The Washington times., 1920-04-24

Secretary Mrs Meredith To Give Recepon-dy Geddes
For First Time-ImpOrtant Weddings

nchu and a mob cap OF pink chiffon.
the costume being copied from a fa-
nous portrait by Sir Joshua Reyn-
olds. She carried a basket of snap
dragons and pink sweetpeas.
ii. c. Van Valzah was best man for
Commander Abbott. and the ushers
were Lieut.. Comdr. Hamilton Harlow.
Lieut.. Comdr. @. b. Junkin, Lieut.. c.
L. Austin. all of the navy: Capt.
Stuart w. Cremer. u. S. A.; Arthur
Adams. OF Boston, and Ii. NJ. Landon,
of New York.
The ceremony was followed by a
wedding breakfast at the home OF the
BRIDES grandparents, Brig. Gen and
Mrs. Oswald Ernst, with whom she
and her mother make their home.
Like the church. the house was flled
with apple blossoms, but there roses
were used in place of the more formal
Easter lilies.
The brides mother wore a modish
gown of gray net lavishly embroid-
cred in violet, posed over violet satin
and made with a graceful double sash,
gray tulle on one side OF the front
panel and violet satin on the other.
Her hat of gray georgette was
faced with violet satin and trimmed
with gray plumes. Mrs. Grinnelrs
blue silk combined with navy chiffon
embroidered in chenille and her navy
straw hat was trimmed with del
phinium blue flowers. They were as
sisted by Mrs. Grafton Abbott. moth
er Of the bridegroom. who wore a
smart gown of ecru lace and hat
of ,ecru straw with crown and fac
ings OF turquoise blue. Mrs. Abbott
and her daughter. whose home is in
Boston. have been in Washington for
several months in order to be near
Commander Abbott.
Commander Abbott is now on duty
at the Navy Department, and on the
completion OF their wedding trip, he
Will bring his bride back to Wash
ington. General Ernst has placed his
house in Connecticut avenu at their
disposal for the summer. and he and
his family will leave town shortly
for their summer home at Blue Ridge
Summit, Pa.
The brides travelling costume is Of
midnight blue serge made with a
pleated skirt and with touches of
henna on the bodice. With this gown
she will wear a small toque of navy
straw trimmed with coques plumes
dyed to a rich henna shade.
Among the guests from other cities
at the wedding were Holller Abbott,
Of Boston. uncle of the bridegroom:
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Francis Adams,
Mr.. and Mrs. Nourse. Miss Lowering.
Mrs. f. Preble Motley. DR.. and Mrs.
II, c. Ernst. Mrs. Ronald Lyman, Miss
kins and Elliott Perkins, and Arthur
Adams, all of Boston.
The Minister OF the Netherlands
and Mime. Cremer will be hosts at
dinner tonight, with the former Sec
retary of State and Mrs. Robert Ian
sing among their guests. They en-
tertained q company of eighteen at
dinner last night when the Spanish
and Nine. de Riano and
the Belgian Ambassador and Baroness
de Cartier de Marchienne were the
guests.
Miss Ethel Symonds will accompany
DR.. and Mrs. Cremer when they sail
Cor Europe on May.
Don J. e. Lefevre. charge d'afraires
Of Panama, will entertain at dinner
at the New Willard tonight in COM
pliment to Gen. John J. Pershing, who
will start shortly for a visit to Pana-
ma. The guests asked to meet the
General include the Secretary Of State,
Mr.. Colby and others prominent in
official life.
Barlow-GIsss Wedding.
A marriage of interest which will
take place this afternoon in the home
OF Senator and Mrs. Carter Glass is
that of Miss Elizabeth Saunders Glass,
OF Lynchburg. Va, niece OF the Sena-
tor. and daughter OF Mrs. John Sand
ford Glass, to Edward Arthur Barlow,
of Montclair. N. J.
The wedding will take place at 4:3O
o'clock this afternoon in the presence
of small company OF friends and
relatives, and will be followed by
reception to which an additional
number of guests have been invited.
The ceremony will be performed in
the living room beneath a bower OF
white roses and greens, tho Rev. DIT.
Randolph McKim officiating. The
rest OF the house will be decorated
in green and white.
The bride. who will be given In
marriage by her uncle. Senator Glass,
will wear a wedding gown OF white
satin With an sverdrspsry ef iace.