The Washington herald., 1918-05-23

women in the women's Apparel
Trades.
Butler Wright. counselor OF the
| United States embassy to Russia. has
returned to Washington and Joined
Mrs. Wright at the home of her par
ents, Admiral and Mrs. Southerland.
Mrs. Wright returned from Russia
several months ago. :.
One OF the series OF fnterallied din
ner parties, composed of officers OF
the armies OF the allied forces was
given last night at Rauschers.
Mr.. and Mrs. William BeaH, Of Re-
lay. Nd, announce the marriage OF
their daughter. Miss Jeanette Virginia
Beall, to Lieut.. Winfield Scott, U. s.
A., Tuesday afternoon in the Church
of the Incarnation. the Rev. William
| Tayloe Snyder. rector, offciating.
The brides only attendant was Miss
Dorothy Lewis, of New York and
Washington, Herbert Splain. u. S. n.
| r., acted as best man. The bride,
who was given in marriage by her
father, wore her travelling suit OF
blue serge with mauve hat, and a
corsage OF tea roses and orchids. Miss
! Lewis wore blue satin with a black
| hat and a corsage of pink sweetpeas.
| Mrs. Beall. mother of the bride. was
| in black lace. The bride and bride
groom left Immediately for the for
mers post in Georgia.
MIR. Scott is the grandson Of the
late Gen. Winfield II. Scott.
Major and Mrs. William Henry Hol-
cOmbe. L. S. A. are receiving con-
Gratulations on the birth OF a daugh-
/ ter in this city on May 15. Mrs. Hol-
combe was formally Miss Dorothy
Gray Brooks. As Mai Holcombe is
rcrving in France. Mrs. Holcombe
will stay indefinitely with her mother.
Mrs. E. C. Brooks. The latter's older
daughter. Mrs. johnson, wife OF DIR.
I.ucius Warren Johnson, Y. S. N, is
l!So with her mother, as DIR. johnson
is on sea duty. She. too. has a young
laughter, born on May 3.
Another romance OF the war zone
i will have its elimination in the
wedding of Baroness Marguerite
Elsie Oppenheim. of Ghent. Belgium
10 Lieut.. James William Robbins
of'the British army, invalided here
! after being wounded at the battle
] of the Somme. and now stationed at
. Washington in the service of the
, British government. 1t will take
"f st. Patrick's Cathedral, New
York.
Their first meeting was in a Paris
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! recovering from his eighteen
! from a base hospital near the
Somme. Baroness oppenheim. who
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Al
from their homes in Ghent, was aid
. ing the woman's auxiliary of the
/ hospital in giving cheer to the con-
| valescent soldiers. and Lieut.. Rob-
bins was one of them. On his ar
rival in this country their friend
ship was kept up by correspondence
| and a few months ago Baroness Op-
penhelm. who is a widow. decided
to come to New York as the guest
! Of friends.
Last week their engagement was
made known. Lieut.. Robbins birth.
! place is Hull, England. His par
ents are Mr.. and Mrs. James Rob-
bins, of Hull.
! A series Of festivities in compile
ment to Miss Dorothy Margaret Mills,
daughter of Harrington Mills. whose
, marriage to Capt. Lawrence Alex
ander Slaughter. jr.. U. S. A., will
] take place on Saturday, began yes
terday with the tea Miss Ruth Briggs,
! one of the bridesmaids. gave at the
Willard. and last evening Mrs. NJ. E.
Cursor entertained the members OF
he bridal party at a theater party.
Miss Dorothy Bertholf, also one
oC Miss Mills attendants, will give
luncheon for her at the Purple
'ris Tea House and this evening
i've brides father will entertain at
dinner dance at Dover Housa IN