The Washington herald., 1918-08-12
IN WASHINGTON

J. The marriage which was solem-
nized Saturday afternoon at st.
PauPs Rock Creek Parish Church,
the Rev. Harry 8. Cobey oficiating.
was the elimination of q romance
which began when both bride and
bridegroom were students at Central
High School. though Lieut.. Sterling
now registers a. from Columbus,
Ohio. where his family came from
and where, after graduation from
Central High, he attended college.
The wedding of Miss Anita Onter-
dinger. daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry T. Offterdinger, to Herbert Lee
Spain. u. 8. N. r. f., took place at
noon Saturday. The ceremony was
performed in the home Of the brides
parents on Sixteenth street by the
Rev. Robert Talbot, Of st. Paurs
Episcopal Church, In the presence Of
i the members Of the two families and
/ a few intimate friends. Mrs. Winfield
| Harrison Scott was the matron Of
| honor and the brides only attend
/ ant. and the best man/was Ensign
/ Warner c. Payne. u. S. n. r. F.. An
i informal reception was held i'm
mediately following the ceremony.
Miss Ella Clay woodson. Of Taze-
well. Tenn, entertained with an in
formal gathering at her home Friday
evening. . The event OF the evening
was a program arranged by Miss
Woodson and in which she partici-
pated. Miss Helen Hoadley, of Bara-
bou. Wis. and Mr.. Jack B. Tenney, of
Los Angeles, Cal. entertained with
some brilliant piano solos.
Among the guests were: Miss Claire
Hoadley, Of Barabou. Wis; Mr.. WILL
lam D. Hodges, OF whitewright. Tex. !;
Mass: Mr.. Paul c. Golding, of Wash
| ington, D. c.; Miss Mildred Cole, Of
Andover, Mass; Mr.. Perfield Connor.
Of Wellsville, N. Y; Miss Gertrude
Morris. OF Madison, Wis; Mr.. Michael
Sporrer. OF Menomonie. Mich. and Mr..
William Reckert, OF Washington.
D. C.
The War Trades Board Club at 200
Massachusetts avenue was the scene
OF a particularly pleasant dance last
wednesday evening which a group of
the War Trades girls arranged espe-
cially in honor OF some of the men
now stationed at Camp Leach, Ameri-
can University Park. twenty-five of
whom came down in the big army
trucks. The hostesses OF the evening
were: Misses Winslow. whalen, Sim
norman, Lyons and Wilson.
Among the men who enjoyed the
hospitality were: Sergt. Mai. Whittet,
First Sergt. Waters, Company d;
First Sergt. Miller. Company E; Mess
Sergts. Thompson, Beck and Rose,
Supply Sergts. Nyderle, Lynch and
Higdon. Corps. Rlnearson, Mechanical
and Dunbar. Acting Corps. Crouch,
Lanrhere, Hodson. Liptak, Dupen,
Golden. Hustled and McReight; and
F. c. Kingsland. private, first class,
all OF the Twenty-seventh Engineers.
! The marriage is announced Of Miss
Blanche Erna Wilmot, sister of Mrs.
Earl II. Hush, of this city, and Will
lam Turley Coburn, formerly of this
city, son OF Mr.. and Mrs. Turley CO.
burn, Of Chevy Chase. The wedding
took place on Friday evening, August
at Baltimore, Md.
Mr.. and Mrs. Coburn are residing
at Easton, Pa
The Kapn Alpha Theta AIumnae
Club will meet next Thursday even
ing at the home of Miss La Toilette,
$500 Sixteenth street All resident
members of the fraternity are cor
daily invited to be present.
Under the auspices Of the Arion
Club OF the Signal Corps and Air
service band concert and motion