The sun., 1919-06-08
EXODUS BELATED;
MERRY SOCIAL WF4IRL CONTINUES
Prospects of Fireworks Congress Keep Many in the City
During Hot Spell-Crop of ne.Weddings as Large
as Usual-Celebrations of Birthdays Of European
ROYALTIES Is Becoming Feature in the Capital


tives who voted for the amendment in
tiers on Tuesday night, and therell be
great time in the old house that
night.
Barring Fridays and Sundays, which
do not appear to be anybody's choice
for a wedding day, it will indeed be
rare day in June that has not two or
three interesting weddings.
The real June procession started Off
with Alma Ruggles, the first Of last
seasons debutantes to wed, who was
married on Monday to Lieut.. Emory
Stone of the U. s. Naval Aviation Ser
vice. The actual ceremony took place
in Christ Church, Baltimore. but none
the less it is counted as a Washington
wedding, for Alma Ruggles and her
cousin Golden Ruggles were presented
at joint tea by their grandmother,
the widow Of Gen. George Ruggles,
early in the winter, and Alma's en-
gagement was announced within a
month.
Lieut.. Stone is stationed in Wash
ington. He entered the war before
Uncle Sam did as a member of the
Royal British Flying Corps. and was
transferred later to the United States
sir service. He win bring his wife here
to live on their return from a short
honeymoon.
soIger-Finley Wedding.
Another important wedding of last
Monday was celebrated in Warrenton
that of Miss Lille Finley. daughter
of Mrs. William Wilson Finley, to
Frederick Reinhold Solger. The bride
is the daughter of the late William
Wilson Finley, in his time president Of
the Southern Railroad System. The
wedding was celebrated at Sunny Hill
Farm, where Mrs. Finley and her
daughters have made their home for
several years. But the Finleys long
have lived in Washington in the win
ter. and it was in Washington that the
bride made her debut, perhaps half a
dozen years ago. John w. Latimer Of
Washington was best man. and the
brides younger sister, Miss Lottie Fin
ley. was her only attendant. Her
brother. William W. Finley. Jr.. gave
her away. The ushers were Ezra Gould
of Washington, w. w. Drake and
Isham Keith Of warrenton, and Pay
masater Frederick Holt, L. S. A.
On Tuesday Dorothy Copenhaver
was married to Edward Henry Cump-
ston, and Mary Addison Webb be-
came the bride of DR.. Thomas Rod
man Goethals. Mrs. Cumpston Is the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Ed
ward Copenhaver and was one of the
Daisy Chain" girls when she was
graduated from Vassar a couple OF
years ago. The brides only attendant
was Miss Elizabeth Evans, who wore
an effective gown of yellow chiffon,
with hat OF the same.
The Webb Goethals wedding took
place in st. Johns. 1t was what is
known to Washington as resident"
: wedding, the daughter OF a well known
local physician-the brides parents
are DR.. and Mrs. Henry Randall Webb
marrying into her fathers profess
sion. even though for the present the
name "Goethals" suggests to every
body the bridegroom's father Gen.
George w. Goethals, famous army en-
gineer.
The brides sole attendant was Miss
Gertrude Greedy. daughter OF Gen
Adolphus Greedy, retired, soldier and
| Arctic explorer. The best man was
DR.. Frederick Parker, Jr., of Boston,
and the ushers were DR.. Paul R. With
ington Of Boston, Robert w. Williams
! of Baltimore, Samuel Lawrence of Sa-
vannah and Commander Theodore n
Jewell. U. S. ~, of Washington.
Gen. and Mrs. Cocktails came on for
the wedding, and Lieut-Col. George
w. Goethals, Jr.. just back from
France, and his wife were also here.
Meanwhile Washington has not beer
so busy marrying and giving in mar,
riage that 1t could not pause Ions
enough to meet and greet yount
bride whose difficulties in putting hel
wedding over" occupied the attention
of the entire country. Francis Burton
Harrison and his bride-formerly
Elizabeth Wrentmore OF Los Angelo.
and Manila-have been here, thu
guests of Mrs. Francis Burton Harri
son, Sr., who gave large reception
in honor Of her new little daughter
in-law. Since their marriage in Chi
cago couple Of weeks ago they hav,
been enjoying a honeymoon motor tril
through the Berkshires. and last Sat
urday arrived in Washington to max,
good Governor" Harrison's promis,
to his mother that he would certainl,
briRg his bride to visit her befor,
sailing for the Philippines with he
about the middle of June.
Another item of general interest wa
the announcement Of Mrs. Gladly
Ffoulke Smiths engagement to Capt
Marcel Levie of the French High Com
mission, the wedding to take place il
Philadelphia on June II. Mrs. Ffoulk,
Smith is the elder Of Mrs. Charles NJ
Ffoulke's two daughters The younger
Helen. about ten years ago married
Emmanuel Havenith, at that time at
tached to the Belgian Legation. Late
Mr.. Havenith returned to this coun
try as Minister. and remained here vi
to about eighteen months ago. whel
he was recalled and received an i'm
portant Government post at Brussels
Mrs. Ffoulke Smiths first husban,
was Z. Chapman Smith of Quaker
town, the father of her two school cir
daughters, Gladys and Gwendolyn, VIII
will accompany their grandmothe
soon to her summer home at Eas
Gloucester. Mrs. Smith obtained
divorce three or four years ago, sh
and her mother returning to Wash
ington and again taking possession o
the Ffoulke homei on Massachusett
avenue, which had for several year
been occupied as the Belgian Lega