Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-06-28
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
wAsHINGTONIANS AT
THE FESTIVE BOARD,
The McComas-DrOvvn Wedding-Other
Pleasant happenings
Personal Notes.


says a cable message to the New York
Herald. Mr.. and Mrs. Walsh gave a din
ner in honor Of General Horace Porter, the
United States ambassador. and Mrs. Por-
ter. Other guests Included Gen. w. F.
Draper. the United States ambassador to
Italy, and Mrs. Draper; the Danish min
lister. ]. H. De Hegermann-L indencrone,
and Nine Observation-Disclosures Artist
schi Bey. Mr.. and Mrs. Potter Palmer
Mrs. kernochan, Mrs. Griswold Gray, Miss
Cockrel. Miss Reed and Mrs. Thompson.
! Nine. Nordica sang.
Senator Depew. with Mr.. Chauncey De-
| pew. jr., and Miss Paulding: the French
| ambassador. Mr.. Routkowsky of the Rus
| sian embassy, Mrs Charles Emory Smith
and Miss Flora Wilson were among those
| sailing yesterday from New York for Eu-
ropean ports.
Mrs. Chadwick. wife of Capt. French f.
Chadwick, U. 9. N, will give a reception
| this afternoon at her cottage. 1.-The Nut
SHE'LL, Newport, in honor of the officers
| Of the naval general board. now in session
there
Miss Tessie w. Mclean and Mr.. Arthur
Thomas were married last evening at the
parsonage of Calvary Baptist Church by
| the Rev. s. H. Greene, only the immediate
| friends Of the contracting parties being
present.
Miss Sadie Florence Drown of this city
and Mr.. Eugene McComas of Chicago were
| married last night at the Vermont Avenue
Christian Church by the pastor, Rev. F. D.
Power. Palms and ferns, with bouquets
Of pink roses gave a floral setting to the
scene. The bridal attendants to the couple
were Mr.. John Marshall Wilson and Mr..
Rufus French McComas OF Chicago, DIR.
John Hurd Drown of st. Louis, the brother
of the bride; Mr.. William Muehleisen, Mr..
Ernest w. Bradford and Mr.. Albert H.
Washburn, as ushers; Mrs. M D. Pickens
| the sister of the bride; Miss Frances Nicoll,
Miss LIE Claire Sheppard, Miss Lena Shep-
hard. all of Washington and Miss Gertrude
Wells Lyford of Chicago niece of the
Minerva Mcmillan as maid Of honor. The
| bride was escorted by her father. Mr.. Or
vile Drown. and at the head of the aisle
was met by the groom and his best man.
Mr.. Duke Simpson McComas of Chicago.
The bride was richly dressed in white satin.
the bodice trimmed in lace and silver dot
ted tulle. A cluster Of lilies of the valley
held her veil, and the same flower formed
her bouquet. The maid of honor and brides
| maids were dressed in. white organdie. with
lace insertions. and carried La France
! roses. The entrance of the bride and her
attendants was accompanied by the sing
ing of the bridal chorus from Lohengrin
by choir of twenty voices small re-
ception followed at the residence of the
| brides parents, 1897 18th street, after
| which Mr.. and Mrs. Drown left for
months stay at Millbrook. New York city.
Several Chicago relatives Of the groom, In
Guiding his mother, were present at the
ceremony.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Herman are at At
! lantic City for the summer.
Yesterday at noon Mr.. Henry B. Polkin-
horn and Mrs. Harriet c. Frazier were
| married at the residence of the brides
uncle, Rev. DR.. Elyson. No. 1885 9Th street.
by Rev. Chas A. Stakely. After a we'd
ding breakfast the couple left for an ex-
tended trip to Canada and the lakes.
Mrs John p C1lrn and Mice Cam Cl,,po
will spend the months of July and August
at Sturgeon Bay. Wis, with the family Of
Representative Minor.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry E. Mitchell, this
city. are spending a couple of weeks at
Atlantic City.
Miss Helen A. Nye, well known in mu-
steal circles in this city, was married yes
terday at noon at the nome of her par
ents. a38 o street. to DR.. William H. D.
McGehee Of Richmond. The bride looked
charming in white mousseline silk and
carried large bouquet of white roses.
Her bridesmaids were Miss Louise Niece
hee. sister of the groom, and Miss Adele
Nye. DIR. w. r. Stricken of the Hamline
Methodist Church, was the officiating cler
gyman. while the witnesses to the cere-
mony were confined to the family and few
intimate friends. Mr.. and Mrs. MEG ehce
will make bridal tour, which will include
New York city and the Thousand Islands,
and afterward will make their home in
Richmond, where they both are idenEiled
in musical capacity with Grace Episcopal
Church.
Mrs. 1. G. Kimball, wife of Judge Kim
ball, and their children, Arthur and Ber-
tina, and Miss Jennie o. Kmball sister of
the Judge. have gone to Cape RoZfer Me,
for the remainder of tee summer.
Mrs. G. A. Fischer and daughters of Mil
waukee, Wis, visiting her brother, Mr..
George o. Root, and family. COG 18th street
northwest.
Mrs. E. A McColley of waupaca, Wis.
is visiting her sister, Mrs. Helen Hum
phrey, at 62I Q street northwest.
Mrs. Theodore F. Shuey returned from
Europe on the Kaiser Wilhelm last Tues
day. She was Joined in New York by her
husband. and the family will go at once
to their country home in Virginia.
Miss Susie Barnes and Mr. Frederick
afternoon at the residence of the brides
mother, 1889 Dumbarton avenue.
Miss Mamie Chase Steele left for the
Adirondacks today to stay till October. the
guest of her aunt and uncle, Mr.. and Mrs.
A. G. Mills, at their home, Camp Home
daga," on the banks of Lake Placid.
The residence of Mr.. and Mrs G. A.
Bartholme, 1920 F street northeast, was
the scene of a pretty wedding last evening.
The contracting parties were Mr.. William
G. Bartholme and Miss Annie Estil Cassell,
The ushers were Mr.. Charles G. Sour and
Mr.. Fred Dow. Among those who were
present were Mr.. and Mrs. William H.
Wetzell and daughter. Mr.. and Mrs. J. A.
Wetzell. Mr.. and Mrs. E. H. Bailey, Mr..
and Mrs. Tom Mahoney and family, Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Handrup and family, Mr..
and Mrs. Fred L. Wetze.l, Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Sour and family, Mrs. Sour and
daughters Mrs. ]. F. Warner, Mr.. and
Mrs. Wendell and family. Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Sour and daughter Mr.. and Mrs.
William Clements Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Schmitt, Mrs. G. Cassell, Miss Julia Hagan.
Miss Heiss. Miss E. Smith. Miss NJ. Glenn
ents. Miss M. Hurley, Mr.. Edward Bar
tholme. Mr.. c. G. Sour. Mr.. Fred Dow and
Mr.. c. Dow.
A pretty home wedding took place last
evening at 8 o'clock at the residence of
Mr. and Mrs. o. A. Emmons, Nichols ave-
nue. Congress Heights. when their eldest
daughter, Miss Elizabeth w. Emmons, and
Mr.. William Garrison of Anacostia were
married in the presence Of a small COM
pany Of friends and relatives. Rev.
Richard Emmons Of this city. the grand
father Of the bride. performed the cere-
mony. The parlor where the marriage
service took place was tastefully decorated
with flowers. The bride was given away
in marriage by her father. Her dress was
of white satin and duchess lace and she
carried a bouquet of bride roses Miss
Ethel Garrison. sister Of the groom, was
bridesmaid She was attired In white or
pdia and ca rrfed r0Saa Mr. Iruy{p Car