The Washington times., 1920-06-30
HAPPENINGS IN SOCIETY
Weddings and Engagements-Sum-
mer Plans-News of the Diplomats

ton Church. performed the ceremony.
Mrs. Helgesen, mother OF the bride,
was sowned In orchid seorgette en-
broiderod In silver and built over
orchid satin; and Mrs. Fisher wore a
| costume OF flesh colored georsette.
The wedding marches were played by
Mrs. Edward Russell Purcell. sister
OF the bridegroom. who came from
her home In New York TO be present
at the wedding.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fisher will spend
their honeymoon motoring. the bride
wearing a chic tan wool suit, with
brown and tan hat. They will make
their home In Washington and have
sublet an apartment at the North
umberland for the summer months.
Mrs. Fisher. who Is the daughter OF
the late Congressman Helgesen, >of
North Dakota. and whose nome vs. IN
Milton, ~ d., has been living In
Washington for several years.
Among the out of town guests Mt
the wedding were Miss Caroline
Brown. OF Coatesviile, Pa; Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Brown. OF Chambersburg.
Pa: Mrs. Clark and Miss Isabel
Clarke. OF San Antonio. Tex. and a
the bride and Bridegroom
Mrs. Margaret Keegan. OF Scranton.
Pa. is the guest OF the Misses Mar
garet and Mary McLane, daughters OF
Congressman Patrick McLane. Mrs
keegan will return to her home on
Friday and will be accompa MED by
the Misses McLanc.
Mrs. Rene Il. Fraile. wife OF Lieu
tenant Colonel Praile. u. S. A., and
her two young daughters. Misses Pa
tricia and Mary FraiIe, have returned
to Washington to spend a month at
heir apartment In X street. They
have been living at Camp Zachary
Taylor, where Colonel Fraile Is sta
TONED, for the last few months. He
Will join them In Washington later
BECOMES BRIDE TODAY.
Miss Isabel Difrenderfer, daughter
of the Rev. DR.. and Mrs. George M.
Diffenderfer, will be married at 3
o'clock this afternoon to John Russell
Yates. of Scranton, Pa. The wedding
will be solemnized at Luther Place
Memorial Church. the father OF the
bride officiating.
The bride. who will be given away
by her uncle. Lawrence X. Offender
fer, OF New York City. will be at
tended by Miss Leah Agnes Plank, of
Philadelphia, as maid of honor.
Thomas Frailey, of this city, will be
the best man.
After the ceremony Mr.. and Mrs.
Yates will leave for resorts on the
Jersey coast. and upon their return
to Washington will reside tempo
rarily at 1912 Girard street NORTH
west . s.arr ~. .r.
Miss Diffenderfer has special tzed in
languages and was graduated from
Goucher College In thh class of 1919.
Mr.. Yates. who during the world war
was first lieutenant in the 313th Field
Artillery. is a law graduate OF Dick
enson College and Of the Wharton
School of Finance OF the University
Of Pennsylvania.
Out Of town guests who will be
PRESENT. at the wedding include Mr..
and Mrs. T. j. Yates. parents of the
groom, of Scranton. Pa: Mr.. and Mrs.
Lawrence X. Diffenderfer. of New
York: Prof C. c. Shefoe. Of Johns
Hopkins University: Miss Rachael
Hayward. OF Oyster Bay, n. Y: Miss
Mary Mumford. of Philadelphia:
jeanette Graham, of Baltimore. and
Miss Anna Delhi, OF Gettysburg.
MISS TAYLOR wEDS.
The marriage of Miss Melinda Fran
ces Taylor, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
Sterling Price Taylor, and the Rev.
John Joseph Queally, rector of the
chapel of the Transfiguration. took
place last night in the church at s
o'clock, and was followed by a re-
ception in the Transfiguration Hall.
The ceremony was performed by the
Rev. Joseph Fletcher. assisted by
Canon ]. w. Austin, of the Cathedral,
About twenty others OF the Washing
ton clergy were present. A large
company of relatives and friends wee
present.
The altar was beautiful with its
decorations of white blossoms amid
palms and ferns and soft candle
light. The bridal procession was led
by the choir. who sang the wedding
chorus from "Lohengrin" as they
passed up the aisle to the chancel.
The bride was escorted and given in
marriage by her father. She wore a
gown of white satin with a court
train, and a tulle veil held with
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