The times., 1898-09-20
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL
Marriage Yesterday of Miss
Davis and Mr.. Lee.
WAS AN AUTUMN IDYL
Ceremony Occurred at Ex-senator
Virginia. and the PridnI Journey
VIII Include Voyage TO Japan
Other Items of Personal Interest

Other Items of Personal Interest
The marriage of Miss Grace Thomas
Davis, daughter of former Senator and
Mrs. Henry c. Davis, and MIR. Arthur
Lee, of Richmond, Va, was solemnized
yesterday at noon at the Davis Memorial
Church, at Elkins, w. Va. The ceremony,
which was performed with impressive
simplicity by Rev. DR.. Moses ID. Hoge,
of Richmond, was witnessed by the rela-
tives of both houses and number of
close personal friends. The small nieces
and nephews of the bride represented
the wedding attendants, and the tropical
foliage that SO beautifully decorated the
chapel was contributed from the private
Conservatives of Mr.. Davis and Senator
Elkins. Mrs. Elkins being an elder sister
of the bride. A wedding breakfast was
ser ell at 1890 at Graceland, ex-senator
DaViss mountain home, and was followed
by reception. The present were numer-
Gus and handsome, and were supplement-
ed by large checks from the families of
both bride and groom. The wedding jour
ney, which will be one of extended travel
III lOTElSH countries, VIII lflcluut JaDin.
The bride is one OF the handsomest and
most accomplished representatives of the
social world of Washington and New York,
while Mr.. Lee comes of the distinguished
Virginia family of that name, and
is prominently identified with the social
and business circles of Richmond, where
he is connected with one of the most i'm
| portant brokerage houses in the country.
/ Special trains from Cumberland brought
/ a number of the guests from distant
! points, and for more than a week past
! the hospitable roof of Graceland has shell
! tered a house party of relatives and inti-
mate friends. Among them were Gov
ernor and Mrs Hastings, of Pennsyl-
Vania, Gov. Lowndes, Ex-Governor Jack
son, Mrs jackson and Miss Jackson, of
/ Maryland Secretary of State and Mrs.
a. J. Dull, of Harrisburg, Pa: Sena tor
and Mrs. Ekins, Judge David w. Sloan,
Cumberland. Nd: Capt John Sheridan,
! Mrs. Sheridan Miss Kathleen Sheridan,
Mount Savage, Md; Mr.. Lee. of Rich
! mond, father OF the groom: Mr.. Hoge, son
! of Rev. DR.. Hoge; President Olmstead
of the Beech Creek Railroad; Frank A
Munsey, New York; Gen. Henry Kyd
! Douglas, HaEerstOwn; c. NJ. Hendley
Baltimore, Md; Mr.. and Mrs. Cation Lew
The announcement comes from New
! York that the marriage of Miss Caroline
Suydam Duer, the only daughter of Den
| ming Duer, of New Haven, Conn. to Mr.
/ George Xavier McLanahan, of this city,
viii occur in the early days of November
Two distinguished foreign visitors now
in Washington are Count d. Ursal and NJ.
G. de la Hau!t, of Brussels. who are max
ing a tour of the States under the direc-
tion of NJ. Maurice Joostens, secretary of
the Belgian legation.
Mrs. Audenried has closed her cottage
at Deer Park.
Mrs. J. Addison Porter. who. after her
arduous work nursing sick soldiers in the
Southern hospitals, passed a few days at
Edgehill, Nahant, to recuperate, has re-
turned with her family to her home in
| Connecticut.
Judge and Mrs. Horace Gray are still
| at Nahant. They have had the Lawrence
cottage, which miraculously ped be-
| ing destroyed by fire at the time the
Longfellow cottage, which is adjacent to
it. the Blanchard House. the Cunning
! ham, and the Russell cottages were burn
ed TO the ground. Judge and Mrs Gray
viii return to Washington in October.
Mrs. Belknap. who is now making a
brief visit TO New York, will visit her
daughter. Mrs. Henry, at the latter's