Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-18
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
a Pretty Wedding at Calvary Baptist
Church Today.
Receptions and Personal Notes of
Interest to WASH
ingtoniaps.

Miss Irene A. Cowman. daughter OF Mrs.
Louise a. Cowman of Washington, was
married at noon today to Charles Gerry
Wightman, jr., of Philadelphia in the Cal
vary Baptist Church. The ceremony was
performed by the Rev. Samuel H. Greene,
d. D. Miss May 1. Van Zant of Philade-
phia was maid of honor. Mr.. VIM. y.
Emory of Philadelphia was best man. The
ushers We're DR. II. MacVeagh Brown DIR.
John G.. Wighuman. Mr. Horace L. Man
Gill and Mr.. Edward Caleb Dixon. all OF
Philadelphia. The bride was given away
by her mother Her gown was of taffeta
silk. trimmed with duchesse lace, and she
carried shower bouquet of bride roses
and lilies of the valley. Her only orna-
ment was brooch of opals, the gift OF the
groom The maid of honor wore an en-
broidered robe over pink silk with pearl
ornaments. After the wedding, breakfast
was served to the relatives and Out-of-toWn
guests with the bridal party at the resi-
dence of the brides mother. Mr.. and Mrs.
Wightman will reside in West Ph ladel-
phia. Among those present were: Mrs.
Charles @. Wfghtman. Miss Ellen A-Wight
man, Miss Helen NJ. Barbour Mr.. :. Vol
ney Barbour DR.. and Mrs. y. MacEeagh
Brown, from Philadelphia; Mrs. John q.
Cowman. Miss Lillian F. Cowman. Mr.. and
Mrs. J. H. Morgan Payne. from Baltimore;
Miss NJ. J. Armstrong. Miss A. b. Adams.
Mrs Ella d. Adams. Mr.. J. NJ. Buzzell,
Bliss. Mr.. and Mrs. E W. Bliss, Mrs. L.
Ballinger, Col. and Mrs J. .. Babson. MIR.
S. H. Baker, Mr.. and Mrs. (. {. Bryan.
Capt and Mrs. Digs, Mrs. Van Dyke. Mr.
and Mrs Marcus Bartlett, Mr.. and Mrs.
VIM. S. Chesley, Miss Cougle. Miss b. Cum
minis, Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur ]. COPELAND,
Miss Edythe Carrigan, Miss l. S. Chamber
lain, Miss Kate V. Carroll Mrs IL Calm
Miss Hettie Diver, Mrs. ]. b. Diver, Mr..
and Mrs. F. NJ. Detweiler Mr.. Demer-
TRADES, DR.. and Mrs. Clarence Defour, Mr.
and Mrs. w. W, Everett Mrs. Edelin,. Miss
Edelin,, Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel b. Evans
Mr.. Jas. X. Epley. MIR. ana Mrs. Warning r.
Evans, Mr.. and Mrs. Orrin French. Mr. and
Mrs. Percy 5. Foster, DIR. and Mrs. u. S
Foster. Miss Foster. Mr.. and Mrs. John
Gilmore, DIR. and Mrs. Samuel II. Greene
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas f. Gilbert. Prof b.
Frank Gebest, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert c
Gotta. Mr.. and Mrs. II. Hamilton, Mr.. and
Mrs John II. Hatch. Miss Hatch, Mr.. and
Mrs. Albert Humphrey, Mr.. and Mrs. Nil
ton J. HUI. Mr.. and Mrs. W. S. Ho'tz-
man, Miss Hoffman. Mr.. Howard Hodge
Mr. and Mrs. George H. Judd. MIR. Hobart
James, Miss Helen T. McKeever, DR.. and
Mrs, Ralph Jenkins, Miss Gertrude John
son, the Misses Kingsley. Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry F. Kingsley, the Misses Levin, Mrs
Charles Loucks, Miss Loucks. Miss Sarah
Lamh"rne; Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh LeGrange.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert H. Lewis. Mr.. V. Z.
Lake. Mr.. and Mrs. j. Edward McQuade.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. W. Miller Miss Louise
j. Middleton. Mr.. and Mrs. Brooke Mack
an, Capt and Mrs. MIRIAM, Miss Alice
H. Morse, Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. A Neale.
Rev and Mrs. S. NJ. Newman. Mr.. Arthur
Orrison. DR.. y. Willis Pomeroy. the Misses
Premise. Mr.. and Mrs. T. V. Rhodes Judge
ana Mrs; Luther r; Smith. Mr.. and Mrs.
Bryant Stickney, Mr.. and Mrs W. c
Shaw, the Misses Stickney DR.. and Mrs
f. A. Swartwout, Miss Juliet SeaiIe, Dr.
and Mrs. Frank Schulze. Mr.. and Mrs
Louis II. Schneider, Mr. and Mrs Abram
Swartwout, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. W Silsbv.
Miss Mary Stevens. Miss May Trader Mr.
A. Rankin, Thornton. Mr. and Mrs. Sam
uel T Smith. Mr.. and Mrs. F. w Vaughn
Miss Mahle Vaughn, Miss Isabel Williams
Miss E Pauline Wise. Mr.. w Preston VIII
hanson, Miss Laura Walker, Miss Louise
j. White. Miss Kate S. VIII tie. Dr. and Mrs
+. j. WOodman. Mr.. and Mrs j. H Wing
field, Mr.. j. S. WhItmOre
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Wilson gave a re-
oeption last evening in honor of Mrs. Cad
Walader of Madrid. 1t was one of the
earliest entertainments of the kind this
season, and was all the more ENJOYABLE as
it served to bring together a number Of
trends after the summers wanderings
Among those present were Mr. and Mrs
w. e. Curtis. Secretary and Mrs. Hill. Mrs
J. w. Foster. Mr. 5. H. Kauffmann Prof
and Mrs. Gore, Mr.. and Miss Aspiroz Col.
ana Mrs. Lusk, Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph
KGuffmann, Mr.. and Mrs Willis l.. Moore,
Mrs. Goode, Miss Mcknight. Miss Kennedy
Miss Lindinger. Mr.. Chung. Mrs. Hoxie
Miss StrOut of Portland and Mrs. Shepherd.
Mrs. Cadwalader. who is Mrs. Wilson $
guest for the week, will return to PhiIa-
delphia, where she has been visiting her
husbands relatives
Cards have been issued for the marriage
Of Miss Probasco, daughter of Mrs B. Nc
Lean PrObaSco, and Mr.. BENJAMIN Trapnell
of New York. The ceremony will be per-
formed by the Rev. Dr. Mackay-Smith at
st. Johns Church on the 25th instant. Miss
Probasco is the daughter OF the late Rev.
Wallace N. Probasco of Ohio granddaugh-
ter of the late VIM. Mclean of Gin
oinnati and niece of Justice John Mclean
of the Supreme Court of the United States
The groom is descendant of long line
of English ancestry and prominent young
attorney of New York.
Mr.. and Mrs Warden r. Bishop have is
sued invitations for the marriage of their
daughter, Emma Laura, and Mr.. Thomas
l.. Jones, Wednesday, October p, at 7:3O
o'clock, at the Waugh NJ E. Church. They
will be at home after November 10, at 517
I'd street northeast.
At the wedding of Miss Blanche Alisan
Hine and Mr.. Frederick Alexander Fenning
this evening the bride will be attended by
her sister, Miss Bessie Hine. Mr.. john Is.
Sleman. jr, will be best man. and the
ushers will be Mr.. oliver Hine and Mr..
Osgood H. DowelI. The ceremony will be
performed at the home of the brides pa
rents, Mr., and Mrs. l.. G. Htne. Prospect
Hill. lexington, at $50 OF clock by the Rev.
Byron Sunderland, ID. The ceremony will
be followed by a reception.
Mrs Stuart Eldridge of Yokohama, Japan,
is a visit to this city for a few days,
stopping at the Colonial She was called to
| this country by the serious illness of her
father, Judge Heath of Seneca Falls, y. Y.
The residence of DR. and Mrs. Stuart Ell
bridge is one of the institutions of the for
eign quarter at Yokohama, and has been
the scene of the entertainment of many
pi ointment American visitors to that city in
recent years. Nearly every officer of the
navy who has visited Yokohama during
recent years has been guest of DR.. Ell
bridge.
A marriage ceremony of especial interest
to the society folk of Alexandria and also
to many friends of the contracting parties
in other cities will take place this evening
at $40 o'clock in historic old Christ Church.
Alexandria, when Miss Mary Eliza French,
daughter of Mr.. George Smoot French, will
become the bride of Mr.. Clarence Randolph
Howard. The auditorium of the ancient ed
ifice, which has been adorned for so many
important weddings, is now graced with
flowers and ferns. Rev. Bergman Greene,
pastor. assisted by Rev. Robert Patton of
Roanoke, will ofticiate at the marriage. The
wedding march will be rendered by Mr.
Charles G. Lennon the bride. gowned in
white satin and carving a large houuuat