The times., 1899-11-11

1t " as Given Last Night by the Fri
day Evening Dancing Club Under
the Direction of Miss Elizabeth
CoN-Some Out-of-Toyvn Weddings
of Intezcst TO Neutrality-suspicious..
The Friday Evening Dancing Class held
its first meeting Of the season last night
in the ballroom at Rauschers.
The young guests, representing the fu-
ture beaux and bellies of Washington
society. were received by Mrs. Robert
Craig, who organized the class some years
ago. assisted by Mrs. A. W. Gree!y, Mrs
Frank c, Goode, Mrs. James Kerr, Mrs.
Edmund Goldsborough, Mrs. Louis Kings
ley, and Mrs. William Switzerland. The
ballroom, with its rose-tinted lights and
palm decorations, made an ideal setting for
the pretty maids and their young cavaliers,
who threaded the graceful mazes OF the
german led by Miss Elizabeth Cox. The
members of the class include Miss Louise
Kingsley. Miss Lizzie Lamberton, the
Misses Bradford, Miss Annie Aspinwa-l,
Miss Grace Carroll, Miss Edith Goode, the
Misses Paulding. Miss Annie Washington,
Miss Adola Greely. Miss Annie Townsend,
Miss Patty Stanton, Miss Lucy PoWe l. MISS
Nable Hume. Miss Helen Gait, Miss Eliza
beth Goodwin Miss Margaret Evans, MISS
Olive Gale. Miss Roberta Kerr, MISS Ger
trude Brown, Miss Julia RaYenel, MISS
Grace Clark, Miss Sally Wainwright, MISS
Margaret Anderson, Miss Maybelle Ray
mopd. Miss Rita Ridgley, Miss Martha
Hendriek. Miss Mary Bonested, MISS
Katherine Ridgely, Miss Ruth Halford,
Miss EIiror Lusk, Miss Helen Clabaugh,
the Misses Sutherland and the Messrs.
SheDard. William Pearson, Douglas Suth-
erIand. Joe Washington, Donald stuart
Winn Kerr Lee Simpson, Arthur Hayden
James Phelan, William Sterrtt tomas
Blagden, Paul Alexander, Clarence Nrlghl'
Henry Green, Walter Pratt, William
Brown Francis Honeycutt, William Ro-
land. and the Messrs. Poe, Finney, Hagner'
and Townsend.
Mrs. Henry Clay Evans and the Misses
Evans have returned from California,
where their summer was spent. Commls-
sioner Evans has taken the Henry House
in NJ Street, where his family will soon be
established for the season.
Mrs. Heald. widow of Commander E. de
F. HeaId, q. s. N, has returned to Wash
ten after an absence OF three years. She
will spend the winter at her home. 202S U
Street.
4 wedding of fashionable interest in
MARYLAND society was that OF Miss Laura
Hunt, daughter OF the late J. Eli HUNT, OF
B. Nd. and Mr.. II. Bruce Bur-
roughs. Of MechanicsviIle, in the same State.
The ceremony occurred at Emanuel NJ. Z.
Church South. in Prince George county,
last Wednesday at noon. Rev. A. 3. Sites,
pssfor Of the church, officiated. The bride
entered the church with her brother, DT.
J. r HUNT, of Laurel. Mr.. Ashby Bur
roughs was best man. and Miss Susie q.
HUNT was the maid of honor Her dress
was Of white organdie and lace, and she
carried white chrysanthemums. Misses
Rosa and Efie Murray Emma Ward, and
Eula HUNT were bridesmaids. They wore
white organdie, with pink and yellow trim
mings and carried pink and yellow chrys-
anthemums. Master Holmes and little sis
ter. Rowena Holmes, nephew and niece
Of the groom were the flower bearers. Mas
ter Horace II. Bowling, nephew OF the
bride. acted as ribbon page. The ushers
were Messrs. J. F. Dyson, of Mechanics
vile; Harry w Harrison. Hughesville; P.
Almar Mcdaniel. Waldorf, and Carlton
Gibbons. Of Baltimore. The bride, who was
very attractive in her wedding robe, wore
on her honeymoon journey dress of brown
Venetian cloth Mr.. and Mrs. Burroughs
win reside at Mechanicsville, Md.
General and Mrs. Sanger viii spend the
winter at 1922 Connecticut Avenue. Miss
Sanger is included in the list Of the sea
sons debutants.
The Capitol Hill History Club held Its
/ third regular meeting Wednesday. Novem-
J .
/ Eleventh Street northeast. The lesson was
/ Holland" b" and nearly a score Of short, but
! interesting papers were read. The club
/ members are enthusiastic and a large at
( tendance has been the result so far this
/ season. The club win meet on Wednesday,
/ November % with Mrs. Charles Z. Gro
well, 513 Second Street northeast.
Mr. and Mrs. W. Milton Farrow cele-
brated the twenty-fifth anniversary Of their
/ marriage last night.
The marriage Of Rev Jo.eph P Nc
/ Comas. rector Of St. Anne's Protestant
I Episcopal Church, Annapolis, to Miss
1 Katharine Carmichael Murray, daughter of
Pay Director James D. Murray, United
States Navy. took place at the church on
/ Thursday. The ceremony was performed
by the Rev. J. c. Gray. of Elkridge, assist
ed by Rev. f. B. Howden, of Cumberland.
The bride wore white satin and carried
white violets. She was given away by her
father. The maid Of honor was her sister,
Miss Charlotte Murray, and MIR. F. W. Nc
Comas. brother of the groom. was best
man. There were six bridesmaids, Misses
/ Spencer. Rush, and Habersham, cousins of
the bride; the Misses McComas, cousins
of the groom. and Miss Hanan One Of the
young ladies Is a daughter of Senator Nc
Comas. The maid Of honor and brides
maids were atJired in pink crepe de chine
and carried American Beauty roses. The
ribbon boys were Masters Murray, OF Bal
timore. nephews Of the bride. The ushers
were Lloyd Lowndes, jr., hewitt Steele
James D. Murray, jr., W Spencer Murray
d. r. Randall of Annapolis, and John
Glenn. jr, Of Baltimore. After the cere-
mony a wedding breakfast was served al
Acton" the residence Of the brides par
ents at Murray Hill. Prof. +. Willing
played the wedding march.
Among those at the wedding were Sena-
tor and Mrs. Louis +. McComas and Miss
McCCmas, Mr.. and Mrs. H. A McComas,
Miss Bessie McComas, Of HagerstOwn
Captain Rush. United States Navy, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Gordon and Miss Gordon, OF
this city.
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