The Washington herald., 1917-11-09
The President and Mrs. Wilson
Entertain Guests at Theater

established. Mrs. Root before mar
riage was Miss Grace Cogswell.
daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Ledyard
Cogswell. Of Albany.
Lieut.. Melville w. Fuller Wallace.
u. s. A, whose marriage to Miss
Ruth Patterson will take place Satur-
day afternoon. entertained at his pre-
nuptial bachelor dinner last evening
at the home of his, parents, Mr.. and
Ms. Hugh Campbell Wallace. Lieut..
Wallace arrived in Washington yes
terday morning. accompanied by his
best man, Capt. r. L. Williams, U.
s. R.; who will be the house guest Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace will give din
ner tonight for Miss Patterson and
Lieut.. Wallace. the members Of their
wedding party and friends. and later
there will be dancing.
Miss Minna Blair entertained in
formally at luncheon yesterday in
compliment to Miss Florence Lowden,
daughter of the governor OF Illinois,
who is visiting Mrs. Raymond Patter-
son for several days, having come to
Washington to attend the marriage
on Saturday of Miss Ruth Patterson
and Lieut.. Melville Wallace.
Miss Virginia D. MacCullen, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar MacCullen,
and Mr.. Thomas P. Gary. son of Mr..
and Mrs. Robert Gary, of Richmond,
Va, were married Wednesday even
ing at the Petworth NJ. f. Church.
The ceremony was performed by Rev.
G.. Ellis Williams and the church was
beautifully decorated with huge clus-
ters of white chrysanthemums. palms
and autumn foliage.
The vested choir of the church,
singing the bridal chorus from
"Lohengrin," heralded the coming of
the bride, who was escorted and
given in marriage by her father.
She wore a gown of ivory satin and
tulle, made with a court train, and
her veil was caught with a bandeau
of lilies of the valley. A shower bou-
quet of Bride roses was carried. Mrs.
Joseph Haley. sister of the bride. was
matron of honor and her gown was of
fiesh-colored grossgrain moire silk and
silver lace draped with tulle and car
rled white chrysanthemums.
MISS lc n1tCSullcIls COuSlH VI lIe
bride, bridesmaid, wore an orchid-col-
ored satin gown draped with tulle
and silver lace and carried a bouquet
of white chrysanthemums.
Little Miss Alice MacCullen, the
brides niece, the ringbearer, wore
white tplle dress sprayed over with
pink rosebuds and carried the ring
on a white satin cushion.
Mr.. Robert Gary was best man for
his brother. and the ushers were Mr..
Allen MacCullen, NJ. Bryan MacCuI-
len. brothers of the bride; Mr.. Jo-
seph Haley and Mr.. Saunders F. Car
ter.
A reception followed at the home
of the brides parents. in Quebec
place. when the newly married couple
were assisted in receiving by Mrs.
MacCullen, mother Of the bride, who
wore a gown of black satin and Sc
quins. with a corEage bouquet of or
chids. Mrs. Gary. mother of the
bridegroom, wore amethyst taffeta
and point lace.
Mr. and Mrs. Gary left later for
their wedding trip, the latter wear
ing a modish gown of navy blue
satin embroidered in silver, with a
coat of mauye silvertone. with hat
to match, trimmed in mauve plumage
Upon their return they will be at
home at 75s Quebec place Among
tho out-of-town guests here for the
wedding were Mr.. and Mrs. jacob
F. Allen, of Philadelphia; Mr.. and
Mrs. A. c. Haley, of Clarendon, Va;
Mr.. and Mrs. T. C. Allen and Mrs.
NJ. A. Oldham, of Charlotte, n. c.;
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Gary, of Rich
mond; Mr.. and Mrs. Lesley Spence,
of Richmond; Mr.. Theodore Petit,
of Brooklyn, N. Y; Mr.. and Mrs.
D. S. Carter. of Falls Church, Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. ]. Whitehead, OF
Baltimore, and Lieut.. John G. Allen,
U. S. ~, of Raleigh, N. c.
Mr.. and Mrs. Horace C. Allen an
nOunce the engagement of their
daughter. Miss Beatrice Lawrence AL
len, to Lieut.. David LonSfellow Pat
ten, Coast Artillery. U. S. A.
The League of American Pen wom-
en- will give the first of their weekly
knitting teas this afternoon at their
headquarters, 1923 H street north
west, and will have as their guest
of honor Miss Will Allen Dromgoole.
Miss DromSoole was the first news
paper woman to enlist as yeowoman
in the Naval Reserve and the only
one engaged in recruiting work for
Uncle Sam. While in the city Miss
Dromgoole is the guest of Commits
sioner of Education Philander p,
Claxton and Mrs. Claxton.
The Five Hundred Party which was
to be given by the Congress Heights
Chapter of the District Chapter of
Red Cross today, is postponed until
Friday. the 18th. at p. m. on ac-
count Of remodeling of the Leoffer
Hotel, Nicholas avenue.
DIR. and Mrs. Percy Tenure, of New
York. have leased the residence of
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Elmore, at 1Ol7
Q street, for the winter. Mr.. and
Mrs. Elmore are at 1852 Church street.
Mrs. U. S. Grant, Sd, wife of Lieut..
Col. Grant, U. s. A, has returned to
washington after a visit of several
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