The Washington herald., 1917-10-22
The President and Mrs. Wilson
Attend Service in st. Johns

valley. Miss Edna F. Lerch. the maid
Of honor. was becomingly gowned in
brown taneta and Georgette crepe,
trimmed with gold lace, and wore q
large two-toned velvet hat to match.
She carried yellow roses. Mr.. Charles
Peter acted as best man.
An informal reception followed.
after which Mr.. and Mrs. Walker left
for a short wedding trip. Upon their
return they will be at home to their
friends at 113s Buchanan street.
Mrs. Robert W. Patterson has sent
out invitations for a reception at her
home. Is Dupont circle. at 4:3o
, o'clock Saturday afternoon, Novern-
Der 10. following the marriage of her
late husbands niece. Miss Ruth Pat
| terson, to Lieut.. Melville W. F. Wal
lace, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh C.
Wallace. which will take place at the
home of the brides mother. Mrs.
Raymond A. Patterson, 1903 Kenyon
street. A few relatives and friends
will witness the ceremony which will
be performed by the Rev. DR.. Roland
Cotton Smith, assisted by the Rev.
DR.. Charles Wood.
Miss Patterson will be attended by
her young cousin, Miss Felicia Gizy-
cka, and Capt. r. L. Williams, U. s.
A., will be best man for Lieut.. Wal
lace.
The Russian Ambassador. Mr..
| Boris Bakhmeteff, has returned tC
( Washington from Albany, N. Y,
where In company with the French
Ambassador, he attended the ex-
ercises at the University of New
I York. and delivered an address.
The marriage of Miss Florence
Elizabeth Jeffries Yoder, OF this city,
i to Mr.. Leigh Hunt Wilson, of Bridge
port. Conn. took place Saturday even
ing in the home Of the bride on Euclid
street, the Rev. James L. Gordon. pas
tor of the First Congregational
Church. officiating in the presence OF
| only the immediate families. Al
though the engagement had been 10
secret to their many friends, the we'd
ding was arranged quite suddenly.
after the manner of present we'd
dings, and there were no attendants.
| The house was tas;efully decorated
with autumn leaves and yellow chry-
santhemums. and in the dining-roon,
where a wedding supper was Served.
white chrysanthemums and ferns
] were used
4 The bride wore q modish costume Of
Burgundy velour, with small round
hat Of the same shade trimmed with
| beaver, like the collar, cuffs and bands
on the coat Mr.. Wilson and his
b: ide left on a late train for a we'd
ding trip. after which they will be at
home in Bridgeport. The bride has
been one Of the prominent and we'll
| known woman writers Of the Nation
| al Capital. both in dramatics and mu-
| sic. She Is a sister OF Mr.. ]. Paul
Yoder. one of the prominent newspa-
per men, who is now connected with
the Federal Trade Commission.
The Ladies' Aid Society Of the Gar
| field Memorial Hospital gave their
annual entertainment Thursday, Oc-
tober IS. at 2 p. IN.
On account OF the over-crowded
condition of the hotels and other ell
gible places for giving any kind OF
social or charity function, the ladies
accepted Mrs John A. Logan's ten
der of Calumet place for a card party
Of 100 tables. 1t proved an ideal place,
accommodating. as it did. the large
number of guests. 1t was in all re-
spects a brilliant and successful af-
f, fair.
Mrs. Logan not being strong enough
to undertake the laborious duties de-
volving upon the chairman, Mrs Kin
ME was chosen to act In her place.
| Members Of the committee assist
/ ing her were: Mesdames welch, Wall,
Winthrop Daniels, Mohun, Richards,
II. B. Brown, Wainwright. Chamber
lain. Dean owen, Burchell. Johnson,
Rixey. Winston, Cunningham, God
dard, Throop. Lockwood, Owen.
Hume, Fuller. Robb. Staples, Talbert.
Williams. Wolf, S. K. Cunningham.
! Alvord. Heaton. Fuller. Davis, Ro-
denberg. Rogers, King. Rector. Nor
gan, Snyder. Brengle. Grandin.
F: Let's, Reed, Flood, Harper, Carr.
I Cummins. Talmage, Ben Johnson.
Tanner, Hanger. Stewart, Dorm. Cat
ley. Mann. A. P. Gardner, Kent. KIM
berly, T. B. Hutchinson and Mrs. J.
I. Jarboe.
Mrs. Mary Logan Tucker was un-
tiring In the arduous duties as sec
rotary and hostess at Calumet place.
/ Mrs. ]. S. Wall, the treasurer, looked
after the tickets and finances.
/ Every one of the Ladies' Aid have
been working for the Red Cross and
the liberty loan and every other pa
/ triotic movement, and therefore ap-
! preciated they must avoid all expense
by doing the work personally. The
house. the cause and the coming to-
! gether of congenisl. liberal. patriotic
women combined to make it a happy
occasion.
. The treasury of the Ladies' Aid will
have been bettered by at least $3.50.
The returns are not vet all In.
| The WASHINGTON Camp, No. aO5. Sons
OF Confederate Veterans. viii give a
reception on Thursday evening, Oc-
tober 25. at Rauscher's in honor of the
sponsor. Miss Lucy Burleson. and maid
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