The Washington herald., 1917-10-24
The Secretary and Mrs. Daniels
Entertaining House Guests

son Hall. wore turquoise blue satin
with bands of taupe fox. Her large
hat was Of black panne velvet anu
she carried shower boquet of pink
tea roses.
Miss Alice Kinds, the maid of honor
also wore turquoise blue satin, but
instead Of fur. 1t was combined with
silver lace and Georgette crepe, and
her hat of black panne velvet was
faced with turquoise blue satin. She
carried pink roses. Mr.. Paul May
was best man for his brother.
Quantities of palms and Australian
ferns with pink chrysanthemums dec
grated the halls and drawing rooms
and the mantels were banked with
pink roses and smilax.
Mrs. Stephenson and Mrs. George
j. May. the latter the mother. of
the bridegroom, assisted in receiving
the guests for the reception, the
former wearing taupe crepe de chine
embroidered in cut steel. with a hat
of the same shade Of Georgette and
velvet. and Mrs. May wore French
blue crepe de chine and Georgette
with a hat of black velvet faced
with blue
When later I'm the day Mr.. and
Mrs. May left for their wedding jour-
ney. the bride wore a suit of dark
blue chiffon broadcloth with a scarf
cape of seal made with collar and
cuffs of ermine, and hat OF blue
velvet with an upturned brim of
plumage.
After December !, Mr.. and Mrs.
May will be at home at Park Road
Court.
Joseph Grew, former counsellor of
the American Embassy in Berlin, and
Mrs. Grew, have returned to Wash
inston, after passing the summer in
New Hampshire, and Manchester,
Mass, and are established for the
winter at 22I Wyoming avenue. the
house occupied by Lieut.. Hon. MUIR
rough O'Brien. formerly military at
tache of the British Embassy, and
Mrs. O'Brien, who have returned to
England.
Wartime simplicity marked the
hop given last night at the Officers
Club, Washington Barracks, palms
and the colors furnishing the decora-
ton. Mrs. Hodges. wife OF Maj. John
n. Hodges, L. S. A, received the
guests. who stayed late and danced
to the music of an orchestra.
Brig. Gen. Frederick V. Abbott, U.
S. A. who will be placed in COM
mand at the Washington Barracks.
will move into his quarters there
this week. He Is now assistant to
the Chief Of Engineers, and was sta
toned in New York before comm
to Washington.
DR.. and Mrs. A. NJ. Curtis have
issued invitations for a dance this
evening in honor of their youngest
son. First Lieut. Merrill H. Curtis.
U. S. r., before he leaves for Camp
Dix, Wrightstown, ". ],
Mr.. and Mrs. George F. Zeh have
Issued invitations for the wedding OF
their daughter, Hortense Jeanette.
and Mr. William Edward Yost on
the evening OF October 60, at their
home in Harvard street Miss Zeh
Will have as her attendants Miss
Dorothy Wilbur, Of Albany, n. Y, as
maid of honor and Miss Elsie Yost,
sister Of the bridegroom, and Miss
Helen Zeh, sister of the bride, as
bridesmaids. Mr.. Henry w. Zeh will
be best man for Mr.. Yost A small
reception will follow the ceremony.
Miss Elsie Yost gave a shower for
Miss Zeh at the Toxic, last week.
Invitations have been issued by DR..
and Mrs. A. N. Curtis for a house
dance, in honor of their youngest
son. First Lieut.. Merrill H. Curtis,
L. S. r., before he leaves for his
station at Camp Dix, Wrightstown.
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