The Washington herald., 1919-10-19

to West Point to present the mill
tary academy, In behalf of the So
| cfete des Annie de rEcole Poly
Technique, memorial Of the great
war. II Is q bronze reproduction OF
the statue OF THE "Polytechnieien
de 1914" which stands in the court
OF honor Of the French school.
FIRST OFFICIAL
RECEIVING DAYS.
The nrst oficiaI days at home
were held last week also; Mrs.
Lansing was at home on wednes-
day and Mime. Calderon. wife of the
Minister. of Bolivia. received infor-
mally on Friday afternoon at the
legation. Mrs. Lansing will receive
every Wednesday afternoon from
now on throughout the winter. 1t
Is the first time she has resumed
the custom for several seasons.
The ladies of the official circles
discontinued all formal calling and
receiving when the United States
went into the great war now end
ing. Never before has calling in
official circles begun in Washing
ton as early as October. but in view
of the many visitors. and many new
diplomats and other officials, Mrs.
Lansing has initiated>a series OF in
formal Wednesday afternoons. She
had with her last Wednesday her
mother. Mrs. John W. Foster.
Among the callers were members
of the diplomatic circle and of Of
ficial and resident society. eager to
pay their respects to the ranking
lady of the Cabinet at the opening
of the season. and after her long
absence in Paris last winter and
spring.
But II was the bride that occu-
pied the attention OF society last
week and is to be the prominent
social figure all during the month
| of October. There were at least
five very prominent weddings yes-
terday alone. One Of the most in
| teresting of that group was the
wedding of Miss Margaret Tuttle.
the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Leroy
TuttIe. and Streeter B. Flynn. Of
place at 4 o'clock at St. Margaret's
Church. There was quite a large
wedding party and all OF society
turned out for the event. The bride
was one OF two charming daughters
of Mr.. and Mrs. Tuttle. who were
presented to society two seasons
ago and were very popular.
Then Frances Trenholm Capers,
daughter OF Mrs. John G. Capers. be-
came the bride of Frederick n. Tow
eTs. of New Hampshire and this city.
yesterday afternoon at 5 o'clock. The
ceremony was performed at home and
was n very quiet affair as Frances re-
Gently lost her father. She was unat-
| tended and only the members of the
two families were present. They are go
| Ing to make their home in Washington.
| Capt. Burdette Shields Wright. Air
| Service. U. s., A. and his bride will
also reside here. She was Miss Eliz-
abeth Campbell. daughter of Repre-
sentative and Mrs. Philip Pitt Camp
bell. Their marriage was also an inn
portant social event Of yesterday and
took place at the same hour as the
| Capers-Towers wedding but was way
out at the Bethlehem Chapel, Wash
| irGton Cathedral. Mount st. Adams,
and was followed by a reception at
their home which Is across the river
in Virginia. near Arlington. There was
quite a large wedding party and the
whole affair was lovely indeed.
A very much entertained bride was
Miss Lucy Father. daughter of Mr.
and Mrs Henry Father. whose mar
ri1ge to William II. Flammer of New
York, also took place yesterday. Five
o'clock was the hour and the Church
| of the Covenant the place. Both the