Evening star., 1919-05-01
Engagement Announced.

nounces the engagement Of her
daughter Ethel to Col. John Marvin
Wright, Engineers, United States
Army. The wedding is planned for
the early part Of June.
The charge d'anaires of the Panama
legation entertained at dinner last
evening at the Chevy Chase Club in
honor Of Mrs: Chase W. Kennedy.
lister, DR.. Carlos de Cespedes; Mrs.
Newton D. Baker, wife of the Secre-
tary Of War; Gen. and Mrs. Peter
Murray, Mr.. and Mrs. Walter q. Pen
field. Mrs. H. n. Rousseau. Senor don
Juan Elizalde. Col. J. G.. Stees and
Mr.. Eugene Ong.
The minister Of Honduras, accom-
panied by Nine. Lopez Gutierrez and
Miss Lopez Gutierrez. has gone to
to visit Honduras.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rudolph Kaufman
entertained at dinner last evening at
Airlie. their country residence, on the
Military road.
One Of the most brilliant social
events ever held In Baltimore and the
largest private party since the war
was the reception given yesterday
afternoon at the Baltimore Country
Club in honor Of the former ambassador
to Germany. Mr.. James W. Gerard.
when Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin ]. Farber
were the hosts. The Invitations num-
bered about 500. Mrs. Farber asked a
number Of the younger set of girls to
assist her, including Miss Alice Wilkes
Preston. daughter of Mayor and Mrs.
James H. Preston; Miss Virginia DAN
bridge Page. Miss Frederick Fulton
Lesser. Miss Christine Bowie Mackall.
Miss Priscilla Rtdgely Dawson, Miss
Edith Stewart, Miss Helen Gibbs and
Miss Virginia Lee Gibbs.
Mrs. Edwin Barnes Niver presided
at the tea table and Mrs. George Ar
| mold Frick poured coffee.
The ballroom suite was attractively
decorated with spring blossoms.
| Later In the evening Mr.. Gerard was
| Club before going on to Albaugh's g
Theater. where he spoke in the inter-
| est Of the victory liberty loan.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles ]. Williamson
have issued invitations for the we'd
ding Of their daughter, Miss Kath-
crime Williamson, and Mr.. William
Wallace Chalmers, son Of DR.. and
Mrs. James Chalmers Of Framingham.
Mass, Wednesday. May IA, at 8
O'Clock. at the Washington Heights
| Presbyterian Church.
| Miss Mary Williamson, sister OF
| the bride, will be her only attendant.
! Misses Gertrude Parsons and Hell
oise Meyer, who have been engaged
! In Red Cross work in France eighteen
months, returned to Lenox yesterday
| for the season.
| Miss Alice Lord O'Brian of Buffalo,
| N Y, is visiting her brother and sis,
! ter-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. John Lord
OBrian.
Miss Clare Babbitt Hyde and Col.
| George Montgomery. ordnance depart
| ment U. S. A., whose engagement was
announced recently were married
yesterday in st. James Church. New
York, by the Rev. DR.. Frank Crowder.
! the rector, and the Rev. George
| Thompson Of Greenwich. Conn.
! The bride is the daughter of Mrs.
Clarence NJ. Hyde of Greenwich. Conn.
She was given away by Col. Arthur
p. S. Hyde She wore a dress of white
crepe meteor trimmed with point ap-
plique lace and a veil of point ap-
pliaue lace which had been worn by
her grandmother. She wore pearl
necklace and a brooch of sapphires
and diamonds, a present from the
bridegroom. Her only attendant was
Miss Lille Harper, who wore yellow
taffeta and a yellow picture hat finish
ed with blue ribbons and carried yell
low roses and white lilacs.
Col. A. s. Cushman was best man,
and Col p. J. OShaughnessy, Col w.
L. Clay and Capt. e. F. Fader were
the ushers.
A reception was held in the brides
mothers home. Among the guests
were Senator and Mrs. George W.
Edwards, who came from Washinrs
ton; Maj. Gen. William Crozier, u, T.
A., and Mrs. Crozier. Mr.. and taIa.
Elihu Root, Mr.. e. Francis Hyde, Mr..
and Mrs. Thomas Denny, Mr.. and Mrs.