The Washington herald., 1918-07-18

match of maline and velvet. She wore
a corsage OF orchids and white sweet
peas.
Mrs. VOORHEES, is the daughter oi
Mrs. Jennie +. Billingsley, OF Okla
homa City. Okla. Her brother. James
Lemuel Billingsley. U. S. N. r.. was
married in the spring to Miss Helen
Plant. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Al.
fred H. Plant. of this city. Mrs
Bllingsley and her daughter have
been making Washington their home
since March
Mr.. and Mrs. BilIingsley left inn
mediately after the ceremony for ]
honeymoon of two weeks. to Atlantic
City. New York. and the ma trip
up the Hudson. going to Ithaca, N. Y,
where they will make their home. Mr.
voorhees, is connected with Cornell
University, as extension agronomist
in the agricultural department.
Miss Gladys Martin and Lieut.. David
Ball. both OF Houston. Tex. were
quietly married by Bishop John w.
Hamilton Of the Methodist Church a,
his apartments. at Stoneleish Court
at 7:3o o'clock Tuesday evening. Only
/ the parents Of Lieut.. Ball. Mr.. AND
Mrs. Thomas H. Ball; Frank An
drews of Houston. Lieut. Harcourt
Wooten and the bishops family were
present. The bride is the daughter
Of Mrs. George W. Martin Of Hous-
ton.
Lieut.. Ball completed his course at
the University of Texas a year ago,
obtained his license to practice law
and. together with his COLLEGE chum,
enlisted the next day as a private in
the Marine Corps. They trained at
Paris Island and last November went
across on the battleship Wyoming.
The first of May Lieut.. Ball was or
dered home to go to the officers
training camp at ouantico, and yester-
day he received his commission. The
young couple left last night for Nor
folk, where Lieut.. Ball will be tenn
porarhy assigned.
The marriage Is announced from
London. England, of Col MA. De
Laney, Medical Corps. U. S. A., to
Miss Elizabeth r. Voltz, only daugh-
ter of William F. Voltz. of Philadal-
phia- Mrs. De Laney is in Red Cross
work in France. She Is a college
girl. Col. lie Laney was a White
House physician during the regime
OF President Taft. He commanded
one of the six units of the Pennsyl-
vania Hospital to the British army
in France. On January 1, 1918, he
was mentioned by Field Marshal Sir
Douglas Haig for meritorious serv-
ices at the front.
Nine. S. ]. Symons, founder and
head of the front line hospital off,
cially known as the Angela Symons
Hospital, which she has maintained
through her own efforts and funds
for four years. will be the principal
speaker at the Arts Club this even
ing at the regular club dinner and
fete. Mime. Symons is one of the
few women who have been decorat-
ed by the French government with
the croix de guerre. The hostesses
for the evening are Mrs. C. w.
oConnor and Miss winifred warder.
Mr.. George Julian Zolnay is chair
man of the evening.
Mai. Sylvester D. Downs. U. s. A.,
and Mrs. Downs are receiving con-
sratulations on the arrival yester-
day of daughter, who has been
named Evelyn Katherine. Mrs.
Downs is making her home with her
parents, Col. and Mrs. Truman o.
Murphy. at the Dupont during Maj.
Downs service in the field. He is
now stationed at Camp Taylor, in
Kentucky. but is in Washington on
short leave.
Lieut.. George Almy Percy. U. 8.
NJ. C.. and Mrs. Percy, who returned
last week from their wedding trip,
and were the guests for few days
of Mrs Percy's aunt. Mrs. Stephen
B. Elkins, went to ouantico Sunday,
where Lieut.. Percy's Is stationed.
Mrs. Percy returned to Washington
Tuesday for q few hours, coming
up in her motor. and expects to re-
turn often with her husband in their
car to spend week-ends with Mrs.
Elkins.