Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-10-21

District Of Columbia Daughters were
hosts last evening in the Washington
Club for the newly elected president
general. Mrs. George Maynard Minor.
The drawing rooms OF the club were
foliage, palms and huge clusters of
chrysanthemums and other autumn
flowers.
Great cordiality obtained, Mrs.
Minor having been universally nomi-
mated and elected to her office. She
was assisted in receiving by three
past presidents general, Mrs. John w.
Foster, Mrs. Matthew T. Scott and
Mrs. George Thatcher Guernsey, and
Mrs. Mary s. Lockwood, a founder of
the society. Mrs: Howard L. Hodg--
committee of the District Daughters,
made the presentations.
Cards have been sent out by Mr..
and Mrs. Miles Taylor announcing the
marriage of their daughter. Marion
Antoinette, to Mr.. Elmer Truman
Cummins. Wednesday, October 20, 1920.
The Church of the Reformation was
the scene of an interesting wedding
last evening at $3.50 o'clock. when Miss
Bertha May Padgett, daughter Of Mrs.
Sarah c. Padgett, became the bride
Of Mr.. F. Jackson Lynn. Fifteen
members of the brides Sunday school
altar, where the ceremony was per
formed by the pastor. Rev. DR.. John
Weidley The bride was given In
marriage by her brother. Mr.. William
T. Padgett, and attended by her niece,
Miss Florence Padgett. as maid Of
honor. Miss Helen Lynn, sister of the
bridegroom, and Miss Camille Boswell
were the bridesmaids. Mr.. George
Kicker acted as best man, and the
ushers were Mr.. Arthur F. Padgett.
brother of the bride; Mr.. Wallace
Lynn. brother Of the bridegroom: Mr..
Schuyler. A reception followed at
the home of the brides mother. 3os
Pennsylvania avenue southeast, and
later in the evening Mr.. and Mrs.
Lynn left for a wedding trip to New
York and Atlantic City. They will
be at home at 30S Pennsylvania south
east after November 1.
Maj. and Mrs. Harrison gave a tea
party, followed by supper, last even
ing, in honor of Miss Dorothy Lee
Mills. daughter of Mrs. Stephen Cros-
by Mills, and her fiance, Lieut.. Her
bert E. Gibson, U. S. A. whose we'd
ding will take place on Saturday. The
guests included the members of the
wedding party.
An interesting wedding of this even
Strudley, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Edward A. Strudley, to Mr.. Maurice
Roger Colbert, which will take place
at o'clock at St. Martins Chtkch.
Miss Marie ]. Strudley will attend her
sister as maid of honor, and the
bridesmaids will be Miss Alice Colbert,
sister Of the bridegroom. and Miss
Helen Strudley. sister Of the bride.
The best man will be Mr.. Thomas
Noone, and the ushers will include Mr..
Philip Smithling, Mr.. Henry Zilliox
and Mr.. Frank Clancy A reception
will follow at the home of the brides
parents.
Ball for Visiting Financiers.
The ball given last evening at the
New Willard. in honor of the dele
gates to the forty-sixth annual con-
vention of the American Bankers AS
ISOLATION was one of the most sue
cessful given here in many months.
The bathrooms were unusually at
trive with flags draped on the
walls and overhanging the gal
leries. The ball opened about $3.50
o'clock with an informal reception by
the president and other officers of
the national association and the Dis
trict branch Of the bankers associa-
ton, who were escorted to the large
bers of the ball committee. The
party, which included the wives
of these officials, passed through an
aisle formed by members of the COM
mittee to the stirring strains of a
march. Two orchestras played al
for the dancing. which was
continuous from 8 until 2 o'clock.
After the honor guests assembled in
their box they held an impromptu re-