Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-07-07
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
Welded at tie Covenant Mid Flowers and
Friends
Marriage of Miss WestcOtt and Mr.
Truesdell-Summer Travel
Plans-NOtes.

A large gathering Of friends witnessed
the marriage at noon today at the Church
Of the Covenant Of Miss Carolyn Dare
Westcott and Mr.. George Frederick Trues-
dell. The platform was massed with
palms and foliage plants. Rev. DR.. Ham
lin performed the marriage ceremony
The ushers were Mr.. Charles Westcott,
Mr.. Horace Westcott, Mr.. Ormsby Nc
Cannon and Mr.. Howe Totten. When
the bride came they preceded her down
the aisle. Miss Petit of Orange. N. J..
was the maid Of honor. The handsome
young bride came in church with her
mother. who gave her to the groom's keep
ing. At the platform Mr.. Rufus King
of Connecticut was best man.
The bride wore daintily and stylishly
made dress of white French muslin. The
skirt was bordered with number Of mar
row ruff1es edged with narrow white satin
ribbon. The same ruffled effect formed
| the upper part of the sleeves and trimmed
the yoke. A becoming hat trimmed in
white was worn, and shower bouquet
of brides roses carried. the maid of
green satin ribbons. Mrs. Westcott was
becomingly attired in pale lilac muslin,
with deeper shade of ribbon. small
bornet in the two shades was worn. The
groom is the son of Commissioner Trues
dell. After a wedding trip the couple
will come back here to live. Among the
guests at the wedding were Justice Har
Ian, Miss Harlan, Rev. DR.. and Mrs. Rad
cliffe, Major and Mrs. Parker, Mrs. Kuhn,
Colonel and Mrs. Totem, MIR. A. S. Worth
ington and Judge McCammon.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. r. Hodges have gone
to Eagles Mere for the summer.
The following Washingtonians are regis
tered at the Paeonian Springs, Va: The
Misses Clara and Lollie Paxton. Mrs. n. A.
Kraft, Mr.. Louis Cohen, Mr. Rudolph Cou-
! liant and Maj. Hopkins.
quiet and pretty home wedding took
place at the residence Of Mrs. Marie A.
Neuhaus. No. 1923 21st street northwest
today at IL o'clock, when her daughter
Flora NJ, was married to Mr.. Ernest L.
Schmidt. Rev. Albert Homrighaus of the
German Zion Lutheran Church performed
| the ceremony, at which only the relatives Of
the parties attended. The parlors were
tastefully decorated with palms and flow
erS The bridal pair were the recipients of
numerous presents from their friends and
relatives. A reception and wedding break
fast followed. after which Mr.. and Mrs
Schmidt left for trip north. including a
visit to Providence and the Thousand Isles
They will return to Washington early in
September
The first hop of the season was given last
Friday evening at the Hotel Powhatan
Charlestown. w. Va, and was largely at
tended. Those present from Washington
D. c., were Mrs. Emma Dent Casey Miss
Casey, Messrs. J. E. Virgins, H. c. Stiles
w. p. Waddey, jr.. Horace D. Goodale Geo.
Fowle and several members Of the Column
Tia Athletic Club on bicycle tour for the
Fourth Of July.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. NJ. Dubant have closed
their residence for the summer and gone
to visit friends at Cambridge Mass, and
Rye Beach, n. H. They will later 20 10
Asbury Park and Atlantic City.
Miss Edna Scott Smith, who spent last
Writer here studying music, has returned
home N II 10
the summer.
Mrs. Wilson, widow Of Sam'l Mountford
Wilson, the late distinguished jurist, is In
the city, accompanied by her grandson,
Samuel Mountford Wilson.
Miss Ada Grounseli and Mr.. ]. E. Charles
Of Philadelphia were quietly married at
the home OF the bride, Good Hope, ID. c.,
yesterday afternoon. Rev. Hugh Stevenson
| officiating. Mr.. and Mrs. ]. f. Charles went
later to Philadelphia, where they VIII make
their future home.
The Misses Fasse:t are at Brookside, W.
Va, for the summer.
Miss Anna NJ Whitemore sailed for Eu-
rope Saturday to spend the summer on the
continent.
Miss McMurray will spend this and next
month at Brookside, W. Va.
DR.. Charles Warren Stoddard Of the
Catholic University and Mr.. Kenneth
O'Connor are visiting Mrs. Dahlgren at
South Mountain, Md.
Gen. James Cakes. u. s. A, wife ami
daughter left the city today for Bedford
Springs, Pa, where they will remain three
| or four weeks, and then go to the Adiron-
dacks for the balance of the season.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Orndorff have cards
out announcing the marriage of their
daughter. Mary E.. to Philip McElhone.
Mrs. NJ. L. Whiteford has gone to Har-
pers Ferry for few weeks and will spend
the balance of the season at Chapel Point.
Miss Anna Mabel Steinberg has returned
from delightful visit to New York, Brook
lyn and Manhattan Beach. While in Brook
Ign Miss Steinberg was the recipient of
many social attentions as the guest of Mr.
B. w. ellis and family.
Mr.. J. d. Croissant and family returned
| last evening from Paeonian Springs. Va,
where they have been spending q month.
With them were also Mrs L. L. Pierce,
Miss Florence Pierce Mrs. Mary f. S. Davis
and Chas s. Davis and wife. They have
returned to entertain Christian Endeavor
friends from Connecticut.
Mrs. Henry Peyser of Petersburg, Va. is
the guest of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs j.
Stein, ST. Sd street.
Mrs. Clarence B. Rheem and her little son
Edmund have gone TO Brookside, W. Va,
for the summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. W. Creecy and children
have gone to the Warm Springs, Bath
county, Va, for 4 month.
MIR. +. b. Brown has resigned his position
in the government printing office, and will
leave tonight, with his wife and two chill
dren, Sherwood and Ethel, for their home
IN Texas.
Miss Ruby HALEY Of 9th street northeast
has gone to the mountains OF Virginia for
the summer and fall.
Marriage Licenses.
Ia riae bav b,-t ~,
clerk of the court as follows:
White-Ernest l.. Schmidt and Flora NJ.
Neuhaus; Geo. NJ. Cornelius and Alice NJ.