The times., 1899-05-19
THE SOCIAL WORLD
OF WASHINGTON
Dr.. Belt and Miss NOryell
Married Yesterday.
Social and Military Hon0rs for
Major Savage.
The Entertainment for the Chill
dren's Hospital to Take Place
Next Monday Evening.

The marriage OF Miss Emily Walker
Norvell to DR.. Edward Oliver Belt was SOL
emnized yesterday at noon. The ceremony
was performed at St. Pauls Episcopal
Church by Rev. Alfred Harding, and was
witnessed by a number of relatives and
friends. Col. Stevens 7. Norvell, the
brides uncle, escorted her to the chancel,
and her attendant maid of honor was h;r
cousin, Miss Lottie Parker, Of Virginia.
The best man was Mr.. McGill Bet, and
the ushers were Mr.. William NJ. Doug2l,
DR.. Monte Griffith. Mr.. Arthur Peter, and
DR.. a. Rhett Stuart. DIR. and Mrs. Belt
left Immediately for a bridal journey,
which will include a summer of travel
abroad. DR.. Belt is a member OF the old
Maryland family of that name, and his
bride is the granddaughter of the late Hon.
John Norveil, at one time United States
Senator from Michigan. Among the out
of-town relatives present at the wedding
were Mr.. and Mrs. Duncan Norveli, of New
York, and DIR. and Mrs. Alfred NJ. Belt and
Miss Ariana Belt, of Baltimore.
The soldier author. Major Richard Henry
Savage, OF the Second Volunteer Engineers,
and Mrs. Savage were the guests of honor
at breakfast given yesterday morning by
s. IA
X Street, which Senator and Mrs. Davis
have but recently taken possession of, and
which was artistically decorated with flow
ers and flags. When the guests were as
sembled in the drawing-room Major Saw
age was presented with a sword by the
enlisted men of the first volunteers of the
Second Volunteer Regiment, through a
committee consisting of Lieutenant Car
penter, Sergeant Major Snyder, Sergt.
Clarence Riggs, Sergeant Traut, and Cor
poral Collins. At the request of the off
GERS the gift was made through the
hostess, who made the presentation in a
few gracefully eulogistic words.
The final 'open meeting of the season
of the Martha Washington Chapter, ID. A.
R., at Confederate Veterans Hall, was
well attended and quite brilliant, notwith-
standing the bad weather. The programme
included songs by Mrs. Rex Smith, Miss
Tyler. Mrs Cooper and Miss Saidee
Brown; violin solo by Miss Farrow, ac-
companied by Miss Lulu Wilbur and Mr..
Claude Cooper; and last, but not least,
original patriotic poems by Miss Fedora
Wilbur, Miss Pike, and Mr.. Morton, which
met with warm praise. The refreshments
were in charge OF Mrs. Edith Roberts and
Mrs. Howard johnson, assisted ably by
other members OF the chapter. and the
evening wound up with dancing by the
younger members. This innovation has
met with such marked success that it will
probably become a permanent institution,
and has already been adopted by other
chapters. Regrets were expressed at the
absence of Mrs. Alden. State Regent for
the District of Columbia, who was not
able TO be present on account of indispo-
sition. Among the invited guests were
Miss Virginia Miller. Acting Regent Of the
Mary Washington Chapter, and President
of the Southern Relief Society; Miss Sue
r. Hetzel. Registrar General, D. A. R.;
Mrs Seymour, Historian General; Mrs.
Ballinger, Regent of the Manor House
Chapter; Mrs. Croissant, Regent of the Co
lumbia Chapter; Mrs. Pepper OF st. Louis,
and other prominent persons.
The marriage of Mr. Frank S. Butter