The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-06-07

wood Garland, was elected president
| of the Georgetown Convent Alumni
! Association at the meeting last Tues
| day. succeeding Mrs. Arthur Wallace
! Dunn. On this occasion the associa-
| ton celebrated its twenty-fifth ami
versary. Georgetown Convent is the
oldest institution Of its kind in tha
country, and was founded in 1899 by
ladies of England and France who
had fled to this country. The convent
has on its rolls the names of many
distinguished women. The first presi-
dent of the alumnae association was
Mrs. Roebling, whose husband de-
signed the Brooklyn bridge.
Miss c. E. Mason. principal of The
Castle, at the Hudson,
and Miss Julia Farwell, who have
| been in Washington to attend the
Pan-American Commercial Congress
left town this morning to motor back
to Tarrytown.
Miss Bessie Marie Fahnestock,
| daughter of Louis Fahnestock, and
Frederick Stoever Dickson, I'd, will
be married this afternoon, the cere-
mony taking place at 4:3O o'clock n
afterward there will be a small re-
ception at the home of the bride in
Kalorama road.
The Rev. DR.. Charles Wood, past IT
of the Church of the Covenant. will
| officiate, and the bride, who will be
given in marriage by her father, Will
| be attended by Mrs. Paul H. Prim as
! matron OF honor. Evan Thomas, Of
New York, will be best man, Snd tie
! ushers will be Charles NJ. Fleisch-
mann, of New York; Hugh /. Wilson,
of Philadelphia; Charles deVere
! Drayton. Of Washington, and HoI-
brook Fahnestock, brother Of the
| bride.
The church is simply but effective
! ly decorated with palms, ferns, and
white flowers. The bride will wear
gown of ivory satin simply made
and embroidered in pearls, with a
court train Of brocaded crepe. Her
veil Of tuIle will be held in place by
clusters of orange blossoms, and she
will carry a shower of lilies of the
valley. The matron of honor's fFock
is of white georgette crepe, and she
will wear a becoming hat Of pink and
blue georgette and carry radiance
roses.
Mr.. Dickson, who is a former resi-
dent Of New York and Philadelphia is
at present chief Of the export bureau
Of the War Trade Board, and after a
wedding trip he and his bride will
make their home in Washington. Her
travelling costume is a chic suit of
gray blue diagonal serge with which
she will wear becoming purple
straw hat.
Among the guests who came to
Washington for the wedding are Mr.
Dickson's parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
erick S Dickson, OF New York, his
sister. Mrs. Macmillan Foster, Miss
Elizabeth Foster and Mrs. Evan
Thomas, also Of New York.
The marriage of Miss Amy Louise
Wilton, daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Ralph c. Wilton, to Ensign Ernest
Stevens. L. S. N, will be solemnized
this afternoon at 4:30 o'clock, the
Bishop OF Washington, the Ri. Rev.
Alfred Harding. officiating. He will
be assisted by the Rev. DR.. Robert
Talbot A reception at the home of
the brides parents will follow the
ceremony
Mrs. Adelaide T Boyd and Miss
Mabel Boyd. Of New York, and Mrs.
K. l.. Allen, Of North Carolina are
among the out-of-town relatives here
for the wedding.
Mrs. Wilton chaperoned her daughter
and a party of young people at An
napolis for the June week festivities
at the Naval Academy, returning last
evening. Mrs. Allen also went to
Annapolis and was the guest OF Com
mander and Mrs. White.
Lieut.. Roy Taylor will entertain at
a box party at Keith's tonight in COM
pliment TO Miss Annie Page Goode.
OF Atlanta. who is visiting DR.. and
Mrs. Paul L. Joachim. Tomorrow DR..
and Mrs. Joachim and their guest will
motor to Annapolis and will be enter
tanned at dinner aboard the u. S. S.
Wyoming, with Ensign Pitts as host.
Mrs. John n. Reynolds entertained
at luncheon and bridge at her resi-
dence on Friday. The guests were
Mrs Louis Mexfield. Mrs. KnOwlton.
Mrs. Helen Laird. Mrs. F. L. SandoZ,
Mrs. Louis Chappelear. Mrs. William
Ham. Mrs. George Baum and Miss
Louise Phipps.
GannonS Go To Shore.
Dr. and Mrs. James A. Cannon have
gone to Atlantic City, where DR.. Gan
non will attend the meeting Of the
surgical section of the American Med