The Washington herald., 1918-06-08

ent many members OF the graduating
class, whose bright uniforms and gIis-
tening gold epaulets, donned but a
few minutes before. gave a military
air to the function. Ensign and Mrs.
Rush left Immediately after the cere-
mony for wedding tour through the
North
Another OF the interesting weddings
which took place at Annapolis Thurs
day. following the graduation exer-
cises at the Naval Academy. was that
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. ID. Il.
Mountford. of Chevy Chase. and En-
sign Douglas Appleby Powell
The ceremony took place at O'Clock
at st. AIMS Church. which was ef
fectively decorated with pink roses
and hydrargeas, intermingled with
palms and ferns. Rev. Mr.. Johnson.
| the rector. officiated.
The bride. who was given in Inas-
riaEC by her father. wore a modish
gown OF pearl gray georgctte. en-
bToidered in cut-steel beads, and a
large picture hat TO match, with a
band of French curied ostrich enCir-
| cling the crown. Her flowers Were
| shower of orchids and lilies of the
! valley.
Miss Helen H. Powell, sister of the
bridegroom, who was maid of honor.
| wore n gown of French blue geor-
gette with hat to match. trimmed
with daisies, and she carried a bou-
quet OF pink roses and orchids.
Ensign Willis w. Pace. a classmate
of the bridegroom. acted rs best man.
! md tho ltGhnrS - l.,
| Rocket, Ensign Robert Mel. Smith,
Ensign Carl Fl. Fink. and Ensign
John w. Roper.
Following the ceremony Mr.. and
Mrs. Mountford entertained the bridal
party and about fifty relatives and
friends of the young couple who went
| over from Washington to attend Ihe
ceremony at wedding breakfast a II
CarVeI nall.
Later in tho afternoon Ensign and
Mrs. Powell left for Today cruis-.
On account of the uncertainty of IL"
bridegroom's orders Mrs Powell VII
make her home with her parents at
Chevy Chase during the war.
Mrs. Theodore A. Baldwin, ir.. aC-
! COmpanied by her children. will leave
Washington early in July. motoring
TO Catoosa Springs, Ga. where they
| will pass the summer with Col Bald
| wins par"hts, Gen. Theodore A. Bald
win, retired, and Mrs Baldwin.
Miss katherine Judge. Mrs Bald
wins sister. who spent the winter at
New York, has gone to California fcr
Il three months visit.
The sale of tickets for the base
ball game to be played this after
noon by picked Congressional teams
for the benefit of the Red Cross
| work of the Congressional Club is
exceedingly brisk and there will be
a large attendance of official society.
Representative Sidney Mudd, of Mary
land. will captain the Republican
team, and Representative James V.
McClintic. of Oklahoma, will lead
! the opposing team, recruited from
the ranks of the Democrats Is Con-
gTess.
Among the bOXholders for this in
tcresting event are Mrs. Horace
Mann TOwncr. Mrs. William A. Rod
enberg. Mrs. Joe Henry Eagle. Mrs.
Frank Mondell, Mrs. Lemuel p Pad
| gett, and Mrs. Julius Kahn. all off,
GERS of the club; Mrs. Peter GoeIet
| Gerry, Senator James D. Phelan,
Mrs. Eugene Hale, Mrs. John Il.
Henderson. Mrs. William J. Board
man. Mrs. William Kent, Mrs. Edwin
Sweet, Representative Thomas Z.
Dunn, Mrs. John l. Nolan, Mrs.
Thomas A. Chandler, Representative
Medill Mccormick, Mrs. Nicholas
Longworth. Victor Murdock. Capt
and Mrs. Perry Belmont. Mrs. How
ard Reeside. Mrs. John Burke, Mrs.
Louis c. Cramton, and others.
Members of the surgical dressings
class of the club. wearing becoming
uniforms, will serve as ushers and
flower sale conducted by the MEM
bers OF the sewing section will be
feature of the afternoon.
The Congressional Club will be kept
open for its war service activities as
long as its members remain in town
and at present is given over every
day to Red Cross work.
Mrs. Woodrow Wilson has accept
ed the chairmanship of the advisory
committee for the pageant 'DeInoc-
racy Triumphant" to be given in
Washington on July 4. -. -.
All the allied nations are to have
setting in this pageant, with a
national hero represented in each
group. The final tableau of the ma
tions will be staged at the east
| front of the Capitol The pageant
will be given under the auspices
of the Drama League of America.
and the District of Columbia Com
munity Center Department of, the
nnblip SChn0lS all afhar :