The morning times., 1895-10-09
FLOWERS LAID In THE PATH
Miss Lucille Boynton Married to
Mr.. Clarence A. Bencoster.
Miss Annie c. OFT and Mr.. John II.
Wood Joined in MatrlmOny In Dis.
tant Wisconsin-SOcietyN Notes.

At noon yesterday Miss Lucille Boynton
| ried at the residence of the brides uncle,
Col. j. b. Brownlow, NJ. 1411 Corcoran
street, Rev. Mr.. Perry. of Saint Andrews s
| Episcopal Church, officiating.
| The bride wore a wedding gown OF marine
| blue cloth with a hat to match and carried
a handsome bridal bouquet of violets and
lilies of the valley. She. entered the pref
tiIy decorated drawing room, escorted by
| the groom and preceded by little IloWer
| girl as attendant.
Among those pres ent were Gen. and MIS-
| Clark, DR.. John Foucke, Solicitor Reeve,
of the Treasury, Mrs. and Miss Reeve
After the ceremony Mr.. and Mrs. Benscoter
left for a northern wedding journey, and
will make their home at Knoxville, Tenn.
There is q good deal OF animated discus
| sion going on at the fashionable clubs now
adays with regard to the scurrilous pub
| licity and criticism given every minor
offense or small act of discourtesy or which
| the young men holding subordinate posi-
| tions in the diplomatic service of the various
| foreign countries at Washington are guilty.
The more conservative members of those
| dignified organizations. the clubs, dwell
| in sturdy argument on the fact that repre-
sentatives of this country abroad are
| treated with all the consideration OF guests,
| and are under the constant care and pro-
| lection of the country to which they are
! accredited. They relterate the fact that
each foreign government makes 1t per
sonal matter to resent and punish an OF
tense against such officials, be it petty
or important, even though 1t were an
offense against that government itself
This, they say, includes unkind and
hyper-witty published criticisms, which
are restricted, not with the idea or oblter-
ating press freedom, but on the principle
which causes a host to refuse 10 tolerate
discourtesy to n visitor within his gates.
Diplomats abroad, they admit, are. OF
course, expected to exhibit the courtly
department consistent with the privileges
they enjoy. and they carefully explain that
any breach of etiquette or law is punished
by the government represented with the
greatest severity.
Ifitbecomes necessary to request the with
drawal OF an offender it is done in such a
manner as to avoid bringing discredit and
ridicule on the country from which he has
been sent. More than one recall of dip
lomatic or consular officer of the United
States, say these club men, has been re-
corded as for ''pour health" or pressure OF
business W hen day yligh ghtinvestigationwould
disclose n far more serious charsehad caused
the reSig nation. All lunconplimentary facts,
however, nave betn suppressed bA the IN
dignant foreign government.
These well-substantiated statements are
met constantly by the men who take an op-
poSitev view, with the popular fallacy, 'These
foreign fellows can do every ything they please
and go scot free This always brings outa
recital OF the story, hardly one year old, Of
ayoung Spanish hAmericanattacnehere, who
indulged in Corbetto F FitZSimmonistic per-
Torrance with couple of stalwart Brituns,
IL Al
cussion OF feminine beauty. That attache
was recalled even before his identity bad
been made public. He was promptly and
irrevocably returned to the dreary life of the
army posts from which he had been sent to
his soft berth here with promise of a bril-
liant future.
These defenders OF the few interestedly
explain a fact that Americans generally
fail to appreciate. They point out that
young men enter the diplomatic service
as West Pointer the army or an Annap-
oils student the navy, with the hope OF
rising from the lowest to the highest
rank. Failure to act as discreet and honor
able men always checks adva ncement md
ends abruptly an ambitious career. The
recent recall of Senior FomboDa Palacio,
where double punishment was inflicted,
is frequently quoted as an example. Not
only, they say, did he pay the insignifi-
cant fine of S3 dem anded OF Americans
by the law, and to which he was not legally
amenable. but the penalty attached to
disgraceful department of diplomatic
officer imposed by his own country.
That's all nonsense" reiterate a certain
set; those foreign fellows can do anything
they choose over here, and go scot freei"
Then the more generou s-minded wax
furious and eloquent claiming that for
the sake of the widely extolled hospitality
and dignity Of the United States and its
exalted position among nations more cour-
tesy should prevail, less morbid sensation
alism be INDUCED in. and, IL comment be
necessary. 1t should be Intelligent and
decorous.
Their argument for tolerant reticence
Is not with the object. they say, of
Shielding a handful of gay, occasionally
reckless cadets. but for the mutual friend
ship between countries and the avoidance
Of jump-on-you criticism"
LET the United States play fair" said
an Indignant defender yesterday to one
OF these social vigilantes. who was airing
the failings OF ..those foreign fellows"
'tD-n it, sir, let her do as she's done byl'
Mrs Hoar. wife of Senator Hoar, is in
the city for few days.
Miss Annie C. OFT, of Manitowoc. Wis. and
Mr. John H. Wood, of Washington, were
solemnized in the presence of few friends
and relatives. Miss Ella II. Butte, of this |
city. was maid of honor, and Mr.. George |
f. Wood. of Cincinnati, brother of the |
groom. acted as best man. Immediately !
after their marriage Mr.. and Mrs Wood |
left for Niagara Falls. and points in Canada. !
They win be at home, No. 304 street |
northeast, after Novmeber 1.
The Confederate Veterans Association |
and the Ladies' Southern Relief Society |
invite their friends to be present |
at an informal reception to Lieut.. Gen.
James Longstreet. at Orme's Hall, corner
Eleventh and E streets north west, this even |
ing. Entrance No. 421 Eleventh street |
northwest
Rev. Dewitt Talmage and his daughters
re at the Arlington. and have ia ken the
first floor of the summer house for the
season.
Senor Victor Carrera, commissioner of |
he boundary line between Mexico and the
United States, is at the buckingham.
Assistant Secretary of War Joseph B.
Doe. who has been quite i'll at his home
n Michigan. is much better, aud is expected
n this city today.
The DoIlie Madison chapter of the Daugh-