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Washington Post

Location

Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

Date

Dec 31, 1918

Page

10

Society Notes Highlight Washington Wedding of Sara Collier

A late report details the high society wedding in St Thomas Church of Miss Sara Price Collier to Lieut Charles Fellowes Gordon HMS Warrior RN. The ceremony featured a British naval escort, royal hymns, and a matron of honor, with a reception at the Watmough house on Wyoming Avenue attended by Cabinet members and diplomatic staff. The couple depart for England on January 13 for a short wedding trip.

Washington Mias Sara Price Collier Mr Price Collier New York Charles Fellowes Gordon St Thomas’ Church C Ernest Smith George Baker St George Lanier Winslow Frances Hoar Louise Hoar Louise Delano William P Putt Arthur Snagge Trimmer John Gregory Hope Duthy Gordon Henry Batch Harold Pierce George B St George Great Britain Cola Mrs Tanner The Aap Pprise Watmough House Wyoming Avenue Mre Lane Bf Houston David F Houston Colville Barclay William Lowther Grant Grant Warren Delano Delano Hitch James Roosevelt Edgell Frederick A. Delano James Lawrence Haweghteling Franklin D. Roosevelt James McDonald Aksel Wichfeld Patten Margaret Perin Theodore Stark Wilkinson Tuttle Fellowes Gordon J England Gordon Aberdeenshire Fellowes Gordon Price Collar Robert Laird Collier

Debut and society news from Washington clubs

Debut of Miss Jane Story at Grasslands dinner dance for sixty with 160 to join for dancing. Luncheon in honor of Miss Elizabeth Young with guests including Mrs George Percy and Miss Louise Thoron. Guests include Miss Anna Hamlin and Miss Edith Cummings from Chicago. Mrs Ira Nelson Morris heads to Sweden. Mr John Barrett of the Pan American Union returns from conferences in New England and the central West. Col Trederich L Devereux leaves Tilden Street for New York. Mrs John Joy Edson and daughter set Wednesdays after this week. Kenneth McCracken to Annapolis for New Year holidays. family stays at James Brown Scott home during Paris peace conference absence.

William Gibbs McAdoo Walter Penfield Mme. Riano Mre Breckenridge Long Ira C Copley Mme Zaidivar Salvador George Barnett Raymond T. Baker John Hays Raymond T de Witt Talmadge McAdoo Washington California New York Mies Bally McAdoo Washington Inn John P Story, Jr Jane Story Grasslands Elizabeth Stevenson Adlai Stevenson Shersham Elizabeth Young Judge Shellabarger George Percy Cameron Hawkins Burleson Zaldivar Louise Thoron Margaret Tutile Olyve Graef Courtney Letts Anna Hamlin Enid Sims Alice Requa Ellen Bruce Ira Nelson Morria United States Sweden St Regis Mr Morris John Barrett Pan American Union New England Central West American Society For the Advancement of Science Baltimore Henry [Labington Smith M. Edouard de Rilly French High Commission David Jayne Hill Germany Frederick McCracken Paxton I Kenneth McCracken Annapolis Allan Aceraeete McCracken James Brown Scott Paris

Presentation of Miss Letts at Mrs Letts’s tea

Mrs Frank Letts hosted a social tea at her Highteenth Street home to introduce her daughter Miss Courtney Letts to society. American beauty and Killarney roses provided the backdrop while pink roses and greens decorated the dining room. Mrs Letts wore black velvet and Miss Letts wore a silver cloth and chiffon gown. Guests included Mrs Bishop and Mrs W Perkina.

Frank Letts Highteenth Street Courtney Letts Killarney Mrs Letts Bishop W Perkina

Washington Society Notes From New Year Gatherings

Social column details dances and visits among Washington society figures. Attendees include Miss Anna Hamitu, Miss Marjorie Wright, Miss Lelia Gordon, and many Mitchells and Letts family members. Mrs Hudson Bradley hosts, Eleanor Davies and Neville Johnson attend Pittsburgh trip. Archaeological Institute meets at Miss Mabel Boardman’s, lecture by Prof Reinach on Martyrdom monuments. New Year dance at St Stephen's parish hall. Valentine’s ball at Rauscher's hosted by Noel House board. Major Clark returns from France. army occupation updates.

Washington Society of the Archaeological Institute of America Mabel T Boardman P Street Theoadore Reinach University of Paris Gazette Des Beaux Arts, &c France Noel House Mra Cleveland Perkins Rauscher’s Red Cross

New Year reception hosts by U D C at Confederate Home

Hostesses for the New Year reception by the District of Columbia division of the United Daughters of the Confederacy are listed. The event honors Confederate veterans and takes place tomorrow night at 8:30 at the Confederate Memorial Home in Washington.

District of Columbia United Daughters of the Confederacy Confederate Memorial Home Vermont Avenue Gipson Fahnestock Newton F Baker Samuel Spencer W H Tee Harriot Turner Walter Hutton Charles Hamilton Fred Paul L Joachim S A Wayne Law Jon Morgan Jennie Monroe Waddy Wood Logie R D Shepherd Charlies Cowles Tucker Gibbs Taker Marcus Wright Lawrence Lee Graffenreid Charles Morelle Bruce Edward McClair Woolley Benjamin Miner Arthur Peter Finger Edward Cohen Shands Benoist WY Hardin George Willis James E Mule Bennett Henry Glaasie Childs Milton Elk Lockwood Jones Calva Bower Darlington Virginia Miller Fannie Weeks Misa Ambler Misaea Anna Hooking Abatom Waller Dorsey Anne Lee Hamilton Mary Wiliams Miss Boyce Ruth Earie Miss Hubert Anne Lomax Caroline Hunter Midwes Mason

The Mother as the Pure Gift of Love in Verse

Verily the speaker extols a mother as the supreme gift in life, surpassing gifts from lovers friends and spouses. She labors tirelessly to fulfill a beloved’s desires, weaving labor and heart into a garment and fragrance. The ode elevates maternal devotion as star among trifles.

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