The Washington herald., 1918-09-06

whole party being at the wolcott
for several days. Capt. Under
wood. 1t will be remembered went
over about nine months ago with
the Rainbow Division
Miss Joan Oil left Washington
yesterday for Swamscott. Mass.
where she will be the guest of Miss
Ruth Hitchcock at the summer
home of her parents. Senator and
Mrs. Gilbert Hitchcock.
Quite a number of Washingtonians
went out to Clarksburg. Md, yes
terday afternoon to attend the we'd
f, ding OF Miss Catherine Elizabeth
Hughes. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
George c. Hughes. of that place, and
Lieut.. William Christian Beck, IT.,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. William c. Beck
Of Takoma Park. 1t was solemnized
at the Methodist Episcopal Church
OF Clarksburg. the Rev. ]. Y. Jag
| gers officiating The brides only
attendant was her sister, Miss Mar
garet Beck. who served her as maid
| of honor, Roger J. Whiteford, of
Washington. was Mr.. Beck's best
man.
The church was attractiveIy dec
GRATED with goldenrod and palms, and
Miss Elsie Beck played the bridal
| music. In the shortage OF men their
place as ushers was most attrac-
| lively filled by a quartet Of young
i girls-Misses Minnie and Elma Gard
ner, Miss Marjorie Beck and Miss
| Eleanor Zeal. in frocks of voile in
| the pastel shades. The bride was
very attractive in a gown of tur-
quoi. e-blue Georgette and a picture
hat of the same with white ostrich
feathers. She carried a shower bou-
quet of Bride roses and lilies of the
valley. Her maid of honor wore
a becoming gown of white Georgette
and hat to match. and carried one
| Of the new variety of tea roses.
The young couple started of on
| a short motor trip by way Of a we'd
ding journey. Lieut.. Beck is sta
toned at Camp Meade and Is ex-
| pecting overseas orders almost i'm
mediately. His bride will remain
with mis- family in Takoma Park,
and for the present continue the
war work in which she was engaged,
Mrs. Montgomery Blair has reopen
ed the surgical dressing workrooms
at l6 Connecticut avenue, of which
! she is supervisor. She and those
| associated with her are filling a
I large order for surgical dressings
and will be glad to have the help of
all old members of the auxiliary in
all Of the workrooms throughout the
| city. Workers from other cities will
| also be welcomed
! Miss Sally McAdoo, daughter of the
Secretary of the Treasury. left the
| city yesterday for the White Sui.
phur Springs, where her father has
a cottage for the season. Miss Nc
Adoo came to Washington early this
week from Camp Aberna, at Bel
| grade, Lakes, Me-, where she has
been camping for some weeks.
! The Washington Society OF the
! Massachusetts Institute of Technol-
| ogy will hold its second picnic of the
| summer on Saturday. September Z. in
! the afternoon beginning about 3:3(
p. m. The gathering place will be
/ in Rock Creek Park at John Miller
| Cabin, which can be reached by auto
| mobile, or on foot from Fourteenth
! street and Colorado avenue. 1t Is
planned, however. to meet the pedes-
| trians with machines at Fourteenth
/ street and Colorado avenue to provide
/ transportation for them. Wives, chill
| dren. sweethearts and sisters are in.
! vited to be there and each part is ex-
! pected to provide enough food for it.