The Washington herald., 1921-05-13
EDNA MAE ALEXANDER Is
WED TO ADELBERT G. yOLCK.

Nuptials of interest to Washing
ton diplomatic society were those of
Edna Mae Alexander, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Vernon Cecil Alexan-
der. of Kingston. Jamaica. and
Adelbert George Nolck, son of Nine
da Cana, wife of Dominica da
Cana, now Brazilian amba ssador
to Great Britain, and for nine years
Brazilian Ambassador to the United
states The marriage took tlace
wednesday evening at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Bruce, in
Montclair. y. ].
The bride was gowned in white
satin embellished with chains OF
crystal and wore tulle veil caught
to her hair with orange blossoms
She was unattended.
The bridegroom had as his best
man Corwin Black. of New York.
The ceremony was followed by a
dinner and dance.
Mr.. and Mrs. Volck will leave on
Saturday for England. and will Join
the Ambassador and Nine. da Cana
IN London before going to Paris.
Nine. da Cana was unable to
come to the country for the we'd
dlng because of a fractured knee.
an injury sustained in her London
house several month ago.
Mr.. and Mrs. Volck will be pre-
sented at the Court of ST. James
while in London. later going on to
Paris, where they will reside for a
year.
The marriage of Miss Shirley Vir-
1nfa Carter. daughter of Mrs, Vaulx
Garter of Brooklyn and a niece of
Maj. Gen. William II. Carter. of
this city. and Charles Loomis Fun
nell. son of Mr.. and Mrs. Walter 6.
Funnell. of Rockville Center. L.
TOOK place at noon Wednesday in
the chantry of Grace Church. New
York City. The ceremony was per-
formed by the Rev. DIR. Charles l.
Slattery.
The bride was attended by her
sister. Mrs. Roger Baldwin Cotton
and Miss Ruth Montgomery, of
Montclair. n. J.
Leroy r. Grumman, of Hunting
ton. l.. J.. acted as best man for
Mr.. Funnel. who is a graduate OF
Cornell, class of '16 and served dur
ing the war as an officer in the
Naval Aviation Corps. The ushers
were Maj. Roger Baldwin Cotton
and c. Russell Irwin, of Hunting
ton, L. 7.
DR.. and Mrs. ]. T. Henahan, of
Cleveland. who have an apartment
at the Hotel Washington will re-
main in Washington over the week
end. after which they will go to
Atlantic City for a week before re-
turning to their home in Ohio.
Mrs. Minnegerode Andrews has
cards out for a tea to be given in
compliment to her son and daugh-
ter-inlaw, Mr.. and Mrs. Eliphalet
Fraser Andrews. Saturday after
noon, May %, at 5 o'clock in her
studio in Sixteenth street.
At the House of Mercy Garden
Party on Wednesday. May IS. in the
Cathedral Close. Miss Fannie Jack
son will hold office as postmistress
from 3 to o'clock, with letters
written by mysterious friends, and
parcel post packages given out by
the staff of assistants. Mrs. G. W.
Richardson Mrs. c. H. Woodruff.
Miss Nathalie Magruder. Mrs. Thos
5. Lee, Mrs. Gardner, Mrs. G. H.
Campbell, Mrs. Freeman, Mrs. Part
ington, Mrs. Head and Miss MINI
mack. The rural delivery will be
in charge of Miss Frances Hopkins
and Miss Catherine Freeman.
Mr.. and Mrs. George V. Denny
and Mrs. J. S Whiteford, all Of
Savannah, are visiting in Washing
ton, and are guests at the Hotel
Washington.
Mrs. Joseph Barnett Kalbfus will
be hostess at luncheon on May 20.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Keith enter
tained yesterday afternoon from 4:30
to $50 o'clock for their namesake