Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-11-05
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Secretary Of State, has in
lN vited few friends to tea
y this afternoon to meet
Nine. Avril de Sainte Croix,
who is visiting Washington as the
guest Of the war work council Of
the national board..X. W. c. A.
Nine. de Sainte Cfoix was the honor
guest at a luncheon given today by
Mrs. August Belmont Of New York.
when Mrs. James NJ Cushman, chair
man Of the national war work council
Of the 7. W. C. A., was among the
guests. - -. =.
The directors Of they. W. c. A. en-
tertained at luncheon. today in honor
/ ofs Miss Jean Batty, an organizer in
wv. c. A. work, who is leaving the
United States shortly to establish q
wv. C. A at Rio de Janeiro.
The guests included Princess Lazaro-
witch Of Serbia, Miss Louise Holm.
quist and Miss Marion Hopkins Of
New York, Miss Gertrude .Prack Of
Philadelphia, Mrs. June Richardson
Lucas Of the Pacific coast field. Mrs.
Robert Lewis of the northwestern
Brooklyn, Mrs. Walter Parker Of De-
troit, Mrs. John Mells and Mrs. Frank
G. Carpenter of this city, the members
Of the board: Mrs. William II. Bayiy,
Mrs. James w. Wadsworth. 5r:, Miss
Richardson. Mrs. John F. Scully. Miss
margaret r. Fox, Mrs. Herbert +.
Day, Miss Estelle Foster, Mrs. Perry
Is. Heath, Mrs. H. 3. F. mcfarland,
Mrs. Woodbury. Pulsifer, DR.. Ada r.
Thomas, Miss Mable Phurston, Mrs.
Y Iyri~
Miss Frances E. Chickering. Mrs. s.
w. Ellsworth of New York, general
secretary; Miss Florence NJ. Brown
and other local secretaries OF the z.
W. C. A. -.
Mrs. J.. Biddle Porter and Miss Eliza
beth Rush Porter are staying at New
York few weeks. The wedding OF
Miss Porter and Mr.. Frederick c. Fear
fling will take place in December.
Mrs. Porter and her daughter passed
the summer at Bar Harbor. ).
Mrs. George w. Vanderbilt has re-
turned to Washington after passing a
few days at New York.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Tuckerman will
close their villa at Newport tomorrow
and start for Washington.
Mr.. Norman Armour, secretary Of the
American embassy in Russia, is ex-
pected to- return this week and visit
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. George H.
Armour Of Allison House, Princeton.
The engagement of Mr.. Armour and
the Princess Myra Koudachef, daugh-
ter Of Prince Koudacheff, Petrograd.
was announced recently. Mr.. Armour
is a graduate Of Princeton.
Ensign and Mrs. William Coke
Wright, who, since leaving Newport,
have been living in Washington. have
taken house on Aliens Lane, Chest
Ensign Wright has been transferred
to Philadelphia. T.
One of England's, war heroes, who
has served in France and Saloniki,
and won the military cross at Ypres,
Engineers, was married yesterday
afternoon to Miss Margot V. Hender-
son, daughter Of the late Robert H.
Henderson of Whitehall. Trinidad.
British West Indies, formerly of New
York. The wedding took place in st.
given away by her brother, Mr.. Will
liam Dalton Henderson, who came
from Camp Vail for the wedding.
Her gown. of white brocaded satin,
was trimmed with rose point lace,
and her veil was also Of rose point.
valley.
Her matron of honor was Mrs.
David Ward Miss Elsie H -Hender-
son, her sister, and her cousin, Miss
Maud A. Henderson, were her brides
maids. Mr.. Alfred Du Buys Served
as best man. There was no reception.
Capt. Goodwin, who just arrived from
Greece: for the marriege,' will sail
with his bride this week for Trlnt-
dad.
Mrs. Edward Lyndon Despard of
Rumson, N. j.. and New York has an
nounced the engagement of her
daughter, Miss Margaret Deering Des-
pard, to Capt. John Arthur Greene,
Miss Despard is a sister Of Mrs. John
W. wendell of Boston. Capt. Greene
was graduated from Harvard Univer-
s.ty in 1906 and has been in France a
year with the American expeditionary
forces as aid to the commanding gen.
eraf Of the 42d Division.
+ Mr.. and Mrs Francis Woodruff
Coles of Tarrytown on Hudson have
announced the engagement of their
daughter, Miss Sophie Tracy Coles. to
Capt. Vernon Hubert HurlStone-Piper
of the British army and son of Mr..
and Mrs. William Edward Hurlstone-
Piper of Wellington. Surrey. England.
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An interesting wedding Of Saturday
will be that Of Miss Marian Booth,
daughter of Judge and Mrs. Fenton
w. Booth. and Mr.. Leroy Baldwin
Miller, which will take place at st.
Margaret's Church at noon. the Rev.
DR.. Herbert Scott Smith officiating.
Miss Virginia Booth will attend her
sister as maid Of honor. and the brides
maids will be Miss Louise Booth, an
other sister Of tho bride, and Miss
Margaret Ashford.
Mr.. William Dalton will act as best
man and the ushers will include Lieut..
Lewis Breuninger and Sergt. Ralph
Black.
Mrs. William Converse Kendall and
daughter, Miss Minerva c. Kendall,
who spent the summer and early
autumn at Wawenock Camps, Sebago
Lakes, Maine. have returned to WASH
ington for the winter. DR.. w. c.
Kendall is expected to return shortly.
Army Wedding at st. Margaret's
Army and Navy and official society