Evening journal., 1894-06-29
LOCAL SOCIETY NEWS.
Marriage of Miss Downing and
w. H. Evans, of Newark.
OTHER PRETTY JUNE WEDDINGS

lrs. william M. Field and Mrs. Charles
s. Rowland to Talk About Their
Travels in the New-century Club Par
Tors To-nIght-Other Events of Interest
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William B. Butler, of this city, and
Miss Evalyn Francis Mckay, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs Robert Mckay, of Phila.
~delphia, were married yesterday after
noon at the home of the bride, No. 4077
Spring Garden street, Philadelphia.
Rev. Fletcher Clark, Of Philadelphls,
performed the ceremony and Miss Frances
Clark played the wedding march.
The bride wore q handsome going
away gown OF blue cloth, trimmed with
MORE. Immediately after the ceremony
Mr. and Mrs Butler went to Washington.
They will live at No. 902 Van Buren,
street, this city. Mr. Butler is a member
of the Arm of Pierce g. Butler. mems
furDishers in this city.
The guests present were: Mrs Amanda
Butler. Miss Maggie Bird, J. Bail Pierce.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Bayard Pierce, Charles
B. Palmer, Miss Bessie Palmer, all Of
this city; Thomas Bird, Jr. Of
Brandywine hundred Mr. and Mrs. Grey,
Of Darlington's Corner, Pa Mr.. and
Mrs William Bird, OF Brandywine hun.
dred; Mr.. and Mrs. William Mckay, OF
Concord, Pa and Miss Fannie Clark, OF
Philadelphia.
The '93 class of the Wilmington High
School celebrated its first anniversary in
the New-Century Club last evening.
Tables were spread in the club house
parlors and q four course supper was
served. Nearly all the class was present
besides the following invited guests:
President Baird, of the Board OF Educa-
ton, Professor and Mrs. A. II Berlin,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. 81. Smith, Mr. and Mrs
James H. Price, Rev Merritt Hulburd.
d. D., Rev. William P. Swartz and
George w. Roberts.
The young women were chsperoned by
Mrs. Berlin, Mrs Price and Mrs. Smith.
Addresses were made by Professor A. H.
Berlin, George W. Roberts, Rev. Merritt
Hulburd, President Baird, Rev. w. p.
Swartz, Albert w. Foreman, Homer H.
Lttzenberg Herbert l. Rice, Harvey 4.
Black and Miss Jennie f. Sooy.
At 10 30 o'clock the tables were cleared
and those present entered into social
pleasures.
Miss Ada Turner. Miss Nellie Gouert
and @. Gordon Yeager, all of this city.
are recreating on the farm of James
Leach, at Mt. Cuba, Del.
Miss Julia Paynter, Of st. Georges. is
visiting friends In this city.
Charles Fl. Fischer. of Philadelphia.
was in this city yesterday afternoon.
Mrs. Andrew E Grow, Of this CITY, Is
the guest Of her mother, Mrs Mary Vail
in Middletown.
Missl Elite Castelow, of Port Penn,
has been visiting friends in this city.
Mrs. Annie Watson, Of this city, is
visiting relatives at Trainer, Pa.
Miss Lucy R. Tatnall, of this city, is
the guest of Miss Mary Evans Mitchell,
at West Grove, Pa
H. NJ. Butler of this city, spent the
day In Philadelphia
Frank S. Hall. of Dover, is in this
city.
Another meeting of the New-Csn fury
Club Auxiliary will be held in the club
parlors this evening. The entertainment
will consist OF talks ON travel Mrs
William M. Field, who has travelled ex
tensively in this country aud in Europe
will talk about the veil wearing womer
OF the world, and of the various mar
riage forms and ceremonies Mrs. Field
will illustrate her remarks by number
OF wells which she secured in her travels
The other speaker will be Mrs Charles
:. Rowland, who will talk about Paris