The Washington times., 1920-04-30

Brittab Clark. ID. d., OF the first
Presbyterian church. the bFidss pa
tor, assisted by Rev. Hugh Kerr
Fulton, OF Northminster Presbyterian
Church, . lifelong friend of the fam
lily, under a bower OF palms. ferns ana
American Beauty roses. Miss Marian
Arnold OF the Fistr Church choir OF
which Miss Stauffer had also been a
member, sang II Love Thee Truly"
and MISS Viola TasIxer played the we'd
ding march. The bride, who was
beautifully gowned in white chinon
over white satin. carrying a shower
bouquet OF white roses and sweet peas
was given away by her father; MISS
Bessie Coble, a cousin OF the bride was
maid OF honor and wore pink orgsndy
over white satin, with a shower bous
quet OF pink roses; and Byron Nen'
also a cousin, was best man.
The bridal couple knelt on a white
satin cushion strewn with pink roses
and sweet peAs-which rested on the
old Macpherson family Bible, a rehc
OF Mrs. Stsuner's family.
Among the out OF town guests were
Mrs. III. p. Hill, New York city; Mr..
and Mrs. j. b. Penny. Pennsylvania;
Mrs. Alice Macpherson, Pennsyivania;
Mrs. Susan MACPHERSON. philadelphia;
James Pennington. Newark. Della
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Cobie, Asbury Park, N. j.; Mrs. h. i.
Cooper, and Mrs. Harry Mcclure and
daughter, Lancaster, Pa The brides
going away gown was OF dark blue
cloth with small hat to match; the
wedding trip will include Asbury
Park, New York city, Buffalo. Niagara
Falls, and Lake trip to Detroit
After June is, Mr.. and Mrs. Ellis VIII
be at home In Saginaw Aeh.
| Eatertsin box Parties.
| Mrs. Tasker II. Bliss. Mrs. Joseph
Letter, Mrs- Armstead Peter and Mrs.
u. S. Grant 80 are entertaining box
parties for -over the Garden Wall.
the musical fairy play to be given In
, aid of the Washington Humane 80
ciety. Friday afternoon. May u AT
Polls. The names OF Mrs. Charles
pougbton Wood and iArs. Ord Pres
ton have been added to the list OF
patronesses-
| The seats for the San Carlo Opera
lCompany's prodution OF Aida, AT
| the Belasco Theater on Monday even
| ing, May .. which is to be given as
a benefit for George Washington uni
versity Hospital, are selling rapidly.
Among those whose names have been
added to the list OF patrons ana
patronssses are Mrs. Elliott Woods,
Mrs. Douglas Putnam birnie; MRS;
Alexander Graham Bell. Rear admiral
and Mrs. Charles II. Stockton. the
Misses Mellon. Rear Admiral and Mrs.
Baird, Mrs. Borden. DIR. Percy Hick-
ling, Brig. Gen. Maxwell woodruff,
Miss Mary A. Cryder. Mrs. Julian
, James, Mrs. Frazer Head and Mrs.
Truman Nicholson.
Take Seats for Hospital Besent.
Mrs. Douglas Putnam Birnie, chair
man OF the women's committee OF the
George Washington University Hos.
pital, has returned to the city and
is greatly encouraged by the ad-
vance sale of boxes and seats for the
benefit to be given at the Belasco
Theater on the evening OF May 4.
when the San Carlo Opera Company
will sing the opera Aida
The committee OF ladies so far have
disposed OF both stage boxes and sew
eral of the others, and the orchestra
chairs are very nearly sold out
The George Washington University
, Hospital has q capacity OF 105 beds,
with a clinical capacity of nifty beds,
and it's past maintenance has been
derived from a small revenue OF "a
dollar a day" patients and a little
larger revenue from pay patients in
private rooms. but the fnal year of
| the war. as everyone has realized.
has made the cost of supplies almost
prohibitive, along with the high
wages demanded by the efficient help
required to do necessary hospital
work in a neat and cleanly manner.
The nurses home attached to the
hospital has required painting of