The Washington times., 1918-10-19

ian Ambassador and Mime. de Gama.
The guests to meet them were the
Secretary or State and Mrs. Lansing,
: the Italian Ambassador and Countess
di Cellere, Viscount d'Alte, minister
|, Of Portugal; Miss Sarah Lee. Mrs. j.
=. Herbert Stabler, Count de Chambrun,
counselor of the French embassy, and
the second secretary OF the French
embassy and Nine. de Laboulaye.
! Mrs. Marshall III.
I Mrs. Thomas Riley Marshall. wife
/ Of the Vice President, is confined to
her room by a slight indisposition
/ Miss Mildred Adams, daughter of Dr.
and Mrs. Samuel S. Adams, and Capt
Fairfax Davis Downey, U. S. A, will
be married this afternoon at 5 o'clock.
The wedding was to have taken place
in Epiphany Church, but plans were
changed at the last moment in defer
ence to the order prohibiting church
services, and the ceremony will take
place at the home OF DIR. and Mrs.
Adams, with only members OF the two
| families and a few intimate friends
present.
Several changes have been made in
the wedding party on account Of the
influenza epidemic. Miss Katherine
Effinger. who was to have been one
of the bridesmaids, is i'll of pneumonia
in Baltimore. and Miss Mary David
Landstreet, cousin of the bridegroom,
yesterday wired her inability to be
one Of the attendants. The Misses
zinsser, of Hastings, N. Y, have also
withdrawn from the group Of brides
maids on account of illness.
The bridal party as 1t now stands
includes Miss Ida Adams, who will
be maid of honor for her sister. and
two bridesmaids. Miss Maxwell
Church. OF Washington, and Miss
Nancy Hunt, of Auburn, N. Y. Miss
Adams will be given in marriage by
her father; and the Bishop Of WASH
ington will perform the ceremony.
An informal reception will follow the
wedding.
Capt George Faber Downey, U. S.
A, will be best man for his brother.
Their father, Col George F. Downey,
U. S. A, has recently landed In
France, and their mother, Mrs Dow
ney, will remain in Washington dur
ing his absence. The list Of ushers
for the wedding today includes Major |
r. W. Malone. Major William A Bor-
den- whose wife was Miss Dorothy |
Adams, sister OF the bride; Capt. S. !
bridegroom: Lieut. Frank Dennett
Adams, brother of the bride; Lieut.. |
E. o. Perrin, Lieut.. William A. Otis, |
all Of the army; Thomas Richardson 1
and Ernest Russell
A number OF guests from out of
town will be present at the wedding. |
among them Miss Dorothy Wyeth,
Miss Lerch. and Ensign Harold Glib
son, u. s. N, OF New York; Mr.. and
street, Mr.. and Mrs. J. K. Berry. T.
Mr. and Mrs Raft Richardson. and
Mrs. l. A. Powell, also of New York;
and Mrs. B. H. Bays, Miss Sheridan,
and Miss Downey. OF Cumberland. Nd.
Mrs. Downey will give a buffet
supper party and dance this evening
for members Of the bridal party, the
guests and a few inti-
mate friends. Captain Downey and
his bride have no definite plans for
the future. owing to the uncertainty
Of his orders. He is at present sta
toned at Camp Meade. Nd. as in
structor, after hEing served six
months in France.
In New York On Visit.
General CIaudon, of the French
is at the Vanderbilt Hotel,
New York, for a brief visit.
Mrs. Newbold Leroy Edgar has gone
to Tuxedo Park from Gloucester.
Mass, and is staying with her sister,
Mrs. Henry Martyr Alexander.
Mrs. Herbert J. Wild and her chill
dren will spend the winter at 1916
New Hampshire avenue. Major wild
Is now stationed at Camp Humphreys.
Va, and expects shortly to
go overseas. Major and Mrs. Wild
and their family have recently re-
turned from the Canal Zone.
Lieut.. and Mrs. Albert Lincoln
are spending the weekend
with the latter's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. James Francis Sullivan, at Rock
Rose. Radnor. Pa Lieutenant Hoff-
man Is serving as escort to the SOL
1iers OF the French Foreign Legion.
who have been touring the country in
the interest Of the Liberty loan and
who are now in Philadelphia.
Miss Mary Gwynn and Ms. +. II.
J. Slater, who have been spending
the summer in California and other
parts OF the West, returned TO Wash ,
ngton this morning. 4,
Takes An Apartment.
Mrs. Theodore Baldwin has taken an
apartment at the ParkWood for the q
winter months. Her sister, Miss Kath- 1
.rine Judge. who spent the summer in '
is with her for a visit. Miss T
rddge hopes to regain possession Of c
Ter apartment at 17S5 Massachusetts, 6
venue, which was leased last season !
o Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Rainey, OF Cleve- !
and.
Mrs. James Lee Shelton has been {
allied to New Orleans by the illness of j
Ter son. David Porter Guest, who is in $
he aviation service.
Should the ban against public gath 2
rings be lifted in time. the first meet ;
ng OF the Army Emergency Commit I
ee. Mrs Albert L. Mills, chairman,
will be held on Wednesday afternoon.
october so, at o'clock. at the resi- :
ence OF Mrs. Alexander Mackay- 0
'mith, I325 Sixteenth street
Col A. NJ. Eickolieff. OF the Russian
mbassy staff. Is in New York and IL
taying at Astor Hotel.