The Washington herald., 1917-07-08

ueSr OF WA8hin8tous Win oncerB o.
the camp at Boalsburg; also Mr.. Rob-
ert Underwood johnson. father Of the
bridegroom. and his daughters, the
Misses Olivia and Katharine Johnson,
who represented Mr.. 1>srson's fam
lily.
After spending August at York WI.
lage, Me-, where Mr.. Johnson's par
ents and his children are passing the
summer. Mr.. johnson and his bride
plan to return to France.
Mr.. johnson Is best known as the
author of THE Salamander." Slower
at Yale" and "The Woman Gives"
and has also written several plays
including "The Comet" in which
Nine. Nazimova appeared. He is SO
years old. and is graduate OF Yale,
class of 1900. He is a member of the
National Institute of Arts and Let
ters. and belongs to the Players and
Authors clubs.
The wedding Of Miss Zelie De Lus-
san Porter. daughter of Mrs. Joseph
inc F. B. Porter, of Field Point Road,
Greenwich, Conn, to Lieut. Hiram
Baldwin Ely. Of West Point Military
Academy. will take place on Thurs
day afternoon, August 30, at 40
O'Clock, in the cadet chapel at West
Point. The Rev. Percy Silver, chap
lain of the Military Academy. will Of
ficlate.
A reception for about 300 guests
will be held in Cullum Hall, West
Point following the ceremony.
Lieut.. Ely, who Is a member of the
Corps of Engineers of the academy,
will receive his diploma at the annual
commencement. He is a member of
the June class OF 1918, but will be
graduated nearly q year earlier. owing
to war conditions.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Du Brau, Of
Cumberland, Nd, announce the en-
gagement of their youngest daugh-
ter. Miss Charlotte Du Brau, and Mr..
Alfred Martin Pitts. formerly Of
Washington. Rev. Ambrose II, Bevin,
rector Of Emmanuel Episcopal Church,
Cumberland. Nd. will officiate at the
marriage, which will take place this
month. Mr.. Pitts was for two years
a member Of st. Pauls EpiscopaI
Church choir Of this city.
Miss Margaret Thompson Parker,
only daughter of Commodore and Mr>
James p. Parker, was married in
jamestown, r. l., June 16, in st. Mat
thew's Church to Mr.. Charles Ellwood
Colahan, son Of the late Capt. c. z.
Colahan, U. S. N, and Mrs. Colahan.
At the breakfast which followed the
wedding there were assembled about
100 guests. who came from California,
Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York
and other parts of the country.
Miss Parker, who is well known
here, was beautiful in her wedding
gown of satin and point lace, her veil
being Of tulle. held in place by a small
wreath of orange blossoms, her only
Jewel diamond pendant. the gift or
the bridegroom.
Miss Martha Rodes Carter. daughter
of the late Commander T. F, Carter,
u. s. N. and Mrs. Carter. was maid Of
honor, and wore a costume of soft
white material exquisitely embroider-
ed with pink roses, with hat to
match. Mr. Colahan's best man was
Mr.. Samuel r. T. Very, of New York
City. The bridesmaids were Miss
Latta, OF Philadelphia: Miss Berg-
land, of Baltimore. and Miss Annette
Gcst, OF Cynwdy, Pa. The groomsmen
were Mr.. Ashbel W. Bryan. of New
Jersey; Lieuts. Augustine Gray, L. s.
N, and Lewis Hancock, U. S. N.
| Messrs. A. p. Gest and John Gest Sd.
Of Philadelphia, were ushers. The
church was decorated with palms ana
quantities OF white lilacs. MIR. and
Mrs. Colahan left in the afternoon for
a wedding trip to Moosehead Lake. in
Maine, and upon returning will be at
l. .l,.N.
at the torpedo station.
Miss Airline May Lennox. daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. William II. Lennox.
of New York City. formerly of Rocky
Hill. Conn. and Nathaniel X. Baruch,
brother OF Mr.. Bernard NJ. Baruch.
were married at Pompton Plains. n.
J.. Tuesday by the Rev. Fred E.
Foertner. Mr.. Bernard NJ. Baruch was
best man.
Miss LennoK met Mr.. Baruch when
living in Rocky Hill, Conn. He is
retired stock broker. The couple will
live at 21O Riverside Drive, New York,
after August l.
Hastened by the expectation that
the prospective bridegroom. who Is
member Of the Naval Reserve, will
Goon be called into service, the mar
riage of Miss Theophilla Hurst.
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur
Hurst, of Glen Ridge. n. J.. to Ellis
worth Bicker Doane, son of Ellsworth
Doane, will take place Tuesday even
ing in Christ Episcopal Church, Glen
Ridge. The ceremony will be perform
ed by the Rev. DIR. Edwin A. White.
rector of the church. Both Mr.. Doane
and Miss Hurst are members Of the
Glen Ridge Country Club.
Miss Mary Elizabeth Angus. daugh-
ter Of Mrs. John Angus, of New York.
and Pleasantville, n. Y. was married
to Capt. John Holley Clark. jr., son
of Mr.. and Mrs. John Holley Clark,
of Flushing. l. l., Thursday after
noon in the summer home of the
brides mother at Pleasantville.
Among the guests were several fell
low officers OF Capt. Clark's regiment
and Col. William Hayward. of the
Public Service Commission, for whom
Capt. Clark is secretary.
Following a short honeymoon Capt.
Clark and his bride will reside at %