The Washington herald., 1918-06-05

her sisters only attendant. wore an
effective gown of yellow tulle and a
boquet of corn flowers. Mr.. George
Calhoun acted as best man for his
brother.
Immediately following the cere-
mony a reception was held at the
home of the brides parents in
Rhode Island avenue for the bridal
party. relatives and few intimate
friends.
Later in the afternoon the young
couple left Washington. and after
a short wedding trip will go to
Camp Logan. Lieut.. Calhoun's post
near Houston. Tex.
Mrs. Franklin B. Richards and
Miss Dorothy Richards. wife and
daughter of Lieut.. Col. Richards.
will leave Washington about the
middle of June for their summer
home at Blue Hill. Me.
Mrs. William r. Wheeler. who ha :
been at her home in California for
nearly year, has Joined Mr.
Wheeler at the Willard.
AiC plb optH an ICSCpllOU " lilt
enlisted men of the army, navy and
marine corps, planned by the South
ern Society of Washington, d. c.,
for June s on the Washington Monu-
ment lot at 4:30 o'clock, under the
patronage of the Army and Navy
Commission on Training Camps has,
it Is announced by Capt. o. c. Cal
houn. president of the society, been
postponed for the time being.
1t was found necessary to cancel
the reception by reason of the in
ability of the President and Sccre-
taries OF War and the Navy to at
tend the function on the date and
hour selected, owing to pressing calls
on their time by official business con-
nected with the prosecution Of the
war. If 1t is. found convenient for
these officials to attend a reception
of this kind at some later date dur
ing the summer 1t will be arranged
for.
1t had been planned by the patrons
Of the reception to bring to the city
as many as 10000 of the enlisted men
| from the camps and cantonments
contiguous to Washington to be re-
| ceived by the President and the Sec
retaries of War and Navy. There was
to have been the parade of the col
| ors. the breaking of a large flag
from the top of the Washington
Monument from the north base of
which the reception was to have
| been held. Plans had been made
by the Committee on Public Informa-
tion to have taken moving pictures of
the reception which would have been
sent to all the camps and canton
ments in this country by the Army
and Navy Commission on Training
Camp Activities. as well as to the
camps of the American forces over
seas as well as showing them in the
countries of the allies, and thus en-
phasize the democracy OF this coun-
try and the loyal support and pa
triotic backing being given the ad-
ministration in its war against the
Huns. In addition plans had been
perfected to show at the Sylvan
Theater In the public grounds mill
tary paseants and tableaux on the
war front In France and the work
Of the Red Cross there and in the
devastated countries in the war
zone. This was to have been man.
aged by Mrs. Maude Howell Smith.
member of the executive commit
tee.
The Southern Society of. Washing
ton will, it is assured, be host this
summer to the enlisted men in a func-
ton of some kind.
Miss Dorothea Z. Cove, popular
among the younger social set at Ma
hant, Mass, is visiting her sister,
Miss Mildred e. Cove. at the Turin
apartments. Misc Cove has been en-