The Washington times., 1918-08-01

TINE President and Mrs. Wilson
will entertain a house party
at the White House for the
wedding of their niece, Miss
Alice Wilson, and the Rev. Isaac
Stuart McElroy, jr.. which will be
! solemnized in the historic Blue Room
on Wednesday evening at o'clock.
Their guests will include Miss Will
son and her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Wilson. of Baltimore, who will
come to Washington on Tuesday.
Other members of the house party
will be the Rev. DR.. I. S. McElroy, of
Columbus, Ga, and Mrs. McElroy; and
the bridegroom's two sisters, Mrs.
Martin Crook, of Spartanburg, S. c.,
whose husband. Captain Crook, is in
the medical reserve corps: and Mrs.
c. c. CrowelI. OF Columbus, Ga, whose
husband is doing Young Mems Chris
tian Association work. Mr.. McElroy's
brother, the Rev. w. P. McElroy, is
now in France serving as an army
chaplain.
Only members of the two families
will be present at the wedding, which
will be followed by a dinner. The
bride will be given in marriage by
her father and will have her fiance's
sister, Ms. Crook, as matron of
honor. The best man will be Prof.
R NJ Turnbull, of the Union Theo-
logical Seminary. Richmond, Va, from
which Mr.. McElroy was graduated in
May.
Fifteenth White House Bride.
The fifteenth White House bride
will. it seems. heed the old adage
that every bride should wear "some-
thing old and something new, some
thing borrowed and something blue"
Her coronet of rare old lace from
which her veil will fall has been
loaned her by Mrs. Woodrow Wilson,
and the orange blossoms with which
her veil will be caught were worn at
the wedding OF Mrs. Crook and Mrs.
Crowell, sisters OF Mr.. McElroy.
The Secretary of the Treasury and
Mrs. McAdoo, who are now in Glacier
Park, Col. are expected back in
Washington next week and will prob
ably arrive in time to attend the
wedding. Miss Margaret Wilson will
also return to the White, House in
time for the wedding. She is visit
ing in New York, but is expected
back this week
Miss Margaret Wilson attended the |
matinee OF Getting Together" at the |
Shubert Theater in New York yes
terday. She was the guest of Mrs. |
George Creel blanche Bates).
At Summer Home.
Justice and Mrs. Willis Van De-
vanter are at their summer home at |
Sans souci. Ontario. Canada. for the
rest of the summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick Jesup Stim- i
son who have been at the Powhatan
for a few days, have gone to New
York on their way to their home in /
Boston Mr.. Stimson is American am
bassador TO Argentina, and is in this
country on leave.
DR.. BaltAzar Brun, foreign minister
OF Uruguay. who is coming to the i
United States as a guest OF the Gov
ernment. is expected to arrive in
Washington about the middle Of Au-
gust
Senator and Mrs Philander c. Knox
have left the Shelbourne Hotel, Allan
tic City. after a visit OF ten days, and /
are motoring back to their home at
Valley Forge, Pa
Open Country Place.
Former Senator and Mrs. W. Muir
ray Crane have opened their country
place at Windsor. Mass
Mr.. and Mrs. Woodbury. Blair, who
have been at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel,
New York. for a few days have gone
on to their summer home at Newport
for the remainder OF the season.
Miss Kathryn Gwynn, who has been
in Atlantic City with her uncle and
aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. Beale R. Howard,
has gone to Cambridge, Mass, to visit
her cousins, Lieut. and Mrs. John
Mason Remey. Mrs. Remey was for
merly Miss Margaret Howard and is |
the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Howard.
Dunns Going to Spring Lake.
Mrs John NJ Dunn, wife OF Colonel
Dunn, general stan, o. S. A, and her J