The Washington times., 1924-04-14
JEAN ELIOTS NEWS AND GOSSIP OF SOCIETY

1ASAA0Ln Lo6 OOOIlLzS ". .. M, ana
Miss Virginia Douglas Byars, which
will take place on May 6. Indeed,
they are staying just for the wed
ding and will take midnight tram
for New York after it is over, start
ing almost Immediately on the First
lap of their long journey through
the Panama canal.
AS commander of the fleet, Ad
miral Coontz divides his time about
equally between the East coast and
West; and since his appointment to
his present detail Mrs. Coontz has
maintained her apartment at Ward
man Park Hotel. Now, however, il
is on the cards that the admiral will
be on the Pacific coast for several
months, so she has made up her
mind to transfer her headquarters
to California. She feels, however,
that Washington is home and Is eX-
pecting to be thoroughly homesick
for Wardman Park Hotel, where
she has lived for the last five years.
1t is doubtful whether Admiral
Coontz, who is now with the fleet
at joint maneuvers, will be able t.
come on for the wedding. But he
is taking his flagship through the
canal and up the Pacific coast along
about the same time Mrs. Coontz'
transport makes the journey.
The marriage of Miss Byars and
Lieutenant Coontz will take place in
the Church of the Covenant, with
reception afterward at the home
of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J.
Cloyd Byars, of Arlington, Va. The
ceremony is set for $50 o'clock and
the Rev. DIR. Andrew Bird, of the
Church of the Pilgrims, will Off
ciate.
Mrs. E. Lee Trinkle, wife of Gov
ernor Trinkle, will be matron OF
honor for Miss Byars and Miss Julia
Tillar, of Emporia, Va, will be maid
of honor. The bridesmaids will be
Miss Bertha Coontz, Miss Amal;-
Preston, Of Bristol, Va; Miss Doug
las Summers and Miss Katherine
Summers, cousins of the bride, from
Abingdon, Va. Mrs. Broom Van
Pet, Fort Schuyler, N. Y, and Miss
Isabella Leith, Forest Hills. The
flower girl will be little Helen Sue
Trinkle, and William Land, son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. William Land, will be
the ring bearer. Lieutenant Coontz
will have j. C. Byars and Bailey
Byars, brothers of the bride, and
Artland Darke Baker, his cousin,
among the ushers. who will include
some Of his classmates from An
napolis, 1917.
RIANOS TO ATTEND
VANDERBILT-CECIL WEDDING.
The Ambassador of Spain and
Nine. Riano will leave Washington
April "a for Asheville, N. c., where
they will attend the wedding of
Miss Cornelia Vanderbilt, daughter
of Mrs. George w. Vanderbilt and
the Hon. ]. F. A. Cecil, which win
take place on April 20.
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The Belgian Ambassador and
Baroness de Cartier had among
their guests at luncheon yesterday
at the embassy, DR.. Beland, min
lister of public health of Canada,
and Mrs. Beland; the Minister of
Ecuador and Nine. Elizalde, the
Minister of Sweden and Nine. Wal
lanberg, General Pershing, Mrs. Jo-
seph Letter, Col. and Mrs. Morris
| Ernest Locke, Mrs. Hope Slater,
| Mrs. Frederick Dent Grant, jules
Henri, of the French embassy, and
! Garrard Winston, Assistant Secre.
| tary of the Treasury.
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SECRETARY HUGHES PLANS
BRIEF TRIP TO NEW YORK.
The Secretary of States, Charles
Evans Hughes, will go to New
York tomorrow to serve as tempo
rary chairman Of meeting of the
Republican National Committee. He
will return to town next day.
The Secretary Of the Treasury,
Andrew w. Mellon, has returned
to Washington after brief visit at
his home in Pittsburgh. Miss Ailsa
Mellon, who is now in New York,
will come to Washington when her
visit is completed, instead of re.
turning to Hot Springs, Va, where
Secretary Mellon has recently taken
a cottage.
The Secretary of the Navy and
Mrs. Wilbur have moved into their
new home, 1920 Jefferson place, and
Mrs. Wilbur will be at home there
on Wednesday afternoon, April 23
instead of receiving at the Lafayette
as previously announced. She will
be assisted by Mrs. Edward Ebcrle
Mrs. John A. Lejeune, Mrs. Benja
! min Franklin Hutchinson, Mrs