Evening star., 1900-11-28
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
WEDDINGS OF TODAY AND OF THIS
EVENING.
Engagement Of Baron Won Sternberg
and q Louisville Belle-Last Nights
Dinners-PersOnalN Notes.

| noon. The officiating minister was Rev.
| Byron Sunderland, the lifelong friend
| of the father of the bride, and DR.. Rad
| c,iffe, pastor of the church with which the
| German family has go long been identified.
| An elaborate decoration Of flowers and
| palms made a background for the grouping
| of the bridal party about the platform The
! bride, who was escorted by her father, was
| attended by her sister, Miss Emma Norris.
| as maid of honor. and four bridesmaids
| Miss Mary Edna German, Miss Emma
| Hume. Miss Isabel Gregory and Miss Eliza
| beth German of Catonsville, Md. The bride
| was gOwned in white satin and lace. and
her maids were also in white and wore pic
| ture hats. Major William G. Gambrill T.
| 5. A, was best man, and the following were
| ushers: Messrs. Ransom and James l.. Nor
| ris, Mr.. Arthur Gambrill. Mr. Douglas Gam
brill. Mr.. Erskine Sunderland and Mr.: Ar
| thur Pue. The wedding reception Will fol-
| low at the residence of Mr.. Norris, 331 Z
| street Mr.. and Mrs. German leave this
| evening for a wedding trip and will reside
| in Baltimore upon its termination
| Miss Leslie Gold Brown and Mr. Joseph
| Henry Blackwood will be married this even
| ing at $50 o'clock at Epiphany Church.
| The ceremony. which will be performed by
| Rev Randolph H. Mckim, will be accom-
| panied by a choral service by the vested
| choir Mrs. Elmer E. Simpson will be the
| ma tron of honor and Mr.. Albert 3. Back
| wood best man. The bride will be escorted
| by Mr.. Elmer E. Simpson and the ushers
will be Messrs. Pickens Neagle, Waiter y.
| Blackwood Alfred c. Parker and William
| r. Blackwood. A reception will follow from
8 to II at 1887 kenesaw avenue.
| Mr.. and Mrs. W. G. Eustis are going
abroad for the winter
The Bishop of Washington and Mrs. Sat
terlee were given reception in New York
| by Mrs Churchill Monday evening.
Marquis and Marduise San Carlos de
/ I'm ,fSGr
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Combs Thorn nee
| King) are visiting their parents, Mr.. and
| Mrs. Charles G. Thorn, at the beautiful
new home of the latter, 1921 Baltimore
| street
Surgeon General and Mrs. Sternberg gave
! a dinner last night when their guests in
| cluded Senator and Mrs. Fairbanks, Con-
troller and Mrs. Dawes, Solicitor Cen
eral and Mrs. Richards. DR.. and Mrs. RiXey
and Mr. and Mrs John A 7. Hull
Mr.. and Mrs. John Sidney Webb gave
dinner last night in honor of Miss Mary Nc
| Comas. In the company present to meet
her were: Miss Hagner, Miss Enrol Cuth-
bert Brown, Miss Sanger. Miss Mattinglv,
John Wilkins, Mr.. Walter Wilcox, Mr..
+ loulke. Mr.. Jerome Bonaparte. Mr.. Pu-ido.
| Mr.. McCammon and Mr.. George Howard
| The table was very beautieuIiy adorned
with yellow chrysanthemums, and all the
| appointments were in harmony with the
| chosen color.
| Miss Marion Gallaudet gives a dinner
Friday in honor Of Miss Mary McComas.
Mrs. Conway of Louisville, Ky, VINO is
| entertaining her daughters. Mrs. Perry
! Heath of this city and Mrs. Herbert Stet-
| son, has cards out for buffet luncheon in
their honor Thursday, December 6, at 1
| o'clock.
Mrs. John Dalzell gave a birthday party
| yesterday afternoon for her six-year-old
| granddaughter Louise Dunn, daughter of
| Ia linr md
| in Cuba. Some of the youthful guests were
| Frances Dalzell, Browning johnson, Faith
SimpKins, Edith Damrosch, Margaret Perrin,
| Eleanor Reyburn, Louise HELEN, Alice and
| Julia Whiting, Charles Ffoulke, Arthur
| HELEN, Goiding Wight, Boughton Todd,
Andrew Wyie Bobbie Bell. Benjamin and
Herbert McCou, Alexander Mitchell, Walter
| Beal. Willie Simpkins and Russell Todd.
! Miss May Arms, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Taylor Arms, is a debutante of
| the coming season and will be presented at
a tea next month
| Mr.. and Mrs. John W. Foster gave a din
ner last night honor Of the ambassador
| of Mexico and Mrs. Azpiroz. The other
| guests were the Secretary Of the Interior
and Mrs. Hitchcock, the Argentine minister
| DR.. Wilde and Mrs. Wilde, the Brazilian
| minister and Mrs. Assis Brasil, the Japan
| ese minister and Mrs Takahira, the Gaute-
malan minister Mr.. Lazo Arriago, the Mic
| araguan minister Mr. Corea and Mr. and
| Mrs. Crider.
! Former President of the United States and
| Mrs. Harrison will be in Washington De-
eernber and will be the guests of Mr.. and
| Mrs. John W. Foster during their stay
which will probably extend over week.
Mr.. Harrison, who is member of the gem
| erai assembly of the Presbyterian Churcn
| VIII. while here. attend the meetings of the
| revision committee. Their stay will be
| made memorable one socially
| Miss Clara Virginia Hardy daughter OF
| Mr.. and Mrs. Cephas Hardy of Wheaton
| Maryland and MIR. Z. Cornelius Stubbs
! of Washington, were married at O'Clock
| yesterday evening in St. Johns Catholic
| Church at Forest Glen by Rev. Charles o.
Rosensteel pastor Of the church. The we'd
ding was quiet one and was attended py
only few relatives and friends of the
| contracting parties. Immediately after the
| ceremony Mr.. and Mrs Stubbs left for a
trip south. They will make their home in
Washington.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Fl. P. Springer have gone to
Wilmington, N. c., to attend the Bryan
O'ConnOr wedding.
The engagement was announced yester-
day in Louisville. KY. by MIR Arthur G. Lang
ham, uncle of the bride-elect of Miss Lii
Ian May Langkam, formerly Of Louisville,
| to Baron Herman Speck Won Sternburg un-
til recently first secretary to the German
embassy at Washington, and lately appoint
ed German consul general at Calcutta The
marriage will take place December 5 at
St Georges, Hanover square, London and
the couple Will SAIL from GenOa tOr India
December q. Th announcement has been
received in this city with considerable sur
prise on the part of Baron Won Sternburg's
diplomatic and resident acquantances 1t
follows the usual course Of matrimonial
events of the German embassy, of which
nearly all the brides are Americans with
| the weddings following the transfer Of the
grooms-eect to other posts. The couple
met, 1t is stated. two years ago crossing
the ocean. Last year Miss Langham went
abroad with her mother and sisters. She
is not an heiress in her own right, though
her relatives are wealthy. Her uncle. Ar
thur Langham, is a rich bachelor and so
ciety leader. Baron Won Sternburg Is q
member of a distinguished German family
and occupies a high place in diplomatic
circles. When the Samoan conference was
held a year ago he was one Of the German
commissioners. He was conspicuous in the
negotiations following the outbreak OF
trouble in China, and was recalled to Berlin
for conference His appointment to Calcut-
ia was recognition of his services.
Rear Admiral and Mrs. Farquhar have
sent out cards for the marriage Of their
daughter Beatrice to DR.. Will Melville Gar
ton, u. s. N, at st. Johns Church, Decem-
Der IL, at II o'clock. d