The Washington times., 1925-07-28
TO ENTERTAIN
COLONIAL
DANES
Ambassador .Houghton
Will Give Fete for Pill
grims to England

The American Ambassador to the
Court of ST. James and Mrs.
Houghton have sent out invitations
for a reception at Crewe House in
honor of the members of the Ma
tional Society of Colonial Danes
of America who went to England
to present to Sulgrave Manor.
George Washington ancestral
home, a book containing the names
of the $1,000 Americans who con-
tributed to the 100000 endowment
fund for the Manor. Several other
functions are being arranged for
the visitors.
Mrs. William Holland Wilmer,
wife of Doctor Wilmer, was among
the group of Colonial Danes pre-
sented to Queen Mary at the Royal
Garden Party last week.
Doctor and Mrs. Wilmer went to
Europe early in the summer and
will return to this country In
October.
Miss Elizabeth McCalmont Wilson,
daughter Of Major and Mrs. Alfred
McCaImont Wilson, was married
last evening to Lieutenant Lionel
Lewis Rowe, U. S. NJ, the ceremony,
which was military in character,
taking, place in st. Thomas Church
with a reception afterward at the
brides home for the wedding party
and out-of-town guests. The bride.
groom is the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Ora Alfred Rowe, of New Albany,
Ind, who came to Washington to
attend the wedding. The Reverend
William Samuel Bishop officiated
The bride was given in marriage
by her father, was attended by her
mother as matron of honor. Her
wedding gown of white satin was
fashioned with panels in the front
of rose point lace embroidered In
pearls. the pearls also trimming the
neck, and the edge of the skirt,
which was medium length, also
were edged with pearls.
Her court train of satin was
edged with tuIle, and her veil of
tIlle was arranged with a frill
across the back Of the hair and
held in place with orange blossoms.
She carried a shower bouquet of
lilies of the valley and brides roses.
Miss Lee Hamilton, Miss Anne
Guest, of Annapolis; Miss Jane
Miller and Miss Betty Miller, OF
Franklin, Pa. were bridesmaids.
They wore dainty frocks Of green
chiffon made sleeve7ess on straight
lines and trimmed with draperi"s
on the side of the chiffon. They
wore bandeaux of silver roses and
leaves in their hair, wore silver
slippers, and carried arm bouquets
of pink and yellow roses.
Mrs. Wilson wore a gown of
orchid chiffon and cut velvet made
on straight lines with a panel OF
the velvet which hung from the
shoulders in the back and caught
AZ the side back. She carries
orchids, and wore a bandeaux OF
gold leaves in her hair
The church was decorated with
gladloli and roses and gladioli Were
used to decorate the house.
The bridegroom had as best man
Lieutenant John Jacob Lanhart
U s. NJ, and the ushers were also
fellow officers-Lieutenant II. K
Rowes, Lieutenant H. S. Duck
worth, Lieutenant d. Johnson, Lieu
tenant J. P. Whitney, Lieutenant
r. S. Ransehousen. Lieutenant II.
Hanlon and Lieutenant j. L. Kane.
Lieutenant Rowe is attached to
the u. S. S. Milwaukee. The ship
will be based at Newport for much
of the summer and Mrs. Rowe ex-
poets to spend some weeks there.
Her travelling costume is or cocoa
crepe, heavily beaded, and with 1t
she is wearing a red velvet hat
trimmed in straw.
Beside Mr.. and Mrs. Rowe. the
group of out of town guests at the
wedding included Mrs. John A.
Wilson, grandmother of the bride,
Miss Emma Gordon wilson ana
Edwin Gordon Wilson, OF FRANK
lin, Pa.
Mrs. Rowe Is a cousin OF the
late Woodrow Wilson.