The Washington times., 1919-06-16

nave recently taken possession OF an
apartment at 1916 New Hampshire
avenue.
The daughter born recently to NJ.
and Nine. Claude LangIais has been
christened Elizabeth Madeleine Edith
Langlais. The ceremony, which took
place I'VE days after the baby's birth,
was private, with only members Of
the family and the sponsors present
Congressman Ira c. Copley was god
father for the little girl, and the god
mothers were Mrs. Copley and Mrs
Theodore Holbrook. The Madeleine"
in the baby's name is for NJ. Langlais'
mother, the Edith" for Mrs. Copley,
and elizabeth" is a favorite name of
young Nine. Langlais. She was for
merly Miss Amy Bennett, and is the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Ben
nett
Mrs Franklin D. Roosevelt, wife Of
the Assistant Secretary of the Navy,
has gone to their summer home at
Hyde Park. N. Y, to spend several
weeks.
Mrs. George Barnett, Mrs. Hugh L.
Scott, Mrs. Gibson Fahnestock, Mrs.
Julian James and Mrs. Henry R Rea,
honorary commandants Of the Nation
al Service School, will be present at
the opening exercises and flag cere-
mony this afternoon at o'clock at
the encampmept on the Conduit road.
The camp has on its enrolment prom
inent young girls in society through
out the country. 1t will open today
and last for six weeks, Col. Elizabeth
E. Poe is the commandant as usual
Mr.. Crosby Returns
Mrs. Oscar T. Crosby, with her
daughters, Miss Juliette Crosby and
Miss Celeste Crosby, have returned
after q years absence abroad and are
at their estate, near warrenton,
where they will be Joined shortly by
Mr.. Crosby, who was detained In Lon
don and Paris on official business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Crosby's son-In-law and
daughter, Count and Countess Carac-
colo de Melito, have come to this
country for q visit, and are in New
York now for q stay Of several
months.
Congressman and MrA Henry Della
ware Flood announce the engage
ment Of Mrs. Floods sister, Miss
Hildegarde Portner, to Lieut. Palmer
Derby, u. s. A. The wedding will
take place In Washington this month
and will be one OF the most interest
ing events Of the season, as Miss
Portner Is strictly speaking a Wash
ingtonian, being one of several hand
some sisters each of whom made her
debut in the Capital
Mr.. and Mrs. Flood left Washing
ton yesterday afternoon for Apo
matox, Va, to remain over Sunday
and Miss Portner accompanied them.
Interest In Miss KutE's WeddInE.
Great social interest centers about
the wedding OF Miss Emily Randolph
Commissioner 81 the District, Col |
Charles w. Kutz, and Mrs. Kutz, and
Capt Wilson G. Bingham, Sixty-third
United States Infantry, which will
take place Wednesday afternoon at
$50 o'clock at the home of the brides
parents.
Only the members of the two
families and a few intimate friends
will be present at the ceremony,
which will be performed by the Rev. |
Van Schaick. and no additional guests |
have been asked to the reception |
which will follow.
MISS daTldn huIZs VIII aIIeno neT /
sister as maid of honor, and the best |
man has not yet been selected.
The bride-elect made her debut here |
a year or two ago and was fmmedi- |
ately ranked among the bellies of the |
winter. Her family have long taken |
a prominent part in the social life of |
the Capital.
Captain Bingham is the son OF Mr.. |
and Mrs. E. T. Bingham, OF this city,
and grandson OF the late chief justice
Of the Supreme Court Of the District |
of Columbia, Edward F. Bingham. He
attended the Western High School be-
fore going to West Point, where he
was a member of the class, 1918,
which was graduated in 1917. Fol-
owing a years service in France
Captain Bingham was invalided home
asst February. He has been recently
ordered to Madison barracks, where
he will take his bride at the con-
:lusion OF their wedding trip.
The wedding was originally plan
ned for the autumn and the change
% the earlier date has necessitated
Iery hurried arrangements.
Miss Kutz's grandmother. Mrs.
Emily Kutz, and her great-aunt, Miss
3riner, have arrived from Reading.
Pa, to attend the wedding.
The marriage of Miss Elizabeth
Parker Crenshaw, daughter Of Mr..
Ind Mrs. Augustus p. Crenshaw. to
Joseph V. Morgan will be solemnized