The Washington herald., 1918-12-08

the French high commission: Lieut.
H. Johnston, and two brothers of the
bride. Ensign Dudley Diggs Morgan.
U. S. N. and Charles Carroll Nor
gan, aviation service, L. 5. N. Miss
Morgan's third brother. Lieut.. Edwin
Abel Morgan. u. 8. N. Is with the
I 3l3th Field Artillery. A. E. F., In
France.
After wedding trip Maj Day and
| his bride will return to Washington
for a visit. and will sail for England
in January. They expect to be sta
toned in London for a time. Miss
Morgan. who is one of the most
popular girls in Washington is hav-
1 ing given for her as many dinner
parties and luncheons as she can
squeeze into the crowded days be-
fore her wedding. Tonight Mrs. John
Ballentine Pitney give a dinner for
Miss Morgan and Maj. Day, enter
4 tanning at the home of her parents,
Col and Mrs. John r. Williams. with
whom she is spending the winter.
Gen. Trotter. head of the British
military mission, entertained them at
{, dinner on Tuesday evening Mrs.
Thropp will also entertain for Miss
Morgan.
of course it's an awfuIly short en-
gagement. for it was only announced
Just a week ago today. But after
all It keeps the average about right
( for they've been an unconscionable
time in announcing 1t. Everybody
has been expecting 1t for the last
six months. 1t was at least that
long ago that people began to notice
that she was going around with "a
most attractive Englishman, my
dear" whose alteration was so per
fectly patent that 1t was almost a
joke. They were constantly motoring
| together. in her little car. with
Eleanor at the wheel. and her beau
lover fairly devouring her with his
eyes. He really is from all accounts
an. awfully nice chap, of thoroughly
desirable connections. but probably
\ OF no very great wealth, since his
father Is lord bishop of Clougher.
Ireland, and lord bishops are not as
a rule greatly blessed with this
worlds goods.
| Mrs. Price Collier in setting De-
Icernber IA as the date for Miss Col
lier's wedding said frankly that II
was subject to change without notice.
/ For Lieut.. Gordon is Admiral Grant,
4 flag lieutenant. and IL the Warrior
should get her sailing orders there
might have to be hurry-up wedding.
| The foreign missions are melting
away almost over night. Mrs. Mar
shall Field, who went up to Boston
to spend Thanksgiving with her niece,
Mrs. Albert Beveridge, returned a
few days ago and Immediately gave
a big dinner. followed by a musicale
/ in honor of the British officers sta
/ toned here, who are returning to
England shortly
/ Mrs. James Mcdonald has gone to
New York and is at the Ritz Carlton,
whence she will late in the month
take her departure for London. She
! is opening her house there which has
been closed since early in the war.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edison Bradley gave
a brilliant dinner Thursday evening
| for about a dozen guests, among
| them a number of diplomats They
are going to New York today-Mrs.
| Shipman, their daughter. who has
been visiting them, has already gone
and will open their apartment
! there.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. Bradley have placed
the ball room Of their home and the
various apartments in the tower and
7 the little theater connected Herewith
at the disposal OF the British en-
bassy. and 100 stenographers will be
| installed in the ballroom unless the
coming OF peace makes the enlarge
ment Of the embassy offices unneces-
sary. Seven stenographers attached
to the embassy are now making their