Evening star., 1924-05-26
Society
The Dean of the Diplomatic Corps and
Mime. Jusserand Sail for France
About End of June.

| Attended by her sister, MISS Myra
| be best man for his brother. The
ushers Will include. Mr.. Simonin. Mr..
Charles NJ. Bull. jr.: MIR. William NJ.
Chadbourne Mr.. Erclid NJ. Covington
inston. M M Col. Thomas IS u. WIN Miner, a'ian
property custodian. formerly of Will
| mington. now living in Washington: {:
Mr.. John e. Patterson of Kansas City:
Mo-. and Mr. George H. Mosely Of
A reception in the home OF the brides
parents, Ironwood, will follow the ccre-
| mony and number will so from Wash
ington for the, wedding.
! of the United States commission to the
peace conference at Versailles. and he
was commissioned lieutenant colonel of
engineers during the war.
OF much interest in Washington is
the announcement by Mr.. and Mrs.
Edward Douglas stair of Detroit OF the
engagement of their daughter, Nancy
Katharine, to Vicomte Pierre de Ros-
tang. son of Comte and Comtesse Marc
de Rostang OF Paris, France. Miss
Stair has been frequent guest of the
Misses Morgan. daughters of DR.. and
Mrs. William Gerry Morgan.
Mrs. James Irwin Steele left today
for her home In Mechanicsville, Pa,
Burlington Hotel Mrs. Steele will
later attend the Institute of Politics
at Williams College, Williamstown,
Mass
Mrs. Steele entertained at dinner
last evening in compliment to Mr.. ].
J. Underwood of the Seattle Chamber
OF Commerce and Mr.. Edward H.
Thomas of Seattle, brother of the
hostess.
Mrs. AndersOn Leaving for
White sulphur Springs.
Mrs. Larz Anderson will go 20
white sulphur Springs tomorrow to
Join Mr.. Anderson. who went there
Saturday. They will be at the Springs
about ten days and will then return
to their home on Massa chusetts ave-
nue..
Mr.. and Mrs. william Gordon Means.
the latter formerly Mrs. Constance
Gardner Minot, have arrived at the
Vanderbilt Hotel. New York, from
their home at Beverly Farms. Mass.
Capt. and Mrs. John H. Gibbons
/ have closed their home at 17l9 y
street and are opening their summer
place, Deercliff, at Avon. Conn
The Maryland State Society will
give benefit card party Wednesday
evening, at $50 o'clock, at the City
Club for the purpose OF rebuilding
st. Mary's Female Seminary. at St
Marys City, Md, which was DESTROYED
by fire January 8. Among the patron
esses for the event are Mrs. o. E.
Wheeler, Mrs. Charles Linthicum
ME Shanks Blackstone, Mrs. william
st. Clair Bowen. Mrs. Joseph Harris
Key, Mrs. John Mason Brown, Mrs.
Lucy Cooper Shaw, Mrs. Gilbert Dent.
Mrs. +. B. Blackstone, Miss Ritchie,
Mrs. Giles Dyer, Mrs. Ellen Leigh
The District chapter of the canteen
service will start Its regular supper
parties for the wounded men at Mount
Alto Hospital tomorrow afternoon at
!6 Jackson place. imm ediately follow
ing the Tuesday afternoon matinee.
some OF the men are guests at Keith's
each Tuesday afternoon and the sup
per Ia weekly affair.
The home of Mr.. and Mrs Duncan
| Phillips, at 1900 21st street. was the
noon of the latter's sister. Miss Alice
Austin Acker, daughter of Mrs
Charles E. Acker. to Mr. Gerald Des-
mond Nelson. The ceremony was per-
formed in the presence OF small
company of relatives and intimate
| friends, at 4 o'clock by the Rev Glib
son Harris of Ossining- on the Hudson.
The bride wore a gown of soft ivory
brocade trimmed in Venetian lace
The veil, which was held by q coronet
applique and she carried a shower
bouquet Of lilies Of the valley and
white orchids.
Mrs. Phillips and Mrs Orlando B.
other sister OF the bride, were the
matrons Of honor. Their gowns were
Of peach colored chiffon, made on long
lines with full skirts and they carried
bouquets of larkspur and yellow roses.
Mr.. John 3. Fitzpatrick. brother-in-
law Of Mr.. Nelson, was best man.
Shortly after the ceremony Mr.. and
Mrs Nelson left for Riverview Manor
on the Hudson, where they will make
their home. Mrs. Acker and her
daughter came to Washington from
their home in New York about two
years ago and have had an apartment
at the Connecticut since then
Mr. Tappan Gregory of Chicago ar
rived on Sunday for a brief visit with
his uncle. DR.. Charles Noble Gregory.
DR.. Gregory entertained at a small din
ner Sunday evening.
Gen. and Mrs. George Barnett en-
tertained company of twenty at
dinner Saturday evening. in compli-
ment to the former Secretary Of the
Navy and Mrs. Edwin Denby
Mrs. Albert L. Mills has arrived at
Williamstown, Mass, where she is the
guest of her brother and sister-in-
law, Bishop and Mrs. Robert Lewis
Paddock.
Mr.. and Mrs. Blaine Elkins have re-
| turned to Washington from White
sulphur Springs where they have
been for an early spring visit.
Mrs. w. Murray Crane has opened
her home, Sugar Hill, at Dalton,
Mass, where she will be until the