Evening star., 1925-11-05
SOCIETY
The First Lady of the Land Attended
Annual Chrysanthemum Show
This Morning.

and she carried yellow chrysanthe-
NUNS.
The best man was Mr.. Henry Fl.
Merry. jr., of Washington, and the
ushers were Mr.. William Griffith and
Mr.. Lycurgus NJ. Griffith, il, brothers
of the bride.
Following the ceremony a small re-
ception for the families and IL few in
innate friends was held in the home
OF the brides parents, which had deco
rations of Autumn leaves and chrys-
anthemumS. Later in the day Mr..
WaEg and his bride will leave for a
wedding trip, the latter wearing
dress of black sa back crepe with a
hat of gold cloth and coat OF brown
trimmed in opossum. After Noven-
Der l5 they win be at home, 202i
Quarter street, Charleston, w. Va.
Miss NJ. Esther Barry of Wellsville,
y. Y, a graduate of the Washington
College of Law. was married at noon
yesterday TO Mr., John j. Mcdonald
of Manchester, y. H., former Assist
ant Solicitor of the Department of
State, and now attorney for the MeXi-
can Mixed Claims Commission, the
Rev. Thomas T.. McGuigan atinS,
in st. .Pauls Roman Catholic Church.
The brides only attendant was Miss
Rose Zita Masner, and Mr.. Thomas H.
MadiSan, assistant counsel, United
States shipping Board, was best man.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mcdonald will be at
home after November 10 at Hampton
Courts.
Mrs. Peter Joseph Nee was hostess
at luncheon followed by bridge today
when her guests. numbering 10, were
asked TO meet her house guests. Mrs.
Michael Lyden and Miss Frances
Baxter of London.
Col. Robert L. Bains entertained
a party Of eight informally at lunch
con today at the Raleigh Hotel.
The guests were Mrs. Pierce, Mrs.
A. l.. Bennett. Miss kaminsky, Miss
Helen Louise Roberts, Miss Viola AL
lendorfer, Miss Ruth Talbot, Miss
Marie Louise McRae and Miss Wini-
fred Faunce.
Mrs Charles McGregor Sweitzer
was hostess at luncheon yesterday at
the Mayfiower in compliment to her
guests, Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace Meats
of Mexico City and the Misses Weems
of Virginia.
Mrs. Woodson. wife of Maj. Thomas
D. Woodson, has come from her home
in San Francisco and is spending the
w
Butler. in her home at 1424 Sixteenth
street. Maj. Woodson will join her
later in the season.
The Rev. Edmund Fellowes, canon
of Windsor Castle, went to New York
yesterday, and will sail shortly for
his home in England, having been
obliged to cancel his engagements
here because of Illness.
Obear-Fleenor
Wedding Last Evening.
The marriage of Miss Mildred
Fleenor to Mr.. Hugh Harris Obear
took place last evening in Bethlehem
Chapel of the Cathedral of st. Peter
and ST. Paul, Canon Ansen Phelps
Stokes officiating, at 1880 o'clock.
The bride was escorted and given
in marriage by Col. M. II. Hanson Of
New York, close friend of the brides
family. She wore a gown Of ivory
satin made with short. full skirt, and
scallops of chiffon trimmed with sill
yer; the tight-fitting bodice was made
without sleeves and square train of
satin hung from her shoulders. Her
tulle veil was held by band of orange
blossoms and she carried orchids and
lilies of the valley.
Miss Ann U. Bishop was maid of
honor and was in a costume of tan
gerine chiffon made over cloth Of sill
yer and a hat OF silver lace. She car
ried yellow roses. Mr.. Talley Douglas
of New York was best man.
Later in the evening Mr.. and Mrs.
Obear left for Waynesboro, S. c.,
where they will visit the formers
mother. Mrs. Eunice Obear, for a few
days before sailing Saturday for
three-month stay in Europe. After