Evening star., 1919-12-27
Mrs. Dewey Receives visitors.


Secretary of the Navy Josephus Dam
iels, the chiefs of the Navy Department
and members of the Navy general
board yesterday paid their respects 10
Mrs George Dewey, widow of the Ad-
miral Of the Navy, and had luncheon
with her in celebration of the birthday
of the Admiral. This is according to a
custom observed by these officials since
the battle of Manila bay.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Cleveland Perkins
announce the remarriage of their daugh-
ter. Mrs Mabel Perkins Rugsles ano
Col Francis \. Ruggles. L. :. ~. Ihe
ceremony took place on Monday in the
Memorial Episcopal Church, Baltimore,
with only members OF the family pres.
once to Fort Sill, Okla. where he Is on
duty. ,,...
Col.-then Lieut.-Ruggles and Miss
Mabel Perkins were married some ooZ-n II
yea,s S ago, were divorced in 1915, ano
the news of their remarriage Will CONT
as a surprise to their many frlendS
Among the quiet postwar weddings
in Washington. which have oeen SO
numerous in the past year. occurred
that of Miss Jane Crawford, aaasn fe ID
ter of DR.. Clarence Kerr CRAWFORD
of Louisville. Ky, and MI Il. Stou.
Lillard. a former Kentuckian now OF
Washington. at $3.50 Monday EVEN ns'
December 90. at the home OF iriehds.
The bride has been engaged III war
work in Washington Tor the pa
wear. She was charming in an I'M
ported gown of white chiffon cloth
embroidered in old gold, ana her
colonial bouquet was of vioiets ana
lilies of the valley. The ceremony
was performed by DR.. John =; ban,
pastor of the Metropolitan ba9uot 81
Church. a cotemporary and friend OF
DIR, Crawford Only immediate reia,
tives and friends of the bride ana e.
groom were present, and Immediately
after the ceremony Mr.. and MRS. LII
lard left for a short trip nortn, after
the first of the year they VIII NC a'
nome at 1O9 1st street northeast.
Cards have been received here an
nouncing the marriage OF MISS Heietl
Lockwood of this city to Mr.: stahiey
Barney Smith Of Washington ana
Schoolcraft, Mich The ceremony was
performed December 20 oy the Rev.
RAYMOND Calkins, D. D., at Agora So
ciety House, Wellesley College. Inc
bride, who is daughter of Mrs: philo
]. Lockwood, and a graduate OF Weues-
lev, class of 1917, was attended by her
niece, Barbara Watson OF this CITY. a
flower girl. and Mrs: InomaS war;
y, as matron of honor. Mr.. Theodore
X. Sekirk, Harvard, 1915. of Albany,
n v acted as best man for the bride
groom, who is the son of Mr. waiter
F. Smith and a graduate of Harvard,
class of 1916. After brief wedding
trip, Mr. and Mrs. Smith Will pe at
home in Cambridge, Mass.
Miss Adeline Oxnard, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry T. OXnard OF Vlr-
ginia, entertained at dinner last night
at the Shoreham. where the family
are spending the holidays, having a
large company of young people of
the debutante circle of this year and
next The table was an oblong one,
with a mass of white. pink and red
blossoms down the center. The guests
included Miss Harriet Brown. Mr.
Jack White, Mr.. George Carey. Mr..
Stuart Symington and Mr.. Albert p
Strobel, jr., all of Baltimore; Miss
Evelyn Wadsworth. Miss Marcia Cha
pin. Miss Cecilia McCallum, Miss Mil
dred Bromwell. Miss Marjorie Wright.
Miss Margaret Simonds. Miss Mar
garet Harding. Miss Mona Blodgett,
Miss Anne Dulany, Miss Antoinette
Graves, Miss Mary Custis Lee. Miss
Peggy Martin. Miss Elizabeth Kemp
Miss Virginia McKenney, Miss Ruth
Donaldson, Mr.. Mahlon Pitney. jr..
Mr.. Worth Daniels, Mr.. Jonathan Dan
iels, Mr.. Franklin Houston, Mr.. War
wick Montgomery, Mr.. William Stur-
tevant, Mr.. Ralph Jenkins, Mr.. Ned
Gillerson, Mr.. Henri de Sibour, Mr..
Walter Boyd. Mr.. Archie Coulter, Mr..
Jack Winslow. Mr.. John w. Dwight.
Mr.. Benoit and Mr.. King.
Mackay-GOmpers Wedding.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel J. Gompers
have announced the marriage of their
daughter, Florence Mary, to DR.. Will
liam Henry MacKay of Waltham.
Mass. The service was performed by
December 25. Since returning from
overseas service. DR.. Mackay has To-
Gated in Philadelphia, where they will
make their home. Mrs. Mackay is a
granddaughter of Mr.. Samuel Com
pers. president of the American Fed
GRAFTON of Labor.