The Washington herald., 1918-06-08

Announcement has been made by
Brig. Gen. John \. Johnston, L. 5.
a, and Mrs. Johnston. of Washing
ton, of the marriage of their daugh
ter, Mrs. Virginia LoomiS Summerlin.
to DIR. Blair Spencer, passed assist
ant surgeon. l.. 5. N, on Sunday.
June =, in Philadelphia at the resi-
dence of Col Thomas Z. Murphy,
of the stan of the governor of Penn
sylvania- Mrs. Murphy Is a sister of
Mrs. Johnston. The ship to which
DR.. Spencer is assigned for service
arrived on Saturday, and the quiet
wedding was hastily arranged with
out the engagement having been an
nounced. Mrs. Spencer has a cottage
in the suburbs of Philadelphia. near
where her youngest boy is at school,
and will remain there during the sea
service OF DIR. Spencer. Cadet Tom
Summerlin, her older son. is at school
on the Hudson preparing for the
United States Military Academy.
As Mrs. Summerlin. Mrs. Spencer
made her home in Washington for
several years, and she has hosts of
friends here. Or. Spencer also lived
in Washington before he entered the
service.
Gen. Johnson is at. present on duty
in Boston and Mrs. Johnston is oc-
cupying their Washington residence.
2ll1 Massachusetts, avenue.
Marquise Clara LAMA has returned
to Washington after two months alb
sence in New York. and is at Hote
Richmond. her apartments =
rented. Her two elder sons have
sailed to join the American eXpedi-
tionary forces in France. Col. Conrad
LAMA commanding the Nineteenth
field artillery. and Major Manfredi
LAMA being in charge of the 30jd
supply train. Both are in the regu-
lar army and have already seen serv-
ice in the Spanish h-American war.
They are graEdsons of the late DR..
William \. Hammond. of this city,
famous as the surgeon who attended
President Garfield.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richardson Gibson
will leave town today to pass the
weekend with Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
Jeffords at their home at Media. Pa.
Mr.. and Mrs Jeffords have closed the
residence in Sixteenth street which
they leased from Mr.. and Mrs. George
Howard and are at Media for the
summer.
Miss Alice Howard. daughter of Sir
Henry Howard. foremrly British Dip
lomatic representative at the Vatican.
arrived in Washington yesterday and
are the guest of chr aunts, the Misses
Riggs, at their residence. 1914 I street.
Miss Howard is sister of George
Howard.
Preston Gibson. who has been CIV
ing a series of talks on his experience
driving an ambulance in France, has
returned to Washington ana has
taekn a house here for the summer.
The first of eight weddings which
took place at Annapolis Thursday
afternoon. following graduating exer-
cIses at the Naval Academy, was that
of Miss Marjorie Brown, daughter Of
MIR. and Mrs. S. c. Brown, of Capitol
Hill. and Ensign Richard Mckee
Rush, son of Mr.. and Mrs. r. ID.
Rush, of Takoma Park. Md. Ensign
Rush was honor man of the gradu-
ating class.
The bride wore a charming gown Of
embroidered white georgette, and car
ried a shower bouquet of bride roses.
She was attended by Miss Margaret
Harrisan, OF this citp, as bridesmaid,
and was preceded up the aisle by her
little niece. Miss Virginia Demarest,
Of Hartford, flower girl.
The bride was given away by her
father. The wedding took place N
the Naval Academy Chapel, in a de-
cidedly naval setting. Aside from rel
atiyes of the young couple were pres