Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-27
SOCIETY
Mrs. Gam, Remaining in Capital for Presi-
dents Cup Regatta, Will Act as
/, Hostess on Ship.
Hostess on Ship.

"a RS. GAM, who Joined her
M brother, Vice President Curtis,
V and Mr.. Gam last week, has
Il i postponed her visit to her
former home in Topeka Kans.,
until late in September. She will at
tend the Presidents Cup regatta on the
Potomac River which is planned for
September IS and IA and will assist
in receiving with Mrs. Billiard, wife of
Admiral F. C. Billiard. on board the
Mendoza.
Vice President Curtis will have as
his guest the middle of September his
daughter, Mrs George, wife Of Maj.
Charles p. George. when she starts back
to Fort Sill. where Maj George is on
duty, from Sconsett. Mass. where she
has a cottage for the Summer. Mrs.
Gam visited Mrs. George at Sconsett
before going to River Point r. l., where
she was the guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
Webster Knight, I'd, in their Sum-
mer home
Senator and Mrs. Reed to
Build Washington Home.
Senator and Mrs. David A. Reed
street and will build home there. SEN.
ator Reed. with group of other men,
bers of the Senate who remained in
Washington through the Summer, has
lived with them at TuXdene, the SUBJ
urban home of Mr.. and Mrs. Walter r.
Tuckerman in Edgemoor. Senator and
Mrs. Reed have leased house on r
street for the season.
The Assistant Secretary of State and
Mrs. William r. Castle, jr, will remain
in the house at 1918 r street this Win
ter and expect to take possession Of
their new home which they will build
at 1900 S street in another year. Mrs.
Castle is spending the Summer at Hot
Springs, Va, where Mr.. Castle joins her
for frequent visits over Sunday.
Miss Mary Waters Conard and Mr..
Elmer Marta Jackson of Annapolis will
be married this afternoon in the home
of the brides parents, Capt. Charles C.
Conard, U. S. N, and Mrs. Conard. The
ceremony will be performed at 3 o'clock,
Chaplain Evans, u. S. NJ, officiating, in
the presence of only the members of the
two families.
The bride will be given IN marriage
by her father and will wear becoming
costume of ivory white satin fashioned
on princess lines. The skirt is long in
the back and shorter in front and the
sleeves are long and cloSe-fitting. The
gown is trimmed with rare point lace
worn by the brides greatgrandmother
and embroidered in see pearls. Her
tulle veil is arranged close about her
head and is trimmed with point lace
and pearls, and she will wear a strap of
the tulle under her chin. Her bouquet
will be of brides roses and. lilies of the
valley.
Miss Barbara Conard will be maid of
honor for her sister and will have a
dainty frock of green chiffon, q wide
brin1med hat of green horsehair braid
and will carry pink roses: Mrs: Miller,
wife Of Lieut. wallace Miller. U. S. N,
sister Of the bridegroom, will be natron
of honor and will wear rose-color chif-
fon with a hat Of rose-color horsehair
braid and will carry pink roses. Lieut..
Miller will be best man.
An informal reception for the small
company witnessing the ceremony will
follow. when Mrs. Conard, mother of
the bride, will be assisted by Mrs. Marta
jackson OF Hagerstown. Md, mother of
the bridegroom. Mrs. Conard will wear
gown Of beige-color chiffon and Mrs
Conard will be in white chiffon and will
wear white hat.
Mr.. Jackson and his bride will start
for wedding trip later, she having a
travelling costume of brown crepe and
beige color in an ensemble suit and will
wear small brown hat and carry a
beige-color topcoat. They will sail later
in the day from Baltimore for Florida
and after September 20 will be at home
at 203 Duke of Gloucester street, An
napolis, Md.
Comdr w c. Horton of the British
embassy and Mrs. Horton entertained
guests informally at dinner last eve
ming at the PLACE Deauville at the
Wardman Park Hotel.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Buchanan Sparks
of Charlottesville, Va, announce the
engagement Of their daughter, Lucille
Conway. to Mr.. Charles Morris Cook
of Washington. The wedding will take
place Saturday afternoon. September z,
at 5 o'clock in the Francis ASbury
Methodist Church. Miss Sparks is
student at the American University and
will continue her studies. She will grad
uate next year with the degree of B. A.
Mr.. Cook is in the Bureau of Foreign
and Domestic Commerce in the Com
merce Department and is stationed in
Washington.
The charge daffaires of Germany,
DR.. Otto C. Kiep. and the charge