Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-10-24
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
A Pretty Wedding Today and Others To-
night
The Marriages and Receptions Of
Yesterday and Today
Personal Notes.

the tendency to make "Wednesday the best
day OF alr' for matrimonial events seems
| universally honored. A pretty marriage took
place at noon, and two or three others are
announced for the evening. While novelties
| are all very well in their way. it is to be
| hoped that few OF the happy couples around
| this neighborhood will find II necessary to
| treat their friends to such a surprise as that
| enjoyed by a company assembled in a fine old
New York home Monday night. Instead OF
the expected entrance of the blushing bride
elect and her train a high church dignitary
! entered the room, and. facing the expectant
guests, announced that the couple were al
ready married for a year. and, more than
that no one objected then to their union nor
did not now. Then they came I'm for con-
CALCULATIONS, a supper, and departed for a
wedding trip, after the conventional style.
At st. Johns Church, Georgetown today
at noon, Miss Laura Bailey and Mr.. ]. Mil
Ter kenyon were married by Rev. Mr.. Buck,
rector of the church. The chancel was set
with palms and chrysanthemums, the latter
flower, in pink, forming the bridal bouquet
and the boutonnieres for the ushers. very
large company of relatives and friends were
present to witness the ceremony. and the
ushers were kept busily engaged seating the
guests till the bridal party arrived. The
ushers preceded the bride and her maid of
honor to the chanceL Mr.. Thomas Carroll
Bailey, the brides father, escorted her to the
| chancel gate, where the groom and his best
| man, Mr.. Henry z. Blair. awaited her. The
bride wore a travelling dress of dark blue
| cloth stylishly made. and a becoming hat
| to match. Miss Helen Bailey. who was maid
| Of honor, wore a costume of dark blue silk,
| trimmed with brown velvet. The ushers
| were Mr.. Carroll Bailey. Mr.. Conrad Dodge.
| Huyck. Mr.. Joseph Bradley, Mr.. Walter
Peter Mr.. Lee Harlan and Mr.. Corcoran
| Thorn. A reception and breakfast. to which
| only the relatives and most intimate friends
of the couple were hidden, followed at the
home of the brides parents. on street, and
during the late afternoon Mr.. and Mrs. Ken
yon started for their wedding trip. They VIII
reside here.
Miss Jessie Elizabeth Bryant and Mr..
Harry Colfax Grove will be married at the
Bryant family residence this evening. and
| a reception will follow the ceremony.
| Miss Mai Shelton Niernsee and Mr.. ].
Mckee Borden will be married at Ascension
Church this evening at O'Clock.
Secretary and Mrs. Carlisle. Mr.. and Mrs.
| Frank Riggs, Mr.. George Howard and Mr..
and Mrs. Osgood were guests last night at
the marriage of Miss Mary Kennedy Crom-
we'll and Mr.. Clinton lowering Riggs, at
Oak HILL" York road. Baltimore county.
| the Kennedy family residence. Cardinal
Gibbons performed the ceremony and Mr..
| Lawrason Riggs was best man. The
| groom's family is well known I'm this city
and are frequent visitors at the home of the
| Secretary of the Treasury.
Today's mail brought to a large circle OF
prominent official and resident Washington
ians invitations from DIR. and Mrs. Chas.
Walton Sanders of New York for the mar
| rage of their daughter Grace to MIR. John
| III. Macy, jr., Wednesday, November T. at
l. O'Clock, at Madison Avenue Baptist
| Church, New York city. A reception will
| follow the ceremony at 1870 at the family
| residence, IS East SD street. The couple
will sail the following day to Europe.
DIR. William T. Bull of New York has been
| presented by his father. Mai. Henry Bull,
one of Viewpoints richest meE. with a coun-
| try residence. 1t Is known as the Dudley
| place in Middletown. just over the Newport
| line, and is a fine old mansion surrounded
| by broad. soping lawns.
| The place has long been one of the chief
| historical points of interest in Rhode ISL
and. 1t was built in 1913 by Lord Dudley,
| the kings collector of customs. He was
| quaItered on a British ship. but Lady Dud-
ley complained Of i'll treatment by Ameri-
cans and he came ashore and DIlt the
| mansion. The original ancient architecture
AMI valuable old interior finish are still pre-
served
Dl. and Mrs. Bull have resided In the
mans ion this summer, and the latter, who
was Mrs. James G. Blaine. jr, was greatly
pleased with Ii. This, with the birIh of
| thei" son. a couple of months age, adds an
| element Of completeness to the Joy of the
Bull domestic circle. Master James G.
Blaine, jr., is devoted to his baby brother.
| The former is called Jimmie for snort.
Commissioner of Pensions and Mrs. Loch-
rem and son are at Hotel Arno for the win
ter.
The marriage of Miss Lillian T. Gould of
Baltin ere to Mr.. A. Il. Glascock of this
city will take place on Wednesday, October
81, at high noon, at the residence of the
brides parents In Baltimore.
Cards have been issued by Judge and
Mrs. Charles II. Ashton for the marriage
of their daughter, Alice Burditt, to Mr.
William Hubbard Barksdale. 1t will take
place November l at o o'clock at St Johns
Church, King George county, Virginia.
The marriage of Miss Ccrnelia Weaver
to Mr.. W. NJ. Hall was performed today at
the parsonage of the Calvary Baptist
Church, Rev. Mr.. Green officiating After
the ceremony the couple intended TO quietly
board the steamer for a trip to Westmore-
land county, Virginia, their future home
but their friends. much to their surprise
were at the boat TO greet them, and quite
hearty greeting was extended from all to
them.
Mrs. Louisa A. Ker and Miss Mary Lou
Slemons are visiting Mr.. 8. w. X. Handy
No. 2SS 14th street southwest.
Mrs. Glascott will soon take possession
of Locust Grove at Linden. Md.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fielder I. Plummer are In
New York.
Miss Eva Schultz of 515 9th street north
east was rendered a surprise in honor of
her ninth birthday. Those present were
Francis Jahowski. Carrie Sweeney, Annie
Waller, Misses Coster. Edna Belt and Ida