The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-07-01

Treasury, who is in New York
Tor a brief stay, is expected
back in Washington tomorrow. He
went to New York to lay the corner
stone Of the new United States assay
office, at 80 Wall street. The cere-
mony took place at noon today and
afterward Secretary Glass was enter
tanned at luncheon at the Bankers
Club by the employees OF the office.
William Gibbs McAdoo, formerly Sec
rotary OF the Treasury, was a speak
er at the ceremonies.
SlaV Minister EntertaInG
The Minister of the Serbs. Croats
and Slovenes and Nine. Grouitch gave
a dinner last evening. Their guests
were Mr.. and Mrs. Walter R Tucker
man, Col. and Mrs. Clarence Conner.
Capt. and Mrs William A. ScuIIy, Mr.
and Mrs. Thomas r. Logan and Mr..
and MIS- Henry Price Wright
Mrs. Franklin y. Roosevelt, wife Of
the Assistant Secretary Of the Navy.
who has been at their home in Hyde
Park, N. Y, 10 in Washington for a
few days. She and Mr.. Roosevelt will
go to Hyde Park for the Fourth of
July.
Maj. Gen. H. K. Bethel, recently ap-
pointed military Attache of the Brit
ish embassy, has arrived in Washing
ton, accompanied by four aides Maj.
Gen. J. D. McLachlan, the retiring
military attache. who had expected to
sail for England last Saturday, post
poned his departure to welcome his
successor. He will leave on Thurs
day for New York, whence he will
sail on Saturday.
Mrs. Pollock. wife of Capt Edwin
T. Pollock, U. S. N. entertained at
luncheon yesterday at the Cafe St
Marks
Miss Leoua' Curtis, daughter OF
Senator and Mrs. Charles Curtis, of
Kansas, who will be married to Web
ster Knight, 2nd., Of Providence, R. l.,
on Wednesday evening, July 9, at y
o'clock, will be unattended. Mr.
Knight will have his brother, Clinton
Knight, as best man. The bride will
be given in marriage by her father
and the Rev. DR.. Herbert Scott Smitu
will officiate. Miss Alice Burbage will
play the wedding marches and will
give a musical program during the
ceremony.
The wedding will take place at the
home Of Senator and Mrs. Curtis in
Belmont road, and will be followed
by an informal reception. A number
Of parties will be given in Miss
Curtis honor preceding the wedding.
but the dates will not be selected nor
plans definitely made until word
comes from some Of the out-of-town
guests as to when they may be ex-
VI. -
North Attleboro, Mass, is now visit
ing Miss Curtis, and will be her
guest until after the wedding.
Mr. Webster and his bride will
make their home in Providence and
have rented a house there for the
summer months.
Mrs. Newberry Off For Summer.
Mrs. Truman H. Newberry has gone
to Watch Hill, R L. to open her sum-
mer home.
Mrs. John r. williams started yes
terday for Newport, where she has
taken one OF the Pinard cottages for
the summer. Her daughter. Mrs. Dor
othy williams McComas. who is at
| present at Mrs. Williams residence
in Massachusetts, avenue, will join
her later.
| Count and Countess Mario di Zap
| pola are spending their honeymoon
at Mrs. Morton Breese's home at Ros-
! Ign, l. I. The countess was formerly
! Miss Edith Mortimer. The marriage
| took place last week, and Mrs. Breese
was one Of the attendants. Later the
couple will go to Newport and thence
! to Italy.
Miss Catherine Biddle Porter,
! daughter of MRS. J. Biddle Porter. of
| Philadelphia and Washington, arrived
| in New York yesterday aboard the
Lorraine. Miss Porter was given the
! Croix de Guerre, with a star, for hav-
! ing remained al her post as an Amer
! lean Red Cross canteen worker with
| the French army at Chalons and
Rheims under heavy enemy fire.
Mrs Dewey ut Seaside.
Mrs George Dewey left Washing