The times., 1899-10-25
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

The first OF the group of weddings to
take place today will be that OF Miss Ada
Probasco and Mr.. Benjamin Trapnell The
ceremony viii occur at noon at St. Johns
Church, and the Rev Dr. Mackay Smith
viii ofhciate. The bride. who is the daugh-
ter of the late Rev Wallace NJ Pro-
basco OF Ohio and niece of Justice John
Mclean, Of the United States Supreme
Court. will be given in marriage by her
brother, Mr. Wallace NJ. Probasco. of Pitts
burg. A schoolgirl niece of the bride-Miss
Natalie NagrudeT-will be her attendant
maid of honor and her bridesmaid will be
Miss Eleanor Marshall TrapneH, sister
of the groom. Mr. Seymour Edwards, Of
Charlestown w. Va. Will serve the groom
as best man. The usheTs selected are Mr..
Joseph TrapnelI. jr.. of New York; Rev.
Henry Feuwick Kloman, of Christ Church,
Baltimore; Mr. Vernon Simmons, of Bal
timore. and Mr.. Eugene Morgan, of this
city The brides mother, Mrs. B. Nc
Lean PrObasco, will entertain the wedding
party and few family friends at we'd
ding breakfast before the departure of the
bride and groom for the North.
MI Trapnell, who is a member of one of
the oldest and most prominent families Of
Virginia. is now resident of New York.
where he is engaged in the practice OF
law.
Mr.. and Mrs. Madison A. Ballinger have
taken apartments at the Riggs House for
the winter Mrs Ballinger viii receive on
Mondays after O'Clock.
The marriage of Miss Virginia Elizabeth
Carver daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
n. Carver and Mr. Charles Otto Lenz, OF
-Ir.I,y, 60,
and beautiful home weddings of the even
ing. The ceremony will occur at the Car
yer residence, 1431 l. Street. and be SOL
emnized by the Rev. Mr.. Patton. of St.
Johns. The brides attendants will be her
sister, Miss Carver, and the Misses Alice
and Jeanie Boyd, daughter of Col. Robert
Boyd of the Army Three young sons of
the house. Raymond. Albert, and Arthur
Carver, and the brides nephew, Master
Frank Beal, will serve as ribbon bearers.
The ceremony will be witnessed by only
the family and close friends, but Will be
followed by a reception from $50 to 10
O'Clock.
A small company of relatives and friends
gathered at the residence of Mrs. Shear,
in r Street, Monday at noon, to witness
the marriage of her daughter, Edna Ra-
nell, TO Mr.. Gustave A. Breaux, jr., Of
Richmond. Rev DIT. McKim, of Epiphany
Church, performed the ceremony. The
bride wore white mousseline de sole over
white silk, with veil and orange blossoms.
Her sister, Louise, was maid of honor
gowned in white organdie over pink taffe-
ia. Mr.. James Graves, of Richmond, was
best man. The parlors were handsomely
decorated with palms and white chrysan-
themums. The dining room decorations
were in pink roses. Among the out-of-
town guests were Mr.. and Mrs. Locke
Breaux, of New Orleans; Mr.. and Mrs
Charles Ballard of Louisville, Ky; Mr,
Armistead and Mrs. Graves Of Richmond.
The newly married couple left on an after
noon train for an extended trip north
Representative Olmsted, of Harrisburg,
Pa. will give dinner this evening to his
ushers and the guests who will travel with
him in his private car to Lynchburg, Va,
where he Will be married tomorrow to
Miss Gertrude Howard. Mr.. Olmsted Will
take his bride to Harrisburg until the con-
vening of Congress. when they win come
TO Washington. They Will spend the win
ter at the Shoreham.
The Haitian Minister and Mrs. Leger
have given up the residence 1851 Rhode
Island Avenue and leased the former
home OF former Secretary Carlisle, in K
Street.
Miss Eleanor Marvin, of Portland, Me-,
is the guest of her aunt. Mrs. Mary f.
Williams, of Whitney Avenue.
Bishop Hurst has leased the residence.
1907 Connecticut Avenue, formerly occu-
pied by its owner, Surgeon Byers. United
States Navy.