The times., 1899-10-08

If the crowned heads of Europe ever read
Washington society notes, they must ex-
perience a considerable amount of amaze
ment when they come across accounts of
the White House banquets OF state. Royal
readers with palaces Of their own for every
day in the week must naturally wonder
what the President means by entertaining
a hero like Dewey in a hallway instead OF
a room-unless they happen to remember
history so far as to keep our republican
simplicity in full view.
However, il they keep on patronizing
the social whirl columns of the American
press, they will read some day of a new
Executive Mansion, an architectural drea
of snowy marble and sioping gardens set
somewhere on a hill
Mr. Thomas Jefferson himself, could he
step out of his canvas into Congress,
would vote for a larger and more imposing
Executive Mansion, and the whole country,
regardless of anti-empire views. would en-
courage expansion to the extent OF allowing
the President house room enough to enter
tain the nations guests and his own. Last
winter Mrs. John B. Henderson, OF Boun-
dary Castle, submitted to Congress plans
for an Executive Mansion which would be
in keeping with the dignity of the United
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who had the matter in charge that there
is every hope that her suggestion will be
adopted and a new White House for the
exclusive use of the President be erected
at an early day. And when that comes to
pass the fine old corridor-whicb is splen-
dio and long and wide and high and every
thing else that a corridor ought TO be, can
confne itself 10 its own legitimate sphere
of usefulness, and returned warriors, for
ever and ever, can be entertained 10y al
future Presidents in an Executive Mansion
of snowy marble and sioping gardens-set
somewhere on a hill.
With the President and his official family
away and with Admiral Dewey on the eve
Of leaving, the social interest of these early
autumn days will, for the next week, be
exclusively monopolized by brides. Groomz,
of course. included Wednesday, as usual.
is the best day OF all. At noon on that day
will occur the marriage OF Miss Edith p
Walford to Mr.. Charles W. Turner, of New
York The ceremony will take place ar the
residence Of the bride-elect's father, MIR
D. y. Walford, OF Riggs Place, and will
be followed by small reception. At 3:15
o'clock the same afternoon will occur the
marriage Of Miss Edna Adelia Parmenter.
daughter of Major and Mrs. Harry H. Par
menter, TO Mr.. Charles Edwin Berry. The
wedding will be performed al the Congrega-
tional Church. Mount Pleasant.
The weddings announced for the evening
are those of Miss Elizabeth Sands, daugh-
ter of Mrs. B. G. Stocks, TO Mr.. Robert
Emmet Wiley, of Little Rock, Ark. The
ceremony will take place at ST. PauPs M
E Church, at 1880 O'Clock. At the same
hour, at the Fourth Presbyterian Church
Miss Maud Sterling, daughter of MIR. and
Mrs Joseph A Sterling, will be united to
Mr.. Clarence Maynard Exley.
The marriage of Miss Annice Montague
Rice, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Moses P.
Rice, to Mr. Melvin Gray Benjamin will
take place at Gurley Memorial Church at
o'clock.
Other weddings announced for later in
the month viii include that of Miss Irene
A Cow,nan, daughter OF Mrs. L. A. Cow
man, OF 1908 K Street, to Mr.. Charles Gerry
Wightman jr., Of Philadelphia. The cere-
mony will take place at noon on October is
in Calvary Baptist Church.
On October is. also, will occur the mar
riage Of Miss Florence Taney Brooke to
Mr. B. Arell Milburn, at the Church of ST.
Michaels and All Angels.