Evening star., 1934-05-17
SOCIETY
fcontinued From Second page)
come to the Martinique from their
home in New York for a short visit.
Marriage of Miss Gay
Tn MIR. Davis in New York.

Marriage of Miss Gay
To MIR. Davis in New York.
OF particular interest in both omciai
and residential circles in washington
Is the wedding of Miss Dorothea Gay,
danohter of MI. and Mrs. William
otis Cav of New York, TO Mr.. Dwight
p Davis. ir.. son Of the former Secre'
tary of War, Mr.. Dwight r. DaVis'
which will take place this a1ternoon
at o'clock in the Churcn OF tne
Resurrection in New York, the Eev'
Edward Russell Bourne otnclatihs. Ane
church will be decorated with PAINS
ferns. dogwood and daisies, ana
program of organ selections Will De
given as the guests assemble.
The bride will be given IN marriage
nv her father and she will wear a
white satin gown, made with sleeves
and a woke of old point lace. She
will wear a tulle veil held by a cap
of lace and will carry white orcnos
and lilies of the valley.
Mrs. Bronson w. Griscom, formerly
Miss Sophie Gay, will be the matron
of honor and Miss Alice de G. Belmont
will be the maid of honor. The other
attendants will be Miss Cynthia Davis,
Miss Virginia Thaw, Mrs. August Bel
mont and Miss Anne Gay, the at-
tendants all wearing gowns OF pelge
mousseline de sole with matcn1ng
straw hats. trimmed with cerise, and
carried bouquets of cerise sweetpeas.
Mr.. George S. Tiffany, jr., of Syos-
set. Long Island, will be best man and
the ushers will include Mr.. G. w.
Pepper of Philadelphia, MIR. A. I.
Gray, jr.; Mr.. J. G. Douglas, Jr.; Mr.
F.. P. Kinnicutt, Mr.. w. T. Emmett,
Mr.. o. P. Jackson, Mr.. P. S. Tiffany,
Mr.. w. o. Gay. jr., and Mr.. w. I.
Wetmore of New York and Mr.. r. "A.
Clark and Mr.. H. H. Richardson OF
Boston.
A reception will follow at Sherrys
when the couple will be assisted by
Mrs. Gay, mother of the bride, who
will wear a cocoa lace gown. with
hat to match, and she will wear white
orchids.
Miss Mary Stuart Birdsall, daugh-
ter of DR.. and Mrs. Gregg G. Birdsau,
and her fiance, Mr.. Ebert Jerome
Howell, whose marriage will take place
Saturday, will be the guests Of honor
at dinner this evening Of Miss Ann
Park, who will be one Of the brides
maids at the wedding. Miss Park
will take her guests later to the
circus.
DR.. and Mrs. Birdsall will be hosts
at dinner tomorrow evening at the
Shoreham for members of the we'd
ding party and out-of-town guests.
Three members of the wedding par
ty who will arrive in Washington to-
morrow morning are Miss Elaine Rog-
ers of Brookline, Mass: Miss Bernice
Stafford, daughter of Mrs. William E.
Stafford, who is attending Wellesley,
and Mr.. Gayle Chaffin OF Pittsburgh.
Mrs. Edgar Roede of Florence. Italy,
has arrived in Washington for visit
before going to Princeton, where her
son, Mr.. Worthington Roede, will
graduate next month. Mrs. Roede Is
a daughter of the late Mr.. and Mrs.
A. S. Worthington of Washington.
Miss Florence Worthington, sister
of Mrs. Roede, who has lived in
France for several years, has returned
TO this country for a visit and is in
New York before coming to Wash
lngton.
Miss Suzanne Withers Shepherd,
daughter of Mrs. Withers w. Shep-
herd, will return to Washington today
from New York, where she went to
attend the wedding at Governors Is
land of Miss Edith V. Lloyd, daughter
of Maj. and Mrs. William H. Lloyd,