The Washington times., 1930-06-21
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Etiquette
Solved
Capital ChuCkIes Over Incl
dent Of Recent Visit Here
Of Cousin Of King

OF Cousin OF King
It would seem that official
washington Is not alone in its
struggle to handle problems Of
etiquette and precedence.
They are telling q story Of
the recent visit Of the Infante
Alfonso, cousin Of the King Of
spain to the United States as
e passenger on board the Graf
Zeppelin. It seems that Don
Alfonso was about To be in
troduced over the Columbia
Broadcasting System during his
visit to Washington.
Envoy Protests
Don Alexandra Padilla, the
Spanish ambassador, was scheu-
Med to introduce the prince
to the radio audience, but he
protested at the last moment
that such a procedure was Inn
proper because one cannot in
troduce" q member Of a royal
family to anybody-the reverse
always being the rule. A re
sourceful executive at WMAL,
Columbia'g washington station,
saved the day when he sug.
gested that the Ambassador
simply present" Prince Al
fonso.
Married Yesterday
Miss Elsie Brown Corbett,
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. H.
Guy Corbett, was married to
Charles Lewis Dickson, son OF
Mrs. Samuel Henry Dickson and
the late Captain Dickson, Med
ical Corps, U. s. NJ. yesterday
afternoon in st. James Church,
in New York. Only relatives
and q few close friends wit
messed the ceremony. which was
performed by the Rev. DR.. Frank
Warfield Crowder. the rector,
and the Rev. DR.. w. Russell
Bowie. rector Of Grace Churcn.
The bride was given in mar
riage by her father. She wore
q gown of beige chiffon COM
bined with lace and hat to cor
respond. Miss Maria McKenney,
Of Baltimore, as maid Of honor,
was the brides only attendant.
She wore a gown Of orcmd-col-
ored chiffon, with hat to cor
respond.
Henry Dickson was best man
for his brother. The usherS were
Robert Ilsley and John SchroerS
The ceremony was followed by
. small reception at the Col
ony Club.
Mr.. Dickson and his bride win
cruise on the Oceanic, the
yacht Of the brides uncle, DON
oldson Brown, vice president Of
General Motors. and pass some
time at Nantucket. On their
return they win be at .955 Lex
ington Ave-, New York; for the
rest Of the summer. The bride,
on her fathers side, belongs
to an old Shropshire family in
England. On the maternal side
she is q granddaughter Of Mrs.
]. Wilcox Brown and Of the
late Mr.. Brown, a banker Of
Baltimore. She attended Fox
croft and OldfieldS schools.
Luncheon Hostess
Mrs, Arthur M. Hyde, wife
Of the Secretary Of Agriculture,
was the guest at luncheon yes
terday Of Mrs. Deneen, wife of
Senator Charles S. Deneen. in
her home, in honor of her
house guests, Mrs. John A. Orb
and Mrs. Rose r. Anthon. Of
Chicago, who arrived in Wash
ington Thursday. The other
guests were Nine. Wu, wife Of
the Chinese Minister; Mrs.
william E. Borah, Mrs. Jesse
n. MetcaH. Mrs. Taskar L..
Oddie, Mrs. Claude A. Swan
son, Mrs. Wilbur ]. Carr, Mrs.
Charles p. Summeral. Mrs.
Mark L. Sullivan, Mrs. James
r. Mann and Miss Bina Day
Deneen, daughter Of the
hostess.
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Sailing Tomorrow
Col. Frank j. Morrow, chief
OF staff, First Division, and
Mrs. Morrow, viii sail tomorrow
on the Berengaria for q two
months tour of Europe.
Gone to Virginia
Mrs. Howell Peoples and her
two daughters, the Misses Jean
and Helen Peoples, has gone to
Warrenton, Va, TO spend the
remainder of the summer in
Mrs. Peoples former home.
Miss Helen Peoples, who was
graduated from Western High
School last week, win spend
the month of July visiting on
Cane Cod.