New-York tribune., 1921-01-02
MFR. and Mrs. Marshall, Sec
retary and Mrs. Baker,
Secretary and Mrs. Dan
iels and Others Entertain
McLeans Give Gay Ball
Important Event Is the We'd.
ding of Miss Marjorie
Brown to Benjamin King
Special Dispatch to The Tribune

Years Day, and those who did not hole
formal or informal days at home
dressed up and went abroad to call
OF course, the latter folk were in the
supremacy. Scarcely in the Wilson
administration has one seen a more
hospitable and democratic demonstra
tion than in the reception or oper
house held by the Nice-Presdent and
Mrs. Marshall at the New Willard
Hotel Not only the Vice-President
and Mrs. Marshall and their assistants
but the hotel management, and ever
the transient strangers there, took an
interest in the event.
Mrs. cambridge Colby, wife OF the
Secretary of State, was at home during
the afternoon. but informally, and with
NJ. Colby still absent in South Amer
ica it was rather day for the
younger than the Older diplomats.
The Secretary of War and Mrs.
Baker and the Secretary Of the Navy
As usual there was dancing in the
Daniels home all during the receiving
hours.
None of the other Cabinet members
received, but many OF the more promi-
nent women of society kept open
house. Mr.. and Mrs. Edison Bradley
came over from New York and opened
their home on Dupont Circle for the
day and hundreds of diplomats, folk of
official and resident society paid their
respects.
McLeans Give Brilliant Ball
Scarcely without exception the week
was given over to luncheons, dinners.
dinner dances, teas for the Gebutantes
and the. still younger set, and even
the children, who are generally hustled
into bed by o'clock, danced until II.
The brilliant event that eclipsed all
else in the way of dinners and dances
was the dinner given to eighty or more
guests on New Years Eve by Mr.. and
Mrs. Ned Mclean and the wonderful
ball which followed. 1t was really
royal entertainment which has not
been approached in lavishness since
pre-war days. Mrs. Mclean was re-
splendent in a wealth OF jewels, the
center of which was the Hope diamond,
to which her superstitious friends at
tribute any i'll luck which befals her.
Second only in Importance, and ex-
ceedlng IN beauty the White House
weddings of this Administration, was
the home wedding Tuesday night of
Miss Marjorie Brown, daughter of Mr..
end Mrs. Edward Brown. to BENJAMIN
King, of New York. The bride was
surrounded by the prerequisites of a
home wedding of great historic inter
est. in that the same white satin prie-
dieu and the white vicuna rug used
al the wedding OF the President and
Mrs. Edith Boiling Gait, now Mrs.
Woodrow Wilson, and at the several
White House weddings, were used for
the ceremony of Miss Brown and Mr..
hing Tuesday night.
Inc brides gown was rather simple
but beautiful, designed Of softly draped
georgette with some hand embroidery,
and the chief feature q panel Of rare
lace which followed the center of the
train from the shoulders, where it was
adjusted to the hem. Over this fell
the simply arranged veil Of tulle.
maids, Miss Katherine Hays, Miss Mar
tina Campbell, Miss Julia Harris and
Miss Lulu Mitchell, holding broad rib
bons, and 1t was here that Mr. King,
with his best man, DR.. Stockton Ak
son, cousin Of the bride, awaited her
coming. The wedding party was
arge one, forming an imposing process
sonal, and included Mrs George Nc
carty, Of Atlanta, matron Of honor,
and Miss Margaret Wilson. cousin of
the bride, maid Of honor; Miss Kath-
leen Evans and Miss Alma Evans,
cousins Of the bride, Miss Hazel Nell
son, Miss Ethel Dreda AYES, Of Calves
ton. Tex, and Miss Esther Smith, OF
Atlanta bridesmaids.
Stanton, Of Cleveland; DR.. Edmond
Deyol, Of New York, and Edward M.
brown, the brides brother. Serving
AS ushers were Fitzwilliam Woodrow,
hermann Ellis Riddell and DR.. Ed
ward hlng, of Atlanta; Frederick Ste
TTens, Of New York, and the Rev. DR..
Trexler
Mrs. Wilson at Wedding
Mn Wilson, wife of the President,
arrived a few minutes before the cere-
mony and mingled with the other
guests. Mrs. Wilson gave the bride a
number Of useful gifts, but the Presi-
cent sent an eight-day clock. a small
square affair of gold and blue enamel
"a = leather case, to be used on
tne BRIDES long journey to Guatemala. |
Mr. and Mrs. Francis Bowea Sayre
esme on from Cambridge for tho we'd
aoing and stayed at the White House.
Mrs- William Gibbs McAdoo remained
only long enough TO witness tho core
mony, because Of tho death of Nj.
McAdoo's sister In New York.
The out-of-town guests included Mr.
ana s Mrs, Sayrc, Of Cambridge, Mass;
miss Helen Woodrow Bones, Mr.. and |
Mrs. Blewett Lee, Of New York; Mr.. |
nnd Mrs. George McCarty jr. and Mrs.
Richard w. Johnston, of Atlanta: Mr.
and hrs- Don Young, and Mrs. J. B.
n12ncsan, Of Cleveland; PercivaI Sneed. !
cr. and Ars- Charles CurYan. Miss |
C,orran, Mr.. and Mrs- Hoyt Y, Evans.
TX. U,r. DTsIleY, Dir. and Mrs. Georp, III
HnAys and Mia Katherine Hays, Of New
Dznco Civem In Debutaufa
one Of tho layr.zt dances OF the
w .ss< was that given Tuesday uignt by
M1. and ArS~ Henry T. Oxnard for
mgr mgr debutanto daughter, Mia Ade-
Mtae Oxn1xd- Miss Anna Haml;a en-
Nxtainsd ons Of thu lArxenx dinner
vsxtaes preceding tho dance and had
ssaonE hs7 guests Niss Oxnard and her
Ssuss ~ guest: tho former sharing honors
vv1tA I'M Misc Allies Harding. Miss Ham.
nns party included her own house
x4ess. N'ss Frances Hood. OF Eoston,
NO NO returned 10 her home Thurxdav,
Iss Iracsy Lyon. Of New Yo7k. A.
.Nso the following day and {. fb~
suSss II Miss Hamlfn.
n HS former Minister from Bu1Snrla.
<snaxetcn, and Mns. Panayeton
H.s UT Warrington, their drxtjna-
8. eroun N Italian diplomats vent
y psw Yoxk Tor the Italian onry. snd
= dnc1nAsd ths Chayxh d'Anair.s of the
"a sT.xtsX end 1gnoxa Eramb3lla. Both