The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-09-17
Mrs. Hoover To Be Guest
OF Republican Women
AT Philadelphia Fete

Mrs. HERBERT Hoover dccOHi- &
panied her husband, the Repubii-
can candidate for the Presidency,
when he left Washington for a
speaking trip into New Jersey.
She will 60 to Philadelphia on
Wednesday to be guest of honor
at a3reception to be given by tho
Republican Women of Pennsyl-
vania. The hostess will be Mrs.
George Horace Lorimer. president
OF the group. Among those assist
ing will be Mrs. Atwater Kent
and Mrs. J. Wilmer Biddle. Mr..
and Mrs. Hoover have their son.
Allan Hoover, with them on their
journey.
The Secretary OF the Treasury,
Mr.. Mellon, spent the week end
on Long Island with his son-in-
law and daughter. Mr.. and Mrs.
David X. e. Bruce.
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In Town
william r. Merriam, former
governor Of Minnesota, and Mrs.
Merriam have returned to Wash
ington from Magnolia, Mass,
where they spent the summer
with their daughter, Mrs. John
r. Wheelwright, of Boston. They
will be with another daughter,
Mrs. James r. Curtis, at her
house in r Street for several
weeks after which they will leave
for the South.
Mr.. and Mrs. Absolom Waller,
Miss Louise DuBose Waller and
Nelson Waller, who have been in
Europe for four months, are now
at Deauville before sailing from
Havre for the United States the
last Of this month. They will re.
turn to Washington in October,
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Miss Elena de Sayn has re-
turned from the mountains of
North Carolina and, has reopened
her apartment in the Draper
Building, 1705 X st.
Wren-De Sousa
The marriage of Miss Alfredo
Edith de Sousa and Joseph Wren,
son of William Wren, of this city,
Is taking place this afternoon in
st. Matthew'S rectory.
The ceremony will be performed
by Rev. Father Buckley and Mr..
Wren and his bride will leave for
a motor trip through Virginia.
The only witnesses to the cere-
nony will be the brides brother
and sister.in-law, Mr.. and Mrs.
d. A. de Sousa.
Miss de Sousa is the daughter
of Mrs. Constance May de Sousa,
of Los Angeles. Mr.. and Mrs. Wren
will make their home in Wash
ington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Maurice J. O'Con-
nor have announced the engage
ment OF their daughter, Miss
Esther O'Connor. to Charles j.
Ryon, OF Stonington, Conn. The
engagement was made known at
an informal bridge party given on
Friday evening at the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. O'Connor In Monroe
Street.
Comdr. William d. TAYLOR. T..
y. N. who has been stationed in
Washington for several years has
left to assume command of the
destroyer, u. S. 8. Kane. Comdr.
George White. NJ. c., Y. S. NJ,
who made his home with Comdr.
Taylor, left several weeks ago
for duty in Panama.
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Miss M. Pearl Cline, daughter
of the late Gen. j. w. r. Cline,
former commandant of the Ohio
State Soldiers Home, at Sandusky,
Ohio, 10 spending some time at
the Grace Dodge Hotel. Miss
Cline is an instructor in the de.
partment of speech at the Ameri-
can University in this city. Miss
Cline is a graduate of the Ohio
Wesleyan University, of the New
York School of Expression and a
pupil OF Prof. s. II. Clark, of the
Chicago University. Later in the
winter Miss Cline will sail on the
8. 8. Pennsylvania for a Mediter.
ranean cruise. when she will act
as dramatic reader and hostess.
Miss Cline, who is a student of
European gaileries, has crossed
the Atlantic six times.