Evening star., 1923-12-26

ment was made at dance given last
evening by the Chi Omega Sorority
at the Wardman Park Hotel. The
date of the wedding has not been set.
! Former Secretary of the Treasury
and Mrs. William Gibbs McAJoo at
| tended the marriage yesterday of
the formers son, Mr.. Robert H. Nc
/ Adoo. to Miss Lorraine Arnold Rowan,
which took place in Pasadena, Calf,
The bride is daughter of Mrs.
Robert A. Rowan of Pasadena and
Paris and the ceremony was per-
formed In her home by Bishop Joseph
H. johnson. Miss Betty Hixon was
maid of honor and little Mary Faith
McAdoo, daughter of former Secre-
ltary and Mrs McAdoo, was flower
girl, Mr. William Gibbs McAdoo, jr.,
was best man for his brother.
Former Assistant Secretary of the
Treasury and Mrs. Frank A. Wander
| lip Will give a large reception and
tea dance Saturday afternoon in the
their daughter. Miss Narcissa Van
derlip. to society Miss Vanderlip
| is student at Bryn Mawr and after
| the holidays will return to her
lstudies.
The marriage of Miss Minnie NJ.
/ Strayer of Mitflintown, Pa, to Capt.
! Louis Cukela, Y. $. NJ. c., took place
saturday afternoon. The ceremony
was performed at o'clock in the
Charles Parker Stone, at 2021 Massa-
| chusetts avenue, by Rev. Charles
| Wood, pastor of the Church of the
| Covenant.
! Capt. and Mrs. Cukela will make
| their home at Quantico, Va, where
the former is stationed. Capt. Cukela
served with distinction in the world
| war and has been awarded two con-
sressional medals of honor, one from
! the Army and the other from the
Navy He was awarded the Chevalier
of the Legion of Honor of France,
the medaille militaire with croix de
guerre, three palms and silver star,
and the war cross of Italy.
Miss Dorinda Rogers is entertaining
| at the Rochambeau, her niece, Miss
| Dorinda Bakenhus. who is here from
! college. Capt and Mrs. Bakenhus will
spend the holidays in Washington, COM
! ing from Newport, where the former
| is taking the course at the Naval War
! College.
Mr.. and Mrs. John II. Hewson. who
| have opened their winter home at St
! Augustine, Fla, for\ the season, were
, among the guests at dinner yesterday
of Mr.. and, Mrs. Edwin F. Woodcock.
! Lieut.. and Mrs. F, b. Stump have ar
! rived in St. Augustine, Fla, for their
! honeymoon. Lieut.. and Mrs. Stump
! We're married Saturday in Washington.
! The latter was formerly Miss Myra Nor
] gan, daughter of DIR. and Mrs. William
| Gerry Morgan
/ A number of dinner parties pre-
ceded the large Christmas dance at
Meridian Mansions Hotel last night.
| Christmas trees. huge yule candles
/ and maSSed greenery made the first
! floor of the hotel into d real holiday
! bower. Among those entertaining at
dinner before the dance were Col.
Frank ]. Griffin, Mr. and Mrs. George
| Senator and Mrs. W. J. Harris, whose
guest of honor was Senator Harris
| brother Gen. Peter c. Harris: Col.
! l.. ]. Parker, Mr.. and Mrs. George
| +. West. Miss Grace Frysinger. Capt.
and Mrs. GEORGE II. Rock, Mr.. and
Mrs. II. ID. Smith, Mr.. and Mrs. F. NJ.
| Savage, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles McCi
SweitZer, Gen. and Mrs. l.. j. Me-
Clerndon. Mr.. and Mrs. John Nicol-
son entertained party including
Commissioner Edward G. Plummer of
the United States Shipping Board and
Mrs. Piummer. the counselor of the
Japanese embassy and Mime Saburi.
Mr.. Taketomi, secretary of the japan
csc embassy. and Nine. Taketomi.
\ number of the pre-dance dinner
parties were made gayer by the pres
ence of sons and daughters home
from school or college for the holi-