New Britain herald., 1929-06-15

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 Mellon. daughter Of tho secretayy el
 tho treasury to David Bruce, sea
 of the then Naryland senateS, Wu-
 liam Camell Bruce. Gay masv0eea
 dotted the walks about the reflect.
 ing pool for the Mellon Bruce weA.
 ding breakfast and tho wsddihe
 guests were served there. 4 similar
 arrangement will be made for the
 Alfaro-H Hamilton wedding with the
 added charm of long shadows drawn
 over the garden at the hour>hy the
 tall poplar and ~other trees that that screen 1t from the public.
 The maid of honor, Mia Nargaret
 Mitchell, . cousin Of the bride. comes from Cincinnati. Ohio. Miss
 Elma Binns and Mis- Jessica Hol- ton from Pennsyivania. and there are girls from Washington in the party. The bridegrooms attendants are almost as widely scattered. the best man, Phillips Caulfield: coming from Johns;own. Penn. Hugh F. Weston. from Detroit. Mich., Robert McNeil from New York. and Senor Don lean Alfaro. sbrothcr of the bridegroom, from PahanA. The min ister will give his son in marriage while like ceremony win be per- formed by MT. Hamilton for his daughter.
 These warm days lend demo- cratic atmosphere to Washington life and even Mrs. Hoover is not im- mune. She held her first garden party at the White House this week. receiving members of the republican wor' ems league in Washington. Gay tents dotted the lawn and. from them were served to ths several hundred guests, while the Marine Band with the musicians in their full dress uniforms, with scar let. gold braided coats. gave . pro- gram, The fountain at the foot Of the lawn was set playing and with the flow ITS abloom in the garden through which the guests passed to he received. the scene was one of great beauty.
 The President and Mrs. Hoover had among their guests during the week MT. and Mrs. Frederick Fish er of Detroit. and Mir. and Mrs. Al. fred Sloan of New York. who at- tended the dinner given by MT. and Mrs. Hoover during their visit. Other guests at the dinner included MT. Andrew w. Mellon. secretary of the treasury; the Speaker of the House and Mrs. LonEworth, the Secretary of Commerce and Mrs. Robert Pat terson Lamont, Senator Reed Smoot. Senator and Mrs. George H. Moses. Ruth Hanna. McCor- mick. Mir. and Mrs. William Hardy and Mrs. Jean Henry Large, sister of Mrs. Hoover who is at the Whit House.
 The Sylvan theatcr, at the foot of | he Washington monument grounds, will be used next week by the play I FITS from the Community Drama Guild. presenting sherwood" n play from Robin Hood. Temporary boxes will be arranged Tor Mrs. Hoover. Mrs. Gam, sister md official hostess Of the vice pres dent. Mrs. Porter H. Dale, Mrs. -harles Francis Adams. Mrs. James -ouzens and other sponsors.
 The British Ambassador and Lady l Howard have issued cards Tor a dinner party at the embassy the night of June 20. in honor of | the vice president Mir. Curtis. and his sister and brother-in-law. Mir. and Mrs. Gam. a number of dis guests have been asked 10 meet them.
 Washington society Is . little ap palled lest the prospective visit of | Macdonald, the English prime minister. fall in late July or August, . time when the capital is almost bereft of distinguished citi- zcns. However. the president and vice president would certainly be in and all of the cabinet, while apparently the Ambassador of | Great Britain and Lady Isabella Howard have no intention of leaving the vicinity of Washington. The Ca nadian minister. who would be an- other host, would be here. as would Inc minister of the Irish free state. MT. Stimson. the secretary of state. would Of course remain.
 KEEPS TO BREED
 The greyhound, of all breeds. has kept more to its original type than any other hound or dog.