Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-10-11

After the wedding the couple received q
mum Der Of their friends at the brides home
and later left on an extended western tour.
and make their home In this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. John B. Wight were genuine
~ surprised on returning to their home.
1857 Q street, last evening from dinner at
the house Of a friend to ind that the par
Tors were thronged with q number Of their
versary Of their wedding. and the tin char
acter OF the affair was indicated by the dis
play OF fine assortment Of culinary and
other articles In that useful metal. AS
with the strains Of the wedding march, with
the orchestral accompaniment Of q variety
OF tin musical instruments. In the dining
room the table was found to be completely
furnished with tin. A huge tin pan served
Tor the punch bowl, and the innocent con-
tents were ladled out into tin cups. The
central feature Of the table was an immense
frosted wedding cake. which. when cut,
yielded a surprising number Of tin articles.
The entire affair was q complete surprise,
and was unique and original in the concep-
ton and In the manner in which all the
details were carried out.
The floor of Gonzaga Hall, now the GYM
nasium Of the Young Mems Catholic Club,
was filled with dancers last evening, for 1t
was ladies' night with that organization.
This was the first informal hop Of the sea-
son, and was attended by fully two hum
dred couples. The hall was handsomely
decorated Prof. E. p. Schwartz and the
club orchestra gave the music, and the
evening was highly enjoyed by all.
The reception committee was composed
Of the following club officers: NJ T. Burns.
president; F. A. w. Van Reuth. vice presi-
dent; ]. c. Sullivan. secretary; M. F. Hal
lorap. corresponding secretary; J. Trapp,
treasurer: @: c. Callan. financial secretary,
and A. ]. Schwartz and D. ]. Rowan.
The various clubs of the city were repre-
scented, and the Young Mems Sodality of
Alexandria. " a. sent as delegation Messrs.
E. J. Dummy, ]. H. Rice, H. Baker F. T.
Quinn. E. Rammell, c. Leonard and M.
Dugan.
Cards have been received here for the
marriage at Rochester Of Mr.. F. F. Church.
formerly OF this city, and Miss Mary White,
daughter of Theodore T. White Of Roches-
after the ceremony from till 10 o'clock.
Mr.. and Mrs. Church will be at home at
"a Avenue A, Wick Park, Rochester. No
vember 10 and q. from till 6, and from s
till 10 o'clock.
Miss Emma Elizabeth Eber, daughter of
MT. Conrad Eber. and Mr.. Harry Fordyce
Riley were married last night at the Com
cordia German Church by the Rev. Mr..
DrewitZ. The church was prettily decorated
and every seat was filled with friends. AL
ter the ceremony the family were enter
tanned at the residence Of Mr.. Eber on
Louisiana avenue where a collation. was
enjoyed, Mr.. and Mrs. Riley left this morn
ing Ior Cnicago to spend a month. Upon
friends at sl5 street northeast
Mrs. Hall, wife Of Capt. Hall, fifth
cavalry, Is at the Normandie
Mrs. Louise Pollock Bush Of Seattle ia
here on a visit to her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
George H. Pollock.
Mr.. and Mrs. Angelo Ghiselli and their
daughter. Mrs. Vincent Giovannetti. will,
ieave Tor Chicago on Saturday.
Miss Mamie Lightfoot and her brother.
Jerome; came home last night from Chi
cago The Misses Blanche and Maud light
Ioot are now visiting friends in Ohio.
MIS- A. Howard Clark has returned from
gloucester, Mass, and will spend the
WINTER IN washington. Her health In COM
pletely restored.
The Golden Rod Pleasure Club held its
regular meeting last night at the residence
officers: President, VIM. Ront: vice nre.;.
dent. X. Wood; secretary, Miss Eva Box
man; assistant secretary, Miss Lizzie RYAN.
and treasurer, Thos. Rout. Among the
FEATURES or the musical and literary enter
tainment of the evening were piano solos
oy the Misses Laporte and Henry, banjo
solo by Mr.. Eric Frisby, and comic SONGS
by the club: The next meeting win be held
street northwest. tn
A large company of relatives and friends
were present at the wedding Of Miss Ethel
A. Young and Mr.. William McNeir, which
look place at noon on Tuesday, October g.
at Epiphany Church. On account Of the
recent bereavement In the family Of the
groom the ceremony was performed very
simply. The bride. who entered the church
with her brother. Mr.. Milton Young. was
preceded to the chancei by the ushers At
the chancel step the groom, attended by
his best man. awaited their coming Rev
Or. Mckim performed the betrothal serv-
Ice before the couple advanced to the altar
railing for the remainder Of the ritual
The bride wore gown of sage cloth
with hat to match and carried q hand
somely bound prayer book. the gift of the
Mr.. and Mrs. McNeir left for a wedding
trip to the worlds fair and to Mime
apolis. where they are the guests of Mr.,
George McNeir, the groom's brother.
Mrs. James G. Blaine is in town for q
few days
the Secretary's Office. Department of the
Interior residing at Laurel celebrated her
eighty-fourth birthday on the 9Th instant.
Mrs. Root is a remarkable woman for her
age, being active and able to attend to
household matters. She reads the daily
papers and takes as much interest in the
news Of the day as though she were thirty
years younger. -:
The marriage of DR.. W. P. Compton,
son Of Representative Compton. is an
November 8. The intended bride is Miss
Harriott of New York and the ceremony
will be performed at Seabright, the family
summer residence.
Mr.. Stephen Gambrill of the War Depart
ment, who has been q resident Of Laurel,
has taken a house in Washington for the
winter and will move in with his family on
the 18th instant. Their Laurel home will
be closed until spring.
The wedding of DR.. Tatum, son of Mr..
and Mrs. George Tatum. and Miss Marian
Wheeler. daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Merritt
Haviland. occurred yesterday morning at
the meeting house of the Orthodox Friends
near Ashton, Md. The bride was attired in
white silk and veil and she carried a
bouquet Of cosmos. The ushers were SAM
uel A. Janney and Benjamin Tatum The
little church. decorated most tastefully
with crow foot for the occasion, was filled
with relatives and friends. After q brief
trip the young couple will reside In pretty
cottage on the Patuxent river not far from
the home Of the brides parents.
Threatened . Witness.
Albert Allsworth, one Of the young men
arrested some weeks ago on q charge of
being implicated in the passage of coun-
terfeit coin, is again in trouble. This time