Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-12

after OCTOBER 20 at llS5 > street northwest
! Mr. ". C. Maupin and Mrs. Maupin have
| returned to their home on East Capitol
i street.
Mrs. Paul Chaplin is visiting relatives in
! Norfolk. She will return to Washington
| the middle of the present month.
| The Second Baptist Church audit Drum,
| beautifully decorated with palms and ferns.
! was the scene of one of the prettiest we'd
dings of the season last night The bride
was Miss Jessie Davidson Appler. formerly
of Baltimore, and Mr.. Charles f. Hendar-
son of this city was the groom The bride
sole over white taffeta and carried
large bouquet of white roses Her
attendant maid of honor was Miss Min
| the bride. and the best man was Nj. Milton
Berlin. cousin to the groom. The entrance
| of the bridal party was announced by the
| bridal chorus from "Lohengrin. played by
Miss Smoot and Mr.. John Richards. and
| the close of the ceremony was signaliZed
by Mendelssohns wedding march. The
| ushers were Messrs. Byron Kingdom j.
Walter Edelin,. Harry b. Haley, Curtis
Draper, Edward Dutton and Eugene Meads.
After the ceremony a reception given
at the residence of the brides mother, 12i
9TH street southeast, to which only the
members of the Immediate families were
| present Mr.. and Mrs. Henderson left on d
| late train for a trip to the north. Upon
! their return they will be at home at III Attn
street southeast
| Mr.. and Mrs. +. NJ. \. Fenwick celebra-
| ted the tiftieth anniversary of their mar
| riage at their residence, POS II street north
west October IL. Mr. Fenwick served in
the Mexican and civil wars and has re-
| sided in Washington all his life. having
| been in business here many years. He is
| among the few original members of the
| Oldest Inhabitants Association.
The marriage of Miss Grace E. Fields
and Mr. John L. Fletcher both of this city
| took place last evening at s O'Clock at the
| home of the brides mother, JOB New Jer-
| sey avenue northwest. The ceremony was
| performed by the Rev. j. j. Muir, d D., in
| the presence of the immediate relatives Of
| both parties. The bridal party took their
places in the bay window of the parlor,
| which was banked with palms and taste
| fuily decorated with autumn leaves and
golden-rod. The bride was given away by
| her brother, Mr.. Frank Fields The best
| man was Mr.. Edwin Shuttle. cousin of the
| groom, and the bridesmaid was Miss Alice
| NJ. Fletcher, a sister of the groom. The
| bride was becomngly gowned in white silk
| and carried a bouquet of bride roses. The
| bridesmaids gown was white orgaudie over
| pink, and she carried shower bouquet Of
| pink roses. Mr.. and Mrs. Fletcher left en-
| the evening train for an extended trip
! north, and on their return will be at home
to their friends, October p, at 515 NJ street
| northwest.
Mr.. and Mrs. Berner of Philadelphia an
| nounce the engagement of their daughter
| to George Montgomery Howard of this
city.
| Mr.. and Mrs. C. F. Troupe of Baltimore
who returned from Europe Monday, will
visit California this fall, accompanied by
| Mr.. Sanders Garland of this city.
| very pretty wedding at noon yesterday
was that of Mr.. Charles W. Turner OF New
York and Miss Edith p Walford, daughter
OF MIR. ID. n. WalfOrd. The ceremony was
| performed by Rev. Stoweli l.. Bryant of
! st: Pauls NJ. Z. Church, in the presence of
| relatives and a few intimate friends. The
! BRIDE looked in OeIl
| of white satin, and wore veil fastened
! with orange blossoms and a circle of tlia-
monds. the gift of the groom. She carried
! a shower bouquet of brides roses and HES
| of the valley. Miss Beatrice Walford was
| maid of honor for her sister and Wore a
| dainty gown of white crepe de chine and
| lace and carried pink roses. Miss May
Blaine, Miss Eleanor Chamberlain, Miss
| Elizabeth Fill and Miss Blanche Teel were
| bridesmaids, and wore gowns of white
| swiss and lace and carried pink flowers.
| reception was hed after the ceremony,
| after which the couple left for an extern
| sive northern trip. On their return Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Turner will be at home
| at So West End avenue, New York.
| The Baltimore branch Wonan's Foreign
Missionary Society VIII be given a recep
| ton this evening at O'Clock at Metropoli-
| tan Church, az and C streets.
| Miss Annice Montague Rice and Mr.. Mel
| vim Gray Benjamin We're married at the
| Gurley Memorial Church last evening, IN
|
! congregation. The church was decorated in
| green and white. with "A background of
| palms. The ushers We're Messrs Edwin
| o. Lucks. Clarence Kibby, Creighton Rice
| and Covert GCodlove, and the bridesmaids
| Miss Mamie Smith of this city and Miss
| Fannie Rice of Rochester. n. Y, cousin
| OF the bride The latter wore pretty gowns
of pink organdie over silk of the same col
| or and carried bridesmaid roses. Miss
| Ruby Rice, sister to the bride, was maid
of honor, wearing becoming gown of
| light blue organize and carrying a bouquet
| of white roses. The BRIDE who was escort
| ed by her father, wore a trained gown of
| white satin covered in white embroidered
| net, and carried d bouquet of bride roses.
| The groom and his brother, Mr.. Francis NJ.
Benjamin. joined the bride at the altar,
| where Rev. Edward Mott. rector OF the
| Church of the Advent, performed the mar
| riage service
AS MIR and Mrs Moses P. Rice. the par
| ents of the bride. live in the country the
| reception which followed the ceremony was
| held at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. 5.
| c. Benjamin, the parents of the groom.
| Mrs Benjamin and Mrs Rice received with
| the newly married couple. delightful
| supper was served throughout the evening.
after which the young people left for
wedding trip of several weeks. They will
| reside at 561 T street.
| The marriage of Miss Maude Sterling and
Mr.. Clarence NJ Exley last evening at the
| Fourth Presbyterian Church, Columbia
| Heights, enjoys the distinction of being the
| first wedding to take place in the new edi-
| fee Last night the church had sprung
| into new splendor, graced as it was by
| beautiful palms and other floral decora-
| lions and settings by which the friends of
| the bride and groom had expressed their
| affection and esteem. Before the pulpit
| was erected an arch of interlaced boughs
| frightened with a wealth Of golden rod, the
| seasons representative, while from this
| bower hung the f1owery marriage bell that
| still remembers June. Among the palms
| that completely banked the pulpit was here
| and there a large bouquet of pink and
white cosmus. The ceremony was the Gus
| tomary of the Presbyterian Church.
| and was performed by the Rev. Joseph I.
| Kelly, pastor, in the presence of an assem-
| bly, that completely filled the church. The
| bride and groom entered the church to-
| gether to the strains of the wedding march
| from Lohengrin, preceded by the ushers,
| Mr. Sidney T. Exley, brother of the groom,
as best man; Mr.. Hugh NJ Sterling,
! brother of the bride; Mr.. Fred C. O'Con-
nell and Mr.. William b. Crowell. Mr.. A.
| b Kelly presided at the organ The bride
was handsomely and becomingly gowned
| in French gray broadCloth, richly trimmed
| in cut steel passementerie, with bodice of