Evening star., 1926-12-28
SOCIETY
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Kelly, II. S. A. The ceremony will be
performed in Mrs. Hicks apart
ment at 1902 Eighteenth street, at
o'clock, ne, Rev. DIR. Robert Johnson
officiating, in the presence of smaii
company of members of the famlileS
and q few intimate friends. Arrange
snents for the wedding have been as
simple as possible owing to the mourn
sng for the late Mr.. Hicks, and among
those at the wedding will be Mr. and
Mrs. Dean Mason of Los Angeles,
uncle and aunt of the bride; Mr.. ana
Mrs. Robert Hoe of Poughkeepsle, n.
& Y: Mr.. and Mrs. William w. Cocks
of Monterey, Long Island; Mr.. and
Mrs. George Thayer, Mr.. EDWARD
Frost of Long Island and Mr.. William
G. Biddle of New York.
Surg. Gen. and Mrs Merritte W. Ire
land have returned to their apartment
at the Wyoming after spending christ
mas in Memphis with their son, DIR.
Paul Ireland, and his family.
MRS. William NJ. Lybrand of New
York and Connecticut, who is spend
ing the Winter in Washington with
her husband at the Mayfiower, Will
entertain at bridge this afternoon Tor
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel E. Phipps OF
New York, their guests over the noli-
4 days, followed by tea in the palm
court.
Mai. Peyton Gordon Joined Mrs.
Gordon and their family yesterday In
their apartment in Wardman Park
Hotel after spending Christmas with
his mother, Mrs. Malcolm, and his
brother-in-law and sister, Mr.. and
Mrs. E. H. rockingham in Biltmore
Forest, \. c.
Mr.. and Mrs. w II. Judge will
entertain at tea this afternoon from
4:30 to Z o'clock in their apartment.
in Phillips Terrace, when Mrs. John
Zelinski and Mrs. Bessie Stewart will
preside at the tea table.
The marriage of Miss Mary White
law Bowdre, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Albert Reese Bowdre of the Argonne
Apartments, to Lieut.. Robert Haber
sham Elliott. son of the late Col. and
Mrs. Stephen Elliott, will take place
this afternoon at o'clock, in the
Bethlehem Chapel of the Washington
Cathedral, Dean Bratenahl officiating.
The church has pretty arrangement
of Easter lilies and ferns on, the altar.
The bride will walk to the altar with
her father, who will give her in mar
riage, and she will wear gown OF
silk tulle, embroidered in silver and
pearls, a Worth bouffant model, with
a court train of real lace, an heirloom
in the brides family. Her tulle veil
will be held by a spray of orange bios
SONS, and she will carry a shower
bouquet of lilies of the valley.
Mrs. Robert Wormeley Nicolson Of
Memphis, Tenn. will be the matron
of honor, wearing gown of coral
chiffon, studded with rhinestones, the
lower part of the skirt being of os-
trich of the same tone. She will wear
transparent black hat and carry an
arm bouquet of roses and maidenhair
fern.
The bridesmaids will be Miss
Mildred Mccullough, Miss Anne
Pendleton, Miss Catherine Foster.
Miss Elizabeth Potter. They will
wear frocks of taffeta and tulle in
rainbow hues, the bodice of the taf-
feta and the skirts of layers of tulle
edged with silver ribbon. and their
hats are of black velvet, and they
will carry Columbia roses.
Maj. Dabney o. Elliott, brother of
the bridegroom, will be the best man
and the ushers selected are Lieut.. o.
c. Walsh, Lieut.. c. w. Stewart, Lieut..
w. B. Palmer, Lieut.. A. T. McCane
Lieut. T. B. Hedekin, Lieut., W. w.
Jervey, all of West Point.
Following the ceremony a recep-
ton will lbe held at the Washington
Club, when Mr.. and Mrs. Bowdre win
be assisted by Miss Caroline Elliott,
sister of the bridegroom. Mrs. Bowdre
will wear a powder blue chiffon gown
embroidered in cut steel beads, and
corsage bouquet of violets and lilies
OF the valley.
Lieut.. Elliott and his bride will
leave after the reception for a wed
ding trip. Mrs. Elliott wearing an en-
semble of chanel red with gold trim
ming, and hat to correspond. They
will be at home after January at
West Point
Among the out-of-town guests will