Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-18
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
Interesting Wedding at st. Paurs Church
Today.
Mrs. Davis Entertains In Honor OF
PresentatiOn-PersO Notes.

Df. EDWARD oHNeF Belt ana MISS
Walker Norvell, both of this city, were
| married at noon today The ceremony was
performed in St. PaufS =. +. Church, by
| the rector, Rev. Alfred Harding. The
! church was prettily decorated with palms
| and lilies. Promptly at II O'Clock the bride,
attired in a handsome travelling gown, was
escorted to the chancel by her uncle, Lieut..
| Col. Stevens T. Norvell. where she was met
| by the groom attended by his best man.
| MIR. McGll Belt. Miss Lottie Parker of
| Virginia, a cousin of the bride. was maid
| of honor The ushers were Mr.. VIM. NJ.
| Dougal, DR.. Monte Griffith, Mr.. Arthur
| Peter and DIR. A. Rhett Stuart. The bride
| and groom left Immediately after the cere
mony for New York, whence they will sail
| for Europe. Miss Norvell is the grand
| daughter of Mr.. John Norvell, one of the
| first United States senator's from Michigan
DR.. Belt belongs to the well-knOWn Mary
| land family of that name. but has been a
resident of this city for some years.
Among those out of town in attendance
were DIR. and Mrs. Alfred NJ. Belt and Miss
Ariana Belt of Baltimore, the Misses Belt
| of Frederick county, DR.. Levin West Of
Brunswick, Md; Mrs B. D. Chambers and
Mr.. West and Duvall Chambers of ADAMS
town, Md; Mr.. l.. A White of Dickinson,
Md; Dr. and Mrs. VIM. Belt Sellman of
Baltimore, Rev. Mrs. McKeever of Phila-
delphia, Mr.. and Mrs. Duncan Norvell of
New York and Miss Storer of New Jersey.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ezekiel Gilbert Stoddard
| have issued cards for the wedding recep-
Mr.. Frank Seller Butterworth. Wednesday
May 81 $50 Temple street, New Haven.
Conn. Mr.. Butterworth is well-known in
this city, being the son of the late Com
missioner of Pensions ButterWorth. His
fame foot ball player is national Mrs
Butterworth and Mr.. Benjamin Butter
worth have been here lately on little visit.
Mrs. CuShman X. Davis was the hostess
today of a breakfast in honor of Major
Richard Henry Savage of the I'd Volunteer
Engineers and Mrs. Savage. The delight
full function was preceded by event
which was great surprise to the guest
of honor and the occasion of the exchange
of many pleasant wishes between the sol
dier-author and officers of his command
1t was the presentation of a sword by the
enlisted men of the LIST Battalion of the
I'd Volunteer Regiment to Major Savage.
The committee, consisting of Lieutenant
Carpenter, Sergeant Major Snyder, Ser
geant Clarence Riggs, Sergeant Traut and
Corporal Collins, were present, and as they
had previously asked Mrs. Davis to act
as sponsor for them the hostess had the
agreeable duty of presenting the sword to
Major Savage, which she did with few
gracefully expressed sentiments. The lit
tie ceremony took place after the guests
all special friends of Major and Mrs. Saw
age, had assembled. The drawing rooms
and hall of Senator and Mrs. Davis new
home, 1903 K street We're deliberately
adorned with flowers and the national
colors The table in the dining room was
richly set and decked with flowers, and
covers laid for twenty-one guests Colonel
Savage, who Joined his wife here after his
return from Cuba, is a well known writer.
The most gratifying success is attending
the sale of the tickets for the Children S
Hospital ball at the Westinghouse man
sion. The date has been again changed,
and is now settled for Monday, May %.
Postponement or changes make very little
difference at this season when there are SO
few formal affairs planned in advance, and
in this case will be of double advantage 10
the of the hall which however m
the large advance sale Of tickets, is al
ready assured. Most of the purchasers
yesterday wanted fifteen or twenty tickets
the idea of large parties being d favorite
form of hospitality just at present.
Mrs. F. E Van Ness, 1907 I'D street left
yesterday for New York city. While there
she will be the guest of her daughter, Mrs.
I. l.. Carbonell.
Mrs. Horato King. with friends sailed
today from New York for the south of
England to spend the summer on the Isle
of Wight.
The home of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. VIM Lee
was filled Tuesday evening with friends,
who extended their congratulations on their
twenty-fifth marriage anniversary. The
receiving party consisted of Mr.. and Mrs.
j. VIM. Lee. Mr.. Clarence w, Miss Nellie
c. and Master Ernest and Henry Lee. Par
lors and dining rooms were artisucally dec
GRATED. During the evening the Washing
ton Lodge of Elks, through their exalted
ruler Mr.. Sillers presented to Mr.. Lee
silver loving cup. Among the guests were
Mr.. and Mrs. George c. Noyes, parents of
Mrs. Lee; the Misses Moves. Mrs. Post.
Mrs. Meek, Mr.. and Mrs. Moran. Mr. and
Mrs. VIM. A. Thompson. Mr.. and Mrs. ..
O. Spicer, Mr.. Edward Noyes, Mr.. and Mrs.
Jackson Yates, Mr.. VIII Moves, Mrs. Mary
A. Hendley, Mr.. and Mrs Clarence Noyes,
Mrs. Ruddock Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Noyes
of Baltimore and Mr.. and Mrs. Kennedy.
Mrs. Buehler of Gettysburg. Pa, is on a