The Washington times., 1917-11-24
Miss Lhtle's
Wedding TO Be
Military EUeni

The marriage Of Miss Mae Little,
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs William
Little. Of Forest Glen, Nd. and Lieut..
James Hereford McGinnIs. U. S. A.,
this evening will be marked by many
picturesque and interesting details.
The ceremony will take place in the
chapel Of National Park Seminary.
Forest Glen. OF which the bride Is a
graduate, and will be followed by a
reception at Theta House, the home
OF her sorority. Both the chapel and
the chapter house will be decorated
by members OF the sorority. the Theta
colors mingling with the smilax and
the clusters of white chrysanthe-
NUNS used in the decorations.
1t will be a military wedding, with
the bridegroom and his ushers in
olive drab, and after the service the
men Of the party will form an aisle
with crossed swords, under which the
bride and bridegroom will pass. Hol-
royd McGinnis will be best man for
his brother and the list OF ushers in
cludes Roy Haggerty, Charles Rust,
William Wilson. and William Rehn,
all lieutenants in the Fifty-ninth In
fantry, U. S. A. The Rev. DR.. u. @.
B. Pierce will perform the ceremony.
In Gown of white Taneta.
The bride will be given in marriage
by her father. She will wear a simple
but effective gown OF white taffeta,
gracefully drRped, with sleeves of
tulle. and a tulle veil caught with
orange blossoms. Her bouquet will
be OF lilies OF the valley, her sorority
flower.
Mrs. Van valkenberg Wright will
be matron of honor for her sister and
her small daughter, Miss Betty
Wright, will also be in the wedding
party. She will carry a white satin
pillow bearing the two rings to be
unchanged by the bride and bride
groom. The little girl will wear a
Kate Greenaway frock, with q pink
sash and pink bows on her hair. Mrs.
Wright's gown is Of pink taffeta made
exectly like the brides gown, and she
will carry pink roses.
Congregation VIII Sing.
Following the ceremony the con-
gregation will sing a verse Of Amer
lea" After the reception Lieutenant
McGinnis and h.a bride will leave by
motor Cor Camp Green, Charlotte,
N. c., where he is on duty. Her
travelling costume is of blue broad
cloth, with squirrel collar and cuffs,
and she will wear a small blue vel
vet hat and carry q huge blue velvet
knitting bag.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. H. McGinnIs, Of
Berkeley, w. Va, parents OF the
bridegroom, are guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Little for the wedding; also
their son, Douglas Little, who came
from Mineola, L l., for the occasion.
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Monsignor Thomas Honor Guest.
Tho annual reception and donation
party at the Catholic Home for Aged
Ladies', 3O43 P street, will be held on
Monday afternoon from $3.50 to Q
o'clock. Monsignor Thomas. the new
rector OF St. Patrick's Church, will
be the guest Of honor.
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William Phelps Emo has lent his
house this afternoon for the beneft
of the Free Wool fund. Henry P.
Dawson. OF New York. will give a
talk on fsychology and Color IN
Decoration" He is bringing with him
an unusual collection OF colored
slides, some rare tapestries and stuffs
to illustrate his talk.
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Miss Halle Davis, who has been
with her aunt, Mrs. Stephen B. Elkins,
for several weeks, has Cancelled all
her engagements, as she is seriously
Ill at Mrs. Elkins' X street home.
Gay Winter for o. ID. O.
Dixie Chapter. U. D. c., ha: started
its winter sessions in a spirited and
interesting way, the attendance Of
members and discussions indicating
that Dixie will maintain q prominent
part In activities personal to all
Southern women in the Capital. The
chapter met Thursday evening at Con-
federate Memorial Home on Vermont
avenue with Mrs. Goodwin D. Els
worth, presiding.
In the social hour, Mrs. Maud
Howell Smith read a poem dedicated
to the chapter by the author, Mrs.
Il. {. Coquellott. Mrs. Milton con-
trleuted vocal solos