Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-10-31
SOCIAL MATTERS.
Something About Well-Known WASH
ACCOMMODATIONS

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There was very pleasant social event iasi
evening at the residence Of Mr.. and Mrs. A. 2.
Lacey, No. 1915 Clifton street, from to 8
| o'clock. The occasion was a farewell reception
| to their niece, Miss Ruth Marie Sites. who will
| soon leave this country to resume her mission.
| airy work in China.
Representative and Mrs. Scranton and Miss
Scranton have given up their house on stree,
| and will occupy an apartment at the Richmond
| this season
| Mrs. Grzman. wife of the Nicaraguan minis
| ter. made a visit to Philadelphia this week.
| Minister and Mrs. Romero are expected to
arrive here from Europe early next month.
Surgeon General and Mrs. Baxter have re-
turned to the city and are in their home on Con-
| necticut avenue. Mrs. Baxter's health. which
has been delicate for several years. il now very
| greatly improved
Mr.. and Mrs. John II. Magruder have taken
an apartment at the Richmond for the season.
| Admiral Rodgers and his two sons, Lieut..
| Thomas Rodgers and Lieut.. Slidell Rodgers,
are at the Richmond for the winter
Mr.. and Mrs. John Blackburn OF Albany are
in the city. the guests of Mai and Mrs II. Hall,
at No. 1920 18th street.
Mrs. Reside has returned to the city from
| Philadelphia and is with her parents, Repro
| sentative and Mrs. Hammer, who have taken a
| house on Capitol Hill.
DIR. and Mrs. st. John Roosa Of New York
kept to their apartment at the Shoreham last
evening and denied themselves to oil friends.
Mrs. Mary Butterworth Howe spent the night
In her fathers house in LIE Droit Park. The
! body OF Mr. Haughwout Howe was taken from
| the rooms at No. l70S street last night to the
| rooms of the international American confer
ence at No. 1916 Vermont avenue.
Admiral and Mrs. Crosby are continuing their
visit in Philadelphia.
The Takoma Park Eucher Club held its reg
| uar semi-monthly meeting at the residence of
| Mrs. W. A. Mathewson on Tuesday evening.
The first prizes were won by Miss Addie Math-
ewson and MIR. b. q. Cowi; progressive prize by
Mr.. Herbert Perman; BOBBY prizes by Miss
Mamie Mcpherson and Walter Maddox Those
! present were Misses Jessie, Eva and Addie
MHthe wson, BERTHE, Fannie and Edith Page,
Grace Favorite, Lizzie Belt Mrs. G. l.. Favorite
and Mrs. Sunny, Messrs. E. G. Cowl, Ed
Lewis, C. E. Henke, Herbert Perman, Chas
Page, Will and Hubert King and Will Russell
Miss Gay has returned from Europe and is
| stopping for the present at the Shirley, sic
| 18th street.
Miss Fannie Kaufman was one Of the debu-
| tantes at the reception given by the Harmony
Circle on Wednesday evening at the National
Rifles armory.
Mr.. Heakin of Washington, d. c., il pleas
antly established at the st. Nicholas. Mr. and
Mrs. Homer Vessel gave very pretty dinner
last night Ill his honor.-Cinonndti CONNIE, ctal
Gazette.
Mrs. Giesy and her son, Mr.. S. Herbert Giesy.
have returned from Ohio and are again in their
coy home on Corcoran street.
Mrs. r. Carson has removed from 427 LIST
street northwest to A K street northwest
Miss Mary Lacey of No. 9 9Th street north
east is visiting friends in Baltimore, after which
she will visit Wheeling. ". Va, and Loganville,
Pa, be fore returning home.
The spacious lamp-It parlors Of lockwood"
| the country residence of Mr.. W. II. Harris, sit
uated III Albemarie county, Va, was the scene
on Wednesday evening last of the marriage Of
Miss Belle Montgomery Harris to DR.. William
| F. Morsell, the latter of this city. The bride
was given away by her father and was gowned
in falile francaise, en- traine, exquisitely orna-
| mented with orange blossoms and was attended
by four maids-Miss Laura n Mann of Wash
ington. DC, and the sisters of the bride
Misses Harrie, Ida and Mary H. Harris who
carried bouquets Of pink chrysanthemums and
were tastefully dressed in cream colored silk
| The groom was alfred in the conventional full
dress, as was also his best man, Mr.. Arthur L.
Morsell of this city. The groomsnien were
Messrs. John Hart OF Roanoke, L. w. Moore Of
the University Of Virginia and DIR. VIM. j. C.
Waller of North Garden, Va, friends of the
bride. The scene of the wedding Is a typical
Virginia homestead, the natural beauty of
DrOluse
decorations of autumn leaves and chrysanthe-
NUNS. The service WAS impressively and beau
tifully conducted by the Rev. Daniel Blaine
| the bride and groom standing beneath an arch
/ way of evergreens, from the crown of which
| depended an exquisite marriage bell composed
| of white chrysanthemums The guests from
Washington were few relatives and
| closest personal friends OF the par
| ties, and were specially invited the
number being necessarily limited. The happy
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extended southern trip. Both DIR. Morsell and
| Miss Harris are well known and esteemed in
Washington. They will reside in Washington
| and will be at home after November 10 at No.
| 2O20 G. street northwest. Among the guests
| present were: Miss Julia Morsell sister of the
groom, the Misses Agatha and NJ. G. Towles of
Washington, Miss Mary Harris Of Rockbridge
Mrs Warner Wood OF Pennington. Mr. and
Mrs Andrew Hart of Albemarle Miss Byrd Of
Norfolk, Miss Braxton Of Newport News, Miss
Mofhtt of Staunton. Miss Boaz, Mr.. and Mrs
| 6onley Martin, Miss Burch, Mr.. and Miss Wat
son, Miss Yuile. Miss Murkand Miss Josie Ott
! Miss Lucy Effinger, Miss NJ Moore Mrs
Blanche Martin. Miss Withers Of Rustburg, the
Misses Bessie and Daisy Moore. Prof w. b.
| iowies, University OF Virginia, Messrs. Charles
/ L. and II. Harris. Mr.. Warren Moore of Allie
| gheny, Va, Mr.. Boaz of Albemarle, Messrs c.
and A. Burch, Mr.. Mercer Blaine, Mr. Robert
Hammer and Mr.. Alfred Pinkerton.
| Mr.. and Mrs. James J. Shedd gave dinner
party Wednesday evening at their residence,
| 1907 Rhode Island avenue, in honor of Mrs
! Shedd's brother, Mr.. William Wlnship Parker,
who sails next week for Buenos Ayres, Areen-
| tine Republic. 1t was family reunion and
among those present were Mrs Z. W. Parker,
| Mr.. Geo. T. Parker. Mrs. Joseph Corcoran Mr.
| VIM. Winship Parker, Miss Mary Corcoran. Mr.
j. Waiter Parker, Mr. and Mrs g. NJ Steele
MIR. Frederick Stutz and Miss Minnie STUFF
| Wednesday afternoon the Catholic Church at
/ Hyattsville was the scene O; an interesting
double wedding, the high contracting parties
| being Mr.. Thomas Fehwick and Miss Sallle
Grimes and Mr.. Ignatius Fenwick and Miss
Pearl WheeiOck. ali of Maryland. The cere-
mony was performed by Rev. Father DeWolf.
pastor, after which the happy couples repaired
4 to the residence OF the grooms' mother near
the Highlands, where q reception WIS held
! Mr.. and Mrs. Whittenore have returned to
their 18th street house, which has been closed
| SINCE the middle of June