The Washington herald., 1919-10-19

bride and the bridegroom had q long
list OF attendants and q charming re-
ception followed the ceremony. Il
should think both Mr. and Mrs. F1am-
mer would have been quite worn out
before their wedding day arrived as
they were entertained like mad for
/ days before the affair came of.
Miss Harriet Ferris. daughter OF Or.
and Mrs. Walter s. Ferris. was an
other bride yesterday; the lucky man
being Walter Coiburn Giines. A large
| company attended the reception which
Immediately followed the wedding.
oh. almost forgot; Katherine Judge
was married yesterday. Though Miss
Judge Is not Washington girl her
marriage was quite a social affair. It
took place at the home of her uncle and
aunt, MAI. and Mrs. Walter Schoelkopf,
who are both extremely popular in
Washington. They have only lived here
a year or SO. but have already found
their way into the heart Of the cream
OF society. Their home Is in Buffalo,
Miss Judge is from Birmingham, Ala.
She has visited the schoeikopfs here
a great deal. The man In the case
Is Edward Lawrence Davis. OF Phil
adelphia, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Gibbons Davis.
Preston Gibson. OF Washington.
New York and Newport. and Mrs.
Beatrice Rogers Benjamin Pratt, oil
New York and Newport, were mar
ried Friday. The wedding was at
4 O'Clock in Greenwich. Conn, Judge
stephen 8. Radford. OF the probate
court. offciating. Plans had been
made for the marriage to take place
at noon at the st. Regis Hotel with
a little company OF close friends
present. but In view Of the fact that
the marriage was opposed by the
brides parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam Evarts Benjamin. OF New
York. it was thought best to hasten
the ceremony. Mr.. Gibson's bro
ther and sister-in-law. Mr.. and Mrs.
Richardson Gibso On. and Miss Mary
Duncan Gibson, went to New York
for the wedding and Mr.. Gibson
was present at the ceremony.
Immediately after the wedding
Mr.. and Mrs. Gibson returned TO
New York. Mrs. Gibson obtained a
final decree Of divorce from Alex
ander Dallas Rache Pratt in New
port last June. She is a grand
daughter OF the late II. II. Rogers,
heiress to many millions and q
faverite in New York. Newport and
Washington society She has two
children. a boy and a girl. She was
given the custody of both under the
terms of the divorce decree. 1t 10
said she gives up 100000 by mar
rying Mr.. Gibson as her parents
have threatened to disinherit her
because of this marriage.
Preston Gibson Is a son OF the
late Senator Randall Lee Gibson. of
Louisiana. and a nephew OF Mrs.
Edward Douglas White. wife of
Chief Justice white OF the Supreme
Court. He has written a number
of plays. This is his third mar
riage.
The marriage Of Mrs. Mary Hun
ter Elliott Buckelew. widow of Mr.
Frederick L. Buckeiew. to Mr.. Har-
old Leighton Paxton. of New York.
took place at 1890 o'clock yester-
day morning in the parish hall of
st. Johns Church, with the Rev.
lRoland Cotton Smith officiating
There were no attendants for either
bride or bridegroom. and only a few
relatives. including Mr.. and Mrs
T. F. Murphy. the brides mother
in-law and sister. and a few inti-
mate friends. witnessed the cere-
mony:
The bride wore a street suit OF
dark blue tricotine. handsomely en-
broidered. and a velvet hat of
French blue smartly trimmed with
| plumage and a corsage bouquet OF
orchids. Mr.. and Mrs. Paxton went
to the station directly from the
parish house and started upon a
short wedding journey. They will
make their home in New York.
SOCIETY EN- MAssE
AT THIS WEDDING.
The most important social event
not only OF last week but OF the
fall season was the wedding We'd
nesday of Miss Adelaide Bell Heath.
daughter OF the late Mr.. and Mrs.
Hartwell Heath. and Capt. Arthur
Haldane Doig. which took place at
Epiphany Church. A reception fol-
| lowed the ceremony at the home Of
Mr.. and Mrs. BENJAMIN HELEN. All
Of society turned out for the event
/ and II was quite a gala occa sion
There are several important we'd
| dlngs on this weeks social program
also. Miss Ethel Hickey. daughter OF
Mrs. Edmund Plowden Hickey, Is to
marry Edward Tierney. OF West vir-
ginia. next Wednesday at O'Clock at
St. Matthews Church. There will he
quite large wedding party Edythe
| fTlCc Is 10 pc Hlarrleu 10 Henry BOr-
| den Deane the same day She Is
the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs w. w.
Price and he the son OF Mrs. Eleanor
A. Deane and the late DR.. Julian
Willis Deane. Then the next day
next Thursday-Ruth Sturtevant gets
married. The bridegroom will be
Curtis Ripley Smith, of st. Albans,
VT, where ne will take his bride
] to live. The ceremony will take
place ae>4:3o o'clock at the Church of
the Covenant and will be followed
by reception at the home of the
brides father, Cha rles L. Sturteyant
| But even this beyy of brides can't
make us forget that royalty Is COM
| ing. Plans for their entertainment
while here are going steadily ahead
in almost daily conferences be-
tween Breckinr.dge Long. Third As
sistant Secretary of State, who ha 8
charge Of the details OF the royal visit.
and Miss Edith Benham. the social