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of Mrs. Henry F. Dimock Miss Taft
Will speak. giving her host OF ac-
quatntances and friends an oppor-
tunity to hear her for the first time
In her new capacity.
| She received her earlier training
In the National Cathedral School here
in Washington and in the Baldwin
school. Bryn Mawr, Pa. She entered
Rryn Mawr College in 1908 with the
| highest average in the entrance eN
aminations of those students compel
! ing from Pennsylvania and the south ,
ern states. Owing to her duties ana
| responsibilities at home while ner
father was in the Executive Mansion
Miss Taft's college course was inter :
rupted for two years, but she returneu
| to finish her course and received ner
A. B. degree with the class of 1919
In that year she was awarded tne
George W. Childs prize for being the
| best essayist in the senior class. Her
| major subjects in college were mou-
ern history and economics and polltlcs'
| After graduation Miss Taft contin-
| ued scholastic work at Yale unl'er-
gree of A. M. from that university IN
1916 In October. 1917. she was ap-
pointed dean Of Bryn Mawr College
! which position she held until President
Thomas went abroad in 1919. "heh
! she was appointed acting president.
Rt. Rev. Alfred H. Harding VIII
preside at the meeting at Mrs Di-
mock's. and the speakers will be MISS
Taft. Mrs. F.. Louis Slade of New YORK
and Mr.. Frederic A. Delano.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Jules Kraft French
| of 1853 Underhill avenue, Brooklyn. n.
IY., have announced the engagement
Of their daughter. Dorothy Josephine:
| to Mr. Donald Mackay Rippey, son Of
Mr.. and Mrs Charles Mackay RlppeV
Of this city and grandson of the late
Mrs. Mary l. Stephens. No date has
been SGT for the wedding.
During the war Mr.. Rippey served
for eighteen months on the battleshlp
Utah, and was commissioned as en-
sign while serving in foreign waters.
The marriage of Miss Frances Dews,
daughter of Mr.. Benjamin Dews of
Surrey. Va. and Mr.. Augustus Gum
pert of this city. took place yeSter-
day afternoon. The ceremony was
performed at 4:30 in the Church of
the Incarnation by the Rev. DR.. VIII
liam Tayloe Snyder. Mr.. and Mrs.
Gumpert will make their home at the
Ebbitt.
The marriage \of Miss Catherine
Anne Ruthven. daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Ruthven of 1870 Kenyon
street northwest to Mr.. Jordan Ruth
ven Bentley. son of Mr.. and Mrs. w.
r. Bentley of Glasgow. Mo- was sol
emnized yesterday evening at O'Clock
at the home of the brides parents,
Rev. DIR. Henry Allen Tupper, pastor
OF the First Baptist Church. ofticia t =
ing. The bride wore a stylish travel
ing suit of blue tricotine, with cor
sage bouquet of sweetheart roses and
lilies of the valley. She was attended
by her sister Miss Mary +. RuthVen'
as maid of honor, and the bridesroom
had as his best man Mr. Lewis -. CIT
tings The wedding march from Lo-
hengrin" was played by Miss Julia u
Hickman, before which Miss Becker
played a violin solo and Miss Helen
F. Ward sang II Love Thee. by
Grieg and AT DawninE. by charles
Wakefield Cadman. The ceremony
and the buffet supper following wef .
attended by y few intimate 1'fenas,
Mrs. r. C. Tieman and Miss Mary
Rringhurst presiding at the taoie ana
Miss Edna Mounce at the punch bow.
After April ! Mr.. and Mrs. Bentley
will be at home in Glasgow, MO
where the bridegroom's parents are
prominent citizens.
Miss Miriam KIeeblatt has returned
10 the CITY after a three-month West
ern trip. stopping at Chicago, Detroit
and Cleveland.
At wardman Park Hotel. on Aprfl
"a there will be given \ card party
for the benefit of the Holy Famliy
nav Nursery, which Is conducted by
the Ursuline Sisters. at ol? 4tn street;
The event is the regular spring caro-
party for the institution. ana meet
ing was held recently to perfect ar
rangements.
The weekly dance at the Columbia
Country Club will not be held TINS
Saturday evening.
A change has been made in the pro-
gram which is to accompany the reg
uiar Friday afternoon tea gwen by
the League of American Pen Women
at their clubhouse on II street. MT:
r. G. Cholmeley-Jones. director OF
gaRement, and instead Mrs. Jaime G..
De Veyra, wife of the resident COM
missioner of the Philippines. will
give one of her Interesting lectures
on the island.
Success attended the brilliant bene-
At dinner dance in the Cafe st. Marks
last night, ambassadors. ministers
and smart society folk uniting in the
entertainment for the memorial to be
erected to the United States Marines
at Somme Ply. France. Nearly two
party being augmented by many who
arrived later from other dinner
parties.
major general commandant OF the
Murine Corps, received the guests
a.sisted by Mrs. Mahlon Pitney, Nine
Marc Peter. wife Of the minister of
Switzerland; Mrs. Charles Boughtor
wood and Mrs. Gist Blair.
Among those who attended were
The Chilean ambassador and Nine
Matthew. the Argentine ambassador
bassador. Nine. Romano and Miss
Romano; the Peruvian ambassador
and Nine. Pezet, the minister from
Switzerland and Nine. Peter. Brig.
Gen. Collardet, military attache OF
the French embassy. Capt. Lom- e.
Dr.. Felipe A. Espil. secretary Of the
Argentine embassy; Capt. Pietro
Sirnor G. B. Ceccato, commercial
delegate Of the Italian embassy; Dr;
B. j. Gratama. assistant commerciai
Mai. Livius D. Tieusanu, military
attache of the Rumanian legation, and
Nine. Tieusanu; Mr.. and Mrs. George
Eustis. Mr.. and Mrs. Gist Blair, Com
mander and Mrs. c. r: p. Rodgers,
Mrs. T. septimus Austin ana mis-. MISS
Madeleine AuStul. dAu InS1u -. ~ -
Jaunnet and Mr.. Harry stevens
.ter Mrs. Armstead Davis. Mrs.George
Percy, Nine. de Mention and Mile. de
Mention, Mrs. Henry Chiffon. Miss
Lydia Biddle. Maj. w. 9. Biddle, Mrs
Joseph Hampson. Miss Frances Hamp-
son, Miss Anna Hamlin, Miss Mary
Morgan, Mrs. Charles Wood. Miss
Mary Potter, Mr. and Mrs. F. ?. Gar
van. Mrs. Cleveland Perkins. Senator
]. b. Phelan. Miss Helen Blodgett
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