Evening star., 1899-03-15
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
Pretty Wedding Today at Luther Memorial
Church
Last Nights Dinners and the Lunch
cons Today-The CoOk-WiIsOn
Marriage Notes.

| Paul ID. Connor, and Mr. Albert Cur
| ley McChesney at Luther Place Me-
| mortal Church. The platform and read
| ing desk We're hedged with palms and
| Easter lilies. The ushers who seated the
guests were Messrs. A. w. Blount Charles
| E. Lipscomh, Harry Latimer and Paul ID.
Connor. The brides only attendant was Miss
May W. Connor. who wore gray broadcloth,
with large hat of chiffon. Her flowers
were Easter lilies. The bride came i'm
church with her brother, John F. Connor.
Her dress was of brown broadcloth, tailor
| made, and her English walking hat was
CT tan and brown straw with stiff trim
ming. She carried a bouquet of violets. No
| reception followed the ceremony. the
couple drove at once to the station and took
| the train for New York. They will be at
home after April l at 121 T street.
A very pretty wedding took place at the
Foundry NJ. E. Church last evening. The
| bride was Miss Gertrude Lewis Wilson of
Washington, daughter of Mr.. Frank A. Will
son, who has for number of years been the
! music precentor at the church named. and
the groom Mr. Alfred Monroe Cook, also of
Washington. The plant and floral decora-
iions at the church were very pretty. The
ceremony was performed by the pastor of
the church. Rev. Lucen Clark. The bride
was handsomely dressed in white mousse
| line de sole over white taffeta and carried
bride roses. She wore no veil. The maid of
honor, Miss Georgia B. Shallenberger, wore
white silk null over Nile green taffeta and
carried violets. Mr.. Howard p. Wilson was
best man. The ushers were Messrs. Emory
NJ. Wilson, Richard c. Clifton, Louis j.
HieSton and Robert H. Stone. After the
ceremony the bride entertained the ushers.
the immediate family of the groom and
few of her former schoolmates at the resi-
dence of her father. 2S2o Dumbarton ave
nue. no other relatives friends of the
families being present. The couple left
home about O'Clock amid showers of rice
for short trip and when they return will
hfa q hnyr rbns, vic dc No IN
street.
The Gridiron Club is preparing for one of
| its characteristic entertainments, to be
given the week after Easter. which prom
ises to be one of the most notable affairs at
which this unique organization has played
the host. Its members affect air of eX
ceeding mystery regarding the coming
! event. but freely admit that ladies to
be present not only constructively. as they
are always at Gridiron annual dinners, but
actually, and, in fact, are 10 be the chief
attraction of the occasion. This alone
would constitute radical innovation from
the clubs customs, which have made its
fame national as well as local, although its
ability to entertain women was demon
strated several years ago when it gave
leap year dinner, which proved altogether
charming and memorable. Four hundred
Invitations will be issued in a day or two,
and unfortunate, indeed, will be those
whose names are not on the list of the
favored
A large and enthusiastic reception was
rendered Rev. Mr.. Steele and his family
the parsonage at Lanham station. Md, last
night by the members and friends of the
Methodist churches of Lanham, Springfield
and Bowie, the occasion being Rev Steele's
entry upon the fourth year of his pas
torate. Speeches were made. songs were
sung and refreshments and choice flowers
in abundance were served
Mrs. L. Lingle of 1904 l street has re-
turned from New York.
Miss Mary Stone, daughter of DIR. Charles
Stone of Brightwood d. c., is visiting Miss
Maud Swartzman of Baltimore.
A pleasant surprise party was rendered
to little Miss Dora Garner of Newport
News. Va. by her friends, at the residence
of Miss Florence Gusdorf, yesterday after
noon. Among the many friends present
We're the little Misses Flora Cans Gussie
Brack. Ernice Rich, Rhoda Mauntner Rena
Fishel, Leona Hechinger, Leona Stern,
Helena Stern and Edna KatZen, and the
Masters David and Alfred Stern. Herbert
Rich. Percy Levy. Melvin Augustin, Lewis
STEINER, Carl Siegel. Philip Brown. Melvin
NJ. Gusdorf and Lawrence Gassenheim.
Mrs. Van Buren and Miss Edith Van Bu-
Comfort for a short visit before returning
to their home in Englewood. N. ].
Mrs. X. r. Hopkins. who has been visit
ing friends in this city, has left for her
home in Canada. f.r..-
The annual reception of the National Geo
Srdpnlc society VIII De given at the Arllng-
ton Wednesday evening, March 81. The
committee in charge consists of DR.. David
T Day. chairman; II. F. Blount Prof. II.
S. Pritchett. Bernard Green. w. b. Cox,
Alexander Graham Bell, F. W. True, DR..
Anita N MCGEE. Mrs. George Westing-
house. Miss Bell, Miss Aileen Bell and Miss
Flora Hill. musical program will be
given and an exhibition of liquid air by Mr..
Charles E. Tripler
First Assistant Postmaster General and
honor of Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander Revell
of Chicago. The company included the Sec
retary of Agriculture and Miss Wilson,
Secretary and Mrs. John Addison Porter.
Col. and Mrs. Bingham and Controller and
Mrs. Dawes.
Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Revell of Chicago
visiting Controller and Mrs. Dawes for
a few days and will leave here tonight
The latter gave small, Informal luncheon
today for few friends to meet Mrs. Revell.
Ex-senator and Mrs. j. B. Henderson
gave dinner last night, when their guests
We're the French ambassador, the Swiss
minister and Mrs. Pioda, the Belgian min
lister and Countess de Lichtervelde the
minister of the Netherlands, the Secretary
of War and Mrs. Alger, the Attorney Cen
eral and Mrs. Griggs, Senator and Mrs.
Lindsay, Mr.. Godfrey Bland, Representa-
tive and Mrs. Newlands, Prince Troubetz-
koy, Assistant Secretary of State and Mrs.
Hill, Countess d'Esterhazy, Commander
and Mrs. Glover Mrs. Daniel Manning
Mrs. Selfridge. Mr.. and Mrs Henry May.
Mrs. Carroll Mercer and Mr.. Hender-
son, jr.
Mrs. c. c. Harrison gave large dinner
last evening in honor of Miss Audrey
Pauncefote, daughter of the British am
bassador. who is visiting Mrs. BarkIie
Henry in Philadelphia.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Treat Paine will be
here few days before Easter, and may
spend month with Mr.. and Mrs Mat
tlngly before going to the seaside for the
summer. Owing to their desire to be pres
ent at the marriage of Miss Genevieve Mat
tingly and Lieut.. Breckenridge they gave
up the trip to Japan they had planned for
this spring. They have, besides, the build
ing of their new home in Boston to look
after for the time being. The work has al
ready been started
Mrs. David d. Cotton gave a luncheon
today of twenty-six covers. Several of the
cabinet and Supreme Court ladies, as well
as 1riends In resident circles, made up the
company.
The board of managers of the Methodist
Home will receive their friends in Hamlfne
Church this evening.
The home of Mr.. and Mrs Scrivanar 1-o-