Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-28
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
The Seal Conference Soon to Be Special
Guests.
Pretty Weddings Here and Else
where i'm which Home Folks Are
Observation-Disclosures

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| musicale at the White House last n:gh;
| In addition to the members of the cabinet
| and their ladies the guests included Major
| and Mrs. Heiston. Mayor and Mrs. Rand
and Col, end Mrs. Bingham. During the
| evening Horace Sims. the boy soprano
| SINGER from Racine. Wis. entertained the
gathering with several selections.
The members of the seal conference will
be guests of honor at number of hand
some entertainments curing the next few
weeks. Secretary and Mrs. Sherman Will
| probably be among the first of the hosts
ard hostesses who will have this pleas
ure.
Among the Washington guests yesterday
at tho marriage in Baltimore of Miss Nan
| ME Thomas Ma-koe TO Mr.. Clarence Cliff
| ford Sibley of New York were Miss Mary
Markoe and Col. James G. Berret.
| At st. Patrick's Oh lrch yesterday after
room the marriage of Miss Marion Lee
Morgan to Mr.. Wilfred Seymour Mcleod
was brilliantly attended. The sanctuary
and altar were handsomely adorned with
foliage plants and flowers. Mr. Frank b.
Martin was best man and Miss Edith
Morgan was maid of honor. Messrs. John
! son ard Harry Morgan. Robert Carlisle
| and Howard Burr were ushers. Rev.
Father MCGEE officilted. The bride wore
a travelling dress of dark blue cloth and
hat to match. and The maid OF honor Wore
udTk Teu ClolH CooteHit MI anu liiS.
Mcleod have gone r-orth on a wedding
| trip and will visit in Montgomery county,
Md, before returning to their future resi-
| dence. 1+06 Hopkins place.
To escape a shower of rice and a fusllade
| of slippers a Baltimore bride yesterday
outwitted the young friends assembled for
| that purpose by escaping from her par
ents' home by the skylight. walking over
the roofs of four houses and through an
other skylight to friends house. from
| which she emerged by the back door to
a carriage. in which the newly made hus-
band impatiently awaited her. While all
this was going on the disappointed fun
makers gave all their attention to car
riage waiting in front of the house, only
| to find their mistake too late to do more
| than arrive at the railway in time to re-
ceive the good-byes of the couple waved
| to them from the moving train.
DR.. and Mrs. Thomas Chatard were in
Baltimore in attendance upon the marriage
| of Miss Mary Juiana Chatard to Mr..
George Miltenberger, at the Cathedral,
| Cardinal Gibbons officiated and Bishop
Chatard of Indianapolis celebrated the nup-
| tial mass.
| At Rockville yesterday, at the Episcopal
| Church, the marriage of Miss Sarah
| Crabbe Griffith to Dr. Ernest T. Fearon
| of this city was attended by large assem-
| blage of their friends. Mr.. Charles G.
| Simpson of this city was among the ush-
| ers and Rev. Arthur s. Johns of this city
| officiated. DIR. and Mrs. Fearon have gone
| Cii a Trip ana VIII be away a Tort
night.
| Misses Iva and Hattie Darneille have
| returned, after an absence of four months
| At a recent meeting of the New Cen
| fury Club 1t Utica, y. V, Mrs. James
| Robert Mckee, daughter of eX-Pres.dent
Harrison, read a charming paper prepared
BY her for the Woman'S Club of Indian
apolls Its title was "A Foreign Expert
ence," and it depicted with a light touch
| court concert at buckingham Palace. the
| royal procession. the flash and movement
OF the audience room. the interest attach
| ing to the supper room and the presenta-
| ton to royalty.
A charming surprise party vas given the
| evening of October - by the Ladies Aid
Society of the Eastern Presbyterian
church to the librarian, Mr.. S. J. Vaughan
nt 1918 Maryland avenue, and his wife, the
superintendent of the primary department
| OF the Sunday school. l. was the fifteenth
anniversary of their marriage and not
withstanding the stormy evening" a large
company assembled and enjoyed the social
| time and the fine refreshments provided
! by the ladies'. A handsome cut glass water
bottle and glasses, upon a silver waiter
and beautifully decorated glass flower
bowl and other gifts were presented to tine
surprised couple. Inc pastor. DIR. Easton,
:nade the presentation speech, and also read
| the poem OF greeting written by Mrs. Mary
| <. Ireland.
Cards have just been issued for the mar
| rage in Brooklyn, November TO- of Miss
Elizabeth Irwin Armstead, daughter of H.
II. Armstead, and John Thomas Davis
son of eX-Cnited States Senator Henry q;
Davis Of West Virginia. The ceremony
VIII be performed at the home of the
brides parents. No. 455 Greene avenue
Miss Grace Il. Davis of Washington will
be the maid of honor and the bridesmaids
vii! be Miss Drakeley and Miss Dyer of
Brooklyn. Miss Braden of West Point
ana MISS Leverick of New Haven. Davis
Elklns, son of Senator Stephen b. Elkins
CT West Virginia, will serve as best man.
ana the ushers will be Stephen b. Elkins
| u, and Richard Elkins of Washington, and
H. H. Armstead, jr and ID. Mop Arm
stead. brothers of the bride. A wedding
| reception will be given from to pm.
sir. and Mrs William S. Thompson have
sent out invitations to the wedding recen-
ton OF their daughter Edith Eleanor and
Mr.. G.. Won Phul JONES' Wednesday No
vember 10, from 4 80 to $50 O'Clock. at No
1872 New York avenue.
Miss Lillian G. yelling and Mr.. William
w. Werrtz We're married last night by
Kew. Samuel H. Greene The event was
quiet, owing to recent family bereave-
nent. After western trip the couple will
make their home at 9OI l street.
Miss Jennie McCurdy and Mr.. William
J. Scheu were married yesterday at the
residence of the brides parents Mr. and
Mrs. McCurdy. Rev. MIR. Bagby officiating
Mr. and Mrs. Scheu will live in Wash
inston. Pa, for which point they have
started.
At the Church of the Holy Name yester-
day Rev. Father Kervick united in mar
rage Miss Catherine Ward and Mr. John
George Krohr The ushers were Mr. Alloy
sius Ward brother of the bride, and
Mr.. William Dunn. The bride wore a travel
Ing dress of blue cloth and a large black
velvet hat with ostrich tips. She carried
white chrysanthemCms. Mr.. and Mrs
hrohr have gone to Richmond on a trip
and will reside in Philadelphia.
At the Opera House. Fredericksburg. Va,
yesterday. Miss Bessie Goldsmith became
the wife of Mr.. Nose E. Rheine of this
city. The bride was elegantly dressed In
brocaded white satin and was attended 10y
her sister. Julia, as maid of honor The
latter was dressed in white silk. The Opera
house was tastefuliy decorated with ever
greens. flowers and growing plants Nu-
merous wax candles added to the beauty of
the scene. The ceremony was performed
by Rabbi Guttmacher of Madison Avenue
Temple, Baltimore. Among the guests
from this city were Mr. and Mrs. B. Sins
heimer. Miss Bertha Goodwin. Miss Annie
limerick. Mr.. David Wolfe, Mr.. Solomon
Lewis, Mr.. Fred limerick. After a ban
quet at hotel the guests returned to the
Opera House. where a dance took place
The newly wedded couple took the BIB
for fCrrr <af ho