Evening star., 1896-06-17
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
Coming Marriage Of Miss German and
Mr. Lambert
The Happy Event Has Been Arranged
for Today Week-PersOnal
Notes Of Interest.

notable ceremony will take place We'd
cesday evening June "a. at the residence
Of Senator and Mrs. German in the mar
rage of Miss Bessie German to Mr. Will
ton J. Lambert The handsome bride-elect
is a charming young lady and a great ia
| vorite among a wide circle Of friends. Sem
ator Gormaa and family have spent this
month at their country place near Laurel.
but will open up their city house for this
event. There are no invitations except
| verbal ones to the circle of relatives and
Personal friends who will be present at
the wedding. but announcement cards will
be sent out cfterward. Rev. Father Rich
ards. s. j., president Of Georgetown Col
lege. will perform the ceremony. and Mr..
L. F. Little, son Of Judge Little of Louis
Vile. KY. and a college friend Of Mr.. Lam
bert at Princeton, will be best man. The
couple will make an extended tour before
going to Deer Park. where the latter part
OF the summer will be spent.
One Of tho prettiest of June weddings oc-
| Cured at noon yesterday at the residence
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Small. :;5I7 18th
street. Mr.. Harry Fl. Cross and Miss Franc
NJ Small We're united in marriage by Rev.
F. D. Power OF the Vermont Avenue Chris
tian Church. The house was beautifully
decorated with palms and roses, sweet peas
and daisies. The bride wore q travelling
dress and carried La France roses. A we'd
ding breakfast followed the ceremony, anu
Mr.. and Mrs. Cross left, followed by the
Usual shower Of rice and the regulation old
shoes. and took the Pennsylvania railroad
for northern trip. Among many friends
present were Mr.. and Mrs. Abel Lodge of
New Lisbon. Ohio. grandfather and grand
hos 80
Celebrated their golden wedding; Mrs JAS
H. Cross of Round Hill, Va. mother of the
groom: Mr.. and Mrs. T. S. Nioolai, Mrs. F.
G. Graf and Miss Mamie Cross, sisters OF
the groom: Mr.. Graf Mr.. Charles d. Nicolai
of Baltimore. Miss Florence Martin, Mrs.
Lille Vanderhoof. Mr.. Oliver Bright Mr..
Nelson Ferrell of Pittsburg. Miss Lille
Galleher. Miss Lizzie Alexander of Eir-
ginia and Charlie Small and Elsie Tingle.
Mr.. Robert Cunningham and Miss Lille
Gurtizen were married this morning by the
Rev. DR.. Newman. Only the immediate
families and intimate friends of the con-
tracing parties witnessed the ceremony
The couple will make their home in Kansas.
Miss Salome A. Wills will make her future
home in Philadelphia.
Capt. T. F. Tobey, L. S. A., and family
left today to spend the summer at their
cottage at Sea Isle City, N. ].
Mrs. Irene C. Whitehead of vicksburg,
Miss. is visiting here.
Mrs. Royal and Mrs. Arthur jeffrey Par
sons and son left today for Nanepashemet,
Marblehead Neck, Mass. where they have
taken a cottage for the season Mr. Par
sons has returned from his Canadian fish
ing trip. and will join the family there.
Miss Eliza Woodwork of sth street
northeast left yesterday for a visit to her
brother. Mr.. Henry, Woodwork. at Cam
bridge, Ohio. and expects to be absent from
Washington until rear autumn Before
| coming back to her home here Miss Wood
worth will make tour of the northern
lakes. and also make a short stay at her
old home in Lockport. n. Y. returning to
Washington by way of Niagara Falls and
New York city.
The Violet Club gave an entertainment
last Friday at st. Dominic's Hall, which
was attended by large audience. The
program was as follows: Opening address,
by the president of the club, Mr.. Stanley
Lynch; piano solo. Martin Horne: recita-
ton. History of a Crooked Road" James
McDermott; song, Love Will Find a
Way Stanley Lynch: eornet solo, Richard
Mills: Indian love song, Joseph Healy; dia-
logue, Fools Errand." James McDermott,
Willie Shoemaker. Elemere Tull and Mar
| tin Horne. The closing chorus. When
the Spring Has Gone" by the members
Of the club.
Major ]. NJ. Scott, Us. army. and Mrs
Scott are at Warrenton. Fauquier county,
Va, for the summer.
Miss Minnie Riggles and Mr.. Samuel
Thomas Smith will be married this even
ing at O'Clock at the Western Presby-
terian Church. The ushers will be Mr.
Nicholas Eckhart. Mr.. Walter Moling
Mr. Frederick Riggles and Lewis Riggles.
brothers of the bride. The groom, Mr.
Samuel Thomas Smith, is the superiniend-
ent Of the Sunday school for the Chinese
and Is prominent worker in the Chris
fiancee. After the ceremony Mr.. and Mrs
Smith will leave for wedding trip. and
will return about the Isl of July to attend
the Christian Endearor convention.
The marriage of Miss Grace Wilson and
Mr.: MT Cornelius ,rne Vanderbilt. jr;;; may not
| said late last night that the latter was
| seriously ill with inflammatory rheuma-
tism at the home of his father. Mr.. Van
derbilt has been confined in his bed since
Monday. 1t was said, under the care Of
| Drs. Draper and Janeway. He felt we'll
Sunday morning, but owing to his gong
| out in tine rain storm he suffered a re-
| lapse of rheumatism, to which he has been
| subject.
Monday he was unable to leave his bed,
and his condition became such that Drs
Janeway and Draper were summoned.
They found Mr.. Vanderbilt in great PAIN.
He grew worse during the day and passed
a bad night. Yesterday, however, he i'm
proved considerably and was resting easily
| last night. Should he not improve it was
said the wedding set for Thursday noon
| might be postponed.
Mr.. j. H. Alexander and family are
spending the summer at Lorton Valley, Va
Mrs. E. B. Mertz and family have gone TO
| Colonial Beach.
Mrs. A. J. Guest is at East Gloucester,
| Mass.
Mrs. ]. ]. WILDER has gone to Paxson,
Va.
Mrs. S. Schroeder and family are at
jamestown. r. l., for the summer
Mr.. VIM. Ballantyne. with his daughter
and grandson. have gone to their summer
home at Seasconset. Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs. z. c. Robbins are at El-
| mira, n. Y. where they will spend the next
two months.
Mr.. and Mrs NJ. L. Gottwald celebrated
their wedding anniversary yesterday, and
in the evening a number of relatives and
friends called to offer their congratulations
Vocal and instrumental music enlivened
the occasion, and refreshments were
served. Among those present were Rev.
DR.. and Mrs Gottwald and Mrs. s. z. Colt
wald Of Cleveland. Ohio.
A very pretty wedding was solemnized. at
st. Aloysius Church at 8 o'clock this
morning the contracting parties being Miss
Mary Il. o'Neil, daughter of Mr.. John j.