The times., 1899-06-02
The SOCIAL WORLD
OF WASHINGTON
Secretary and Mrs. Alger En-
tertain at Dinner.
The President and Mrs. Mckinley
Their Guests.
The June Wedding Season Opens
Auspiciousiy-Mnrr Soiem-
nizcd at Church and Home.

The Secretary of War and Mrs. Alger
! entertained at a dinner last night in honor
of the President and Mrs. Mckinley. The
company included Mr.. McWilliams and his
| daughter, Miss McWiIliams. of Chicago
who are guests at the White House; Jus
tice and Mrs. Harlan, General and Mrs.
Henry, former Secretary and Mrs. John
W. Foster; Representative and Mrs Robert
r. Hit. and Major Hopkins.
Secretary and Mrs. Alger will leave to-
day for a visit Of three weeks to Canada
and Detroit.
The marriage OF Miss Corinne Clements
and Mr.. j. Elfreth Watkins. jr.. which
occurred at $50 last night at The residence
| Of the brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
| Courtland c. Clements, in Eighteenth
Street. was witnessed by only immediate
| relatives but the great popularity OF the
couple was attested by the number of
guests who presented their congratula-
| tions at the reception which followed
from Q to IL o'clock. Rev. S. L. Bryant, of
| ST. Paul. performed the ceremony in the
front alcove OF the drawing room, which
was converted for the occasion into
floral bower, banked with palms and gar
| landed with roses aud smiIaX. The bride
was gowned in ivory satin, trimmed with
point lace and pearls. Her bouquet was of
white roses Miss Miriam Bangs. the
maid of honor. wore pink modsseline de
scie over pink taffeta and carried La
France roses. The attendant flower girl,
Miss Catharine Clements, was prettily at
tired in yellow organdie and bore bas
ket of yellow roses. An orchestra an
nounced the approach of the wedding
party with the wedding march from Lob
engrin." Four little heralds, in snow
white robes-Claudine Clements, Margaret
Clements, Ruth Watkins and Marguerite
Manning-formed an aisle through which
!. the bridal procession entered the draw
ing room the bride being escorted by her
father. The groom's best man was DR..
: John Alexander Clark, jr., of this city.
During the reception the spacious rooms
were filled with a company representing
/. the Oldest resident set and notables of the
scientific world of Washington.
Later in the evening Mr. and Mrs. Wat
. kins left for their bridal travels, which
will extend for greater part of the sum
: mer.
! among the guests present were Mr. and
. Mrs. J. Eifreth Watkins, ST., General and
. Mrs. Dudley, Commissioner and Mrs. Jud-
!. son Clements, Mr.. and Mrs. Gordon
! Graham, the Misses Graham Mr.. and
! Mrs. Charles Abercrombie Sims, DR.. The
!. odore N. Gill, Mr.. and Mrs. Bernard r
: Green, Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Holmes, Mr.
I and Mrs. George c. Maynard, Mr.. and
i Mrs. Z. B. Phillips. Mr.. and Mrs. Rich
] ard Rathbun, Mr.. and Mrs. X F. Ray
!. mond. Mr.. and Mrs. B. B. Thompson
: Miss Williams, the Misses Street, Dr. and
/ Mrs. Sargent Stearns, Mr.. and Mrs. J. F
]; Manning, Mr.. and Mrs s. T. Dearing The
!. Misses Dearing. Mr.. and Mrs. Frank 3
7 CongeT. Prof. and Mrs. Frank Baker, Mr.
! and Mrs. Matthew S. Emery, Mr.. and Mrs
]: w. V. Cox, Mr.. and Mrs. Rene Bache
|. DR.. and Mrs. Marcus Benjamin, and Mr.
: and Mrs. Howard Clark.
I The Vermont Avenue Christian Church
! beautifully decorated with June flowers
!. was the scene OF largely-attended wed
!. ding last night. The bride was Miss Ger
! trude McCulioch. and the groom DR.. Harr.
/ Theodore Harding the former being tn
!. stepdaughter of Mr.. William H. Smyser
!. and the latter a well-known physician o
!. this city. Heralded by the nuptial musi
I from ''Lohengrin,' the wedding party en-
q tered the church, the bride attended b.
/; her stepfather, who gave her in marriage
: The wedding gown was of white corde
!. silk trained, the bodice draped witt
Z duchess lace in a circular bertha effect
{; and garlanded from shoulder to waist lin
!. with orange blossom sprays. wreath Q
I. orange blossoms fastened the tulle veil t
: the chestnut brown hair, and the brida
: flowers were lilies of the valley. arrange
: in shower bouquet. Miss Grace Lynn
I McCulloch who attended her sister a
!; maid of honor. wore an ethereally prett
!. toilet of white silk muslin over whit
. taffeta, the bodice of which was fluff
: with misty embroideries and lace
q shoulder bowknot of American Beauty vel
!. vet matched in tint the long-stemme
! roses that formed her bouquet and CAV
% IN t1,a Nvh
( of the toilet of the bride and her maiden
Z The two pretty bridesmaids and two ina
1: irons of honor each wearing white OF
J. candle and carrying white sweet peas, wei
4. Miss Grace Harding. Miss Gertrude VAR
: Mrs. William d. West, and Mrs. Willial
= H. Smyser. The ushers were Mr.. W. l
= West Mr.. George Duncan, Mr.. Clare Hare
= ing and Mr.. c. H. Rudolph DR.. W.
= Newell served the groom as best man. TT
=, ceremony was performed by Rev. f.
| Power, rector of the church. assisted
Rev NJ. Ross Fishburn. of the Congregs
] tional Church, who is valued friend.
! both the bride and groom.
The ceremony was followed by recel
! ton at the residence Of the brides stel
! father and mother, in Yale Street, ana
it's close DR.. and Mrs. Harding left Il
, a bridal trip North, the latter gowned f
i travelling in grey. Upon their return til
1 will reside at 2650 Fourteenth Street mort
west. Among the out-of-town guests wi
came ON for the wedding were Mrs. Joi
T Sheehan and Miss Eileen Sheehan' al
the Misses Merz and Mrs. Savournin, all
Baltimore. and Miss Christine ohlsen,
} New York.
Miss Anne Elizabeth Latimer and N
Arthur Bentley Shelton were married ye
terday at Ascension Church at neon
- ceremony was performed by the rector
= the church. Rev. DR.. Elliott, and was wi
1 messed by a large number OF friends.
4 bride. wearing white organdie and a lar
al white hat and carrying a cluster OF viii
III rosebuds. entered the church with b
al father. DR. George Latimer. Her atten
! ant maid OF honor. Miss Margaret La
1ner. preceded her, wearing rose pi
muslin over pink silk. Her large p