Evening star., 1923-04-04
of lilies OF the valley and orange

Of lilies OF the valley and orange
blossoms
Her only attendant, Miss Frances
Richards, wore orchid taffeta trimmed
with siiv r lace, and carried butterfly
roses. Mr.. Alfred Edel was best man
for Mr.. La Porte.
An Informal reception followed the
ceremony. and Mrs. Walford and Mrs.
La Porte. mothers OF the bride and
bridegroom, received with them. Mrs.
Walford was in a gown Of gray crepe
de chine embroidered in steel beads,
and Mrs. La Porte wore black bro
caded chiffon.
Later in the evening. Mr.. and Mrs.
La Porte left for q wedding trip, and
after May l they will be at home at
1923 Bateman avenue, Baltimore, Md.
Among the out-of-town guests were
Mrs. r. w. Story of Hampton, Va:
Miss Louise Pennywitt Of Pittsburgh
and Mr.. and Mrs. c. Breckenridge
of Baltimore.
Representative Thomas S. Butler
of West Chester, Pa, opened his
apartments at the Burlington Hotel
yesterday. and will remain in Wash
ington for several weeks.
Mai. and Mrs. Walter ]. Hunsacker,
United States Army. of Saginaw,
Mich. are in Washington for an in
definite period. and have opened
The Rev. DR.. and Mrs. Douglas Put
nam Birnie have issued invitations for
the marriage OF their daughter. Miss
liam Farmer. on Tuesday. April 81. at
I o'clock, at the Georgetown Presby-
terian Church. The ceremony will be
followed by a reception at the resi-
dence Of Mr.. and Mrs. Birnie. I'LL
18th street.
Miss Paulette Hepp was hostess at
dinner last evening. entertaining in
honor Of Mr.. and Mrs. Leon Cohen in
celebration Of the seventeenth ami
versary of their wedding. The other
guests were Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Russell
Mary Lee Loving. Miss Dorothy Filler
Ticknor, Mr.. r. Carington Begg, Mr..
Raleigh A. Travers, and Mr.. ]. Car
Isle Mason. The company later at
which was given last evening at the
Hamilton Hotel for the benefit of
Noel House.
| tained at supper at LIE Paradis last
evening.
DR.. and Mrs. Tom A. williams will
entertain at dinner this evening in
honor Of DIR. W. I. Thomas. the well
known authority on tne group psy-
chology of immigrants. DR.. Thomas
will give a lecture on this subject
this afternoon. at o'clock. in the
ballroom of Mrs. Charles NJ. Ffoulke.
The Society Of Social Psychology has
issued invitations for the lecture, and
those who attend will include MEM
| bers of the staffs of the legations Of
central Europe.
Mrs. Frederic Tracy Millham an
nounces the engagement of her
daughter Tracy to Mr.. Thomas Egg
Millham Is the daughter of the late
Fred T. Millham of Waterbury. Conn.
Mr. Lunt is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
c. 8. Lunt and graduate of Yale. '22.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Pembroke Thorn
will return to Washington on Friday
from New York. where they have
| been for several days.
Diplomats and Omcials
To Attend Legion Ball.
The opening Of the American Legion
ball at the New Willard bathrooms Fri
| day night will be marked by a brief
| ceremony that Is expected to add to the
| impressiveness of the occasion. AS the
| lights in the bathrooms are extinguishe ed
spotlight will be thrown on a large
silk American flag, flung to the breezes
! in the south end OF the main ballroom
! and the United States Marine Band
will strike up THE Star Spangled Ban.
| ner," while the audience stands at at
under the auspices Of the department
of the District of Columbia. Is in COM
memoration' Of the sixth anniversary OF
the entrance Of the United States in the
/ world war.
The interior of the bathrooms will be
. decorated HoO