The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-01-23
MISS ELLEN MASON
WEDLAST EVENING
Married to W. S. Browning at
7 Street Home of Her
Uncle and Aunt.

An interesting marriage was sol
emnized last evening when Miss FL
len Dulany Mason, daughter OF the
late James Maynkidier Mason, OF
Falls Church, became the bride of
William Stickley Browning, also Of
Falls Church. The ceremony was
performed at o'clock at the home of
the brides uncle and aunt, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Davidson, in T street.
A small group OF relatives and
ception followed, at which Mr.. and
Mrs Davidson and the brides moth
er, Mrs. James Maynaidier Mason, re-
ceiyed with the bridal couple.
DIR. Page OBLIGATED.
The Rev. DR.. Frank Page, Of Fair
fax, Va. officiated and James May
nader Mason, jr., was best man for
Mr.. Browning. The bride was given
in marriage by her uncle, Mr.. David
son, and was attended by her cousin,
Mrs. Sidney Thomas, OF Grand Rap
ids, Mich, as matron of honor, and
little Miss Rebecca Davidson as flow
er girl.
Mrs. Thomas costume was of
green taffeta with a bodice OF silver
lace and flesh-colored tuIle, and she
CARED pink roses. Little Miss David
son wore dainty white organdle
frock, with blue ribbons. and carried
a basket of pink sweet peas.
HOuse-ArtisticaIfy Decorated.
The bride wore a becoming gown of
white satin combined with tulle and
silver lace. Her veil OF tulIe was held
by sprays of orange blossoms and her
bouquet was of Bride roses and lilies
of the valley. The house was simply
but artistically decorated with palms,
ferns. and baskets of spring flowers. A
string orchestra played the wedding
music.
Mrs. Davidson wore a handsome
| grown of black brocaded velvet over
old gold and Mrs. Mason a costume OF
black crepe de chine. Among the out
Mrs. K. ]. Hammond, of Culpeper,
Va; the brides aunts, the Misses May
and Eta Chichester, of Fairfax, Va:
Mr.. and Mrs. Douglas Mackall and
Miss Lucy MackalI, of Langley, Va
Mr.. Browning and his bride left
town last evening for Florida, where
they will spend the winter. Mrs
Browning Travelled in a becoming cos
tune of dark blue Bolivia cloth, with
small taupe satin hat.
Miss Lansing and MIS- Katherine
Lansing, sisters of the Secretary of
State, who spent last winter In Wash
ington, will come to town January
| ~
They have taken an apartment in
stoneleigh Court.
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VIII Give Recital.
A violoncelIo and piano sonata re.
cital, the third OF the series of four
chamber music concerts arranged by
Mrs. George Eustis, will be given
Thursday afternoon at o'clock at
the Playhouse. The program, which
will be given by Alvin Schroeder,
'cellist and Mrs. Eustis. pianist, in
cludes three sonatas, Saint Saens, op.
80, Grieg, op. Sc, and the third OF
the Italian composer, Locatelli.
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Constantin Mavroudi Effendi, sec
ond secretary of the Turkish embassy,
entertained at dinner at the Shore
ham last night
J. VI. Dickinson Here.
J. NJ. Dickinson, OF Chicago, former
Secretary of War, arrived at Washing
ton yesterday, and is stopping at the
New Willard.
DIR. and Mrs. p. ]. Lennox, who have
been visiting in New York and New
England, returned yesterday to Wash
ington, and have resumed their resi-
dence at the Hamilton.
Col and Mrs. George c. Thorpe were
hosts at dinner last evening, enter
tanning at the Army and Navy Club in
compliment to their house guests, Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Hoyt March, of Min
nesota. The other guests were Sem
ator and Mrs. Miles Poindexter, Con-
gresham and Mrs. Clarence Il. Miller,
Col. and Mrs. Charles A. Doyen, Mr.
and Mrs. William r. Wheeler, Dr.
and Mrs. Richard Warner, Mr.. and
Mrs. Alexander G. Bentley, Miss
Louise Pattison and Manuel Quesada.
Attend Sunday. Dinner.
Mr.. and Mrs. Forrest French Vroo-
man were dinner hosts on Sunday
at their residence in Massachusetts,
avenue, entertaining for Capt. and
Mrs. Phillip C. Wrightson. Captain
Wrightson is at present under surgi-
cal treatment at the Walter Reed
General Hospital, and Mrs. Wrightson
is in the city during her husbands
enforced stay here.
Captain Wrightson expects to be
able to return to his command. with
the Seventeenth Infantry in Mexico,
within the next few weeks. During
his absence. Mrs. Wrightson makes
her home in Cincinnati with relatives.