The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-06-20
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

I The marriage OF Miss Blanche Wood.
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. j. w H Wood.
and Mr. John Murphy. of Richmond, was
solemnized this morning at St. Patrick's
! Church Rev Father Gloyd. pastor OF st.
! Patrick's. oflciated. and in the sanctuary
/ were Rev. Father Dolan, also Of St. Pat
| rick's, and Rev. Father Sterling. of ST.
Matthews. The main altar was iIlumi-
mated with electric lights and decorated
! with pink carnations and about the mar
| bic steps were tail. graceful palms. Toe
| bride. wearing white silk and blossom
| crowned veil. and carrying d bouquet OF
| Bride roses. passed up the aisle with her
father, by whom she was given IN mar
rage They were preceded by the ushcrs.
| Mr. Herman Sturtevant Of Richmond: Mr..
| Joseph Henly Of Norfolk, and Messrs.
| Charles Hungerford and Preston Ray. of
| this city.
The bride has been for several wears
past a prominent choir soloist OF Washing
ton. and for three years was assistant or
ganist at 81. Patrick's Church. The mu-
SIC OF this mornings service was beauti-
fully rendered by the members principally
OF 81. Matthews choir, where the bride
had for long time been soprano soIoist.
assisted by members II St Aloysius' and
other choirs Of the city. with Miss Jennie
GIeunan at the organ. At the close Of The
ceremony wedding breakfast was s4rted
at the Hotel Johnson. anC later in tn day
Mr. and Mrs Murphy left for a horey-
moon trip. which viii conclude at Their fu-
ture home in Richmond.
Last night Mr. and Mrs Wood enter
tanned the bridal party at their home on
Rhode Island Avenue
The residence Of Mr.. and Mrs Jerome :
r Johnson. on II Street. was the scene
OF very beautiful wedding at 80 o'clock b
this afternoon The bride was their daugh- (
ter. Miss Grace Bowen johnson. and Mr.. 4
arthur Holmes Howell. OF the Biological /
Survey. Agricultural Department. was the I
groom The drawing room. in which the ]
ceremony was performed. together with
the adjoining parlors and Reception hall.
were embowered In woodland ferns ard
field daisies. and the stairway down which \
he bride descended was wreathsd with /
honeysuckle and feathery vines starred 4
with marguerites. The wedding march
was played by Mrs John ID Morgan. Tha i
bride. wearing white mousseIiae De sole
over white silk. and carrying a cluster of |
white blossoms. was escorted by her father
TO the bay window. where the ceremony
was performed by Rev. s. NJ Newman.
ID. D., in the presence OF few relatives
and friends
Five hundred invitations we're issued for
the reception. which commenced at
O'Clock and is now in progress. Among
The out-of-town relatives who came on
for the ceremony were Mr.. Ebert Howell
father of the groom, and his sister Miss !
Caroline Howell. both Of Brooklyn The
refreshment table is presided over by Mrs
Ellis Muffiey. of Minneapolis, and Mrs.
Nellie E. Harper. assisted by twenty o.
mere girl friends OF the bride
= Mr. and Mrs Howell VIII spend = month Z
in New England before returning 10 Wash
ington.
A wedding of special interest to social
was that Of Mr. Clarence
Moore, formerly Of this city. to Miss Ma
belle Florence Swift. the daughter of Mr. /
and Mrs Edwin Carleton Swift, which oc-
CURED at noon In st. Peters Episeopal
Church at Beverly. Mass. breakfast fol-
lowed at ''Pride's Crossing" the summer
home Of the brides parents
Mr. job MI Williams. OF this city. and
Miss Nellie Messick. Of Baltimore. were
married last night at the home of Elcar
w N Lyons, minister of the Brethren
Church. southeast. Mr.. and Mrs Williams
have taken apartments at 1924 North Capt.
tol Street, where they will be pleased 10 !
receive their friends.
before ner departure Tor Europe Princess |
Aribert OF Anhalt will visit Mr. and Mrs
Abram S. Hewitt, at their country place.
Ringwood n. ]. Her Highness is still the
guest Of Lord and Lady Mimic, in Canada.
No recent engagement has attracted such
general interest as that of Miss Katherine |
Vincent Gridley. daughter Of the late Can't. !
Charles V. Gridley, Of the cruiser OHM
pia, to Mr.. Lewis ]. Buddy. jr. which has
been announced in Cleveland. Miss Grid
ley lives at Erie. Pa. and Mr.. Buddy is |
the art editor Of the "Chautauquan Masa-
sine He is twenty-seven years Of age |
and formerly lived in Erie. where he be-
came acquainted with Miss GridIey. He | {
was also in newspaper work in New YorJ,
several years ago. NJ plans have vet {
been made for the wedding.
Ex-Secretary of State John w. Foster Z
las Just completed the manuscript of a :
iery important work upon the history of !
american diplomacy. The book viii b
published next fall
Badly Hurt by n Hand-Cnr
EAsToN. Nd. June 20.-George L. /, ,
ompte, Delaware and Chesapeake Rail-
DAD section hand. had his scalp and skull r
lurt and the calf of one of his legs al q
most torn of in haud-car acci5o,,t = ! /;