The Washington times., 1920-09-20


Blair. to Richard c. HoIiyday. jr, on
Saturday afternoon. October 16, in st.
Johns Church. The ceremony will be
followed by an informal reception In
4 the home of the brides parents.
Falkland" near Silver Springs, Nd,
for member, OF the family and few
| intimate friends.
MISS Blair will be attended by her
sister. Mrs. station. wife OF Comdr.
Adolphus station. ". s. N, ss matron
OF honor. and the best man viii be
King Hcliyday. brother of the bride
xroom. The six bridesmaids win be
Miss Virginia Blair. sister OF the
bride: Misc Joy Draper. cousin OF Miss
Blair; Miss elizabeth Prescott. OF
Cleveland. ard Miss Adelaide Tutue.
Miss Cecelia McCallum and Mis- Anne
Everett. of Washington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Blair and their daugh-
| ter recently returned to their subur-
ban home. after spending the greater
part Of the summer in the North.
Col. and Mrs. James II. Love have
announced the engagement OF their
daughter, Miss Elizabeth Buchanan
Love, to Capt. Ray Harrison. of the
field artillery. ". s. A. IT Is expected
that their wedding will take place
! some time in November after Mrs.
A., Love and Miss Love return from
Jamestown. X. l., to their residence at
1927 street. Capt Harrison, who
graduated from West Point In 1917.
has recently been ordered to Yale
University as assistant professor OF
military science and tactics.
A wedding Of widespread interest
lis that or Miss Alberta Vawter Bick-
nell to william Jsaks Wright, Of
Philadelphia, at Z o'clock Monday, Oc-
itcber 4. for which her parents. Mr..
and Mrs. Ernest T. Biclnell. have is
sued Invitations. Miss Bicknen re-
Gently returned from Europe with her
father. mother and sister, and they
, have opened their home in Connecti-
cut avenue. where the ceremony will
take place. The bride-elect spent
many .nonths in relief work in Bel
GUN. and received from the Queen
decoration in recognition of her
labors.
Being under the patronage Of lead
ing society women and prominent
| men, the French Club OF the Washing
ton Salon, will initiate it's fall and
widter season of fortnightly soirees
at it's studios in the Mclean building
with Miss Alice Paul, the prominent
suffrage leader as the guest of honor
and principal speaker. her theme be-
ing THE Political Program OF the
Woman Citizen" Other well-known
suffragists will be present Louis
Thompson will present cycle of
songs, including some of his own
composition and piano solos will be
rendered by Robert Murphy. The
presentations will be made by Rudolph
de Zapp. president OF the club, assist
ed by the board of governors and Mrs.
Helen J. P. Starr will be in charge at
the punch bowl. A cordial invitation
Is extended to a discerning public.
Major and Mrs. Arthur n. Tasker.
U. S. A. are in New York at tho
Hotel Astor for a week.
MISS HEsLER wEDs.
The marriage of Miss Christine Hes
Ter, daughter of John Hesler, sr., of
York. Nebraska, to Capt. Charles r.
Brooke. son of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
w. Brooke, Seat Pleasant, Maryland,
took place in Washington last Thurs
day morning at IL o'clock in st. Agnes
Church.
The ceremony was performed by
rev. rfaNCIS II. NltCn1e, aSslSteu
Rev. c. d. Weeden. The bridegroom
served in the world war as surgeon
with the British expeditionary forces
for twenty months, and at one time
was the only medical officer with the
famous Royal Scottish battalion.
After returning to this country he
was stationed at U. S. A. General Hos
pital No. 2, Fort McHenry. Md, and
at Walter Reed Hospital
Miss Elizabeth Silverstone is back
In town after a two months course in
Gilpin Art Schol, Towson. Md. She
will be in town until October 1 and
then sail for England to Join her
sister, Mrs. Silverman. and later pay
a visit to another sister in Spain, Mrs.
Nathan Herwitz. who was Miss Anna
Silverstone before her recent mar
riage, which took place In Washing
ton.
The Arts Club Players are prepar-
ing an extensive program for their
coming seasons activities. The dra-
matte committee OF the club, headed
by Charles Edward Russell, has de-
cided to conduct the seasons presen-
tation on the subscription basis and
only members of the Arts Club Will be
permitted to purchase tickets. The
committee has secured thenter
which will comfortably seat 1 200 peo-
pie and has all the necessary stage
equipment and lighting facilities. the
lack of which hampered some OF their
last seasons productions.
For this season the players" have
chosen for their opening performance"
Parkcr's "Pomander Walk" which
gives excellent opportunities to Mrs.
Maud Howell Smith. Anne Ives. Mable
Kipp-Lcwis. Clorinne Connolly. Maud
Lee. Dorothy Pasch, Theodore Hardy,
Maurice Jarvis, Denis Connell, Marx
Kahn, Henry Dolan, Alexander Wood
burn, Finley Hayes and. in fact, the
full strength OF the players, which
now numbers twenty-seven.
Following close OF this will come
an elaborate presentation OF Brown.
lnss Blot on the Escutcheon" and
Tenpyson's The Falcon" Both of
these plays are OF the high standing