Evening star., 1899-11-16
AFFAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA
Home Weddings the Leading Events in
Society Circles.
Marriage of MIR. Rogers and Miss
Agnew and Mr.. Dinwiddee and
Miss standifOrd-Briefs.
Evening Star Bureau.
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ALEXANDRIA. Va. November 16. 1899.
The residence of Mr.. and Mrs Park Ag-
new on South Pitt street was the scene
last evening of a beautiful home wedding.
when their daughter, Miss Tillie B. Aguew.
and Mr.. Walter G. Rogers, a well-known
young bank clerk of this city. were mar
ried in the presence of q small home party
Rev. ]. Ernest Thacker of the Second Pres
byterian Church officiating The spacious
parlors were prettily decorated with roses
chrysanthemums and other flowers for the
ceremony. Promptly at $50 o'clock the
wedding party entered TO the music of a
march rendered by Miss Lucy Ewing. The
bride leaned on the arm of her father and
was attended by her sister, Miss Retta Ag
new, and Miss Louise Wimsatt of Wash
ington, both of whom were beautifully at
tired in white organdy. carrying cluster
bouquets of pink roses. The bride wore
her mothers wedding dress. which was of
white satin, with train and flmy veil Az
ter the ceremony a reception was held and
during the festivities the bride and groom
attempted TO elude their friends by slipping
out through the garden and going 10 the
Southern railroad depot. Their absence
was discovered. however, and about a score
of the guests gave chase, reaching the de
pot just as the train was pulling ont. Mrs
Rogers received a large number of hand
some presents.
Another quiet home wedding which took
place last night. was that of Miss Louise
Stamford and Mr.. NJ. L. Dinwiddee. at
the residence of Mr.. John Standford IA
ther of the bride No. 1910 King street.
The ceremony was performed by Rev. f.
V. Register of the Methodist Episcopal
Church South. in the presence of a few
relatives and immediate friends of the
family. Mr.. Dinwiddee is ticket agent of
the southern railroad i'm Washington. AZ
ter the ceremony the bride and groom took
Florida. Subsequently they will reside in
this city.
Union Thanksgiving Service.
At recent meeting of several Protestant
ministers of this city it was decided to hold
a union Thanksgiving service November
30 at IL O'Clock am. in Trinity NJ E.
Church. The congregations of the NJ E
Church South the First Baptist, Trinity.
Free Methodist and Second PRESBYTERIAN
churches will attend the services The
minister who will deliver the sermon has
not yet been selected. In the evening at
y O'Clock the young peoples societies of
the above named churches will assemble
at Trinity Church and hear a special ad-
dress in line with the THANKSGIVING occa-
sion, delivered by some prominent sneaker
yet to be selected.
Funeral Services.
Funeral services over the remains of Miss
Bessie Masters Stabler, whose death oc-
CURED Tuesday night, took place this after
noon at the residence of DR.. Lawrence
Stabier, father of the deceased No. 2o9
South st. Asaph street. Many young
friends of the deceased, who was in her
fourteenth year, attended the funeral Rev
+. T. Phillips of St. Pauls Church Off
ciated and the interment was made in Ivy
Hill cemetery.
The remains of Miss Jennie Hunter. who
died last night in Washington were brought
here today for interment. Deceased was
well known here. where she formerly re-
sided. She was the daughter of the late
Commander Bushrod Hunter of the United
States navy. Arrangements for the funeral
have not yet been made.
Briefs.
The Alexandria foot ball team and an
eleven representing the garrison at Fort
Sheridan will play a game of foot ball on
Colross grounds this afternoon. The sec
ond team of the AleXandrians has a game
with the second eleven of the Business
High School OF Washington scheduled for
saturday afternoon next in this city.
Hamilton. the two-year-old son of Mr.
Thomas Arnold, died last night at the home
OF his parent, No. AIS South Fairfax street.