The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-06-13

st. Stephens Church was the scene Of
one of the most beautiful weddings of the
many which occurred last night. The
bride was Miss Mary Estelle Rabbit, and
the groom Mr.. William Osborne Hall. the
latter of Ohio. The jubi,ant chords CT the
nuptial chorus from "Lohengrin'' an
nounced the approach of the bride. who
wore a girlishly lovely wedding gown of
white crepe de chine, appliqued with
pearls. A pearl and diamond gift from
the groom fastened the folds of her tulle
ven in place. and she carried bride roses,
arranged in shower bouquet. Miss
Marian Boyle. the maid of honor, and the
only attendant of the bride. wore white
swiss over yellow silk, and carried yellow
chrysanthemums. To comply with the &C.
clesiastic law that permits no woman TO
enter the Catholic church uncovered. she
wore in her hair a large golden yellow
chrysanthemum The ushers. who pre-
ceded the bride to the altar, were Mr..
Raymond Boyle. Mr.. Robert Merriam. Mr..
George Gator. and Mr.. Victor Desio. The
groom, with his best man. Mr.. James
Smith. of New Orleans. awaited the
brides coming in the flower fragrant sane
tuary, where the ceremony was performed
by Rev. Father Caughy. of St Stephens
Church A reception was held from s to
10 at the residence of the brides parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph R. Rabbit. 2107 K
Street, after which Mr. and Mrs. Hall left
for bridal visit North. They will reside
in Conneaut, Ohio. the home of the groom.
Another very pretty wedding Of last
night occurred at Calvary Baptist Church.
the bride being Miss Mary Virginia Wall
ing and the groom Mr.. George Hamilton
Wilder. The officiating clergyman was
Rev. S. H. Greene. pastor of the church.
The bride. wearing white silk lace over
ivory satin and carrying a bouquet of
bride roses, entered the church with the
groom. They were preceded by the ushers.
Mr.. Victor H. Knight and Mr. G. Earle
Yancy. of Florida: Mr.. William T. Davis,
Of Kentucky. and Mr.. McRae, of Arkansas.
Behind them walked the maid of honor.
Miss Thomas, wearing white point d'esprit
over pink taffeta- Her flowers were La
France roses. Miss Carmen Walling. the
little niece of the bride. made dainty
flower girl in blue silk null. with which
she carried a profusion of sweet peas of
different colors. A small reception for the
relatives and intimate friends of the
family followed at the residence of the
mother of the bride, 3li b Street North
east, and later Mr. and Mrs Wilder left
for honeymoon trip before proceeding
to their home in Tampa. Fla. They will
return to Washington next winter. Among
the guests at the reception were Repre-
sentative Sparkman and Representative
and Mrs. Davis and Miss Davis. all of
Florida; Mrs. /. E. Kaufman and Miss
Kaufman, and Mr.. r. n. McCulloch, Of
Baltimore.
The marriage of Miss Margaret y. Car
ter. niece of Mr.. r. H. Golden. to Mr..
Willie NJ. Baum took place last night at
Ryland N. E. Church. in the presence of a
large gathering Of relatives and friends.
The ceremony was performed by Rev. A.
NJ. Reed. of Edenburg, Va, who is the
brother-in-law of the BRIDE assisted By
Rev. Alexander Bielaski. pastor of the
church. The brides gown was of white
organdie, over white silk. worn without
VEIL and her bouquet was of bride roses
Her only attendant, Miss Eleanor C.
Baum. sister OF the groom. wore pink
mousseline de sole and carried La France
roses The ushers were Mr.. Walter c.
Balderston. Mr.. Ernest H. Daniel. Mr.. J.
Burr Piggott, and Mr.. Henry E. Baum.
The best man was Mr. Thsddeus NJ. Jones.
The bride entered the church with her
brother. Mr.. William Golden Carter and
her uncle gave her in marriage. The
chancel of the church was gracefully dec
Grated with cut flowers and palms. There
was no reception. as Mr.. and Mrs. Baum
left at once for a bridal trip North. They
will reside upon their return, at 7l2
Street southwest.
The marriage of Miss Mary Mcnamara
and DIR. H. B. F. Heath was solemnized
yesterday afternoon at 3 O'Clock. at st.
Patrick's Church. A special and impress
sive feature Of the ceremony. which was
solemniZed by Rev. DR.. Stafford. and wit
messed by an assemblage that filled the
church, was the singing by St Patrick's
choir as the bridal party. preceded by six
ushers, entered the church. The bride wore
a modish gown of steel colored silk, with
a hat to match, and carried a cluster Of
pink roses.
Another marriage which occurred quiet
ly at the pastoral residence of ST. Pat
rick's Church an hour later was that Of
Miss Lillian Theresa Dorsey. OF this city.
and Mr.. Edwin A. Roper. of New York.
Rev. Father Gloyd. pastor Of the church.
performed the ceremony. which was wit
messed by a very few intimate friends. The
bride wore white. and her very stylish hat
was trimmed with rosettes of lilac and
pink.
The marriage of Miss Grace Bowen |
daughter of Me. and Mrs. Jerome !
+. johnson. and Mr. Arthur Holmes Hos-
ell, of the Geological Survey. Agricultural
Department, is announced to take place !
Juno 20. at the First Congregational |
Church.
The st. Louis will sail today with the |
Westinghouse on board: Hon. |
John Davis, DR.. E. A. De Schweinetz. |
Major and Mrs. C. A. Lauchheimer. and |
Miss Cornelia Ridgely Hunt Mrs. Carrot |
4. Hobart and Mr.. Garrett A. Hobart, wife
and son Of the late Vice President Of the
United States. will also sail on the st.
oni,i.