The Washington times., 1924-04-05
JEAN ELIOINS GOSSIP OF CAPITAL SOCIETY
Miss Wood to Wed
In Christ
Church

teresting wedding this afternoon
when Miss Marguerite Wood,
daughter of Rear Admiral and Mrs.
Spencer Shepard Wood, Is married
to John Howard Mott Potter, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Potter OF
New York. The ceremony is at
o'clock with the Rev. DIR. Clark or
st. James Episcopal Church officlat-
ing, assisted by the Rev. James
Blake, rector of Christ Church, and
afterward there will be reception
at the home Of Admiral and Mrs.
Wood in N street.
The church is decorated with
palms and ferns with Easter and
Gala lilies banked on the altar, but
at the house spring flowers have
been used in PROPULSION and there
is a, suggestion of spring in the
dainty gowns of the bride and her
attendants. Miss Wood, who will
be given in marriage by her father.
is wearing a gown of fine white
mousselirie embroidered In gold
thread in cobwebby design with
q court train OF chiffon and
georgette crepe. She wore veil of
beautiful point lace which had done
duty for several generations OF
| brides in her fiance's family and
carried white lilies.
Miss Ann Elizabeth Wood, who
is her sisters maid of honor, will
be gowned in cream colored Or
candle over a yellow slip and the
bridesmaids are wearing white
organdie frocks over slips of pink,
blue or pale green. They are Miss
Ethel Potter, of New York, sister
of the bridegroom: Miss Natalie
Hammond, Miss Catrina Forbes
Beale, Mrs. Bernard F.. Rogers, jr.,
of Chicago; Miss Elizabeth Robin.
son, of Hartford, Conn.,, and Mrs.
Evan Fisher, Of San Francisco.
formerly Miss Betty Burnett, OF
| Washington.
The gowns of all the attendants
are made with tight bodices and
bouffant skirts, with picture hats OF
| lace trimmed with streamers of rib
bon matching their slips. Miss Wood
is carrying an arm bouquet of yellow
and pink snapdragons and the
bridesmaids. spring bouquets OF
snapdragons. jonquils, stock, tulips
| and other early flowers.
James Cary Warren, of New York.
is serving as best man for Mr.. Pot
ter, and the ushers are J. Ormond
Butler, Cyril Butler. Ronald Pierce,
Benjamin T. Hoogland, John De-
Witt Peltz, r. Sanford Saltus, jr.,
Ludwig K. Morehead and Earl e.
Balcn. all of New York; Prof. How
ard Opdyke, of Union College, and
Meade C. Brunei. of Chicago.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Potter, par
ents of the bridegroom, who are here
Gtn vi y
Mrs. J. Borden Hartman. Mrs.
Wood and Mrs. Potter will receive
with the bridal couple, the former
wearing a graceful gown of black
crepe with deep fringe hung from
the shoulders and a black lace pic
ture hat. Mrs. Potter's gown and
hat are also black.
When the young people leave for
their wedding journey, Mrs. Potter
will wear a tailored suit of tan with
a fine pin stripe of white and a
small brown straw hat. Mr.. and
| Mrs. Potter propose to make their
home in New York but will spend
the summer in England.
Among the out-of-town guests here
| for the wedding are Mr.. and Mrs.
William Delano, Mr.. and Mrs. TOMB.
kins McIlvane, Mr. and Mrs. Dan
Moran and Miss Moran, Mr.. and
Mrs. Alexander Freyer and Miss
Ella Freyer, all of New York: Mr.
and Mrs. Robert Potter, of Newport
| and Major and Mrs. Fred Test, who
have recently come to Washington
to make their home.
The Chief Justice, William Howard
Taft, will be the guest of honor al
dinner of Mrs. Frederick Dent
Grant or May 3.
The Chief Justice will be the
honor guest at dinner this evening
OF the Cuban Ambassador and Nine
de la Torriente, who will entertain
q company Of twenty-four. AMONG
the guests will I'D the Belgian Am
bassador and Baroness de Cartier
and the Argentine Ambassador anC
Nine. Puerryedon.
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The British ambassador, Sir Esme
Howard, will be the guest of honor
at dinner this evening of ths
Swedish Minister and Nine. Wal
lenberg. who will entertain a com
pany of twenty.
The Minister and Nine. Wallen
berg have as their guests for ,
few days Mrs. Pauline Flach, O.
Sweden, and her two daughters,
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The italian ambassador, Prince
Caetani. will be host at the showinc
Of some moving pictures on the
evening Of April II.
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The Minister of the Netherland
and Nine. de Graeff will be tn,
geusts of honor at dinner this eve
ming of DR.. Carl Voegtlin, of tn,
Public Health Service, and Mrs
Voegtlin who will entertain at, tn,
Chevy Chase Club. Among tn,
guests will be the Director Of tn,
Consular Service and Mrs. J. VIII
bur Carr.
The Polish Minister and Nine
Wroblewska will leave Monday TO,
Philadelphia where they will be the
guests over night of Mr.. and Mrs
Robert Won Moschvisker. They will
return to Washington on Tuesday
Representative and Mrs. Wallac,
Dempsey will entertain a company
Of sixty at dinner this evening al
the Chevy Chase Club. Amonr
the guests will be former Senator
and Mrs. William M. Calder Of New
York and former Representative
and Mrs. James Hustled of New
York.
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