Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-11-25


WEATHER PRo6ABLITTEs.-Fo THU
section threatening weather and rain; clea-
ing Tuesday afternoon; easteily winds, shift
ing to southerly; warmer Tuesday morning
colder Tees1ay evening or night
PERSON very pretty wedding
took place at the residence of Mrs. S
T. Yates, of Georgetown, on the night
of November 20. The contracting par
ties were Mr.. Enoch F. Foley, of Wa
terfall, Prince William county, and
Miss jamie l.. Combs, of Mountain View
Fauquier county.
Mrs. Henry Dainger6eld and her lit
tie daughter Katharine, are visiting
Mrs George G. Jenkins, in Baltimore
where they will remain several weeks
Bishop Leonard, of Utah, will deliver
an address at st. Paul's Church on
Wednesday evening. His subject will
be Church work in Utah." He will
also be present at the meeting of the
Brotherhood of ST. Andrew, on Friday
evening next.
At the recent meeting in Richmond
of the Colonial Danes of Virginia
Mrs. G. w. Coleman was elected his.
torian in place Of Miss Margaret v
Smith, of this city, resigned.
Rev. Bergman Green, will assume
the rectorship of Christ Church on De-
cember LIST, but will not preach there
until the 18TH Rev. Edward S. Kinks,
of Upperville, has accepted the call to
st. James Church, Leesburg, made va
can't by the resignation of Mr.. Green
Mr.. Green was in the city to-dy. He
preached his farewell sermon in Les
burg yesterday.
The Richmond Times, in an accouat
of the recent meeting in that cit OF
the Colonial Danes of Virginia, says /:
THE society was really distressed at
the resignation OF its efficient historian,
Miss Margaret Vowel Smith, the bril-
liant author of 'The Governors of Vir-
giuia." Her most admirable paper on
Alexandria and Fairfax Counties" in
which she gave much valuable histori-
cal information regarding their growth
and development, the social life of old
Virginia, and charmingly depicted the
home life of Washington, Fairfax and
others, as IMPLYING all that was best in
it, was delightful final to the after
noon programme. She stated that her
paper was au extract from more eX-
tended work dedicated to the Danes
1t was enthusiastically received, and
on the motion Of Mrs. Parke c. Baghy
it was resolved that the society pub
lish her book.
Miss Eta V. Wash and Mr. Robt. l..
Brown were married at the resident 9
of Mrs. E. S. Hartman, 1113 Duh o
street, by Rev. Mr.. Butler yesterday
morning at 1880 o'clock. After the
ceremony Mr.. and Mrs. Brown left for
the Atlanta Exposition.
Mr.. Laurence Stabler left here to-day
for Richmond to attend meeting of
iufurance agents.
General Longstreet, who has been in
Washington for some time past prepar-
ing his history of the war, spent yester-
day in this city with Col. J. w. Fair
fax, at the residence of Mrs. Ayres.
The following are taken from the
personal columns of Sundays Wash
ingtor papers: Mrs. Ayres, the wife OF
Capt. Charles G. Ayres, of the Tenth
Cavalry, now on duty with his regi-
ment in the West, has established her.
self in charming house in Alexandra,
No. 913 Prince street, to avail herself
of better school facilities for her two
children. As Miss Elizabeth Lindsay
Fairfax, the daughter of Longstreet's
Fighting adjutant general" Mrs. Ayres
was general favorite in society here.
Capt. Ayres's collection of Indian pot
terry, musical instruments, ornaments,
hoe OF owl l. a
which he has been twenty years col
lecting, is one of the finest in the
world.
The marriage of Miss Bertha w.
Gibson and Mr.. James G. Hudson
will be one of the prettiest nuptial
events Of Wednesday evening. Miss
Gibson is the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
George Gibson, and Mr.. Hudson is
prominent young man of Alexandria.
The ceremony will take place at 7:30
O'Clock at the Ascension Church. Prof.
J. w. Bischoff will preside at the organ.
The maid of honor will be Miss Flora
M. Gibson, sister of the bride, and the
bridesmaids will be two of her cousins,
the Misses Matte and Bessie Gibson,
and Miss Ruby Brewer, of Philadel-
phia, and Miss Blanche Priestman, OF
Toronto, Canada. Mr.. Sherman B.
Fowler, of Alexandria, is to be the best
man, and the ushers are to be Mr.. VIM.
II. Conley, Mr.. Charles b. Schall, Mr..
Harold Snyder, Mr.. VIM. G. Field, Mr..
Frank Gibson, end Mr.. Morris Grape,
of Baltimore After the wedding re-
ception will be held at the residence OF
the brides parents, and the couple will
leave for the South later in the even
ing. After December 10 Mr.. and Mrs.
Hudson will be at home to their friends
at No. 1909 S street northwest on Mon
days.
Mr.. AGNEw AND GENERAL MALONE.
Mr.. Park Agnew, of this city, who was
il, MaShinntnn Saturdau in sneak