The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-02
WASHINGTON SOCIETY FOLK DANCE GAYLY
AND WORTHY CHARITY PROFITS THEREBY
Cabinet Women, Except Mrs. Baker, Do Not Grace
the Floor as Rule, but Always Appear in
Receiving Lines-Cossip of the Week.


lecture on Air Fighting In Flanders"
was listened to by a distinguished au-
dience. Gen. Kenly. director OF mill
tary aeronautics. had boxful Of lead
ing lights OF his service, including
Lieut.. Col. William Thaw, who served
| in and ultimately commanded the ia
nous Lafayette Escadrille; Lieut. Col
Atkinson, also a famou fier; Major
Charles B!ddle of Philadelphia and one
OF the first members Of the Lafayette
Escadrille, with a fine record: Lieut..
John Q. Donaldson. son OF Gen. and
Mrs. Donaldson OF Washington, who
went into the Royal Flying Corps be-
fore America went into the fight, got
six or seven Boche planes before being
captured by the Germans and escaped
at the third attempt after all sorts OF
thrilling adventures. Gen. Kenly also
had in his box Col. Goodlee Edgar. as
sistant director OF military aeronau-
tics. and Col. Arthur Wood. sometime
Police Commissioner OF New York and
now personnel officer OF the military
air service.
Three Did the Hard Work.
Mrs Harold Walker, who with Mrs.
Victor Cushman and Mrs Randall
Hagner. did most Of the hard work in
connection with getting UP the benefit,
had Mrs Newton d. Baker In her box,
and Gen. Menoher, head Of tho air ser
vice; Mrs William A. Slater and Col.
Gilmore, also OF the air service. Capt
Noble e. Irwin. chief OF naval
aeronaut!cs, and Commander Steele
! were among Mrs William Mcclellan
R!tter's guests. Others who had boxes
mostly filed with Britons were Mrs.
Richard Crane Sd. Mrs. Alexander
Mackay- Smith. Mrs. John Jacob
Rogers and Mrs Paul Hudson. BY the
way, Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Hudson. who
live here at the Shoreham. are the
! parents OF Lieut. Donald Hudson, the
| fifth American ace, who has the unique
distinction OF having brought down
three enemy planes inside ten minutes
He is still in France.
| This Is merely a sample OF the sort
Of audience which packed the National
TUESDAY afternoon to head Col. Bishop
TO the ultimate benefit Of the Working
Boys Home. At the close of the lee
turc Col. Bishop held an Informal re-
ception on the stage. greeting every
body who cared to meet him and espe-
Cially the aviators in the audience.
whom Gen. kenly made a point OF
personally presenting.
J A most interesting wedding OF the
week Just past was that of Margaret
Devereux, daughter OF Major and Mrs
John Ryan Devereux. and Capt
Richard Hall Jeschke, L. s. NJ. c.,
which took place last Wednesday, II
was one OF those small family we'd
dings. which war conditions have made
popular.
! 1t took place at Portledge. the Dew
ereuX home al Chevy Chase. at $40
! in the afternoon. the house being all
done up In pink and white blossoms
! for the occasion. The Rev. Father
/ Thomas Smyth performed the cere-
! mony and part OF the Marine Band
furnished music. Margaret wore her
mothers wedding gown OF creamy
satin and Duchess lace, with a quaint
tight bodice and puffed sleeves and a
full skirt with long train OF satin
from the waist line, and n marvellous
veil of rose point which is a family
/ heirloom. She carried white lilacs and
bride roses.
Had a Rainbow wedding.
II was a rainbow wedding. The
maid OF honor. Miss Anne Devereux,
was irf>Pink and carried ophelia The
bridesmaids, Daviette Ficklen. Eliza
beth koones, Jean Rayner, Phoebe
Walker. Mary Hill. Abigail Harvey.
Mary Duncan Gibson and Winifred
Newcomb. formerly OF Washington.
but now OF Orange. y. j.. were in
blue, lavender, yellow and nile green,
two in each color and all carrying
sweet peas. Their frocks were all
made alike OF georgette crepe with
| georgette hats TO match.
! Capt. Jeschke had his brother, Cor
poral Woodland Jeschke. u. ). NJ. -, as
his best man. and his ushers were
Sergeant Joseph Devereux. U. 8. A.:
Capt. Maurice Holmes, Capt. John
Rhodes. Capt Jack Woods. Lieut.. Phil
brick Jackson, Lieut.. Donald Oglesby.
Lieut.. Blythe Jones and Lieut.. John
r. Scott. all L. S. NJ. c. and all wear
ing service uniforms OF forest green,
with swords. with which they formed
an arch through which the bride and
groom passed.
After short wedding trip the young
| people are to settle down at Quantico,
where Capt Jeschke is stationed. As
Quantico is after all practically a sub
urb Of Washington. Margaret will not
be taken entirely away from her girl
hood homo and friends. Nor will
Mary Gheen Bernhard. for since her
husband H. on sea duty she will return
to her fathers home on New Hamp-
shire avenue; in fact I believe thew
are already back there for the last
few days OF Lieutenant Commander
Bernhard's furlough.
Did No. Sail After All.
| Which reminds me that one OF our
recent popular brides whom Washing
ton thought II had permanently lost.
Sara Price Collier Fellowes Gordon,
who had expected to sail for England
on January 80. is back In town. She
and her husband, Lieut.. Charles Fell
loves Gordon, r. ". left Washington
a week ago Sunday. They expected TO
meet in New York the other officers
Of II. NJ, $. Warrior, who were coming
up from Washington on their ship and
going to take a regular liner from New
York. sending the little vessel home in
charge OF her crew.
But she got all tangled up in n sub
marine net down near the entrance TO