Evening star., 1918-06-04
An interesting Engagement.

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One of the many interesting en-
kagenents ~ur the" seasun- Is that Of
Miss Mary II. Kirk. daughter of Mr..
ana Mrs Henry Child Kirk Of Roland
Park. to Capt. Jacques Raffras. 96th
structor.at Camp Meade @
Miss Kirk. who is one Of the most
POPULAR girls in the younger set. at
Baltimore: was presented to society
several seasons ago at. the bachelors:
cotilloif. Her sister. Miss Buckner
Kirk. has been AT Washington since
Christmas working for the Red Cross:
Capt. RaRray Is son OF Consul
General Achielle Raffray, In Rome,
where the family has been living since
1908. The wedding. which will proba-
bly, take place in the near future:
Will be very quiet one. as one of
Capt: Raffrays brothers has been
killed in action.
Capt. and Mrs. Isaac f. EmerSn
have been spending few days at
Narragansett Pier. r. l., where they
have summer home.
Mrs. s. Wallace Dempsey. wife of
Representative Dempsey, has gone to
her home At .Lockport, N. Y. where
she will remain until the autumn.
Maj. and Mrs. William F. Dennis
have gone to Atlantic City for ten
day stay.
Ensign A. p. Reeves. U. 9. N. and
Mrs. Reeves are spending few days
at the Hotel Traymore, Atlantic City
N. J.
Mrs. William J. Barden and her
daughter, Miss Claudia, are guests at
the Wolcott Hotel. New York.
Maj. and Mrs r. C. Canterbury. who
arrived here recently from Chicago,
have taken the McReyno1ds house.
3241 r street.
summer months Mrs Canterbury's
sister, Mrs. L. NJ. Bacon. wife OF Lieut..
Bacon, U. s. A., who is now in France.
Mrs. H. L. f. Johnson has returned
to Washington after a long absence.
She spent the winter and early spring
at Atlantic City. and the last few
weeks she has been with Mrs. William
Wheatley at the White Sulphur. Mrs.
Johnson will be at the Washington
Club until she returns to her home In
Jefferson place. which has been
leased to Mr.. and Mrs. John T. Ander
son Of Richmond. Va.
The marriage of Miss Alice Eliza
beth Chandler, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. walter Gardner Chandler of Ro-
land Park. Md. and Lieut.. Frank
Adams Baker. L. 8. r. c.. will take
Church, Ashevilie, n. c. Mr.. and Mrs.
Chandler are spending the season at
Ashevi1le. Miss Chambers sister. Mrs.
]. Howard Palmer. will be her matron
Of honor. and her brother, Mr.. Doug
las Chandler. who is a member Of the
Naval Reserves. will be Lieut. Bakers
best man. After a wedding trip Lieut..
Baker and his bride will occupy an
apartment at the Gilman apa rtment,
Baltimore. Lieut.. Baker is stationed
DR.. and Mrs. L. w. GIazebrook will
move this week to their summer home
near Bethesda. Md.
The Washington Brown AIumnae
Club, OF which Miss Minnie Taylor,
1893 N street northwest, is president,
Will have an informal picnic at Forest
Glen on the afternoon of Thursday.
June s.
Mrs W. K. Taylor Of Sherman. Tex.
is guest Of Mrs. Leo c. Brooks. at
1917 17th street northwest Mrs. j. l..
Brooks. wife Of Capt. Brooks. u. S.
A.. will return to- Texas with Mrs.
Taylor, and after short stay at
Antonia to stay with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Don A. Bliss while
Capt. Brooks Is on duty abroad.
Historic Rock Creek Church was the
scene Of an interesting wedding June
!. when Miss Florence S. Burton,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. George J.
Burton OF 420 Randolph place north
west. Petworth. became the bride of
Mr. J. Milton Derrick of Takoma
Park, Md The ceremony was per-
formed by the rector. Rev. Charles
e. Buck, in the presence Of relatives
and friends.
The young bride, who was escorted
by her father, was attired In a be-
coming gown of hlmy white chiffon
ana satin. and her tulle bridal ven
was held with bandeau of orange
blossoms She carried a shower bou-
quet of bridal roses and lilies of the
valley.
Miss Annette Buron. sister of the
bride, was maid Of honor, and wore a
charming costume of embroidered
pink georgette crepe. Her bouquet
consisted Of pink sweet peas.
The bridesmaids, Miss Emily Row
ley and Miss Geraldine Bartholomew.
wore gowns Of blue georgette crepe