The Washington times., 1901-09-24

greatly pleased with their first summer
in the Berkshire Hills. their young daugh-
ters. who were there convalescing from
diphtheria. having greatly improved In
health.
Mr.. and Mrs. William s. Lackey. whose
marriage recently occurred here. have
taken a house here for the winter. Mrs
Lackey was Miss Bertha Boutwell, Speed.
a niece of ex-Gov. George s. Boutwell,. of
Massachusetts.
The engagement OF Mr.. Carl II. Gilbert.
of this city, to Miss Bessie Whitney. of
Cincinnati. has been announced In that
city.
The marriage of Miss Clara Hull. daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. r. T. Hull. OF Can
onsburg. Pa. to Mr. Harry R. Stockwell.
of Washington. took place Wednesday
morning at the Hotel Anderson. Pittsburg.
Rev. d. D. Magill. of Allegheny. offici-
ated. The bride was given away by her
brother, Mr.. Charles Hull. and attended
by Miss Mariana Baines. OF Pittsburg. as
maid of honor and by her sister, Miss
Agnes Hull, as bridesmaid The grooms
brother. Mr.. Max Stockwell. acted as his
best man. Immediately after the cere-
mony Mr; and Mrs. steekwell left for
their wedding trip. which will include
Buffalo and Niagara Falls.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Roberts have issued
invitations for the marriage of their
daughter. Minnie Augusta. to Mr.. Charles
r. Schmidt, Monday evening. October :.
at o'clock. at 70 X Street. The couple
VIII be at home Wednesdays in November
at % Il Street
The marriage of DIR. Loren Taber Bas-
com johnson. of this city, and Miss Fran
ces NJ. Oliver. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
James B. Oliver. of Shields, near Pitts
burg. will take place Saturday. October s.
at noon in the Leetsdale Presbyterian
Church. The bridesmaids will be Miss
Edith Oliver. a sister of the bride. the
Misses Virginia Oliver. Mary Oliver. Win
fired Jones, Edith Taber Johnson, Mary
Page Madeira, and Susan Shields VIII
liams. Miss Amelia Neville. Oliver will
be maid of honor, and the ushers Sc
Iected are Mr.. Junius r. Judson. of New
York, Mr. Alexander Neil. jr-, of Hagers-
town. Nd: Mr.. Wallace Donald Mclean.
DR.. William c. Gwynne. Hon. John Bar
rett. Of this city. and George t. Oliver.
of Pittsburg. Mr.. Bascom Johnson will be
his brothers best man. The church cere-
rnony will be followed by breakfast at
the home of the bride in Shields.
Wednesday, October Q. is the date fixed
for the wedding of Miss Abbie Greene
Aldrich. daughter of Senator and Mrs.
Nelson w. Aldrich. of Rhode Island. to
John Davidson Rockefeller. IT., son Of
the Standard Oil magnate and a million
aire in his own right thrice over.
Warwick Neck, R. l.. where the Senator
has a beautifully located residence, is the
place at which the ceremony will be per-
formed and the Rev. DR.. James G. Vose.
of the Beneficent Congregational Church.
will tie the nuptial knot.
The wedding will DC simple and un-
ostentatious as it can well be made in
Difference to the expressed wish of the
bride and the bridesroom-to-be, who dis
like all show. In their application for a
license, which was made Saturday morn
ing to the town clerk of Warwick, at
Apponaug Mr.. Rockefeller gave his age
as twenty-seven years and his residence
New York City. while Miss Aldrich gave
her age as twentysix years, and her resi-
dence at Warwick Neck.
Mrs. Joseph C. Breckenridge and fam
lily have returned to their Connecticut
Avenue home. General Breckenridge has
just reached Yokohama on his way to
the Philippines. His son is now at Caya-
gan.