The Washington times., 1919-05-31
HAPPENINGS IN SOCIETY
Dinner at British Embassy-Al FrescO Festivities
of Official SOciety-Weddings and Engagements

THE Charge d'Afaires Of Great
Britain and Mrs. Colville Bar
= clay will be hosts at dinner to-
night, entertaining at one of a series
of brilliant functions they have been
giving at the British embassy.
Mrs. Charles J. Bell will entertain
informally at tea thrs afternoon at
Twin Oaks. her beautiful country
home on the outskirts of Washing
ton, having asked her guests to see
her rose garden which Is now a
riot of bloom. Mr.. and Mrs. Bell
have been at Twin Oaks since April
DOnaIdsOn-RumbOu NuptiaIs.
A marriage Of unusual interest will
take place this afternoon when Miss
Elizabeth Rumbough. daughter Of
Mrs. David J. Rumbough. will become
the bride of Lieut.. T. Q. Donaldson.
jr, u. S. A. The bridegroom is the
son of Brig. Gen. and Mrs. T. Q. Dom
aldson. and his father is at present
in France.
The ceremony will be simple. will
be performed by the Rev. DR.. Charles
Wood, Pastor of the Church of the
Covenant, in Mrs. Rumbough's apart
ment in the Farnsboro.. 1t will be
witnessed by about 100 guests, rela-
tiVes of both families. and intimate
friends, who will be present at the
reception which will follow.
Mrs. West, wife of Lieut.. Col: Will
liam w. West, jr.. U. S. A, who is now
in France, will be matron of honor
for her sister, and the maids of honor,
who will also hold the ribbons, will
be Miss Mary Sue Donaldson. sister
Of the bridegroom, and Miss Grace
Colgate. e..
Lieut.. Col. Stanley NJ Rumbough,
brother Of the bride. will give her in
marriage, and Lieut.. John o. Donald
son. U. S. A, will be best man for
his brother
Among the out-of-town guests at
the welding will be Col. and Mrs.
Stanley Rumbough, Miss Grace Col
gate, Mrs. willard A. HoIbrook, and
Mrs. Joseph NJ. Blackwell. OF Warren
ton. Va
Lieutenant Donaldson and his bride
will leave at once for a wedding trip
of a month. after which Lieutenant
Donaldson expects to be ordered to
France.
Col. and Mrs. Stanley Rumbough en-
tertained aidinner party last night at
Cafe st. Marks for Miss Rumbough
and Lieutenant Donaldson. and had
as their other guests Mrs. William
West, Mrs. Joseph Blackwell, Miss
Mary Sue Donaldson, Miss Grace Col
gate. Lieut.. John o. Donaldson, and
Lieut. Willard Ames Holbrook.
Mrs. Carter Glass Returns.
Mrs. Carter Glass. wife of the Sec
rotary Of the Treasury, has returned
from Lynchburg, Va. where she was
the guest for a short time of her son
and daughter-in-Iaw. Mr.. and Mrs
Powell Glass. Miss Mary Archer
Glass. who accompanied her mother,
remained there for a longer visit.
Mrs. Daniels. wife of the Score
tary OF the Navy. went to her home in
Raleigh. " c.. last evening and will
be Joined by her two sons, Worth
Daniels and Jonathan Daniels. for the
weekend. Mrs. Daniels will return
to Washington Wednesday.
The Secretary Of Commerce and
Mrs. Redfield have left town for
short cruise which will last over
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Harlow have
Tuesday evening at the country place
in Virginia, which they have red
Gently purchased.
Mrs. John L Ssltonstall win arrive
in Washington on Tuesday to make
series of brief visits Mrs Sal
tonstall has recently given up her
residence in Washington. after spend
ing two winters here, and returned
to her home in Boston
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis HertIe enter
tanned a party at Gunston Hall yes
terday. Mrs. John W. Foster was
among their guests.
Spend Day In Baltimore.
Mrs. Charles S. BromweIl and Miss |
Mildred Bromwell are spending to-
day in Baltimore. Miss Bromwell is |
acting as sponsor for a ship which is
being launched there
Major John Foster Dulles. who has
been in Paris since the peace con- !
ference convened, and Mrs. Dulles, |
are on their way home and are ex-
pected in Washington next week. |
Their youngest son. Master Avery /
Dulles. has been with Major Dulles .
grandmother. Mrs. John W. Foster, ,
since their departure.
Miss RuEEIes to Wed.
The marriage of Miss Alma Rug
giles, daughter Of Charles Herman
Ruggles. and granddaughter of the
late Admiral RuggIes, to Lieut.. Emory
Arthur Stone, United States aviation
corps, Of Norfolk, Va, will take place
very quietly in Baltimore on Monday
afternoon at 4 o'clock, in Christ P.
L. Church. Owing to mourning in
the family OF the bride-elect only the
members Of the two families and a
very few intimate friends will be