Evening star., 1926-05-03
Secretary Mellon Formally
Announces Daughters Engagement.

Secretary Mellon Formally
Announces Daughters Engagement.
Mr.. Andrew w. Mellon, Secretary
of the Treasury, announces the en-
gagement of his daughter, Miss Ailsa
Mellon, to Mr.. David X. Este Bruce,
son of Senator and Mrs. William Ca
bell Bruce Of Maryland. No date Tor
the wedding is announced, buI 1t is
understood that 1t will take place in
the near future.
Mr.. Bruce is connected with the
foreign service department OF the
Department OF State.
The bassador of Germany. Baron
Nathan, will entertain at dinner this
evening at the embassy for the Ger
man merchants delegation. There
will be about AZ guests at the dinner
and about 20 guests will join the
company later for a reception.
The Minister of the Dominican Re
public and Sonora de Aria nave WITH
them their youngest daughter. Sonora
p. Michelena or Santo Domingo. Sc
nora Micheena is an accomplished
singer as well as a pianist or ability.
The Minister of Poland and Nine.
Ciechanowska will give d recep-
ton this afternoon from to o'clock
at the legation, when their guests
will be only the Polish Colony
in Washington. the occasion being in
celebration of the Polish constitution
day.
Senator and Mrs. Jesse II. Metcaf
have given up their apartment at
the Anchorage, and are living on
their yacht Felicia, which is anchor
ed just off the Capital Yacht Club.
affonha nf the LNrpnnh
embassy. Gen. George A. l.. Dumont,
is in New York, where he went to at
tend the sixth annual reunion dinner
of the Transportation Corps. A. +. +.
He will return to Washington Tues
day.
The former Minister to Bulgaria
and Nine. Panaretotf will entertain
company at dinner this evening.
MIR. Egil Holmbo, who has just ar
rived to take up his duties as attache
Of the Norwegian legation. has taken
an apartment at Wardman Park
Hotel. He was previously stationed
in Montreal.
Representative and Mrs. Charles
A. Eaton Will return to their apart
ment at Wardman Park Hotel tomor
row after spending the week end at
their home, Sunbrite, at Plaintield.
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Mrs. Edward D. Hays, wife of
former Representative Hays of Mis-
souri,, entertained at a bridge lunch
con today to Mrs. Claude K. Porter
of Des MoineS, wife of the former
Assistant Attorney General, and Mrs.
George A. Smith Of Denver, Colo. The
other guests were Mrs. Homer Hoch,
Mrs. Fred bennett, Mrs. Thomas IA.
Baker, Miss Clara Sproul, Mrs. David
Meekison, Mrs. Claude r. Porter. jr.
Mrs. L. H. Haag, Mrs. DoSier De
Vane and Mrs. Samuel Burleigh Mil
ton. Mrs. Hays was assisted by her
daughter, Miss Cathryn Mary Hays.
The commandant of Fort Myer and
Mrs. John L. Hines will entertain at
q dinner dance this evening at Fort
Myer.
Former Senator and Mrs. Nathaniel
B. Dial entertained at luncheon yes
terday when their guests were Sen
ator Lee Slater Overman. Senator and
Mrs. Lawrence d. Tyson, former SEN
ator Hitchcock. former Governor of
South Carolina Robert A. Cooper,
Mrs. Wilbur La Roe and MIR. and Mrs.
Edgar L. Clark.
Miss Rebecca Dial, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Dial, who has been in New
York for about five weeks, will reJoin
her parents here Wednesday.
Mr.. w. Irving Glover, Assistant
Postmaster General, left yesterday for
North Dakota and will return TO
Washington the first of next week.
Mrs. Ernest George Walker has is
sued cards for an at home Sunday al
n o'clock. at 2llZ y
street.
The marriage of Miss Debby Jean
Wright, daughter of Mr., and Mrs.
J. L. Wright of Batesville, Ark, to
Mr.. Warren E. Miller, attorney OF
7 Washington, is taking place this after
noon at o'clock in Calvary Bap-
tist Church, this city. the Rev. VIII
liam S. Abernethy officiating. The
church is decorated in a color scheme
of green and white, carried out In
ferns, palms and Easter lilies. Mr..
w. F. Raymond will sing "At Dawn
ing" and Because" accompanied by
Prof. Thomas Moss, Organist OF the
church.
The brides gown is of white satin,
with court train, and her veil Of tulle.
dotted with orange blossoms and held
by a cap Of lace, with coronet OF
pearls and orange blossoms. her
bouquet is Of white roses and lilies or
the valley. Miss Eva Morgan, maid
Of honor, will wear a bouffant frock
Of blue taffeta, petaled in silver
edged maline, and her bouquet Is of
pink Ophelia roses.
There are four other attendants,
Miss Edith Morgan, Miss Virginia
Walker, Miss Winnie Morgan and Miss
Blanche Mayes, in rainbow-tinted
taffeta and picture hats Of matching
. color maline They will carry bou-
auets of pink roses. The little flower
girl, Miss Jean Fisher, namesake of
the bride, IS wearing a frock OF
ruffied white.
Mr.. Charles 3. McInnis Is to be
hest man and the ushers are Mr..
Boliver 3. ORear, Mr.. Hugh d.
Wingard, Mr.. William c. Brewer and
Mr.. Hoyt Harper.
Following the ceremony the bridal