Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-11-27
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
INTERESTING WEDDING SCENE AT
CHURCH OF THE COVENANT TODAY.
Miss Muncnster and Mr.. Van Sfckler
Married-Other Nupttal Events-A
Debutante Tea-PersonaIs.


at noon today at the Church Of the Cow
nant to witness the marriage of Miss
Rachel Nourse Muncaster to Mr.. Philip
Van Sickler of Loudoun county. Virginia
The platform and pulpit were EMPOWERED
in palms, foliage plants and white chrys-
anthemums. The ushers were Messrs. AL
exander Muncaster, 8. Percy Minnick,
Charles Emerson McPeeke and Robert
Howard. Mr.. Horace Cockerill of Virginia
was best man. Miss Harriet Henderson
Muncaster attended her sister as maid Of
honor, wearing a green broadcloth, trim
med with black applique, and large black
Gainsborough hat. Her flowers were pink
roses The bride came in church with her
father DR.. Ohio Magruder Muncaster, and
was stylishly gowned in dark blue broad
cloth, with Louis XVI coat. Her hat was
Of blue velvet, trimmed with long White
ostrich plume. Her flowers were white
roses DR.. and Mrs. Muncaster afterwards
entertained the bridal party and relatives
at breakfast at their residence, on 18TH
street. Among the out-of-town relatives
present were the grooms father, Mr.. James
Van Seeker and his sister, Miss Van Sick
Ter; DR.. Charles Nourse, the brides uncle,
of Montgomery county, Maryland, and wife,
and Mr.. William Muncaster of Norbeck,
Md. The brides mother wore an elegant
dress of steel gray satin, trimmed with
white velvet, and bonnet to match. Mr..
homestead, in Loudoun county, where three
generations before him have spent their
lives.
A very beautiful wedding last night was
that Of Miss Eleanor Souness Somerville
and Mr.. Sidney Thomas Exley at the
Fourth Presbyterian Church, Rev. Joseph
T. Kelly officiating. About the platform
and pulpit palms and chrysanthemum
blooms made a CHARMING background for
the bridal party during the ceremony. The
Mr. n q VT Ou
Marshall Sterling, Mr.. William B. Crowell
and Mr.. Edwin EIlis Spear. DR.. Hubert
Young was best man and Miss Grace Som
erville attended her sister as maid OF honor.
The bride came in church with her father,
Mr.. James w. Somerville. Her wedding
dress, of white mousseline de soie was
daintily combined with lace, and with 1t
was worn an enveloping veil OF tulle, fall
ing from under a wreath of orange bios
SONS. A diamond brooch the gift of the
groom, was also worn, and bouquet of
bride roses was carried. Her maid of honor
wore pink crepe and carried pink roses tied
with pink gauZe streamers A reception,
at which nearly 400 guests were present.
nearly all of whom represented old resi-
Dental families of the District followed
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. James Somer-
vile 1343 Princeton street. The reception
rooms were profusely decorated and or
chestra played. The brides presents made
trip Mr.. and Mrs. EXley will reside at 3404
10th street, where they will receive their
friends after December 15.
The Mistletoe Euchre Club held it's fourth
meeting at the home of Miss Clarke, No.
1900 Marion street. Friday evening, No
vember %. After refreshments were served
the club was entertained by the club quar-
tette composed of Robert Wilkins, Ernest
Yost, Clarence Claybaugh and Alex. Clark.
Those present were: Misses Mabel Clark,
Wanda King, Marion Bates Alice Campbell
Louise Harting and Carrie King. The next
meeting will be held Friday, November %,
with Miss Wanda King, No. 1902 w street.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. K. Nelson and Miss Mel
son Of 2OO6 Park avenue, Baltimore, are
visiting Mrs. Johnston Of 1882 Massachu-
sets avenue.
One of the beautiful homes that will re-
main closed this season is that of Mrs.
Elizabeth Stauffer Moore, ITO New Hamp-
shire avenue. Mrs. Moore and Miss Moore
will spend the winter in Mexico and Cali
fornia. Mrs. Moore Richardson, after a
charming summer abroad, is located for the
winter at 1925 Q street.
The marriage of Miss Blanche Allen and
Mr.. Harry Diehl, both well-known young
people of Prince Georges county Md,
took place last evening at Z o'clock at
Bells Methodist Chapel, Md, in the pres
ence of a congregation that filled the church.
The ceremony was attended by a number
of the friends of the couple from the Dis
trict. The church was handsomely deco
rated, an arch Of greenery being construct
before the Rev. A. E. Spelman, the Off
ciating clergyman, pastor of the Methodist
Church at Forestville, Md The bride was
attended by Miss Katie Allen, Miss Lottie
Allen, Miss Nettie Allen and Miss Rena
Sweeney. The musical selections were play
ed by Miss Lulu Meloy, and Mrs. Harry
McKim and Miss Libbie Anderson sang
"Oh, Perfect Love-" After the ceremony
Mr.. and Mrs. Diehl were rendered a re-
ception at the home of the bride, where
supper was subsequently served. The bride
Is the daughter of Mrs. Georgiana " AL
len Of Camp Springs. Md, and the groom
is a son of Mr.. Nathan Diehl of the vicin-
fty of Cheltenham, Nd.
The first debutante Of the week made her
initial bow yesterday in the person of Miss
Bertha Sturgus Hill, daughter of Mrs W.
G. Hill, at the family residence, 1853 Hunt
ington place. Miss Hill wore dainty dress
of white silk muslin and carried, from
among the dozens of bouquets sent her, a
cluster of violets Mrs. Hill was assisted
in the pleasant hospitality by Miss Hide
garde McKenna, Miss Kellogg, Miss Marie
Barnes. Miss Olive Gale and Miss Hester
Shepard, all debutantes Of either this or
last season. Several hundred guests were
present from to T.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Warren RAYMOND
have issued invitations for the marriage
of their daughter, Mary, to Mr. George
Thomas Lambert, Wednesday, December
IL, at 3 o'clock at ST. Peters Church Ger
mantown, Philadelphia.