The age-herald., 1897-09-19
BY MRS. GEORGE c. BALL.


be received as a pupil who is under 16 or over 30 years of age. She must be able to read and write and be recor1- mended Whsn she is graduated she will rsceiva diploma, which will insure her a position through the Domestic Re- form league. She may take a general course or she may prefer to be a special ist-aook, ehambermaid laundress or waitress.
 The lectures will include domestic service, it's economies and ethics; home sanitation, the philosophy of cleaning, practical housekeeping and the chemis- try of foods. Experts on thsse subjects will be engaged as speakers and demon- strations will be an important feature.
 Georgia woman, Mrs. Julia Patten, will soon become manager of the wo- mans department of the American h. surance union, of New York. Mrs. Pat ten Is the daughter of the late Gen. AL fred Iverson, and a niece of ''Bif Arp Charles Smith, of Gainesville, Ga. Mrs Patten was one of the beles of Georgia previous to her marriage and is a wo- man of unusual mental qualities, but delicate physique. She will have the dis tinction of being the manager for the first woman's insurance department in the south, and will have a regularly equipped office at Atlanta.
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 Edward August Neresheimer will be acting president of the Philosophical so- ciety of America until April, 1898. He was formerly vioe-pres dent of this or der. How long he will occupy the con- spicuous position depends largely upon the degree of mysticism he may develop. He is a ble-eyed, gray-haired man of 50 years of age, and was instrumental in building up the Theosophical college, at Port To1na, Gal
 Mrs. Kate Chase Sprague has suc- ceeded in placing the bonds necessary to redeem her distinguished fathers home, near Washington, D. c.
 The wecnen of Greater New York who favor good government are to be called upon to take part in the campaign for the election of seth Low as mayor AL ready the men are anticipating dreary. poorly kept homes until the ballots are counted.
 ll6fG fWlli tOe d 1ulllOFUuS TedQ- -0R ana violin recital at the Knights of Pythias hall, North Highlands, on Tuesday even- ing, Sept 21, at o'clock. The entertain ment will be given by Miss Mary Bos- tick, reader; Miss Carrie Braun violin ist, and Miss Cleo Glover, aecQmpa mist.
 
 At Washington, D. C., on Wednesday, noon, in the presence of brilliant gath eiing of their friends al the Church of the Covenant, MT. Charles Hudson Boynton and Miss Florence GIiswold Gaines were married. Fully an hour before noon, the hour set forA the cere- mony, the guest began to arrive, and when the bridal procession made it's ap- pearance, the church was we'll filled with people prominent in social and official life at the capital
 The interval of waiting was well filled by the most artistic rendition of differ ert selections on the organ. Among these selections, pe;haps, the most note worthy was "Braga's Serenade," which was performed with unusual taste and feeling. The church decorations were simple in the extreme consisting almost entirely of palms and rubber plants, banked high against the altar.
 Promptly at 12 o'clock the wedding march from "Lohengrin'' was sounded and the bridal procession entered. This was headed by the ushers, MT. Howard N. Thompson and MT. Horace Westcott, followed by MT. Arch lbald Butt and MT. Edward J. Brady. After them came Mss Boynton, the maid of honor Her gown was of light gray, with q front of white chiffon. Her hat also was gray, and she carried bouquet of China as- ters. Last in the procession, was the bride, who came in on her brothers arm. Miss Gaines wore a graceful costume of dark blue, and @. large hat trimmed with black plumes. Acting as best man wa s MT. William Doliaway Farwell, of the New York Tribune. and an old college chum of the groom. He and Mir Boyn- ton entered the church by the vestry room door, near the altar
 Throughout the ceremony, which was performed by pr. Kerr. Of Richmond, the music continued in an undertone, breaking finally into the triumphant wedding march of Mendelssohn, as the newly married pair turned to leave the church. Behind them came Miss Boyn- ton with MT. Farwell. and following in turn the relatives of the two families.
 A breakfast was served at the Raleigh n little later. Among the guests were: Mir and Mrs. Charles A. Boynton, par n is of fhxa rrtaat,,. NTrc (.cfone x,,rt1,