The times., 1899-02-12


Mercer.
Mrs. William F. Aldrich and Mrs. John
w. Pratt have cards out for Tuesday from
s to IL.
Miss Gay will be for the remainder OF the
season at 1929 G Street.
Mrs. Mcknight Moses will be at home
Mondays in February.
Mrs. Balch Beall Wilson, 29O9 Q Street,
will be at home Tuesday, February Il,
when she will have with her her sister,
Miss Mary Key Dodge.
The assembly hall of the Carroll Insti-
tute never looked prettier than it did on
Wednesday evening, the event being the
last german of the Wednesday Cotillion
before the Lenten season. The colored
lights, bunting. flags, palms, etc, together
with the handsomely gowned ladies pre-
sented brilliant picture. General dane
ing was in order from until 10 o'clock,
when the german, of fifty couples or more,
was led by Mr. George Thomas Cox with
Mrs William Nelson MoCre and Miss Rosa
lie 4. Healy as mis- partners. The favors
were both dainty and appropriate. At mid
night a handsome collation. was served
after which dancing was INDUCED in unul
the wee hours. The series of dances gwen
by this club have been very popular ard
well attended, the number of out of TOW d
guests being noteworthy. The patronesses
were Mrs. William Beale Hibbs, Mrs.
Joseph p. Minetree, Mrs. William Todd
Deyan, and Mrs. William Nelson Mooi c.
Others present were Misses Mary Aisqui;h.
Darling, Amy L. Concklin, Blanche Street
Harriet Draper, Cecil Dulin, Jarvis, VIII
Jams. Breuninger, Shipman, PIatt. Talia-
ferro, Quackenbush, Elaine Young, Rosa
lie y. Healy, Margaret Walker, Deiss. Eliz-
abeth orndorff, Jane Young, Cauldwell
Taliaferro, Alice Irwin, Manning Heiston
Oyster, Drake Mr. and Mrs J. Edwin
Young, Miss Brown, of Franklin, Pa;
Miss Whiting, of Brooklyn. n. y Miss
Fay, of Chicago; Miss Quarles. of Troy:
Miss Carlisle, of Pennsylvania Miss Grace
Maher Mr. and Mrs. Braunstein, and Miss
Braunstein, of Cincinnati Messrs Arthur
/. Clark, Thomas Aisquith. Arthur Maher
Francis p. Madeira, John Wilson, William
Meuhleisen, John B. Johnston. George Har-
vey. Franz Ridgway, Walker Douglass
Hitchcock, McNeir, Charles H. Rodgers
William Keblinger. Fowler, Green, Dr. Lee
Harbin. DIR. Townshend, Harry Reed. Fred
Parks. John Kinney, William Nottingham.
Charles Glover William Donnelly. Cauld-
well, William Carter. DR.. Madert. William
liohman Brengle, Charles Jones' George
A. Mills. jr.; Eugene Cough, Reese. Heud-
ley, Drake. William Moore, f. p Hickey
Riggles, George Weaver, and Colonel
Healy.
4 very pretty wedding was solemnized
Wednesday evening last at the residence
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Payne. 1924 Fourth
Street southeast, the contracting parties
being William T. Raley and Florence ].
Gilroy. The ceremony was performed by
the Rev. Z. Hez Sven, of the Second Bap
tist Church, of which the bride is mem
Der. Mr. Iceland G. Tracy was best man
and Miss Annie Milstead bridesmaid The
bride was dressed in cream henrietta.
trimmed with white satin. After the cere-
mony a collation. was served. One of the
pleasant features OF the evening was the
presence Of the S0-year- old grandmother
of the groom, Mrs. Margaret Raley. The
happy couple were the recipients of a num-
Der of handsome and useful presents.
Among those present were Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Rouzee, Mrs. Margaret Raley, Mr..
Charles Gilroy, George w. Rue, Sert John
c. Daley, Mrs. Florence Gilroy James H.
Dony, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Clark. Mr..
and Mrs. Robert Copp. Mr.. Daniel Clark,
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Wagner, Miss Annie
McBoyne, Mrs Eugene Smith and Mr.. and
Mrs. Roy Payne and family.
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vites its friends TO an open meeting and
reception to be held at the home of Miss
Tanner, 1912 Thirteenth Street. Tuesday
evening. February "a, al O'clock Mrs
Judith Ellen Foster. chapter regent, will
make an address on the relation of the
colonial governments to the Constitution.
A paper on THE Influence of the New
England Colonists on the Constitution of
the United States will be given by Mrs.
Ellen Spencer Mussey. musical pro-
gramme Will also be rendered.
The marriage of Miss Lillian Clizbee. of
New York and Mr. Henry w. Nordhorst
of Fort Wayne Ind. was solemnized last
Wednesday, at noon, at st. Stephens
Church Mount Pleasant, Rev. Mr.. Dudley
officiating. Only small gathering of
friends witnessed the ceremony which was
followed by wedding dinner at the resi-
dence OF the brides aunt, Mrs. Thompson,
1915 Seventeenth Street. The bridal pres
ents included Il handsome double house at
Fort Wayne and a diamond sunburst both
gifts Of the groom. Mr.. and Mrs Nord-
horst have gone to Florida for their
honeymoon, after which they will proceed
to their future home in Fort Wayne.
The dancing club of the Morton Cadets
gave small dance to their lady friends at
rooms were prettily decorated for the oc-
casion, blue and gray, the company co!ors,
predominatng. Refreshments were
served during the evening. The boys will
continue these dances at short intervals
| throughout the season. Among those pres
cnt were Mesdames Ball and Patterson.
Misses Ellis, Butt, Tuthill Spencer, and
Harley. The members present were Messrs
| Ball. Beuchert. Dutton, Barbour CHS
holm. Eichelberger Page. Patterson and
| Wheat.
The Southern COtlllion will give a NATL
nee dance February %, at the Confederate
Veterans Hall. Mr.. W. Wilbur Kellinger
will lead the cotillion.
Rev Father j. p Chidwick. who was
the chaplain OF the battleship Maine at the
time of its explosion in Havana Harbor
will give a lecture at the Lafayette Square
| Opera House Thursday February %, the
| proceeds 10 be devoted to a charitable
work in which a number of prominent
ladies are earnestly interested. The pat
ronesses are Mrs. Justice McKenna Mrs
| Murphy Mrs Carter, Mrs. Haywood, Mrs
Mosher, Mrs. Franklin, Mrs. Emory, Mrs
| ]. A. Bingham. Madame de Grandprey Mrs
| Rand, Mrs. Sheridan, Miss Patten, Mis-!
| Long, Mrs. Allen, Mrs. Crowninshied. Mrs
| Glover, Mrs. h. ID. Evans, Mrs. Sigsbee
Mrs. A. s. Barker, Mrs. oNeill, Mrs. Val
Reypen, Mrs. Wells, Mrs. Thomas f. Wag
gaman, Mrs. Preston Sands, and Mrs
Bayne.
| The committee of ladies' who have beel
| so untiring in their efforts to brighten lii
for the little ones at the Founding Asylum
are now earnestly interested in securing