Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-26

! with Mrs. Gore and their children,
Miss Frances Gore and Mr.. Philip
Gore, has won the tennis tournament
at Sugar Hill and will go to Longwood
| next week to participate in the ma
tional tennis tournament there. The
following week Capt. Gore will play
In the tournament at Forest Hills.
Mrs. Gore and their daughter will
return from Sugar Hill in October.
Lieut. and Mrs. John r. Vance will
leave Tuesday for West Point to visit
the latter's brotherin-law and sister.
! Lieut.. and Mrs. Don G.. Shingler.
Lieut.. and Mrs. Vance will sail We'd
| nesday, September 8. from New York
! for San Francisco, and will visit Lieut..
| Vance's parents at Boise. Idaho. be-
! fore going to the Philippines. where
Lieut.. Vance will be stationed. Mrs.
Vance has been with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. B. d. Clarke, at Lexington,
S. c., through the Summer and Lieut.
Vance has been on duty at the Army
War College.
An engagement of interest to Wash.
ington is that of Miss Elizabeth Van
Rensselaer, Halsey. daughter of Lady
Whit todd, to Mr.. Robert Gilchrist
Tlsley. son of Mr.. and Mrs. Beekman
F'inlay Ilsley of New York. The we'd
ding will take place September Is in
the Church of ST. George by-the-Sea, at
Rumson y. j. The bride elect is the
granddaughter of the late Gen. Ed
ward Burd Grubb. at one time United
states Amba ssador TO Spain.
Mr.. John F. 4, Cecil left his home
in Ashevile. ~ c.. yesterday to
join Mrs. Cecil, who is visiting her
mother. Mrs Peter Goelet Gerry, at
Warwick. r. l. Mrs. Cecil was the
guest for several days of Lieut.. and
Mrs. Benjamin Royal HolcOm0e at
Newport. r. I.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley Carr are at
the Wardman Park Hotel for a
street is being made ready for &C.
cupancy. Before their marriage.
which took place August 16 at White
Sulphur Springs. w. Va, Mrs. Carr
was Miss Natalie Hanna.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Sherman James,
Hyattsyille, announce the marriage
of their daughter. Miss Addie James,
to Mr.. J. Tarbell Howard. son of
Mr. and Mrs Harry p. Howard. also
Of Hyattsville. The ceremony took
place in the rectory of Trinity p. z.
Church at Upper Marlboro yesterday
afternoon. the Rev. Francis +. Nc
Manus officiating. The couple will
probably reside in Washington.
Marriage Last Evening of
Miss Gregory to Mr.. Wheeler.
One of the most important we'd
dings of the Midsummer in Washing
ton was that of Miss Ruth Gregory,
daughter of Rear Admiral Luther Z.
Gregory. y. s. N, and Mrs. Gregory
to Mr.. Harold Alden Wheeler, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Wheeler of this
city. which took place last evening.
The ceremony was performed at 8
O'Clock in the All Souls Unitarian
Church The Rev. Frederick G. Will
son. brother-in-law of the bride, Off
ciating. Mr.. Lewis Corning Atwater,
organist of the church, played the
wedding marches and several selec-
tons preceding and during the cere-
mony. The church had a charming
arrangement of white hydrangea and
palms and in the home Of the brides
parents, where a reception was held
following the ceremony for the two
families and the wedding party,
quantities of cut flowers and ferns
were used.
Inc DTlue WdS SlNcH III
by her father, and she wore 4 gown
OF white MORE satin, fashioned with
a close fitting bodice and bouffant
skirt The bodice was made sleeve
less with a bateau neckline and the
court train of the satin was held at
the shoulders with band Of the
seed pearl trimming. Her veil was
of lovely Belgian lace, arranged like
a mantilla falling over a Spanish
comb and in her hair were clusters
of orange blossoms She carried
shower bouquet of bride roses and
lilies of the valley
Miss Eleanor Gregory attended her
sister as maid of honor, wearing a
frock Of handmade white lace, worn
over a slip Of turquoise blue crepe.
the rather low waistline being marked
with a girCile to match the slip. She
carried an arm bouquet of yellow
roses.
The bridesmaids were Miss Helen
Wheeler and Miss Margaret Wheeler,
sisters of the bridegroom and they
wore gowns of yellbow georgette crepe
designed on straightlnes, with bands
of chantilly lace on the skirts. They
carried arm bouquets of yellow roses.
Mrs. Gregory, mother Of the bride,
wore gown of cream Bohemian lace