Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1892-10-28
Weddings-Op the evening of October

Weddings.-On the evening of October
the Goth st. Marks P. E. Church, Wash
ington, was the scene of pretty wedding,
the contracting parties being Miss NJ. Flor
cree, the daughter Of Mr.. Henry Tolson,
formerly of Prince Georges county, and
Charles Edmund, son of the late DIR. VIM.
IL. HELEN, of this county. The bride was
becomingly attired in white faille Franchise
silk, handsomely trimmed with lace and
pearls, and carried a bouquet of brides
roses. Miss Edna Tolson, sister of the
bride, as maid of honor, was similarly
dressed and carried La France roses. The
bridesmaids, Misses Edith and Villa Blake,
cousins of the bride, and Ada Kettlewell, of
Baltimore, and Lillian HELEN, sister Of the
groom, were becomingly gowned in corn,
Nile green, heliotrope and pink silk, and
held La France roses. The bride entered
the church leaning on the arm of her father,
and, preceded by the maid of honor and
bridesmaids, was met at the altar by the
groom and his best man, his brother, VIM.
HELEN. The ushers were Messrs. Thomas
Blake, of Baltimore; A. Marriott Tolson, of
New York, brother of the bride; William
johnson, Adamstown, Md, and Ollie Sell
man, of Dickerson, this county. The church
was prcttily trimmed with chrysanthemums
and cosmos.
Mr.. Joseph A. Moore, of Leonardtown,
well known in this county, and Miss Mary
A. Donnely, daughter of Mr.. Daniel Don
nelly, of Baltimore, were married at the
Cathedral on Wednesday morning Of last
week at 8 o'clock, with nuptial mass, cele.
brated by the Rev. John Il. Whe,an, as
sisted by Rev DIR. ID. j. Stafford The wed.
ding march was by Mr.. Miles Farron, the
organist. After the ceremony the wedding
party took breakfast at Rennert's Hotel.
Subsequently the bride and groom left for
Washington, and from Washington they
went to Old Point Comfort. On their re-
turn they will live at 212 West Monument
street, Baltimore.
Columbus Day CelebratiOn.-Colum
bus day was appropriately observed by the
teachers and pupils of the Rockville Graded
School, large number of the friends and
patrons of the institution being present.
The following program of exercises was
carried out:
Reading of the Presidents proclamation
by g. w. Baggarly; Salute to the Flag,
by the school; National Hymn, America,
school; Acrostic, Columbus, Carrie King,
Bessie Welt, Mamie Umstead, Lily Fowler,
Mamie Mcmahon, Mabel Haney, Duel Lea.
man and Eflie Small; Christopher Colum.
bus, recitation, Walter Henderson; Story OF
Columbus, concert recitation, fifteen girls
and boys; Address, VIM. Reading, Colum-
bus Day, song, school; Three Days in the
Life of Columbus, recitation, Anthony Sadt.
Ter; Landing of Columbus, dialogue, Lily
England, Victoria Ricketts, and Ernest Hill
ton; The Little Patriot, recitation, Walter
Higgins; Long, Long Ago, song, children of
first grade; On and On, recitation, Louis
Reading; The Story of Our Country, reci-
tation, Eflie Trail, May Smith, Beula Sage,
Olive Grady, Grace Trail, Nellie Houser,
Matte Sadtler and Nettie Poole; Flag of
Our Nation Great, song, school; Address,
Rev. l.. l.. Lloyd At the close of the exer-
cises Master Fred Henderson rushed upon
the stage and grasping an American flag
waved it aloft and called for three cheers
for our glorious country, which were given
with Il will by all present.
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