The New York herald., 1921-01-09

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NTH. daughter of the Prime Minister Of
Serbia
II was rather a remarkable receiving
party that aided Nine. Grouitch in the
reception OF the guests II was made
up of a shifting group which included
at one time or another through the eve
ming Nine de Matthew. Nine. lie Breton
Baroness de Cartier, Miss Vesnitch. Mrs.
Bainbrldge Colby, Mrs. Edwin T. Mere
dth Mrs. Stephen E. Elkins. who is
chairman of the local chapter of the
Serbian Aid Fund Mrs. Julian James
and Mrs George Ehle, who iss hostess
for her cousin.
On Thursday night there was the CO.
lumbia Hospital benefit ball at the VIII
lard, which was rather better attended
Jfan some OF the recent charity events.
Mrs. Joseph Hampson was at the head
OF the ball committee, and that OF course
committed Miss Frances Hampson to get
all the young people actively interested.
Probably il was the girls going to work
with will-seeing to it that they had
the best dance music the city Affords
and getting the debutantes. this years
and lasts. out in force. that made it a
success.
Two Weddings.
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in which society was interested. The
first was that Cf Miss Frances Noyes
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Brett
Noyes and Mr. Edward Hart of New
York. which took place at. noon ON
Thursday and the other was that Of
Miss Jane Gregory, daughter Of the one
time Attorney General and Mrs. Thomas
Watt Gregory, and AIR. George Stuart
Heyer of Houston Tex, which was cele-
brated at noon to-day
Both were home weddings The
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Noyes is dis
tinctly a Washington girl the daughter
of several generations of Washingto-
mans: a girl who has written quite a
little and very charmingly a girl who
has always been showered with invita-
tions, and Night easily have been the
veriest of social butterflies. but has gone
in for rather more serious things She
was feminine .dollar-a-year man.
during the early days of the war, serv-
ing at the Bureau of Military In
te!ligence as a translator alongside of
her friend, Miss Eudora Glover. anxious,
OF course, to get over" but working
here until she had earned the overseas
service for which she yearned, and since
her return spending most of her time
in New York. where she was attending
certain courses at Columbia
1t was a very quiet wedding with the
Rev. Father Edward L. Buckley of St.
Matthew's officiating Mrs. Thomas
Blagden, sister of the bride, and her
two young cousins Janet and Nancy,
children of Mr.. and Mrs. Fleming New
bold, We're the brides attendants, and
Mr.. George Harrison served Mr.. Hart
as best man. The bridal gown was of
ivory white satin and tulle. the court
train and apron of lovely old lace, while
over the tulle veil was worn a shorter
veil of exquisite lace, which had be-
longed to the brides reat-grandmother
Mr.. and Mrs. Hart started immedi,
ately after the wedding breakfast fol
Bermuda. After March 1 they are to be
at home at ia East Eighty-fo fourth
street, New York Mr.. and Mrs. Blag
den--the latter formerly Miss Ethel
Noyes--who have been at the Noyes
house for the last two or three weeks
also started soon after the ceremony
headed for Vancouver. whence they are
to sail next week for year in the
Orient
Miss Jane Gregory had no attendants
and like Miss Moves. had only a party
of relatives and close friends to wit
ness the ceremony. which took place at
the Gregorys newly purchased home out
In Cleveland Park and was followed by
a wedding breakfast.
There seem to have been no particu-
larly interesting engagements announced
in the last week. but Washington has
been entertaining two brides to be,
whose marriages probably will take
place in the early spring. Miss Miriam
Hoy of Albany, whose engagement to
Mr.. Samuel H. Kaufman. younger son
OF the Victor Kauffmanns. has been
visiting in her fiance's home and the
kauffmanns and all their many friends
in Washington have been entertaining
for her
Out in Georgetown Miss Carolyn Og-
den Jones has been visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. Arnistead Peter. Jr.. at their old
home, Tudor Hall. her engagement TO
their son. Mr.. Armistead Peter Sd. hav-
ing been announced recently. OF course,
Miss Jones is not new to Washington.
She was probably born-certainly
brought up-here, and made her debut
here four or five years ago. But it cer-
tainly was new to have her out George
town way for her mothers house here
Is pretty well down town, within a few
blocks of the White House. her mother
being now Mrs. Paul Bartlett. spending
most of her time in New York and the
house rented temporarily to Mr. and
Mrs. Z. II. Sothern. However. her
friends were glad TO 20 out to George
town TO the tea which Mrs. Peter gave
for her last Tuesday and to offer their
fluctuations.
The little party. including practically
all Of the Presidents immediate family,
which gathered at the White House
early last week to greet him on his
birthday and to attend Miss Marjorie
Rrou+nta Wedding has scattered Mrs
McAdoo and Miss Bones returned al
most Immediately to New York. Mr..
and Mrs. Sayre and their children
stayed until Sunday night. when they
started for their New England home.
Miss Wilson stayed on until Wednes-
day She was with Mrs. Wilson in the
White House box on Tuesday afternoon
at the symphony concert. the party also
including Mrs. Edwin r. Meredith, the
Baroness dc Cartier, Mrs. Robert Woods
Bliss and Mrs. II. r. Brown.
Interested In New House.
OF course. the Presidents daughters
we're all exceedingly interested In 'the
new house" 2340 S street. which Is to
be the Presidents home after March A.,
and Of course they We're all taken up to
look IL over. From all accounts they
were immensely pleased with It. Mrs.
Wilson is almost as busy furniture
hunting now as she was house hunting
during the autumn and early winter.
For she proposes to have It IN complete
readiness for their occupancy before the
first OF March and all Their belongings
down TO their hand luggage up there
waltirg for them on March 4 when the
President moves In. The house Is to be
formally turned over TO the President
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