Evening star., 1924-05-29
Former Secretary of State
and Mrs. Root Guests Here.

Former Secretary of State
and Mrs. Root Guests Here.
The former Secretary of State and
Mrs. Elihu Root have arrived in Wash
ington from New York and will re-
main here until the first of the week
having a suite at the New Willard.
Mr.. Root. with Mr. Justice Holmes and
DR.. Charles w. Eliot, president emer-
titus of Harvard University, will re-
Ceive from the hands of President
the medals awarded annually by the
Roosevelt Memorial Association. they
being the fortunate winners.
The marriage of Miss Blanche Eliza
beth Emmert to Mr.. Edward I4ipp-
hardt Scheufer cc Great Bend
hah.. and Washington. took place last
evening at the Calvary Baptist
church. The ceremony was perform
ed at O'Clock by the pastor, the Rev
Or. William :. Abernethy. and was
followed by a reception in the hom >
OF the brides parents. Mr.. and Mr.: :.
John Louis Emmert, on 21st street.
: The bride wore Il gown of white
satin crepe made on straight lines,
trimmed with 81 cascade of lace held
by a pearl ornament, and the bodice
trimmed with A sunburst of pearls
and crystals. Her train was of lace
bound with satin, ard with clusters
of orange blossoms here and there
and held by a coronet of pearls and
orange blossoms. She carried bride
roses with a shower of lilies of the
valley
Miss Elizabeth Duerst was maid of
honor and wore green Elizabeth
crepe with a hat to match trimmed
with ostrich plumage, and carried
pink roses and lilies of the valley.
The brides other attendants were
Mrs. Horace Lohner of Dayton. Ohio;
Miss Camelia Coons of Columbus
ha Of hi
city and Mrs. John p. Cody Of New
York. Their gowns were made alike
and of soft shades of orange laven-
der. flame and blue. and their hats
matched their dresses and were trim
med with ostrich. They all carried
sweet peas in the shades of their
costumes and lilies of the valley.
Mr.. Washington Irving Cleveland
CT kensington. Md. was best man.
and the ushers were Mr.. James +.
Stevens and Mr.. Hugo A. kemman Of
Indiana, Mr.. Horace Lohnes of Day
ton, Ohio. and Mr.. Russell Benson
of this city.
Mrs Emmert. mother of the bride,
received with the wedding party
after the ceremony. Mrs. John Ca
hill. mother of the bridegroom. was
unable to come from her home. in
Stockton, Calf. Mrs. Emmert was in
gown of blue Elizabeth crepe. Later
in the evening Mr. and Mrs. Scheufier
-@t1irn "-ill he at home at Sixteenth
Street Mansions.
Among the out-of-town guests were
Mrs. Lipphardt tDannenbaum of Great
Bend. Kan, grandmother Of tn"
bridegroom: Mrs. NJ. +. Simpson of
Staunton, Va. and San Antonio. Tex
great-aunt of the bride; Mr. and Mrs
Robert Pore of Philadelphia and Mr.
and Mrs. MaX@MiX of Staunton
The Rev Dr ana Hrs
tertafned at reception yesterday
afternoon at the Washington Club in
honor of the Rev. DR.. Joseph r. ST.
zoo. successor to DIR. Radcliffe as
pastor of the New York Avenue Pres
byterian Church, and Mrs Sizoo. MANY
of the clergy of the city were in
the company and asked to meet them
Those presiding in turn at the
f1ower-decked tea table We're Mrs
Charles Boughton' Wood. Mrs. Will
liam r. Turner. Mrs William Mather
Lewis, Mrs. William Crawford Cor
gas. Miss Agnes Peter, Miss Gertrude