The Washington herald., 1918-02-22

another. This rule of etiquet applies
equally to husbands and wives.
Miss Mabel N. Thurston. Mrs. Fred
E. Wright
Mrs. Daniels hopes to be able to
assist in receiving the guests. She is
a member of the war work council of
the Y. W. C. A.
The naval officers connected with
the Bureau of Yards and Docks and
their wives gave a dance last night
at the Willard Hotel.
Announcement is made Of the
marriage of Miss Dorothy Dent,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. James AL
fred Dent, and Nelson Miles McKer-
nan. assistant paymaster. u. s. N.
The ceremony took place on Tues
day morning at 10 o'clock in st.
Joseph's Church, the Rev. Father
OConnell officiating. and was fol-
lowed by a breakfast at the home of
the brides parents.
Mrs. Channon Cramer. Of Newport,
was the matron Of honor. and the
best man was James O'Connell. OF
Baltimore. The ushers were Hugh
Duffey and William Hutherly. The
bride wore a gown of white chiffon
taffeta embroidered in pearls asd
her tulle veil was held with pearls.
She carried white orchids and lilies
Of the valley. The matron OF honor
wore cream lace over cream satin.
with a large black hat trimmed with
cream-colored feathers, and carried
pink roses. Immediately following
the ceremony a weddinS breakfast
was served in the home of the
brides parents.
Owing to the lenten season, there
were no decorations in the church.
but the house was abloom with
spring flowers in pink and white.
After a short wedding trip. Mr.. and
Mrs. McKernan will live in New
York. where the former is now sta
toned.
Mrs. Joseph w. Byrns. wife of
Representative Byrns, Of Tennessee,
has been removed to a hospital suf-
fering from a breakdown due to
overwork in connection with Red
Cross and war relief activities. Her
condition was reported as favorab bile
today.
The board OF managers OF the
Baptist Home, 324S N street north
west, will hold their annual silver
tea today from to 4 o'clock. The
home will be open for inspection
and a committee will be very glad
to show any one through the entire
building.
The marriage of Mrs. NJ. Stella
Todd and DIR. Charles T. Bassett took
place yesterday afternoon at 2 o'clock
at st. Stephens Episcopal Church,
Rev. DIR. George Fiske Dudley officiat-
ing in the presence Of a small COM
pany of relatives and intimate friends.
DR.. and Mrs. Bassett left i'm
mediately after the ceremony for their
wedding trip. They will be at home
after March Is at 1872 Hobart street.
Mrs. Gertrude Bonnin, whose In
dian name is 'Zitkala-Fa," or Red
Bird" will be the guest OF honor at
the Congressional Club this afternoon,
and will speak at O'Clock on THE
Indian, Past and Present" Tea will
follow. Mrs. Bonnin Is in Washington
in the interest of humane legislation
in the national Indian bill before Con-
gress.
OF interest in Washington Is the
news from Boston of the commission
ing as ensign in the U. S. n. r. at
Harvard Naval Training School of
Van Ness How Bates, eldest grand
son of the late ]. Van Ness Huyck
and nephew of Capt. Thomas B.
Huyck, who is actively aiding in the
Organization of the new District of
Columbia National Guard. Ensign
Bates, who was a star athelete and
football center at Harvard and a
member of the Harvard Naval Re-
serve unit, which was one of the first
called into service twenty-four hours
after war was declared on April 6,
last, has been in active service since
and recently passed his examinations
for ensign with honors. On the side
of his mother, who will be well re-
membered here as Miss May Huyck,
Ensign Bates comes Of a long and
distinguished line OF naval ancestors,
notable among whom were Commo-
dore John Cassin of revolutionary
times, one of the first officers OF the
American navy and his son, Commo-
dore Stephen Cassin, the hero of the
battle Of Lake Champlain in the war
of 1872.
Capt. Huyck's second nephew, Juan
Sinclair Attwell, jr.. has also recent
ly begun his military career at Buenos
Aires where he is now living. Most
of young Attwelrs childhood was
spent in Washington where his faith
er, Capt. ]. S. Attwell, was stationed
as naval attache and later as charge
d'affairs of the. Argentine Legation.
His mother, formerly Miss Estelle
Huyck, was the oldest daughter Of
the late Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Van Ness
Huyck.
Cardinal Gibbons will be guest Of
honor Sunday evening at the first
regular presentation OF "on the
Slopes Of Calvary" the Passion Play
enacted by a group recruited in
various Catholic parishes of the city.
The performance will take place in
Gonzago Hall. g I street northwest.
Patrons and Patronesses are Mrs.
Thomas P. Marshall. Chief Justice
and Mrs. E. d. White. Mrs. E. w.
Bonaffon, Mrs. william K. Carr,
Mrs. Thomas H. Carter. Mrs. ]. Ryan
Devereux. Miss Mary Dove. Mrs. J.
Maury Dove, sr.. Mrs. George A.
Garner. DIR. and Mrs. w. c. Gwynn,
Mrs. George f. Hamilton. Mrs. Mar
Gus A. Hanna. Mrs. NJ. Z. Haske.
the Misses Healey. the Misses
Hickey. Mrs. George Howard. Mrs.
Q. III. Perry johnson, DR.. and Mrs.
]. ]. Kilroy. Mrs. J. Leo Kolb. JUS
tice and Mrs. Joseph McKenna. Mrs.
M. Mentally. Mrs. J. Reynolds, the
Misses Maher. the Misses Mattingly,
Nine. Solon Menos. Mrs. w. E.
Montgomery. Mrs. 3. F. Moran,
Nine. r. s. Naon, Mrs. H. p. Nor
ton, Mrs. F. L. PleadweIl. Mrs. f.