The Washington herald., 1919-04-03
By E. c. DRUM-HUNT.

guest of honor at a luncheon which
mrs. William Phillips, wife of the
Assistant Secretary of State. will
give today. at Woodley. their charm
ing suburban home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Phillips will give up
Woodley. which they have occupied
Tor several seasons past, at the end
OF the month when they will take
an apartment at wardman Park
Inn. Mrs. Phillips will make her
usual early summer trip to Boston,
when she will settle their children
at "Highover." North Beverly. Mass,
for the summer, returning to join
Mr.. Phillips here from time to time.
The British Ambassador and the
Countess OF Reading will be the
guests in whose honor Mrs. Richard
Townsend will give a dinner this
evening.
The Ambassador and Countess of
Reading who spent last weekend In
New York, will return there tomor-
row to remain until Sunday. On
Saturday evening Lord Reading
who, in his capacity as lord CHER
justice of England. is head of the
honor guest at a banquet to be given
at the Waldorf by the New York
Bar Association in behalf Of the
American judiciary and bar.
The charge d'affafres Of the Panama
Legation. Don J. +. Lefevre. enter
tained an interesting company at a
luncheon yesterday at the Shore
ham in compliment to Henry P.
Fletcher. the American Ambassador
to Mexico. Among those asked to
meet Mr.. Fletcher were BoaZ Long.
American Minister to Salvador. and
acting chief of the division OF Mex
lean affairs of the State Depart
ment: HaIlett johnson, acting chief
Of the Latin-American division:
Julius Lay, foreign trade adviser of
the department; Richard Flournoy,
chief of the Bureau Of Citizenship;
Don Enrique Geenzier. attache OF
the legation of Panama, and several
others.
Nine. GrOuftch. wife of the min
ister of Serbia, will not observe her
usual Friday afternoon at home this
week. She will instead speak at the
Y. NJ. c. \. hut in Potomac Park
later in the day.
Mrs. Charles McCawIey will be
hostess at luncheon today.
Mrs. Edward W. EberIe. wife of
Rear Admiral Eberle. will be the
honor guest at the luncheon which
Mrs. George T. Marye will give to-
morrow.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marye. their daugh-
ter. Miss Helen Marye. and Mrs.
NIarye's sister, Miss Flora Doyle.
will all leave Washington on April
- for their home in Burlingame.
cal. where they will remain all
summer Miss CaIlie Doyle will
lake an apartment at a local hotel
Tor the spring months, and the
Marye home here ryill be closed.
col. and Mrs. Julian Harris have re-
turned from Ormond Beach. Fla.
where they have been since early in
February.
Capt. and Mrs. sherman Hatsht are
receiving cOngratula tions on the birth
Of a daughter early yesterday. II is
their second child. Capt. HaiEht. who
is looking after his business interests
IN New York and coming to Washing
ton for the week-ends, - spending
several days here. Mrs. Haight will
Join him in New York some time next
month. where they have taken house
on Staten Island.
Mrs. Haight's mother Mrs. Tracey
Lyon. who has been visiting Mrs. FL
more for about a month. will return
10 New York at the end Of the week.
Representative and Mrs Frank D.
scott will leave Washington early in
the week for a visit 10 Detroit. AL
urua and ChebOygan. Mich. They
will ne absent about a month &.
Capt. and Mrs. William Alden Smith.
ir. will leave Washington tomorrow
for their home in Grand Rapids. Mich.
where they will Join Capt Smiths
uareuts. former Senator and Mrs.
William Alden Smith. The Smith home
here in Sixteenth street will be closed.
and Senator smith will come to Wash
inston shortly to make arrangements
for selling IL
Mrs John Kendrick Bangs. jr.. has
returned from a short visit to Balti-
more.
The home Of the third secretary of
the Fritish Embassy and Mrs.
Horace Seymour was the scene of
y wedding Of wide social interest
NJ o'clock Yesterday afternoon.
when Miss VioIetta Carroll Mercer.
daughter Of Mrs. Carroll Mercer.
became the bride Of Dr. William b.
MarbUry. DIR. Marbury Is the son
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Marshall Marbury.
Of Upper Marlboro. Prince Georges
county. Nd. and a nephew of Mrs.
Charles Mlrbury. Of Washington.
His bride is the laughter of the
late MAJ. Carroll Mercer. great
granddaughter Of the late Judge
and Mrs. William r. Carroll and .
grcat-niece Of the late Countess
Esterhazy and Mrs. Dix BoIles. The
wedding united two families long
prominent in Maryland and the Dis
trict-
The ceremony. which was u-Iit.
simple. was attended by only mem
bers Of the two families and a few
close friends. An informal recep-
ton followed. There were no elabo-
rate LeCOrations. but Mrs. Sew
mour's charming drawing room was
lbIoom with spring flowers. East
CT lilies were placed about the spot