Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-01
Society

NH the presidential box yester-
day afternoon for the Boston
Symphony Concert, having
with her Nine. Matthew, Mrs burie-
son. Mrs. Holmes Mrs. George Greer
and Mrs. Rufus Day.
Nine. Bakhmeten Guest Of Honor.
! Mrs. Henry Wilder Keyes, wife OF
Senator Keyes, was hostess at a charm
+! ing luncheon today, at 2400 18TH street.
given in honor of Nine. Bakhmeten'
wife of the ambassador OF RUSSIA.
| The guests included Mrs. John b.
Kendrick. Mrs. Sarah Lee Phillips. Mrs.
Charles S. Hamlin, Mrs Rudolph kaun-
| mann, Mrs. Frank S. Hight, ana MIS-.
John L. Chamberlain.
The ambassador of Great Britain and
| Lady Geddes will dine this evening with
Mr.. and Mrs Joseph Letter. who are en-
| Pertaining large and notable company
| to meet them. A dance will follow When
additional guests have been invited.
| Tomorrow the ambassador and Lazy
Geddes will be the guests OF honor at
| a luncheon, at which the counselor OF
! the Italian embassy and Signora Bran
billa will be the hosts, when the guests
! will include Miss Alice Balfour OF Eng
| land who is visiting Mrs. George Won
l.. Meyer, mother of Signora Brambiila;
! Senator and Mrs Robert j.. owen VIII
i entertain at dinner tomorrow evening
| for the amba ssador and Lady Geddes
The first debutante of this week
/ will he presented to society at the
Washington Club this afternoon when
Capt. G. E. Geln, U. S. ~. and Mrs.
! Gelm introduce to society their daugh-
! ter Miss Marjorie Gelm.
While no specia effort was made Tor
an elaborate floral decoration in the
| club drawing rooms. the bud Will De
surrounded by the generous sfts Oh
flowers sent by her own and her
; parents friends. The tea table IS
aeloW with pink-shaded candles. ana
| ba skets of pink roses lend a further
charm.
| Mrs Gelm will wear for the after.
noon gown Of gray chiffon. and Will
(; have assisting her Mrs. Harry Coontz.
Mrs. j. A. Hoogewerff. Mrs. William
Dugald MacDougan. Mrs. Charles
MacVay, Mrs. r. II. Jackson, Mrs. H.
r. Cook. the grandmother Of the bud /;
Mrs. A. H. Fowler, Mrs. B. F. Hutchin-
| son and Mrs. John Dayton, all OF the
Navy.
| The debutante. Miss Gelm. will wear
gown of white charmeuse embroisd ,,
carry a cluster of red roses. The
group of girls who will be with her
| during the afternoon will include Miss
| Margaret Taylor, Miss Edith Bacon,
Miss Anne Hight. Miss Zilia Mac
trice Pollock, who made her debut here
| last winter and is now living In Newport,
| r. l., and who is visiting Miss Gelm
j Miss Ann Craven. Miss Mary Louise
Johnson. Miss Katherine sutherland,
! Miss Rosalind Wright. Miss May
! Gown. Miss Katherine Munson and
, Miss Aileen Clark Of Baltimore and
Miss Katherine Rutter Of Chicago.
A large number of Navy. Army and
! marine folk stationed in washington
and guests from official and resident
society have been invited.
Dr. and Mrs. Howard Hume will en-
terrain at dinner this evening at the
! Chevy Chase Club in compliment to
Miss Elsie Downing and Mr.. Donald
Alexander, whose marriage will take
Johns Church. Tomorrow evening
Commander Theodore Jewell. U. S. N.
will give a dinner at the Naison Du-
pont for the bride and bridegroom
elect, when Miss Downings brother
in-law and sister, Mr.. and Mrs. w: w.
rron the party. The guests will In
clude Mr.. A. c. Downing. IT,, OF New
York, and Miss Alys Downing. brother
and sister. of the bride-elect. and the
following groomsmen: Mr.. Donald
oliphant Of Pittsburgh. Mr.. George
Fitch OF Cleveland and Lieut.. Com
mander r. NJ. Griffin of this city
Commander Jewell will also be one Of
the ushers. After dinner several Of
the party expect to attend the yule-
tide fete at the New willard for the
beneft of Neighborhood House. FRI
day afternoon Miss Fitch will enter
tain the members Of the wedding
party at tea following the wedding
rehearsal and in the evening Miss
Carolyn Nash and Lieut.. Commander
r. n. Griffin will be joint hosts at a
Miss Downing and Mr.. Alexander, and
the guests will go on later to the
Navy dance at the Willard.
The wedding Of Miss Ruth Udeli
Ewing and Mr.. John Bennett Gault.
which will take place at Walter Reed
Army Hospital this afternoon at
o'clock. Will be one Of unusual interest
to 'old Washington" as the bride be-
longs to the resident set OF society.
Miss Ewing. who is the daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. George Ewing Of Lam
caster. Ohio. is a great-gra nddaughter
Of George Washington Young. whose
plantation. Giesboro. on the Potomac,
VAS brilliant social center in ante
belium days. She Is also a great
Ohio, first Secretary of the Interior and
Secretary Of the Treasury In the admin
istsation of William Henry Harrison and
United States senator for several terms
and granddaughter of Maj. Gen. Hugh
Boyle Ewing of the civil war, former
minister to The Hague. Through her
mother Miss Ewing is granddaughter
of Thomas Donohoe Of Greensburg, Pa,
descendant of the 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,
ILL.,. and Walter Reed Army Hospital
The ceremony will be performed by
Chaplain Daley of the Army. The
bride will be attended by her sister,
Miss Agnes Wise Ewing OF Lancaster.
Ohio. as maid of honor. and Miss
Helen Fife Of Canton, Ohio. compan-
ion Of Miss Ewing in the Army work,
bridesmaid.
Mr.. Howard Harden Of Cincinnati,
who served with the Scotch Kilties
and later with the 18th Infantry.
United States, and who has many dec
orations to his credit, will act as best
Imam.
The ceremony will be 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
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