The Washington herald., 1917-10-25
The Minister of Guatemala
EntertainS Notable Company

Service. comes the decision to ad-
vance the date to some indefinite
time on account of the delicate
health of Mrs. Theodore p. Shonts.
the mother of Miss Shonts. It may
be recalled that q similar Incident
delayed the marriage of her sister,
Miss Theodore shonts, to the late
Duke de Cleanliness.
Mrs Medill Mccormick, Of Chicago
and Washington. is at the Ritz-Cari-
ton Hotel. in New York. Mr.. Nc
Cormick is In Europe.
DR.. Carlos Manuel de Cespedes
Minister Of Cuba. and the first Sec
, retary of the Cuban legation, DR.,
Joaquin r. Torralbas. are In New
York, at the st. Regis, and yester-
day were guests at luncheon given
at the Biltmore Hotel, by the Fifth
Avenue Association
The Minister and DR.. Torralbas will
return to Washington this evening
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Brook and
Miss Mary Brook, who have been
guests of the Secretary Of the Navy
and Mrs. Daniels left the Capital last
evening for their home in Philadel-
phia- Mrs. Daniels accompanied them
to Mount Vernon yesterday morning.
Mrs. Daniels will leave today for
Atlanta, Ga, to attend the meeting
Of the Y. w. c. A, war council.
An interesting wedding which took
place at 8 o'clock yesterday after
noon was that Of Miss Ethel M
Rountree. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
]. K. Rountree. and Mr.. Paul NJ
Bredekamp. assistant secretary OF
the Institute Of Industrial Research
in Washington, at the home OF the
brides parents, $50 F street south
west.
A supper followed the ceremony
which was performed by the Rev,
Arthur K. Kimball, of Little Rock,
Ark, a close friends of the bride
groom, the large company of guests
being invited both for the ceremony
and supper. The entertainment suite
was tastefully decorated with a pro-
fusion of Australian ferns. pink and
white chrysanthemums and smilax,
there being a special arrangement OF
white blossoms in the drawing room
WhcTc CcEeIlOny was
The bride was unattended except
by her father, Mr.. Rountree, who &C.
companied gave her away. Her gown
was a bridal satin and silver lace
the skirt fashioned with a court
train over which the bridal veil OF
tulle fell. and the bodice was a COM
bination Of the satin, silver lace and
tulle. She carried a shower bouquet
0F hrid rosaa apS ltIiaa af fha L
ley.
Mr.. Henry A. Bredekamp served
his brother as best man. Mr.. Brede-
kan1p and his bride left later In the
evening for a wedding journey in the
South, Mrs. Bredekamp wearing a
stylish suit of dark blue chiffon
broadcloth, with a hat of blue vel
vet and a scarf cape Of seal.
After November Is, Mr.. and Mrs
Bredeksmp will be at home at the
| Congressional apartments, Capito
Hill.
Maj. Gen. Joseph z. Kuhn, U. s. A,
in command of the Seventy-ninth di-
vision Of the national army, and Mrs
| Kuhn, were the guests of honor at q
unique reception at Camp Meade yes
! terday afternoon at $3.50 o'clock, when
the officers of the camp were hosts
The General and Mrs. Kuhn and the
hosts, received in the Generals tent
and officers and their wives from
| Washington. Baltimore and elsewhere
attended. There was music.
Judge and Mrs. John Barton Payne
have closed Byrd's Nest, their coun-
try home at Elmhurst, ILL.,. and ar