Evening star., 1927-04-04
McLanahan- -Niedringhaus
Wedding Interesting in Capital.

| Miss Mary Louise Niedringhaus,
! daughter of Mrs. Oliver N. Niedring-
! haus of St. Louis, was married to Mr.
! Duer McLanahan, son of Mrs. George
| X. McLanahan of Washington. Satur-
| day afternoon in Grace Church, New
York. Rev. Walter Russell Bowie.
rector Of the church, performed the
ceremony. which was followed by a
| dinner at the Park Lane.
| The bride, who was given in mar
riage by her uncle, Mr.. Albert Med
ringhaus of st. Louis, was attended
| by her cousin, Miss Marjorie Med
ringhaus, as maid of honor and only
attendant. Mr. Charles Stone of
| Washington was best man. Upon
| their return from a honeymoon trip,
| Mr.. and Mrs. McLanahan will live in
New York.
On account of the difference in
dates of the Easter vacations in both
girls and boys schools this year, it
is impossible to hold the Easter
junior holiday dance, which was
planned for April % at Chevy Chase
Club.
The committee includes Nine. Bos-
from, Mrs. Jardine, Mrs. Joseph c.
Grew, Mrs. Eugene Meyer, Nine.
Ekingren and Mrs. Walter r. Tucker
man.
Mrs. James T. Morris of Mime
apolis entertained at dinner on Satur-
day night at the Willard for Repre-
sentative and Mrs. McFadden OF
Pennsylvania.
Brig. Gen. Herbert M. Lord, re-
tired, and Mrs. Lord are at the Hotel
Astor in New York for a short time.
Mrs. C. Albert White~returned last
week from Florida, where she went in
the middle of the Winter with Mr..
White. Mr.. White spent only a short
time in Florida and came back to
Washington.
Mr.. Leslie Garnett was the speaker
at the program luncheon of the
Woman's National Democratic Club
at $50 Connecticut avenue today at
1890 o'clock, the Subject of his ad-
dress being Railroads"
Among those at the luncheon were
Mrs. Andrieus A. Jones, Mrs. j.
Borden Hartman, Mrs. Huston
Thompson, who entertained a party
of ten; Mrs. George M. Eckels, Mrs.
Edward B. Meigs. Mrs. Frank S.
Bright, Mrs. Blair Banister, Mrs. Rose
Yates Forester, Mrs. Samuel Her
rick, Mrs Stephen Bonsal, Mrs. Frank
Hiram Smell, Mrs. Minnie Fisher
Cunningham and Mrs. s. B. William
son, who was hostess TO a party of
five.
DR.. and Mrs. John Harper are en-
tertaining at a supper party tonight
for Comdr and Mrs. Methorn, u. S.
~, who are leaving next week for
duty in Haiti.
Capt. and Mrs. Enrique Benitez
have returned TO their quarters at
Marine Barracks from Porto Rico,
where they spent several weeks. Capt.
and Mrs. Benitez stopped in New York
for few days before coming to
Washington.
Mr.. and Mrs, Robert Ash have given
up their apartment at the Wardman
Park Hotel and have taken possession
of their new home at AZ w. Lenox
street, adjoining the grounds of the
Chevy Chase Club. Mrs. John Robert
Ash, who has been spending the
Winter at Miami and Palm Beach, has
returned to Washington and has taken
the apartment occupied by her son
and daughterin-law at the Wardman
Park Hotel.
Mr.. and Mrs. John r. Swain an
nounce the marriage of their daughter,
Mary Jane, to Mr.. Francis Murray,
Friday, April j, in Alexandria, Va,
Rev. William Jackson Morton of
Christ Episcopal Church officiating,
Mrs. John Ritchie, jr., on the staff
Of Gen. Edgar D. Taylor, commander
Of Confederate Veterans of West
Virginia, left Saturday for Tampa,
Fla, with Miss Jessica Randolph
Smith TO attend the reunion of the