The Washington times., 1919-12-29

Miss Helen Hill Hopkins, vice presi-
dent Of the class Of 1913 Western High
School, was hostess for the class re-
union dance given on Saturday night
at her home in Biltmore street.
Miss Julia Marscher, Of Virginia, is
spending several weeks with Mrs.
Randolph d. Hopkins, 1925 Biltmore
street
Miss Pryor Engaged.
Mr.. and Mrs. George NJ. Pryor. Of
Takoma Park, Nd, announce the en-
gagement Of their daughter, Miss
Mary Eleanor Pryor. to Capt. George
w. Bicknell. U. s. A., Of Springfield,
Mass.
The alumnae of the Chi Omega fra.
ternity Of George Washington Uni
versity will meet Tuesday afternoon.
December 80. at 80 p. m. at the home
of Miss Myrtle V. King.
| Mrs. Jaime c. deveyra, wife Of the
resident commissioner OF the Philip
{ pines, will give q reception at the
| Congressional Club this afternoon In
compliment to Miss Carmen Agui-
naldo, daughter Of the famous Philip
pine patriot. who Is her guest.
Concerts DiDlsMati4ue.
Madame Pezet. wife Of the new
! Peruvian ambassador, will be one of
the patronesses for the Concerts
Diplomatioues. the frst of which will
be given on Sunday evening, January
4. in the Belasco Theater by Claudia
Muzio, soprano. and Pasquale Amato,
ho orit ;~x
Mrs. Baker, wife Of the Secretary Of
War. chairman Of the patroness COM
mittee. will be Madame Teiusanu.
wife of the military attache of the
Rumanian legation: Mrs. George Pea
body Eustis. Mrs. John Allan Dough-
erty. Mrs. Walter Bruce Howe, and
Mrs. John N. Biddle.
Mrs. George Peabody Eustis will
play the piano part in a quintet with
the Berkshire Quartet on Monday
afternoon, January 10. at 4:30, at
Wardman Park Inn. The program
will be followed by tea
Episespal Hone RAIL-
Madame LeBreton, wife of the Ar
gentine ambassador, and Baroness
Avexzana, wife Of the new Italian
ambassador. will be patronesses for
the ball on Monday evening. January
8, at the Willard for the benefit of
the Episcopal Home for Children.
| Among the other additional patron
esses will be Mrs. Taft, wife of former
President William Howard Taft; Mrs.
Richard Townsend, Mrs. Norman Will
liams. Mrs. Stephen B. Elkins, Mrs. +.
Ward Denys, Mrs. Dennis A. Upson,
who has also taken a box: Mrs. Tru-
man G. Palmer. and Mrs. Walter
Wright
The Bishop Of Washington, the Rt.
Rev. Alfred Harding, is chairman OF
the incorporators OF the home:
Charles j. Bell. vice chairman, and
the other incorporators are Henry T..
Blair. Arthur E. Dowen, ]. Holds
| worth Gordon. DR.. William c. Fives.
Rear Admiral T. o. Selfridge, Jonn L.
Weaver, Mrs. David Meade Lea, Miss
Leila F. Draper, Col William Eric
Fowler, Edward L. Stock. and Ogle
Singleton, secretary and treasurer.
Mrs. Lea is president Of the board OF
lady managers with Colonel Fowler
| chairman OF the ball committee. Miss
Frances Hampson, chairman Of the
young ladies' committee; Effingham
L. Townsend chairman of the floor
committee, and William Bowie Clark
chairman Of the mems committee.
| An evening OF mirth music and mel
ody will be given at the Playhouse,
1914 street. on New Year Eve, at
S:15 o'clock. by Miss Jean Wilson
monologist: Miss Katherine Floeck
ner. pianist, and the Kimball Quar-
tet. Refreshments will be served.
| The marriage is announced of Miss
Florence e. Nelson to Ensign Norman
| >. Ives. The ceremony was performed
| at o'clock Saturday afternoon by
the Rev. Samuel H. Greene, pastor OF
the Calvary Baptist Church. The
bride is the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
Peter Nelson Of New York. The bride.
groom is the son OF Mr.. and Mrs. Nor
man e. Ives, Of this city. He Is re
cent graduate OF the Naval Academy
and Is now on duty in the Pacific fleet
The bride and bridegroom will make
their home in San Francisco.
| The marriage of Miss Dorothy Pot
ter. daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. E. c
Potter. of Montana, who are spending
the winter in Washington, to Lieut.
Col. Charles c. Benedict, air service
U. S. A, took place Saturday after
noon. The ceremony was performed
in the Presidential suite Of the Will
| laro at o.oO by the Rev. II. ii. mars
den, whom the bride knew during hei
work in France. Mrs. o. c. Foote. sis
ter Of the bride, was her matron oi
honor. and another sister, Miss Betty
Potter. was her maid Of honor. The
best man was Colonel Benedict
brother Of the bridegroom. and the
ushers were Colonel Fitzgerald. Ma
tor Gillette, and Major Gearhardt
The bride wore a travelling suit OF
brown. and both her attendants were
In brown afternoon gowns. After the
ceremony supper was served for the
members Of the wedding party and
the thirty or forty relatives and
4 guests who witnessed tbo carar,opy