Evening star., 1928-06-11
SOCIETY
Secretary of State and Mrs Kellogg in
New York for Tercentenary of Dutch
Reformed Church.

we'll Pike of Chicago The wedding of
Mr.. and Mrs. Letter was a notable
event of that season, the formers
mother laying aside her deep mourning
for the late Levi z. Letter of Chicago
! just for the occasion. The bride was
an undisputed belle Of that year. her
marriage taking place about 10 months
after her debut in society. She was
Miss Juliette williams, the eldest
daughter of Col. and Mrs. williams, and
pronounced beauty The ceremony
was performed by the Rev. e. l..
Buckley of st. Matthews Roman Ca
tholic Church, where the Williams FAM
| lily attended. A reception and break
fast followed an hour later at Rausch-
er's, where 400 distinguished guests
were entertained, only about 20 being
at the ceremony. The bride was at
tended by her two sisters, Miss Dorothy
ling. wife of the American Minister
to the Irish Free state. and Miss
Francise Williams, a schoolgirl now the
widow OF John Ballantyne Pitney. Mr..
Roman Baldwin of New York was the
best man. The brides gown was an
empire model of soft silk and she wore
string of pearls, the gift of the bride
groom, and several corsage pins of
diamonds and sapphires. 1t is we'll re-
membered that when Mr.. Letter and his
bride started on their honeymoon trip
they drove over to the Visitation Con-
vent, in Georgetown, where she gradu-
ated two years before, and spent an
hour with the nuns there. The brides
sister Francise graduated there two
days before the wedding. The bride
was favorite pupil. She received the
Loretta Medal of Distinction. an honor
devoted by the faculty and classmates
to the graduate whose personal pop
ularity had kept pace with her intel
lectual accomplishments during her
course there. She had enjoyed belle
ship in the Philippines as well as in
Washington, and during her stay In the |
islands she was chaperoned by Gen. |
and Mrs. Henry G. Corbin. The guests |
at the brides table at the breakfast
were Representative and Mrs. Long, |
worth, Capt. and Mrs. Summerlin, Lieut.. |
and Mrs. Roscoe Bulmer, Mr.. and Mrs. |
J. W. Geary, Mr. H. w. vingut of New
York, Miss Rowclif of New York. Miss |
Sculin, Miss Denny, Mr.. Beard, Mr.. Ed |
Ward Beale Mclean, the brides attend |
ants and the best man. One of the |
honored guests was the brides maternal |
grandmother Mrs. Cornelius Hewitt of |
81: Louis. Mrs. Letters mother, Mrs. |
Williams, is now In Ireland, called there |
by the accident to her grandson, the |
child Of the American Minister and |
Mrs. Sterling, and she was accompanied |
by her youngest daughter, Mrs Pitney. |
the other bridesmaid at the wedding.
Rear Admiral and Mrs. Charles L, |
Hussey, who have been at Litchfaeld |
Conn, have left there by motor for |
New York. where they will be at the |
Weylin for q few days.
The Minister of Siam, Lieut.. Gen.
Phya Vititayongs, and members of his |
iegauon stan. with the Minister'S son,
cadet at West Point, and his young
daughter. who Is also spending her va
cation from school with her father.
were the members Of week end house
party at the Summer home of Mai.
ana Mrs. Milton at Seyton, on the
chesapeake Bay in Calvert County, Md.
The president OF George washington
University and Mrs Cloyd Heck Marvin
are receiving this afternoon, from 10 \
O'Clock, at the Washington Club, in
nonor Of the members Of the graduating
classes.
Mrs. Marvin will have assisting her
iiae. tae wives OF the trustees ,ef the univer-
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hill Thorndike
O Boston announce the engagement of
their daughter, Miss Isabel Gurnee
Ihorndike, TO Mr. z. Bennett Phelps.
IL, son Of Col and Mrs q. Bennett
Phelps Of Binghamton. n. Y. Miss
Ihornoike B q member of the Junior
League and the Vincent Club, and visit
ed her aunt, Miss Belle Gurflee. In
washington last Winter Mr.. Phelps ig
graduate Of the Si1ehdeld Scientific
5cnooi OF Yale and a member Of Vernon
HalI ana Phi Gamma Delta. He ig
great-nephew Of the late John j,
Pnelps, who was Ambassador TO Great
Br1tain, and Of William w pheIne one
tinne Ambassador TO Germany.
Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Hance Tiller
received several hundred guests yester-
Gay afternoon in their home on Mount
Pleasant street in celebration OF their
twenty~nfth wedding anniversary, the
notner OF Mr.. Tiller receiving with
tnem The arrangements were informal
put exceedingly interesting and in keep
ing with the early Summer season, there
peln9 profusion OF flowers and beauti-
iul gilS sent BY the friends of the
hosts. In the drawing room where Mr..
and Mrs. TiIIer received was a large
basket OF pink roses sent from the White
House With card Of concentrations
Mrs. Tiller wore her wedding gown.
princess model of delicate handmade
lace, and tAille veil with a crown OF
orange blossoms arranged Just AZ 1t was
worn at her wedding. In the second
craving room were tables bearing the