The Washington herald., 1920-11-07

Bakhmeteff, Mrs. Bainbridge Colby.
Mrs. David F. Houston. Mrs. Thomas
F. Bayard and Mrs. Adolph c. Miller.
Besides Neighborhood House, other
charities actively interested in the
success of the fete are the Child
Welfare Association, the Working
Boys Home, the Girl Scouts, the
Visiting Nurses Association and the
Junior League.
Everything is progressing favor
ably for the Pilgrims ball to be
held at the New Willard for the
benefit of the Episcopal Eye, Ear
and Throat Hospital on Wednesday
evening (the night before Thanks
giving), Nov. "a. Although the tick
cts have not yet been sent out, seven
of the boxes have already been
taken. The list of patronesses is
nearly complete. The names of the
ladies who have been so kind as to
take an interest are as follows: Mrs.
Wilson, Madame Riano, Madame
Matthew, the Baroness Romano,
Lady Auckland Geddes. Madame
Ekengren, Madame Urueta. Madame
Grouitch, Madame Peter, Mrs. Balm
bridge Colby, Mrs. Franklin Hous-
ton. Mrs. Newton d. Baker. Mrs. Z.
T. Meredith, Mrs. Mitchell Palmer,
Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss, Miss Ma
bel Boardman. Mrs. Rolfe Boiling,
Mrs. John c. Boyd, Mrs. Giuseppe
Brambilla, Mrs. Charles Bromwell,
Mrs. Cromwell Brooks, Miss Alice
Clapp. Madame Collardet, Mrs. Nor
man Davis, Mrs. Henry /. Dimock,
Mrs. Gibson Fahnestock, Mrs. Liv-
ingston Farrand, Mrs. Joseph Ere
Mrs. George d. Hope,
Mrs. J. B. Hubbrecht, Madame Grou-
itch, Mrs. Cary T. Grayson, Mrs. Ju-
lian James, Mrs. Victor Kaufman,
Mrs. Henry Leonard, Mrs. Thomas
Logan. Mrs. James Warwick, Mrs.
Schuyler Merritt, Mrs. Francois Ber-
ger Moran, Mrs. Frank Noyes, Miss
Patten, Princess Radziwill, Mrs.
Warren Delano Robbins, Mrs. John
Crayke Simpson, Mrs. Edward StelI-
wagen, Mrs. Thomas Thropp and
Mrs. Charles V. Wheeler.
The gentlemen who have kindly
consented to act as patrons are:
The Secretary of the. Interior, Judge
John Barton Payne, the Minister of
Colombia. DIR. Carlos Adolfo Urueta.
N. Lahovary and William Phelps
Emo.
Boxes have already been taken by
Mrs. Julian James, Mrs. Rafael Go
vim, Mrs. Charles V. Wheeler, Mrs.
Francois Berger Moran. Mrs. George
ID. Hope, Mrs. Edward Stellwagen
and Mrs. Thomas Thropp.
st. Anthony's Roman Catholic
Church, Twelfth and Monroe streets
northeast, was the scene of a bril-
liant wedding, last Wednesday even
ing, when Miss Gertrude Eugenia
Gordon became the bride of Mr..
William Bland Connell. Both are
residents of this city.
The ceremony was performed at 7
o'clock by Rev. P. Di Paolo, pastor
OF the church. in the presence of a
large number of invited relatives
and friends of the young couple. The
bride, who was attired in a stunning
dark blue velour travelling gown and
carried a bridal bouquet of white
chrysanthemums, was attended by
Miss Lillian Fantucci, who acted as
her maid of honor, and who wore
dark blue tricotine with hat to
m4tch and carried yellow chrysan-
themums.
@hS ShuA Ch was QeCO-
rated with palms and ferns for the
occasion and these surroundings
added greatly to the joyous scene.
Appropriate musical numbers were
played by Mrs. Charles F. PanfIl on
ne "rEa" and F. ]. Berres sang
% Promise Me-" incidental to the
ceremony. The ushers were T..
Pavne and II. F. Burgess.
rooenffop
of the brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
w. Il. Gordon, 1856 Kearney street,
which had also been decorated with
palms ferns and chry ysanthemums
for the event.
Among the guests present were:
Mr.. and Mrs. Adelbert Gordon and
FAMILY, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Gordon,
Mr. and Mrs. A. ]. Berres, Mr.. and
Mrs. F. ]. Berres, Mr.. and Mrs. Jos.
Fantuccf and family, Mr.. and Mrs.
stephen Pope, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Panfll. Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Park
er, Mr.. and Mrs. Xavier Panfill, Mr..
and Mrs. F. Panfill, Mr.. and Mrs
Charles Mccarthy. Mrs. Frisard. Mrs,
w. Rankin, Mrs. William,H. Coyent-
ry, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Mccormick. Mr.
and Mrs. Guy Mcpherson. Mrs. w,
p. Shane, Mrs. Louis Gillett, Mrs
Donald Wilhelm, Mr.. and Mrs, Bush
rod Washington, Mrs. F. w. Burgess
Mrs. NJ. Ruddy, the Misses GLADYS
Blanche Merrill, Elizabeth
Hohstedt, Dorothy Frisard, Harriet
Taggert, Esther Melick, Ida Mae
Keenan,. Mildred keenan,, Anna Flea
nor Procife, Mary Deutsch, Ethel
Shane. Marguerite Shane, Anna Ger
vafs, and Messrs. A. N. Mandel.
Samuel Baldwin. Archie Archer. and
Bernard Roache.
ington, d. C.. and is one of the best
known girls at national headquar-
ters OF the American Red Cross.
The groom was attended by George
A. Hofflick, Of Yreka, Cal, as best
man. He is the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Connell, of Pittsboro, N. c..
The first dance Of the season to
be given by the Joseph H. Choate
chapter Sigma Nu Phi fraternity.
National University. will be held at
Connecticut avenue and
l. street northwest, November 20.
1920, at $3.50.
The committee on ARRANGEMENTS
are Ralph @. Robey. chairman; r.
II. Cook, Godfrey Munter and Ernest
.. Davis.
Elaborate preparations are being
made by the committee in anticipa-
tion of the largest fraternity gath
ering of the school year. :
Among the honorary members er-