Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-11-30
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
MARRIED AT HOME on THANNSGIV-
ING DAY.
Miss CIapp BECOMES Mrs. LawSon-The
AIibi Club Tea-A New York
Wedding of Interest.


A. Clapp, sister of the bride. After supper
the young couple left for a tour of the
eastern cities, and will be at home January
at 81 Spruce street.
Mrs. Harriet J. Morris the widow of T..
]. Morris, was married to Mr.. John Wat
terson in All Saints Protestant Episcopal
Church. Brooklyn, yesterday by the rector
the Rev. William Morrison. The bride
groom who was formerly mayor of Akron
Ohio, is now connected with the census bu-
reau here He is brother of Col Henry
Watterson of the Louisville Courier-Jour-
nal. Immediately after the ceremony the
couple started for Washington. The brides
first husband is related to the Norris and
Stuyvesant families of New York. The
wedding gifts, it is said, aggregate in value
$4,000.
A quiet wedding took place on the even
ing of November -. the contracting parties
being Mr.. Fred A. Tile of Beltsville, Nd,
and Miss Minnie A. Lee of Berwyn. Nd
daughter of DR.. and Mrs. a. II. Lee. The
ceremony took place at the residence of
Rev. f. d. Huntley in the presence of
friends and relatives. The bride was
dressed in blue-gray broadcloth. She car
ried a large bunch of golden gate roses.
Mr. and Mrs. Tile will make their home in
Baltimore, Nd.
The Alibi Club gave its annual welcome
to several hundred guests yesterday
The kitchen and the other show places
were greatly enjoyed by the com
pany, representing many of those whose
ovements usually accorded pleas
ing mention. Mrs. Simpkins wife of
the clubs vice president, was the hostess
of the afternoon and was assisted by
Miss kean, the Misses Bates, Miss Rose
Douglas Walach, Miss Julia Kellogg, Miss
Sanger, Miss Seckendorf, Miss Bailey. Mrs.
Brown, Miss Hoff, Miss Anderson, while
Mrs. John Poor and Miss Biddle presided
at the tea table.
The home of Miss Frances Stonesifer. 1901
very enjoyable affair last evening in the
form of a party, given by the Northwest
Social and Debating Club of this city. The
parlors were handsomely decorated with
palms and chrysanthemums. The enter
tainment committee of the club, Henry T.
Roder, chairman; Edgar ]. Darlington,
Charles b. Spates Edward A. Baldwin, +.
Louis Rodier. Ivan I. Riley and Harvey f.
Smith, had arranged the progranFof music,
Rotations and games. Among those pres
ent were the Misses Nettie Cole, Susie Ro-
der, Mabel Spates, Nellie Mastbrook, Mary
Cole. Edna Winnans, Mabel Mohler, and
Messrs. Edward A. Baldwin, Edgar j. Car
rington. Henry T. Rodier, Roy Quantrlle,
Charles b. Spates, p. Louis Rodier, Ivan
J. Riley and NJ. Long.
Mrs. ]. Hartman Smith and Mrs Harry
C. Sparks are visiting friends in Philadel
phia and Brooklyn.
Miss Marie Gertrude Hannaberry of Ches-
ter, Pa, Is visiting Mrs. John T. Callaghan
of 30 Grant place.
Miss Mary A. Vance of Lisbon. Ohio, and
Mr. Hiram II. Jones of this city We're mar
ried Tuesday, November y, at Meadville,
Pa, at the home of the brides aunt, Mrs.
Virginia Richmond. The house was hand
somely decorated in white and green, the
parlor in smlaX and white carnations, with
a bank of foliage in corner in front of
which the bride and groom stood during the
ceremony.
Mr. Edward B. Jones of Washington, D.
c., was best man, and the ceremony was
performed by Rev. ]. Alexander Vance,
rector of ST. Michael's parish, Brooklyn,
white silk. trimmed with silver embroidery.
and carried white roses. She wore her
aunt's bridal veil. Her travelling dress was
of sapphire blue cloth, trimmed with panne
velvet, with hat to match. Following the
ceremony and congratulations. wedding
breakfast was served in the dining room,
where the decorations We're very elaborate.
White satin ribbons We're feStoOned from
the chandelier down to the table, and the
room and table We're daintily trimmed with
smilax and white chrysanthemums. The
wedding presents were many and beautiful
Mr. and Mrs. Jones intend to visit New
York and Boston, reaching their future
home in Washington in time to be lat
home to friends at No. 1909 Roanoke
street by January l.
The bride is the granddaughter of Mrs. "A.
W. Sprague of Washington, and niece
of Representative R.W. Taylor of Lisbon, O.,
of the eighteenth Ohio district in Congress,
and with whom she has made ner nome
Mr. Jones is of Barton D. Jones of
INDIANAPOLIS and is chief of a bureau in
the department of internal affairs at WASH
inSton.
The Abracalabra Literary Club was en-
tertained Wednesday evening, the 2sth in
street northeast, Mr.. c. G. Abbot presid-
ing Responses to roll call were two
minute stories.'' Mr.. John P. Clum gave
as prelude a graphic description of yell
L, q a Nnnl-e,
companad by Miss Muth, sang Blue
Eyes" The essay of the evening, J Y Mr..
Sidney |. Besseievre. was paper o. The
Designing of Naval Vessels Mr.. Besse-
levre exhibited illustrat tons Of several of
the new naval vessels, and also series of
blue prints showing the interior mechanism
and construction. The program closed with
a solo by Mr.. Abbot, entitled The Chan
nents were served by the hostess, and the
club then adjourned to meet with Miss Van
Doren. date 20 be announced later. Mem
bers present were Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Greeley Abbot, DR.. and Mrs. Henry Ba-
kerr Mr.. and Mrs. Sidney L. Besselievre,
Mr. and Mrs. Fenelon B. Brock. Mrs John
p. Clum, Mrs. NJ. L. S. Davis. Miss Emily
Doherty, Mr. and Mrs; j. L. McCreery,
Doren. Visitors were Mrs. Joseph Bond,
Mrs. Annie Harding, Miss Muth, Miss Rose
Gcckeler. Miss Gertrude Gockeler and Mrs.
Elvra Moore.
ne saturday EVenlfS Assembly VIII give
another of it's popular dances tomorrow
evening at the National Rifles Armory.
Admission will be by card only. Dancing
promptly at $50
Miss Mae Griffin of Capitol hill has as
her guests the Misses Hattie Riefner, Grace
Doellar and Mae Henderson.
Mrs NJ. X. Campbell Of Ballston, Va,
whose carriage upset by an electric
car on Friday last, is still confined to her
bed, and nervous prostration is feared.
Mr. George r. Lyman and family of
Minneapolis have returned to the city, and
taken the house 1925 10Th street. where
they expect to pass the winter.
Mrs. Maria Freeman Gray Of San Francis
co is a guest of her brother, Mr.. Nathaniel
Freeman, at 914 French street. She is
here in attendance upon the W. c. T. L.
convention, being state superintendent of
the peace and arbitration department of the
womens temperance work in California.
Mrs. Gray is vice president of the Uni
versal Peace Union. and leaves December
IL for Philadelphia. where she is to de-
liver an address at the 35th anniversary of
the Pennsylvania Peace Association.
Mrs. Sara Hayden and daughter Annie
of Piedmont w. Va, are visiting with rel