The Washington herald., 1920-12-20

and Speaker Gillette will accept the
gift on behalf OF Congress.
served for the family and invited
friends, were lovely gold and white
posts. from which were suspended
graceful baskets holding Easter
lilies and maiden-hair fern.
The ushers were Grayson Hoke
and Hugh Black, both Of Greenville.
Acting as bridesmaids were Miss
Nellie Jervey OF Greenville. Miss
Harriet Mccullough Of Atlanta, Ga,
Miss Blanch Simmons Of Greenwood,
and Miss Mary Phillips Of Philadel-
phia, Pa. each wearing a cnarm-
ing gown OF shaded chiffon, the up
per portion beirg OF daffodil yell
low. melting into the rich autumn
tones OF deep yellow and henna.
The girdles were of burnt gold.
from which fell graceful little
trains.
Gold slippers and hose, and mas
sive bouquets of shaded snap-dra-
gon completed their strikingly
beautiful costomes.
Miss Josephine Mccormick of
Minneapolis, was the maid Of honor.
and was lovely in a gown OF chif-
fon duplicating In minutest detail
OF style and color those worn by
the bridesmaids. Her flowers also
were an armful OF shaded snap
dragons.
The groomsmen were Capt. John
o. Donaldson of San Antonio. Tex.
q brother OF the bride. George Nor
wood Of Greenville, Capt. Richard
birmingham OF Camp Jackson. Co
lumbia, S. C.. and Maj. Alfred Kugle
Of Camp Benning. Ga
The bride was given in marriage
BY her father. Col. Thomas Quinton
Donaldson. of Washington.
Her. wonderful wedding gown We ,
Of heavy white satin effectively
combined with rose point lace and
orange blossoms, the charm of the
costume being enhanced by the veil
OF rare beauty. which was hand
made lace, fashioned by the nuns in
French convent. Caught to the
hair. IL fell to the bottom of the
gown and over the shoulders. form
ing sleeves in a manner most un-
usual. Her exquisite bouquet was
orchids. sweet-peas and maiden
hair fern in cascade effect.
The groom was attended by his
best man, Mai. Mccormack, of Camp
Benning. Ga. both attired in the
Uniform OF the United States army.
as were Col. Donaldson, the grooms-
men and ushers.
Following the wedding, n brilliant
reception was given by DR.. and Mrs.
Davis Furman at the Donaldson
home. on Crescent avenue. Later in
the evening Maj. and Mrs Rucker
left for a wedding trip of a week.
after which they will return to
Greenville for Christmas. going
later to their future home at For,
Leavenworth. Kan. where Mai.
Rucker is executive officer.
Mrs. Rucker travelled in a stylish
dress of dark blue serge. over which
was worn a handsome full-length
coat OF moleskin. with hat to match.
A round of lovely bridge and din
ner parties was given by relatives
and friends Of the bride after her
arrival in Greenville from Wash
ington.
The only daughter of Col. and Mrs:
Thomas ouinton Donaldson. Mrs.
Rucker made her debut in Manil"
few years ago, and had since re-
sided with her parents in New
York and Washington, making hosts
OF friends by her striking person.
ality and charm of manner.
Greenville is the ancestral home
Of the Donaldsons, and II was for
this reason the wedding was pIan.
ned to take place in that city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harris Crist and
children. of New York. will spend
Christmas here with Mrs. CRISIS
brother-in-law and sister, Mr., and
Mrs. L L. Nicholson jr. They will
arrive on Friday.
At the last lecture Of the Alliance
Francaise. were: Mrs. Charles r,
Shepard, Mrs. c. V. Boynton
Thomas NJ. Chatard. Mrs. Gordon
Cumming. Miss S. S. Munroe. Mrs,
w. J. Carr. Mrs. Charles w. Fair
fax, Mrs. William II. Baldwin. Mrs.
Gibson Fahnestock, Mrs. Lawrence
Townsend. Mrs. H. II. d. Pierce,
Miss Strong, Miss ]. Y. Callaghsn,
Lady Jane Raby, Miss NJ. Critten.
H. G. Crocker. Miss B. Cover. Mr.,
and Mrs. n. H. Darton. Miss Cullen,
Maj. and Mrs. II. r. Stiles. Miss F.
W. Boyce, Mrs. Victor Kaufman,
Miss McGowan. Mrs. B. Groesbeck,
Mrs. Kenyon. Mrs Mitchell Carroll,
Mrs. Carroll Frazier. Miss NJ. c.
Redfern, Madame A. Blanchet, Mrs.
w. Cary Sanger. Mrs. Schuyler Mer-
ritt. Miss NJ. q. Fox. Col. Z. d. Peek,
Mrs. Spencer Wood and Miss Wood.
The next lecture will be given at
the Washington Club today at 4:30,
by CASTOR Riou. oficial lecturer OF
the Alliance Francaise. and one OF
the younger French writer's. A book
which he published in 1913 attract
ed a great deal of attention all
through Europe. "Oux Ecoutes de la
France qui Went"
During the war. Monsieur Riou,
after having been wounded and
taken prisoner. spent eleven months
In German fortress. His ex-
periences have been published in
'Tc journal d'un simple soldat,"
which has been translated in sew
erai languages. The subject of the
lecture of Monsieur Riou Is lie
general Wsygands