The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-12-14
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL
Mr.. and Mrs. L. z. Letter Entertain
the Forestry Delegates.
The Daughter of u Former Governor
OF the District becomes "a Bride
Embassy Miss hell Introduced
Dinners and Teas of the Day.

Mr.. and Mrs. L. 2. Letter revived yes
terday the hospitality with which their
names have been so graciously identified
| in past seasons by giving at their Dupont
Circle residence a reception in honor OF
the American Foresty Association from
5 to o'clock
Mrs. Letter was assisted in receiving by
Miss Letter and Miss Daisy Letter, Mrs.
Postlethwaite, the Misses Pauncefote,
Miss Tuckerman. Miss Adds, and the
Misses Keap, sisters of Senator Kean of
New Jersey.
Among the invited guests were the Sec
rotary of the Interior, the Secretary of
Agriculture. the Senate Committee on Ag
riculture and Forestry. Senator Proctor,
Senator Hansbrough. Senator Warren,
Senator Bate, Senator Money. Senator
Hejtfeld. and Senator Alien; the House
Committee on Agriculture. Representative
Waisworth. Representative Henry, Repre-
sentative Baker, Representative Lorimer,
Representative Cornell, Representative
White. Representative Bailey. Representa-
tive Wright, Representative Haugen. Rep
resentative Dahle, Representative Will
Jams. Representative Stokes, Representa-
tive Lamb. Representative Cooney. Rep
resentative Allen, Representative Neville,
and Representative Wilson; Governor
Roosevelt, Gov. Frank W. Rollins. Senator
Wellington. Senator Hale. Representative
Circuit. Representative Adams. Hon. Bin
ger Herman. Hon. Charles ID. Walcott.
Mr.. Henry Gannett. MIR. Arnold Hague,
Representative McRae. Senator Foster,
Senator Carter. Senator Chandler. Repre-
sentative Wadsworth. Representative La
cey. Hon. Willis L. Moore. Or. C. Hart
Merriam, Prof. W J MCGEE. Hon. Wayne
MacNeagh. Mr.. F. L. Newell, Mr.. Bailey
Willis. Mr.. G. II. Becker. Prof. New
comb. and General Greedy. Mr.. and Mrs.
Letter will shortly return to Neptune
Lodge. which they have taken for the
hunting season. near Warrenton, Va.
General and Mrs. Arson Mills enter
tanned at dinner last night Colonel and
Mrs. Rafferty,. Dr. and Mrs Borden, Gen
eral and Mrs. Compton. General and Mrs.
Ludington, Dr. and Mrs. Carter, General
and Mrs. Grosvenor. General and Mrs.
Haywood, and General and Mrs. Richards.
The floral decorations of the beautifully
appointed table were of pink roses and
asparagus plumes.
The Mexican. Ambassador and Nine.
Azpiroz gave farewell dinner last night
in honor of Mr.. and Mrs. John W. Foster,
who will leave shortly for winter trip
to Mexico. Their additional guests were
DR.. and Mrs. Hill, Mr.. and Mrs Godoy,
the Minister from Guatemala, the Minister
from Uruguay, Mr.. and Mrs Elroy Curtis,
Mr.. and Mrs. Lansing. Nine. Perez. Miss
Ida Thompson, Miss Duque, and Mr. Rod
erigo Approx.
The marriage of Miss Isabel Shepherd.
daughter of ex-Gov. and Mrs. Alexander
Shepherd. and DIR. Robert Sidney Wagner,
uifSns "lsgtpi{ al tthf. 5GohPn Efh -nt the GoYi
the presence of large gathering of
friends. Rev. DIR. S. s. Mitchell. who was
at one time pastor OF the New York Ave-
nue. Presbyterian Church, and who is an
old friend Of Governor Shepherds family
having baptized the bride in her infancy
performed the ceremony, assisted by Rev.
Teunis Hamlin, ID. D.. rector of the church
The bride, unattended by maids, entered
the church with her brother. Mr.. Alexan-
der Shepherd. jr., who gave her in mar
riage, it being impossible for her father
to come to Washington at this time. DIR.
Wellington waited upon the groom. The
nshers were DR.. Joseph Grice. of Norfolk,
Va: Mr.. Moncure Burke, Mr.. Duncan
Bradley. Mr.. Andrew Bradley, and Mr.
Louis Dyer. Each wore a sprig of holly as
bortonniere. the chancel was aflame
with poinsetta blooms The bride was
gowned in white broadcloth, the waist
formed of alternate bands of the cloth and
insertions of Brussels net. Her hat was
CT white panne velvet, trimmed with q
large bow, and she wore boa of white
plumes. Her bouquet was of white roses
mi hal farp no
friend. Mr.. Finkel, of Germantown, Pa.
played the wedding marches After the
ceremony family reception was held at
the home of Judge and Mrs. Bradley. 20lS
Q Street, and later Mr. and Mrs Wagner
left for Mexico, in the hope of reaching
the Shepherd hacienda. at Batoplas in
time for Christmas. Upon their homeward
trip they will travel extensively in the
West.