Evening star., 1924-07-17
SOCIETY
Mr.. John w. Weeks, Secretary of War,
Back From Mount Prospect, His
New Hampshire Home

her parents presenting her to their
friends at ID large evening reception,
and later gave dance for her when
the guests were the debutantes of
| last season and the younger men OF
society. Miss Choate is graduate or
Foxcroft School. Mr.. Harding is a
graduate of Groton School and the
Military Academy at West Point. haV-
ing served two years in the Army.
He is member of the Union Club,
the Army and Navy Club and the
Rumson Country Club.
Mrs. Belknap, wife of Capt. Regi-
nald Il. Belknap, and Miss Alice Relk-
nap have gone to Stockbridge, Mass,
where they are visiting Miss Alice
Averill.
Mr. and Mrs Edison Bradley will
entertain at dinner Saturday evening
in the Gammell estate. Southside. at
Newport. Mr. and Mrs. Bradley ex-
pect to take possession late in the
summer of their new home at New
port, which is now nearing compile
tion.
Mrs. James 4. Drain Leaving
For Family Visit in Olym mpia.
Mrs. Drain. wife of Col. James \.
Drain, will start today for Olympia,
Wash. to visit her mother, Mrs. Mars
6 u,
absence Mr.. and Mrs. Dale Drain and
their little son will be with Col. Drain
in their country home, Marsland-on-
the-Potomac.
Col. and Mrs Drain have had with
them for a short time their son in
law and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. c. A.
Hemphill of New York, who left yes
terday for their home at Rockville
! Center, N@Y.
Mrs. SchereT, wife of Col Louis
Scherer. is visiting in Canada, where
she will be for some time.
Miss Laura Lejeune, daughter of
the major general commandant of
the Marine Corps and Mrs. John A.
Lejeune, is spending the midsummer
| in q camp in the Adirondacks. Her
| ing Lieut. Commander and Mrs.
james b. Glennon at Bay Ridge, \.
/ Y. Mrs. Glennon was formerly Miss
Ellie Lejeune. eldest daughter Of Gen.
and Mrs. Lejeune.
Capt. Chester Arthur Davis is
making u short visit in Washington,
having come from the north shore of
Massachusetts,, where he has spent a
month with his mother, Mrs. Mar
garet Deering Davis. Capt. Davis
has been in the Philippines for two
years. having SoHe lHeit iIoIii liiS
station here. He will leave shortly
for his new post at Jefferson Bar
racks. Mo.
Miss Sara Irene Scott, daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Blanchard Kills Scott.
and Mr.. Jack Whiteford Simmons of
Tallahassee, Fla, were married last
evening in the Mount Vernon Place Me-
thodiSt Episcopal Church, South. The
Rev William A Lambeth officiated at
$50 o'clock. and a reception followed in
the home of the brides parents, at Fon-
tenet Courts.
by her father, and wore white satin
embroidered in pearls, made with
bouffant skirt and fitted bodice. A
court train of satin was covered by
her tulle veil, which was held by a
coronet of orange blossoms. and she
carried bride roses with a shower of
| lilies of the valley.
She was attended by her sisters
Mrs. r. NJ. Hicks, as matron of honor
and Miss Chlotilde Scott as maid OF
| honor. The bridesmaids were Miss
| Virginia Armstrong, Miss Catherine
Chamberlain and Miss Elizabeth Nc
| Dermott. and the two small nieces OF
the bride, Elizabeth Scott and Carol
line Scott. were. respectively, fow er
| gown was of white georgette crepe
| made in bouffant style and trimmet
| with chantilly lace, and Miss Scott
was in orchid georgette crepe, trim
| med with silver lace. The brides
maids were dressed alike in pastel
with ostrich and the little nieces of
the bride were both in peach color
georgette crepe.
Mr.. Ramsay Simmons Of Bainbridge