Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-25
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
Pretty Wedding Last Night at Covenant
Church.
Miss Lyman Becomes Mrs. Crfttenden-
June Wedding Announced
Personal Notes.

| man and Mr.. Edgar Voorhees, CrittenCen
| was attended last night at the Church of
| the Covenant by concourse of their
| friends which filled that edifice to the
| doors. The platform and reading desk were
| massed with palms. vines and bouquets of
white roses. The ushers were Messrs. Paul
| E. Sleman. Harry Lee, E A Taylo: and
| Grant Leet. When the bride arrived with
her father MIR. Charles Lyman. she
| preceded to the platform by her maid OF
| honor, Miss Crittenden, sister of the groom,
| and the bridesmaids. Miss Holmes. the
| Misses Campbell of Takoma Park and Miss
| Gibbs. The bride wore an elegant gown Of
| white satin, trimmed with chiffon and
pearls, and tule veil fastened by a spray
| OF orange blossoms. Her flowers
shower bouquet of white roses. The maid
| of honor was in white organdie over blue
| taffeta and carried red carnations, while
| the bridesmaids Wore white organdie over
white silk and carried punches of pink
Mr. +. j. Whitehead. Joined the bride and
her father at the head of the aisle the
bridesmaids and ushers approaching by the
| side aisles. The ceremony was performed
| by Rev. George o. Little. assisted by Rev
| DR.. Hamlin. large reception followed
| at the residence of Mr.. and Mrs. Lyman
which was beautifully adorned with roses
and field flowers. buffet supper was
served in the ose-decked dining ROOM Mr.
| and Mrs. Crittenden started later in the
| evening for a trip of several weeks dura-
| ton, and when they return will reside for
| the present with the brides parents going
| to housekeeping in the fall The brides
presents included silver soup tureen and
Iadle from the employees of Mr.. Lyman's
| division in the treasury. and an antique
oak china closet from the groom's fellow
| clerks
Among the guests at the wedding in adj
| dition TO the brides relatives were the
| parents Of the groom Mr.. and Mrs H. W.
Crittenden of Rippon, w. Va: Mr. Hallet
| Crittenden of Highwood. n. j.; Miss Ly-
ard ~
| Bliss, Mr.. and Mrs. John Cammack, Mr.
| and Mrs. Willis. Mr. and Mrs. Frank May
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Barnell. Mrs. Mary
| Gfst, Mrs. White, Mrs Cleveland. General
and Mrs. sypher and Miss Sypher. Miss
| Kate Bradley, Mr. and Mrs II. A Jones'
Mr.. and Mrs. w. F. Clark. Mr. and Mrs
Gorham, the Misses Ross, United States
Treasurer and Mrs Roberts. Mr.
and Mrs. A. A. Birney and the Misses Biz
ney, Major and Mrs. Tweedale, Mr. and
Mrs. Edelin,. Mr.. and Mrs Frank Thomas
MI and Mrs. John Joy Edison and Miss
Edison, Mr.. and Mrs. George H. Lee, Mrs
Balantyne, Mr.. J. T. Hough and Miss
Hough.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward D. Easton enter
tanned large company of friends at the
! Naldorf-Astoria, New York last evening
| "wednesday May %: The occasion was
| the anniversary of their wedding, which
| occurred in Washington sixteen years ago.
! but this fact was not made known in the
invitations sent out. Many guests from
T.
| and Mrs. Easton at O'Clock, and later
| Joined in the general Festivities held in the
| myrtle room, which was prettily decorated
| for the occasion. A pleasant feature of
| the evening was entertainment volun-
| teered as compliment to Mr. Easton, who
| is president of the American Graphophone
| company and of the Columbia Photograph
| company, by the principal artists engaged
| in making talking machine records This
| part of the entertainment was under the
| direction of Mr.. Harry Yeager. Those taxi
| ing part were the Columbia Orchestra, Geo.
+. Watson. the Lyric trio composed of
Miss Mann Mr.. Havens and Mr.. Hooley;
| Mr.. Bogue and Nine. Alba of the French
| opera, Cal. Stewart, Geo. Scheweinfest,
| Fred Hylands, Leonard G.. Spencer. Geo.
| j. Gaskin, VIII F. Denny, J. w. Myers L.
| p. Ransom. John c. Martin. the Greater
New York Quartet composed Of Messrs.
| Harding. Campbell, Porter and Jones. and
| the Lowe brothers, xylophonists.
| The engagement has been announced of
Miss Lindsay Poor. daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Poor, and Col. Marion 2.
Maus. L. S. A, recently of Gen. Miles
staff. but now inspector general Major
General Shafters staff. The marriage will
take place in June. Col. Maus and his bride
| going Immediately to San Francisco.
| Misses Nellie and Bessie Merrimon
| daughters of Mr.. Branch H. Merrimon and
| granddaughter of the late ex-Gov. and ex-
Senator A. S. Merrimon of Greensboro,
| n. c., are making a ten-day visit to this
| city and are stopping with their friends,
| Mr.. and Mrs. Mitchell of 500 NJ street
The Mexican ambassador and Mrs. AZ
piroz will give dinner tomorrow night
| card party will be given tomorrow
| friday evening at Mrs. w H. Moses,
2l29 Wyoming avenue, by the st. Felicitas
| Guild.
| Miss Bertha Lobe is the guest of the
| Misses Stra usburger. so street where
she will be pleased to see her friends.
| Mrs. F. VI. King and Miss Addie Springer
are guests of their brother, H P. Springer,
during the jubilee week.
| Mr.. and Mrs. T. F. Walsh and family will
| spent the summer in Europe. returning in
| October. They sail from New York next
| Wednesday on the Majestic.
Mrs. L. W. ketcham will leave the city
| the first of June for an extended visit TO
| relatives and friends in Maine and Massa-
| chusetts.
| Mrs. Mary A. Greene will not take a cot
| tage at Atlantic City this summer as she
| has for the last three years, but will go
| abroad the latter part of this month.
| Miss Mamie Hoffer of Reading Pa, is
| the guest of the Misses Johnson of street
| southwest.
| Mrs z. D. Patterson of Cleveland, Ohio,
| and her sister, Miss Myra Horton of Tren-
ton, Mich, are visiting Mrs. p. A. Auer at
| 315 street, lexington.
| Mrs. Ellsworth Fisher of Court House.
| Cape May county. N. J., is visiting Major
| and Mrs. King, 1109 18th street.
| Mrs. Harvey Ellis and Mrs. Robert Snow
den Of Philadelphia and Mr.. Charles Ken
| drick of Fort Wayne, Ind, are the guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Armat Stoddart.
Mrs. Edith Gait Mish of 1893 New Hamp-
| shire avenue is entertaining for few
| days Mrs. Frank w. Parsons, Mrs. Jennie
| Storch. Mrs. Bushrod NJ. Watts, Miss E.
| S. Brady, Mrs. Charles William Oehm and
Mrs. James Young of Baltimore.
Mrs TanZer and Miss lillian TanZer
| of Cumberland are the guests of Mrs. B.
Coblenzer 902 street northwest At
home Friday.
Hotel Arrivals.
Arlington-F. H. Wilson, New York; Z.
| A. Crothers. San Francisco, Cal.
Cochran-S. Shepardson, Richmond, Va;
| c. F. Pope, New York.
| Dewey-H. NJ. Richards, +. Ansuy Ohio;