The Washington times., 1919-04-18

E. Davis, in the presence Of a small
coFir any OF relatives and intimate
friends. Miss Ida May Marsin was
the brides only attendant and the
best man was Edward L. Britton.
TIE bride wore a travelling gown Of
dark blue cloth with a small hat to
match and carried shower of white
carnations and lilies. The maid of
honor was in dark blue georgette
crepe with a hat TO match. She car
ried pink sweet peas
Immediately after the ceremony
Captain and Mrs. Dabney left for a
short wedding trip. after which they
will make their home temporarily in
washington. Captain Dabney, wETe is
a native OF Iowa, Is, in the construc-
ton division OF the army.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Garsony, of
the Union Hotel, Sharon Springs, n.
Y, are staying with Mr.. and Mrs.
William Price, of 1243 Twenty eighth
street, for the Easter holidays.
The washington Readers Club gave
an Interesting program OH Tuesday
evening at the Eastern II igh; School.
Miss. Caroline Manning, contralto,
sang several songs, accompanied by
Miss Nellie Roechling, pianist; Mrs.
William Goodman and Miss Grace M.
Bromley. gave an Interpretation OF
the comedy, Joint Owners of Spain"
Between the plays, Clarence Reub-
sam gave several readings, and Mrs.
W. E. Chamberlain, as Ophelia, /and
Mrs. Mabel o. Wilcox. as Hamlet, put
on humorous burlesque on THE
Dress Rehearsal Of Hamlet"
The regular meeting Of the club
will be held next Tuesday evening, at
SIS o'clock, in the pariors Of the
College Women's Club, 1892. I street
northwest. Anyone interested in be-
coming member of the club, the OBJ
jeets of which Is to promote the bet
termeRt Of oral English and the read
ing of good literature" should send
letter to one Of the officers, at the
above address.
Benefit Tickets In. Demand.
Tickets for the benefit performance
TO be given at the home of the Third
Assistant Secretary of state and Mrs.
Breckenridge Long on Tuesday even
ing, April 30, are in great demand,
since their number is limited and the
entertainment, a reading of Euripides'
Trojan Women" by Miss Dorothea
Spinrey, interpreter of classical
drama. gives promise of being un-
usually artistic and interesting. The
purpose of the entertainment is to
raise a small fund to be presented to
the mother of young American doc
tor who died OF typhus in Serbia in
1915. . ..- -
Nine. Slavko Grouitch, wife of the
minister of the Serbs, Croats, and
SIovcnes, is chairman of the committee
NoI,E L . 10 in oh
and Nine Branko LaZarevitch is vice
chairman. The performance will be
given under the patronage of Nine. de
Riano, the Countess of Reading, Nine.
Suizer, Nine. Cremer, Nine. de Billy,
Mrs Franklin Roosevelt, Mrs. Henry
is. Fletcher, Mrs. William r. Castle,
Mrs. William Miller Collier, Mrs. Wal
| ter Dillingham;. Mrs. George Ehle,
Birs. Truxtun Beale, Mrs. Perry SSel-
mont, Mrs. Gordon Knox Bell, Mrs.
Charles S. Cromwell. Mrs. John
Craven, Mrs. George L. Foote, Mrs.
John Hays Hammond, Mrs. Thomas B.
I Hutchinson, Mrs. Johnston. Mrs. c.
A. Mum, Mrs Charles Boughton
s. Bromwell, Mrs. T. A. Delano, Mrs.
Thompson, Mrs. Louis Titus, Miss
Alice Wilson, Lady Jebb, and others.
A great stage is being erected in
the ball room OF the Willard for the
fashion show to be held on Saturday
evening, April 26. for the benefit of
the fund for the restoration of
lSomme-Py, French village OF 500 in
habitants, which was captured and
burned by the Germans in September,
1914, and retaken by American ma
rines and French troops in October,
1918.
The pageant is being. arranged by
Mrs John Allan Dougherty, assisted
| by Robert s. Fleming. treasurer, and
Miss Harriet Sears Amory, secretary.
The fete promises to be most artistic.
and models from New York will dis
play the latest creations Of these
postwar days. The program will open
with a tableau depicting Peace"
Miss Anna Seaton-Schmidt is chair
man Of the working committee, which
includes Mrs. Logan Waller Page,
Miss Amaryllis Gillett, Miss Leila
Mechlin, Miss Lucy Lee Perrin, Miss
Caroline Lane DuPuy. Mrs. Elliott
Bracket, and Miss Harriet Sears
Amory.