The Washington times., 1920-12-02


Chicago. making the trip by motor.
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Mr.. and Mrs. stephen Edmonston
Todhunter announce the engagement
of their daughter, Miss Eugenia Hn-
dreth Todhunter, to Harold Compton
King. of Washington and Savannah,
Ga. The wedding will take place
after Easter.
MISS RUTH EWING WEDs.
The wedding Of Miss Ruth Udc"'
Ewing and John Bennett Gault. whic
took place at Walter Reed Army Hoe
pital yesterday afternoon at 4 o'clock,
was of unusual interest to "oid
Washington" as the bride belongs to
the resident society.
Miss Ewing who is the daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. George Ewing of Lam
caster, Ohio. is a great-granddaugh
of George Washington Young. whose
plantation, Giesboro, on the Potomac
was a brilliant social center in mt
bellup days. She is also great
granddaughter of Thomas Ewing OF
Ohio, first Secretary of the Interior
and Secretary Of the Treasury in the
administration OF William Henry
Harrison and United States Senator
for several terms. and granddaughter
of Mai. Gen. Hugh Boyle Ewing of
the civil war, former minister of The
Hague. Through her mother. Miss
Ewing is a granddaughter Of Thomas
O'Donohoe of the Glen. Responding
to the first call Of her country for
army student nurses. the bride served
at Camp Sherman. Ohio; Fox Hills.
n. Y: Fort Sheridan, H.: and Walter
Reed Army Hospital.
The ceremony was performed by
Chaplain Daley of the army. The
bride was attended by her sister, Miss
Agnes " Use Ewing OF Lancaster, ONO,
as maid of honor. and Miss Helen
Fife. of Canton. Ohio. companion of
Miss Ewing in the army work was
bridesmaid.
Howard Harden Of Cincinnati, who
served with the Scotch kilties and
later with the Eighteenth Infantry.
United States, and who has many dec
orations to his credit, served as best
man.
The ceremony was witnessed by
many friends of Miss Ewing. includ-
ing returned soldiers among whom
she worked. nurses and students, and
others from the post, as well as
friends from the city.
Mr.. Gault. the bridegroom. is
son OF Mr.. and Mrs. Grant Gault, of
Milford Center, Ohio,l lwho. after his
graduation from Ohio State University.
engaged in scientific farming. At the
outbreak of the war he volunteered
in aviation and was commissonCd d
Lieutenant, A. :. A., at Love Field,
Dallas. Texas Mr.. Ga.alt is a member
kof Beta Theta Phi.
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| HccpDtiOn There
was an informal discussion of the
Washington opera work, which was
launched by Mr.. Albion three years
ago. Mr.. Albion presented both local
and national aspects of the work.
Among those present was Senator
Duncan l.. Fletcher of Florida. He
pledged his support to the moyement
Miss Glenn Shelley, of the WASH
ington Opera Company, gave a short
program. Mrs. George Ross accom-
panied
ROYAL COUNTRY CLUB DANCE.
it's weekly dance in the roof ball
room of the Washington Hotel
Saturday night. Dancing will begin
at o'clock.
Miss Helene Parker is spending the
winter in New York. Her grand
mother Mrs. Lyman Tiffany, who has
leased her Washington home for the
,eason is in northern New York for
the winter.
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Congressman and Mrs Ira c. Cop
ley returned yesterday to their II
street home for the winter.
Mrs. Thomas +. Walsh has sent out
cards for tea on Sunday, December
L., from 3 to G o'clock, to meet the
former Secretary of War and Mrs.
Garrison in her Massachusetts avenue
home. They will come to Washington
December 10 to be guests of Mrs.
Walsh.
The American Red Cross Women's
club formally opened its new Club
House 1901 Eye street, Wednesday,
evening. with a reception followed by
dancing. The guests included the
personnel for the National Head.
quarters as we'll as friends of the
members. The reception room and
ball room were decorated with palms
and chrysanthcmums and the club
residents served as hostesses. Re
freshmcnts were served in the
library
IN tne receiving line were MISS
Mabel r. BoardmaN. Mrs. Livingston
Farrand, Mrs. Frederick Monroe. Miss
Agnes Murray. DR.. Media Beardorff,
Miss Mary L. Stephenson, Miss Peg
Dugan, Miss Ann Wade. and Miss
Minifrcd Bowen.
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Mrs. Whitclaw Reid, who started
for England last week, will be with
her daughter, Lady Ward. In London
until March. when she will return
to New York and go to California.
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Senator John *. Shields has re-
turned to his apartment, where he
will be Joined later In the season by
Mrs. Shields.
william l.. O'Connor, OF North Will
braham. Mass, and Miss Catherine
NJ. Gilbert, OF Norfolk. Va, were
quietly married last Tuesday evening
at 3 o'clock at st. Patrick's rectory
by Mgr. c. +. Thomas. Mrs. William
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