mrs. Reed Smoot, Mrs. Homer P. Snyder,
Mrs. John S. Shook, Mrs. William ].
Stone and Mrs. Charles B. Smith.
Capt. Beaumont entertained at lunch
con at the shoreham yesterday.
The garden fete to be given by the
Dixie Chapter Of. the United Daughters
of the Confederacy the evening OF May
Q, at the home OF Representative and
Mrs. j. Willard RagsdaIe, Thirteenth and
Clifton streets, will be benefit for the
Confederate reunion. The booths will be
| in charge of Mrs. d. A. Skinner, Mrs.
Samuel Burleigh Milton, Mrs. Henry
Pitts, Miss Margaret Daniel. Mrs. Ella
c. Nets, Mrs. George Garner. Mrs. Frank
Birthright and Miss Evelyn Daniel
Mrs. Milton will be in charge OF the
fortune-telling tent.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stephen Peabody, OF New
York, announce the engaEement Of their
daughter, Miss Priscilla Peabody, to Mr..
John Alden Talbot, a son of Mr.. and
Mrs. E. NJ Talbot. OF Ridgeheld, Conn.
Mr.. Talbot was graduated from Stevens
| Institute in 1911 and is now with the
Miss Peabody made her debut two years
ago. She Is a sister of Mrs. James
Mortimer Montgomery and Stephen Pea
| body jr., and has young sister, Miss
Emma Peabody.
Mrs. David c. Anderson, Of Watch Hill,
arrived at the Shoreham yesterday for
visit Of several days in Washington.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. A. Miller, Of New
York, while visiting in Washington are
stopping at the shoreham
Mrs. l.. K. Seymour returned last week
| from California, where she has been for
year past, and Is now visiting her SON
in-law and daughter. Commander r. D.
Karns, U. s. N, and Mrs. Karns. at
Norfolk. Va Later Mrs. Seymour Will
come to Washington.
: Capt and Mrs. c. Bowen, OF the
Chilean Embassy are temporarily To-
Gated at the shoreham.
Miss Phelan. sister Of Senator Phelan,
entertained a small party at luncheon at
the shoreham yesterday.
A beautiful wedding which took place in
New York Wednesday, was that Of Mr.
John Scott Browning, a son of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Scott Browning, Of New York,
and Sands Point, L. l., and Miss Jose
phine Bulkeley Wells, a daughter of DR.
Brooks H. Wells and Mrs. Wells The
ceremony was performed at 4 o'clock in
st. Bartholomew's Church by the rector
the Rev. Ernest NJ. Stires The decor
ations were palms with boughs Of bios
soming fruit trees around the chantry.
The bride, who walked with her
father, wore cream white satin gown
with a long straight skirt and court train
| from the shoulders. The corsage was
cut square and was of old point lace,
with tulle sleeves. The veil was a scarf
of old rose point, held at the back OF
her golden hair by orange blossoms, and
over the forehead was coronet of point
lace and orange blossoms with orange
blossoms and lace forming a bandeau
at the sides. She carried orchids and
lilies Of the valley.
The maid Of honor was a sister OF the
bride, Miss Dorothy Pomeroy Wells, who
wore a brilliant shade of orchid-colored
| chiffon and tulle with large hat. The
other attendants were the Misses Rita
Boxer, Caryl Hackstaff, and Mrs. Talbot
| ]. Taylor, jr., and Mrs. George W. H.
Smith, Of Providence. r. l., who led the
procession. All wore frocks of pale
mauve chiffon with rolling folded collars
of light blue tulle and in the back a
wide panel piece of blue tulle fell from
each collar to the floor. The skirts were
short and hung in full soft plaits with
lOoped effect at the sides, and wide Cir
dies Of nala blue finished them Their