The Washington times., 1920-06-26

Cen. John J. Pershing will be the
guest OF honor at the dinner dance
which the officers OF the general
staff college are giving tonight at
the Officers Club. Washington Bar
racks. This function Is to be the
last OF a very successful and delight
ful series.
BURLEsONs TO ENTERTAIN.
Mrs. A. S. Burieson will enter
tain a party Tuesday evening at
the Central High School Auditorium.
when the Washington Players will
give three one-act plays, and have
as their guests OF the evening the
members OF the Arts Club.
ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED.
Col. Charles w. Kutz, Engineer
Commissioner OF the District OF Co.
lumbia, and Mrs. Kutz announce the
engagement of their younger daugh-
ter Miss Marian Elizabeth Kutx, to
Capt. Lewis Tenney Ross, corps OF en-
gineers, u. s. A. Captain Ross IL the
son of Major Tenney Ross and ii
grandson OF the late John w. Ross.
for many years District Commis-
sioner.
The engagement was made known
last evening at family dinner party
given by Col. and Mrs. Kutz in ce!e-
bration of the twenty-fifth anniver-
sary OF their marriage. Among the
guests were Major and Mrs. Ross and
Miss Betsy Ross. parents and sister
OF Captain Ross; Mrs. Emily Kutz and
Miss Briner, of Reading, Pa, grand
mother and great aunt OF Miss kutz;
Capt. and Mrs. Wilson G.. Bingham,
bother-in-law and sister OF Miss kutz,
who celebrated the first anniver-
sary of their own wedding on June
Is, and Frederick owen, uncle Of
Mrs. Charles w. Kutz.
Prince and Princess Radziwill have
gone to New York and are staying OF
the Plaza Hotel.
Misc Heloise Meyer Is visiting her
sister-in-law, Mrs. George Won Len
gerke Meyer, at Hamilton, Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Wood Bliss,
the former late of the American er1.
bassy in Paris. and now attached To
the State Department, have purchased
as their permanent Washington home
The Oaks. in Georgetown. the estate
of the late Henry +. Blount The
Oaks liz second only in size to the
famous old Tudor place, now occupied
by Mr.. and Mrs. Armisted Peter Sd
Mr.. and Mrs. Bliss. who have rented "a
house in Georgetown for the summer,
will make extensive improvements on
their new property. Mrs. Bliss Is now
abroad.
Mrs. Charles r. Davis, wife OF Con-
gresham Davis Of Minnesota, will
close her apartment at the Rocham-
beau and leave town about July l to
Join Mr.. Davis in Minneapolis. They
will be guests of their daughter. Mrs.
Walter c. Poehler as their own home
in st. Peter, Mimi. is rented. Mr..
Davis, who is chairman of the Dis
trict of Columbia Appropriations Com
mittee. has Just been renominated for
the tenth term. Mrs. Davis will re-
turn to Washington about October
and Mr.. Davis will follow after the
election.
Mrs. Adna r. Chaffee, widow OF
Lieut.. Gen. Chaffee, u. S. A. with her
daughter, Mrs. George f. Hamilton.
wife of Colonel Hamilton. U. S. A.,
have gone to New York and will be at
the Hotel Astor until July I, when
they will be Joined by Colonel Hamil-
ton, who is at present stationed at
Boston. They will go shortly to
Honolulu. where the colonel will be on
duty for some time.
Invitations have been received here
from Mr.. and Mrs. William Howard
Taft for the marriage Of their only
Helen Heron. to Frederick
Johnson Manning, on Thursday, July
is, in the Murray Bay Church, at Muir
be followed by a breakfast. Many
Of their old friends in Washington
have received invitations. and quite a
party of them will go to the wedding.
Mrs. Poe White is visiting Mrs.
Paul $. Pearsall at her summer home
at Black Rock, Conn.
The American Minister to Panama,
william j. Price, who has been in
Washington for some time, has gone
to Kentucky for a visit.
WED AT EMBASSY.
The embassy of Brazil served as a
charming setting for a wedding
Wednesday evening, when Augusta
Cochrane de Alencar. the ambassador.
extended the hospitality of the house
to his countryman, the Hon. joaquin
Mariana de Azevedo e Castro, of Rio
de Janeiro, the bridegroom, whose
marriage to Miss Arna Deck, of New
York. took place.
The ambassador stood as a witness
as did also DR.. Lawrence Evans. Of
the embassy staff The Rev. John
Britain Clark. pastor of the John Mar
shall First Presbyterian Church, Of
fciated.
Mrs. Lucy Sawyer. Beck, daughter
of the mayor of Akron, Ohio, served
the bride as matron of honor. ONLY a
very small party witnessed the Ia
teresting event.
Mr.. Azevedo IL a member OF the
Brazil Congress. and man of great
prominence in his country.
After the ceremony the bridal cou-
pie left for New York, and wilt re-
main at the Hotel Vanderbilt until
they sail for Brazil on July II.
NJ. Tsamados, minister resident of
Greece, and Mrs. Tsamados have
gone to New York for a week END
visit.
Mrs. Henry f. Dimock will close