Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-06-16
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
Some More Pretty Weddings and Others for
the Future.
Relatives Gone to the Sites Marriage
-Comfngs and Gofngs-Per-
sOnal Notes.

The marriage of Miss Edith z. Gibson,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs Thomas A. Glib
son, to Mr.. John B. Mulloy took place at
the home of the brides parents, 1872 9th
street, Wednesday evening, the ceremony
being performed by DIR. w. r. Stricken
pastor of Hamline NJ. E. Church, In the
presence Of the immediate relatives and
few intimate friends of the bride and
groom. The bride was becomingly gowneo
in white organdie and lace. and carried
shower bouquet of bride roses. She was at
tended by her sister, Miss Iona NJ. Glib
son, who wore a lavender organize, ana
carried sweet peas of the same color. Mr.
Samuel Scrivener of this city acted as best
man. Decorations of cut flowers and palms
gave the parlors pretty effect, the lat
ter forming a bower for the bridal party.
After a short reception the young couple
started on their wedding journey.
Cards are out for the marriage Of Miss
Blanche Willard to Major Thomas A.
Blackford, late commander of Cheltenham
Military Academy at Ogontz, at the resi-
dence of the bride, go street southeast,
"Wednesday, June IS, at 7:30 pm. The
groom is a member of a prominent Virginia
family, and the bride is sster-in-law OF
Colonel B. K. Jamison Of Philadelphia.
Miss Annie Cunningham of ST. Elizabeth
and Mr.. Thomas Edwards of Washington
were married in st. Teresa's Church, Ana
costa, last evening by the pastor, Rev. M
p. Sullivan, in the presence of large gath
ering. Miss Elizabeth Devaughn of st.
Elizabeth was bridesmaid and Mr.. William
Adams of the same place was groomsman.
The bride wore white organdie, with hat OF
chiffon, and carried white roses The
bridesmaids dress also white organ
die, and she wore a hat to match. After
the ceremony reception was held at the
residence of Miss Cecilia Coughlan %
Franklin street, Anacostia.
Miss Mary Hess of 2n1 O. street sorltheas
and Mr.. Oscar Raba of Anacostia were
married last evening at the parsonage of
the Fourth Street Baptist Church by the
pastor, Rev. E. Hez Swem There was a
large number of friends and relatives of
the couple present. Miss Susan Hess and
Miss Menna Raba, sisters, respectively, OF
the bride and groom, attended the couple.
At the conclusion of the ceremony the
bridal party was driven to the residence OF
the groom, 21S Harrison street. Anacostia,
where reception was held. Mr.. and Mrs.
Raba will make their home at that number.
Miss Mary Barber niece of Mrs. McKin-
ley, and Miss Duncan, niece of the Presi-
dent, arrived at the White House yester-
day. They will accompany the presidential
party to Massac husetts.
The home of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas H.
Armstrong, 1923 Whitney avenue, was the
scene of a charming entertainment from
to 10 Tuesday evening in honor of their
daughter Mareta's tenth anniversary. The
little hostess graciously welcomed her
many friends upon the gaily illuminated
lawn, where games were enjoyed for sew
eral hours. Refreshments were served to
the guests about o'clock. Among those
present were Frederick Altemus, Harold
Lonsberry, Mabel and Francis Mitchell
Dorothy and Percy Lang, Dorothy He'll
man. Mabel Winslow, Edna Wells, Mary
and Allen Minnix Josephine Raber Char
lotte Deitrick Margaret and Almeda Barr
Josephine and Wager Brown, Sarah and
Louise Williams, May and Lillian Wilson.
Mabel and Elsie Gaddis Ruth Lang, Charlie
Gordon, Jessie and Edwin McKeever, Pearl
and Charlie Calhoun, Mornay Helm, Lii
liam Armstrong, Florence Baily, Misses
Phillips, Margaret and Philip Cochran,
Carl Raymond and Bessie Copenhaver.
Mrs. A. P. Lacey has gone to New York
TO spend a few days with her nephew, c.
M. Lacey Sites, Phi. D., after which they
will proceed to Auburndale, Mass, to be
present at the wedding of Miss Ruth Marie
Sites on June q. Mrs Lacey's niece, Miss
Roberta A Simpson, will accompany them
from New York to serve one of the
bridesmaids at the wedding. Miss Elsie
Maude Sites, who will be maid OF honor to
her sister, graduates this year at Welles-
ley College. Mr.. Fred r. Sites, who also
prepared for college at the Eastern High
School OF this city, has just graduated as
civil engineer at the Massachusetts lnsu-
tute of Technology.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Manning Borst OF
Highland. Culpeper county, Va, have is
ter Miss Mary Isabella Borst, to Mr.. STAN
ley Strange Beckham, Tuesday, June u.
Miss Borst is the eldest granddaughter OF
the late Peter Bouck Borst of Luray, Va,
a noted lawyer and the proprietor and first
president of the Shenandoah valley rail-
road She is the Observation-Disclosures OF
the late Peter 1. Borst of New York, who
was well known in Washington as proml-
nent member of the Thirty-first Congress,
when his cousin Martin Van Buren,, was
Secretary of State and his friend. Andrew
Jackson, was President Miss Borst's we'd
ding is especially interesting to a large ana
influential circle of connections north and
south, as hers is the first marriage in her
generation of the Virginia branch of an
old colonial New York family. Mr.. Beck
ham belongs to the well-known Virginia
family of that name. He distinguished him.
self as non-commissioned officer of the
District of Columbia volunteers, and re-
ceived a medal for bravery in the Cuban
campaign. He has just recovered from
typhoid fever contracted at Santiago. He
is the son of gallant confederate veteran,
Mr.. James Beckham of Culpeper, Va.
Mrs. Helen NJ. Wood has closed her
Washington residence at 929 NJ street for
her cottage on the shore of Buzzard's Bay,
Wareham, Mass.
Miss Blanche Cockins, who has been the
guest of her cousin. Miss Nellie G. Dalzell,
for the past month, left last evening for
her home in Ohio.
Mrs. Addison Hall of Cincinnati, who ar
FlNeu III TOWN. yesterday, leIt To-Day, with
her sister, Miss Stone for White Sulphur
Springs Ind, to spend the summer.
Miss Jennie B. Strasburger of Williams
port, Pa. is the guest of the Misses Stras-
burger of 500 H street, where they will be
pleased to see their friends
Accompanied by his sister, Miss F. E.
Tucker, and his niece, Miss Edith Howard,
Mr.. Evan H. Tucker has gone to Atlantic
City for his health
Mrs ]. w. Babson, with her daughter,
Miss Babson, and granddaughter, Miss Mar
garetta French, left yesterday for her sum-
mer home at Brooksville on the coast of
Maine where they will remain until Oc-
tober.
An enjoyable trolley ride was given by
the Chain and Sprocket Club on Wednes-
day evening to Takoma Park. On reach
ing the park hall dancing was enjoyed I'M
til late hour. Those present We're: Misses
Chandlee, Bochman, Hopper. Kipp, Ger
trude Bright. Misses MCGEE, Grace Senior
Daisy Nourse, Alice Hall, Marie Kraak,
Patterson, Carrie Budd, Lille Jerman Bes-
sic Senior and Messrs. Chas. Jerman, Hig-