Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-01-21
CHARACTERIZATION Wedding.

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Presbyterian Church in Kensington,
Md, when Miss Virginia Ray Wilson,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. J. Frank
| Wilson, became the bride of Mr.. Will
son Lewis Townsend. The church was
| deliberately decorated with white
roses and lilies intermingled with
palms and smilax, and the ceremony
was performed by Rev. DR.. Charles
T. Cady.
The bride, who was given in mar
riage by her father. wore a smart blue
tailored suit with a straw hat to
match and carried a shower bouquet
of bride roses. Miss Anne Webster
Wilson attended her sister as maid
of honor and her gown was of blue
| taffeta with fiower-trimmed hat to
match. Her bouquet was of pink roses
DR.. James G. Townsend, brother of
the bridegroom, acted as best man,
and the ushers were Mr.. Alfred Ray
| Thompson, Mr.. James Marshall, Mr..
| Frank Borden and Mr.. Warren Adams.
A breakfast followed at the home of
the brides parents and later Mr.. and
Mrs. Townsend left for a southern
trip. They will reside in Kensington,
| Md, on their return.
The second annual finance ball held
at the New Willard Hotel, Friday
evening, January 16. and given for
! the benefit of the finance service So
cial and recreational activities, was a
success socially and financially.
| The music was furnished by the
| Navy Yard Band and the decorations
| were of flowers, green shrubbery and
! American flags. The guests were re-
| ceived at the entrance of the ball
| room by the director of finance, Gen.
| III. NJ. Lord, and Mrs. Lord and were
presented by Lieut.. Tunstall.
| The committees in charge of the af-
F., fair were as follows: Maj. w. w. Grit
| fin, general chairman; floor and re-
| ception committee, Col. Kenneth P.
Lord, chairman, assisted by Miss Mil
dred De Hart. Mrs. Kate Bonner Mrs.
Clara G. Fulton. Miss Elizabeth Hell
man, Miss Gertrude f. Coyle, Miss
Emma A. Washburn, Miss Elizabeth
Church; publicity and ticket commit
tee. Mrs. Anna A. Carroll. chairman;
Miss Elizabeth Church, Mr.. A. Ross,
Miss N. NJ. Leddy, Miss Ruth E. May
Miss Elizabeth Garges, Miss NJ. r.
| Tauber, Mrs. L. Mcknight. Mr.. P. r.
Smith. Miss A. E. Small, Mrs. Louise
Mccartney; committee on music and
chairman; Maj. Eugene M. Foster
Mrs. Kate S. Bonner, Maj Melvin
Jones, Miss Lou Mumpower, Mrs. o.
Tallentire, Mrs. A. L. Mendelson, Mrs
F. B: Derrick; social committee. Maj.
T. F. Powell, chairman. assisted by
Mrs. Helen d, Helmet ard sixty mem
bers who wore daisies on white ribbon
badges and whose duty it was to see
that all enjoyed themselves by intro
iducing them to dance partners.
! Gen. and Mrs. II. NJ. Lord entertain
ed in their box Gen. Peyton c. Marsh.
Maj. Gen. and Mrs. W. G. HAN, Maj.
Gen. G. o. Squier, Brig. Gen. and Mrs
Frank T. Hines and Miss Hines, Sen
ator and Mrs. William NJ. Calder. Sem
ator Frederick Hale, Representative
Thomas U. Sisson. Miss Cecil B. Nor
ton. Judge and Mrs. Walter W. War
wick, Mr. and Mrs. James L. Baity,
MI. and Mrs. j. w. Ross, Lieut. Col.
and Mrs. John Millikin.
Col. F. W. Boschen, the zone finance
officer. and Mrs. Boschen had as their
guests Col. r G. Cholmeley-Jones,
Col. and Mrs. NJ. R. Wainer, Col. and
Mrs. d. Y. Beckham, Col. n. Lester
Archer and Mr.. and Mrs. F. W.
Col. and Mrs. F. W. Coleman en-
tertained in their box Maj Melvin
Jones. Capt. and Mrs J. r. McNiel
and Capt. c. F. Startzman. Col. and
Mrs. George M. Newell entertained
Mrs. J. H. Newell, Miss Newell and
Mr.. Sterling Ruffin Newell In Mai
and Mrs. c. E. Gray's box were Col
and Mrs. A. H. Williams, Maj. and
Mrs. e. Q. Hopkins, Mrs. Mosley and
Miss Chiffon. Maj. and Mrs T. F,
s. Hostetter, Capt. and Mrs. ]. H.
Dawson, Maj. L. r. Lohr and Miss
Gene McCardell
The general chairman of the ball,
Maj William w. Griffin, and Mrs.
Griffin entertained in their box their
house guest, Miss Gladys Wood. Sen
ator and Mrs. Charles B. Henderson
and Maj. c. E. Mccarthy, general
staff, all of Nevada; Representative
and Mrs. S. Wallace Dempsey, Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Rennert of San An
tonic, Tex; Capt. and Mrs. d. r. VOL
verton. Mrs. e. A. Waddington of Bal
timore. Mrs. Honore Maury, Mrs.
Beatrice Smith, Miss Margaret Rear
don. Mrs. Fay Callaghan. Commander
H. L. Pence. U. S. N; Col. a. A: Hof--
mann. Maj. r. G. jerks, Maj. Richard
p. Adele and Capt. Phil P. Cook, air
service.
Other boxholders were Col. C.. r.
Eckels. Maj. and Mrs, G. M. Exley,
w. Morey, Mr.. and Mrs. Wesley Tai
lentire, Mr.. Russell Tallentire, Miss
Mabel Coldenstroth, Miss Ruth May,
Miss Ruth Scarf, Mr.. Charles Mil
ford. Mr.. Lawrence Seipp, Mrs. Anna
Carroll, Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar P: Kay.
Maj. A. II. Willis. Maj. E. N. Enders,
Maj. W. N. Skyles, Capt. A E. Ebbs.
Mrs. Ala MacNeal, Miss Holman, Miss
Church. Miss Washburn, Capt. and
Mrs. J. w. Zimmerman and many
others of the finance department.
There will be a Japanese tea at
the Congressional Club on Friday aft
ernoon, at which the associate men,
bers, that is the younger women,
will dine in costume.
The club will give a reception in
honor of the diplomatic corps on the
evening of January 81, at which
guests will be admitted by card.
Mrs. John Doyle Carmodv enter
tanned Continental Chapter, D. A. r.,
Monday evening at her home, 1911
Vermont avenue. She was assisted by
Mrs. Marsh and Mrs. Coleman, out
of-town members. who are spending
the winter at the Hamilton. Mrs
Car1nody introduced Mrs. John Full
ton Carmody to her guests. Refresh
ments were served, Mrs. Edwin
Schmidt and Miss Alice Carmody pre-
siding at the table.
III Mrs. James w. WadSworth, jr., Is
| chairman of the committee on the sale
of boxes and seats for "Hullo, Wash.
ington," to be produced at the Marine
barracks on Tuesday and Wednesday
February 10 and IL, in aid of the Chill
dren's Hospital. Mrs George Barnett
wife of the commandant Of the Ma.
rine Corps, is on Mrs. Wadsw orth's
committee and others associated with
her are Mrs Gordon Cumming, Miss
Riddle, Mrs. Randall Hagner. Mrs
Thomas Bell Sweeney, Miss Louise
Delano and Mr.. Burchall.
The League of American Pen Won
en- will entertain at a tea to meet
Mrs. Harriet Chalmers Adams on Fri
day afternoon at 4 o'clock at tho club