The Washington times., 1918-04-16
THE CITY'S SOCIAL SIDEI
Justice Peene
AndMs. Bwne
Married Today

The marriage OF Mrs. Bertha B.
Byrne and Stanton Judkins Peelle,
retired Chief Justice OF the United
states Court OF Claims. which took
place this morning. is OF unusual In
terest in Washington, Justice Peelle
being widely known and very much
beloved.
The ceremony was at 10 o'clock in
the Church Of the Covenant, OF which
Justice Peelle has been an elder for
twenty-five years. The pastor, the
Rev. DR.. Charles Wood. officiated.
The details OF the wedding were as
simple as possible. and only D1embers
lof the immediate families were pres
ent. Both bride and bridegroom
were unattended.
The bride wore her travelling cos
tune, a navy blue tailored suit, with
a blue blouse and a blue straw hat
trimmed with ribbon. She wore a
| corsage bouquet of violets and
orchids. Palms and spring flowers
were used effectively in the church.
| Immediately after the ceremony
Justice and Mrs. Peelle left town Tor
a short wedding trip. Early In May
| they will go to Texas, where Justice
/ Peello will arbitrate certain railroad
| disputes. They expect to go to Cali
| fornia before coming back to Wash
ington, and on their return here Will
purchase a house in town. Justice
Peelle has for years lived in Chevy
Chase, where his son and daughter
! in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Stanton Peelle,
have made their homo with him.
The bride OF today is the daughter
of an army officer and the widow OF
Col. Bernard Byrne. U. s. A She
has two sons who are students at
| the Military Academy.
Since his retirement from active
| service on the bench, Justice Peelle
has devoted his life entirely to phi
| lanthropic service and has been ac-
| tive in the cause of civic improve
ment. He IS now president of How
| ard University and OF the University
Of Washington College OF Law, in
addition to being president OF the board
OF Garfield Memorial Hospital. Of the
| Presbyterian Home for the Aged. the
Gospel Mission. and the school board
| OF Montgomery county. He Is exec
utive officer of the governing COM
mittee OF Chevy Chase and is con-
nected with many other civic and
philanthropic organizations.
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Mrs George Thacher Guernsey.
president general of the Daughters
hostess at a reception this evening in
honor OF the delegates to the twenty
seventh annual Continental Congress
of the N S d. A r. The reception
will be held in the Pan-Ameriean
Union building, through the courtesy
OF its governing board, and promises
TO be an unusually brilliant and no.
table function.
The hostess will be assisted IN re-
ceiving by Nine. Jusserand. wife Of
the French ambassador; all the ladies
of the Cabinet, except Mrs. Lansing. !
who is in mourning. and Mrs. Red !
field, who is out of town; Mrs. George |
Barnett, wife OF the commandant OF
the marine corps, and Mrs. Benson |
wife OF Admiral Benson. U. s. N, and |
several past presidents-general will |
also receive. Brig. Gen. George Rich |
ards. paymaster general OF the ma
rine corps. who Is president OF the
Sons OF the American Revolution, as
sisted by a committee from the s. |
A r. will make the presentations.
Mr.. and Mrs. Z. z. Blodgett, of 40 |
Poplar avenue, Takoma Park. Md, |
will celebrate the fortieth anniversary |
OF their wedding on Saturday. with a
reception in honor OF their son and
daughter-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Byron
BlodGett, who were married on
March 8.
The reception will be held from s
TO 10 o'clock. Mr.. and Mrs. Blodgeti
are pioneer residents OF Takoma
Park. =
VIII Lecture on Balkans.
The war service meeting of the |
Anthony League will be held as usual |
Wednesday at $3.50 o'clock at the |
home of the president. Mrs. Anna E. |
Hendley. 2OO7 Columbia road. Miss |
Ellen y. Stone will speak on her eN- |
periences in the Balkan states. |
Strangers In the city are welcome. |
The lecture by Marian Longfellow, |
scheduled for Tuesday evening, had to |
be postponed on account OF the loss
OF the slides.
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The signal corps emergency COM |
mittee. Mrs. c. Mex. Saltzman, chair |
man, will have a special meeting on /
Thursday afternoon Iat ; o'clock, at /
the Willard. All. members are re- |
quested to be present as important |
matters are to be discussed.