Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-11-14
THE SOCIAL WORLD.
and Mrs. Rusk Give a Re-
ception-Personal Notes of Interest.

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The guests OF honor were the delegates who
arrived IN the city yesterday to attend the an
nual meeting Of the Association of Agricultural
Colleges and Experimental Stations, and they
were from every state in the Union. The asso-
citation expects to meet in this city about once
IN every four years, and its first meeting was
held here in 1855. The large drawing rooms
Of Secretary Rusk's house were lighted and
decked with palms and pots of blooming chrys-
anthemums OF many colors, and the host, with
his wife and daughter. were awaiting the arrival
OF their guests at o'clock. Mr.. Atherton Of
Pennsylvania, the president of the association,
stood near Secretary Rusk and presented the
delegates as they came In. The Secretary in
tIoduced them to Mrs. Rusk. and Mr.. Edwin
Wiihts Of Michigan who is the first assistant
secretary OF agriculture, presented them TO
Miss Rusk. Mrs. Rusk wore superb toilet OF
black embossed velvet, q la princesse, trained
trope French faille. Miss Rusk wore becom-
ing dress of pale green silk gauze, made dane
Ing length and having pointed opening at
the neck. The host and hostesses were so cor
dial in their greetings and welcomes and were
SO efficiently aided by Mr.. Willis that the
company were put at once into the most agree
able and happy frame of mind. Acquaintance
between delegates from Maine and delegates
from fexes were renewed or began and the
scene was a most animated one, although the
men far outnumbered the women present.
A stringed band In the back hail filed the
rooms with music In the second drawing
room was p DONl OF cidret punch, anu at ~
o'clock the dining room door was thrown open
and bountiful collation. of oysters, cold
tongue, sandwiches cake, coffee and ice cream
was served. Over two hundred guests were
present. (The title of president signifies the
president of the faculty of state agricultural
college) Some of those present were: Presi-
dent Scott of Columbus. Ohio President Holt
day of North Carolina; President Turner of
West Virginia; President McInnis of Texas;
President Goodell of Mississippi: President
Cat aNfN No Eoirc nf
Kansas; President Murfee Arkansas; President
Hadley, New Mexico; President Appleton,
Pennsylvania; President Alvord, Maryland;
Prof. Jordan, Maine; DIR. Jenkins. Connecti-
cut; DIR. Sturteyant Massachusetts,; Prof Rob-
erts, New York; Prof. Arthur, Indiana; Prot.
Morrow, Illinois; Prof. Cook, Michigan; Prof.
Henry, Wisconsin: Prot. Speer, Iowa; DIR.
Shackleford, Kentucky; Prof. Plumb. Ten
nesseei DIR. Brown. Alabama; Prof. All
wood. Va; Mrs. Alvord, Prof. and Mrs. Petite
of Dartmouth. n. H.. and Mrs. Tulloch, whose
guests they are; Prof. and Mrs. Groessman of
Amherst, Mass; the Misses Merritt, Prof.
Whitcher, Prof. Cooke, Vermont; Prof. Hal
stead New Jersey: DIR. Neale, Delaware; Prof.
Thorne, Ohio. secretary of the association; DIR.
Armsby, Pennsylvania; Prof. Stockbridge,
Prof. Clute. Michigan; Prof Porter, Missouri;
Prof. scoveI, Kentucky; Prof Tracy, Misss
sippi. and Miss Tracy; Prof Whitney, South
Mrs. Gully, Texas; DIR. Sturtevant, Massachu-
sets; Prof. Sanb ,-n, New Hampshire; Prof.
Kinney, Rhode Island: Dr. Thos Taylor and
Miss Taylor, Prof. b. Z. Ferner. Prof Lester
Ward Mr.. VA. Crofut, Prot. ]. r. Dodge,
Miss Kimball, Prof. and Mrs Massey, Prof. VIM.
saunders and Miss Saunders, Prof. G.. A. White,
Prof. True. Superintendent III. Branham, DIR.
Atwater, Col. Eccleston, Prof. and Mrs.
Hitchcock, Prof. Saunders of Toronto. Canada.
The officials of the d p ,rtment were invited to
meet the delegates, as it was the first large
social event of the department.
Mr. Goodrich of the American delegation in
the international maritime conference gives a
dinner tonight at the Shoreham to the other
delegates to the conference and number OF
other guests.
The wedding of Miss Bessie Ramsay Hill and
DR.. Benjamin F. Rogers of the navy, which
was celebrated last evening at z o'clock
in the quaint little church of st. James, on Sth
street between and streets. Capitol
Hill, where the bride had been a worshiper
since her early childhood, had in its details a
large element of the romantic. The bridal
party drove to the church from the brides
residence, No. ia 21st street in the northwest,
more than the distance of mile, in the star
light that succeeded the rain of the day. The
church had its pretty altar graced with bloom
ing hedges Of chrysanthemums, and the broad
window sills were banked with the
same soft flowers. The men Of the bridal
party were gaily attired in the full dress
uniforms Of their rank in the navy. The groom
and his best man. Lieut.. Newton Mason, with
Tue OIuCldIUS Ut. y. W. Slark, rec
tor of the church. awaited the bridal party on
the altar. The ushers, Lieut.. Randolph Dick
Gus, Paymaster Reah Frazer. Lieut.. Henry Nor
rel, DR.. Harmon, Lieut.. Kenneth McAlpine
and Lieut. COttman, walking IN pairs, led the
bridal procession. They were followed by the
bridesmaids, Miss Bean and Miss George
Blaoklock, and then came the bride ON the arm
OF her uncle, Commodore Ramsay, chief of
the bureau of navigation, who gave the hand
OF his niece in marriage. The bridal gown was
.ssar-s lr 80 lkNtA lA
the trent Of the skirt artistically
drapsd with crepe hsse embroidered
in white silk. The body was
high in the back and had a slight opening in
the front at the throat and. with the elbow
sleeves, were trimmed with duchesse lace. A
diamond star pendant, the gift of the groom
blazed in the pointed opening Of the dress at
the neck. and she carried a bouquet of white
bridal roses and the bridal veil which fell to the
edge Of the long train, was fastened to her head
with sprays of orange blossoms. The brides
maids wore Louis XIV gowns of white French
gauzs. demi-tralned and decolette The skirts
were trimmed with nine rows of ribbon run in
each; they wore white aigrettes in their conf
furee and carried bouquets of La France
roses. Mrs Hill. the mother Of the bride.
wore splendid toilet of shrimp pink
brOcade with front of white satin
embroidered in pattern OF dogwood blossoms
The body was cut with pompadour opening
and elbow sleeves. The bonnet was made of
gold lace and green satin and had shrimp
pink pompon ON it. Miss Ramsay aunt of the
bride. wore a pretty toilet of Nile green silk
trimmed with cascades of duchesse lace Mrs.
Geo. Ramsay of Harrisburg, Pa, an aunt of the
bride, WAS In black silk and black crepe. Nine
hundred invitations were issued for the church.
After the ceremony the party drove to the res
idsnce Of the brides neither, where a re-
csption for the intimate friends Of the
brides family was hold. Among the guests
were Captain and Mrs. Joseph Gales Ram
say and children OF Fort Wadsworth, NY;
Mr.. Alexander Krumbhsar of Harrisburg. Pa;
Nrs. Brockhulst Cutting and 3Ir. A. Brock
hulst and William Cutting, her sons, Of New
York city; Mr.. Seaton Monroe, Mai. Turn
bull, Miss jamie Turnbull, cousin of the bride.
The grandmother Of the bride, Mrs. Gen.
Ramsay, who was unable to 20 TO the church,
zssistsd in receiving the guests at the house.
The reception continued from to IL o'clock.
The bride left for her wedding journey in
travelling dress Of dark blue cloth, trimmed
vish bsnds Of caplels' hair cloth and blue toaue
trimmed with two black wings. large num-
Der Of beautiful gifts were received by the
bride, and her trosseau was one OF exceeding
elaboration aud richness OF detail, and was
generous in the number of articles Dr. Rogers
has recently returned from a three-years cruise
and 10 nov waiting orders.
Mrs. Logan has returned to the city and will
preside az the meeting Of the Garfield hospital
beard 10 be held at Wizards Saturday.
Mrs.. ChAs. B. Resde has returned from
Nsies aud is at 1904 L street northwest. Mr..