The evening times., 1896-10-28
CUPID AND THE CLERGYMEN
Marriages Announced to Occur To-
night and This Week.
Birthday Parties and Other Social
Events Occupy the Idle Hours
OF well-known People.

Miss -AllCe l.. ScltZ- tHt udtEhltE ti vi .
John + seitZ, OF No. 1905 New Ork itvcHtc,
and DR.. Edwin L,itErop, of this city, VIII
he InHrricd tbs cye"lIS ats o'clock in the
pastoral residence II st. fatIIck'S Church,
Kew. Father MCGec ciriciatinE.
tie maid al honor viii be AliSS Lyllian
+ .seitZ, ii sister uf the BRIDE, and the best
man Mir. Ed. Fletcher. There will be no
uSherS or maids.
Alter Il tour Ihat viii include visits to
several cities in tie North, DIR. aud Mrs
Luthrop Will be home on Thursdd - through
cat the season at No. SO7 East Capitol
street
The marriage of Miss Katharine Eliza
beth Franklin ana Mr.. Thomas \. Wade Of
Toledo, Ohio, viii take place this evening
=. q o'cloci at Epiphany Churcn.
Miss Jennie Stickney Sheriff. daughter
OF Mrs. Susan b. Sheriff. and Mr.. George
Scharr Of the Pension Bureau were mar
rIed last evening at the home Of ;hc bride.
The residence was profuscly and artistic
ally decorated With palms
The oercmony was performed by Or. =.
] Muir. pastor OF Z Street Baptist Church,
assisted by the grooms father, Rev. j. IL
Scharf. Of Philadelphia. Miss Elcancr
Sheriff, the brides youngest sister, at
tended as maid OF honor. ana Jiic best man
was Mr.. Jacob Schaf. brother OF the
groom.
The bride was gowncd in white moire.
Garnished with pearls and chiffon; the
nigh cellar being ciasped with a diamond
brooch. enc Of ,tfe gifts from the gruC III.
Mr. and Mrs. SCharf left for "A Northern
tour, and upon their return VIII tie home
ON Tuesdays, after December /, at No.
1TO2 l. street.
Miss Julia Wheeler, OF North Capitol
:. w. fnpInrni "a Slrnris.. La Sti
evening by a number Of her young friends
who called in ii body to congratulate her
upon the seventeenth anniversary uf her
BIRTH.
They brought with them a numtcr OF
pretty gifts, and hamIcr Of refreshments.
which were served later in the evening by
M:lsrs Ella Marhcrry and Stella Smith,
assisted by Mr.. George Harmon.
An attractive feature oI tBc evening was
several fancy dances, executed 10y Misses
Eta ami Kate Davis, and an original poem,
written 1or the occasion. by MI Robert
j. Bell
Among those present Were Misses Kate
Smith, Laura Berg. Mamie stamford, Ella
Brady, GusSie Evans, Josephine McCOn-
nell, Effie Scott and MeSsrS. John NCalc,
Frank Harris, Arthur cant, Walter Brady,
II. r. Forrest, Horace Wall and John and
Daniel Riggs.
MI ann AlTN Ist''Il strauss lii ~ lif'i
from a four weeks visit to friends in Phil
adelphia.
Miss Blanche Cole of NJ street is visit
ing in Philadelphia, where she went To
attend the first autumn tall Oc the Mcr
camille Club. which took place last III ght.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry +. Geiscr. who were
married yesterday in the Methodist EpiS-
cupal Church, Bucke ycStown. Md, are
spenGius The early days of their honeymoon
Ia this CITY. The BRIDE is the daughter of
Mr. Eli NiCOdenus, of Elm Tree Farm"
near Buckle yc>tuwn. and the groom a son
or Peter GciScr. the piouccr iron manufac-
tuTcr. Of Waynesboru. Pa.
AR. and Mrs Herbert Dali. of South Wash
inStOu, celebrated the fifth anniversary of
their marriage with i card party last night
Ia Il number Of their ncighbOrs ard friends.
EuChrc was the game of the evening. the
prizes for which were Won by Miss Eva
Hastings and Mr. John +. MoUe. The par
iurs were prcttily arranged with flower,
and choice refreshments were served
Misses GcncvicvC and Grace Messenger, OF
Rhode Island avenue, VIII leave this even
ing TO spend the winter in St Louis with
Miss Eualia Rcnaud.