The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-09-23
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

The marriage Of Dr. Loren Tabor Bas-
com Johnson. of this city. and Miss
Frances NJ Oliver, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. James b. Oliver. of Shields. near
/ Pittsburs, VIII take place Saturday. Oc-
tobcr .. at noon in the Leetsdale Prcsby-
, terrain Church The bridesmaids will be
! Miss Edith Oliver, a sister of the bride;
the Misses Virginia Oliver. Mary Oliver
, Ninifred Jones Edith Iaber Johnson.
Mary Page Madeira, and Susan Shields
I Williams. Miss Amelia Neville oliver
viii be maid Of honor and the ushers Sc
( lect,d are Mr Juuius r Judsou. of New
York Mr. Alexander Neil. jr-. of Hagsrs-
town, Nd; Mr.. Wallace Donald Mclean.
DR. William G.. Gwynne. Hon. John Bar
rott, OF this city, and George T. Oliver.
Of Pittsburs- Mr.. Bascom Johnson will bee
MS brother best man ! he church cere-
rpny viii be followed by breakfast at
the home Of the bride ia Shields.
Wednesday. October 9. is the date fixed
for the wedding OF Miss Abbie Greene
AIdri,h. daughter Of Senator and Mrs
Nelson W. AlGrich. Of Rhode Island 20
John Davidson Rockefeller, jr.. son Of
the Standard OF magnate and million
aire in his own right thrice over.
Warwick Neck. r. J., where the Senator
has a beautifully located residence. is the
pace at which the ceremony Will De per-
formed and the Rev. Dr. James G. Vose.
of the Benehcent Congregational Church.
viii tie the nuptiaI knot.
The wedding will be as simple and un-
ostentatious as IL can well be made in
Difference TO the expressed wish Of the
. bride and the brideEroom-t0-be who dis
like AN show In their application for a
license, which was made Saturday morn
Cd F.rr.r
ApD'naug, Sir. Rockefeller gave his age
. - IW .liE-seEsn years and his residence
Now York city. while Miss Aldrch gave
her are as twenty-siN years. and her resi-
d.uce at Warwick Neck.
Mrs Marie Reid Parkhurst. or Maine
whose marriage 10 Prince Joseph R8spi-
GHOST. is said to have taken place I'm "a
Catholic church in Rome. was formerly
Miss Reid Of this city. Her gradfathcr
was Capt Samuel Chester Reid. the hero
Of the battle OF FayaL History tells that
with one ship. seven guns and ninety men
be was attacked in neutral harbor by
three British ships. having a total OF l35
guns ami carrying 600 men. In an en-
~ cement lasting two days he defeated
and so crippled them that their arrival at
New Orleans was delayed. General Jack
son had time TO reach there and Louisi-
ana was saved from Engiand-s hands. On
her mothers side the Princess is descend
Cd from the Rowans. a prominent Ken
lucky family.
She married Colonel Parkhurst. now a
member Of the Maine Legislature. about
ten years ago. They had two children
Colonel Parkhurst obtained a divorce.
A letter from Rome announcing the
marriage states that the Vatican per
mated the marriage. as the first carr-
he hH d.
was invalid. as Colonel ParkhurSt had
never br. "a baptized. In Maine. however
The friends Of both Colonel Parkhurst and
MS former vic are OF the opinion that
the Prince and his bride were united uv a
civil ceremony.
It was stated at the New York home OF
The Secretary OF War Saturday that his
eldest son. EUhu Root. jr-. had somewhat
improved. and that mo- fears were now
entertained as To his recovery. The Young
man mas been DIT for Two weeks with ~
HIp-L fever. and 10 was ON account OF the
critical condition OF the case that Mr.
Root hurried back from Washington az
ter the meeting Of the Cabinet on Friday
Unless his son meets with unlocked for
. complications Secretary Root expects 10
return TO the Capital some time this week
Mr. and Mrs. Richard p. Boyle an
naInoe the engagement of their daughter.
Miss Marian Louise. 20 AIr. s. Herbert
. Harding The wedding viii take place
OCT rDer T.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Edward Greer. o.,
lie Droit Park, have ISSUED invitations q,
the marriage Of their daughter. Miss Mel
Die. to DIT. James Willard Nctnesney fgr
Wednesday evening. October E. al \
O. clock, ut the Church n IA. Ascension.
Twelfth street and Massachusetts Ave
nue. northwest.
Miss Helen FfouIke was ;he guest last
week o. Mr. and Mrs. Charles c. Harri-
son. J--, al their summer home at Devon
Pa
Miss Fish. the daughter Of Hamilton
Fish, viii bee "a dobutaute Of the cufnin-
season in New York She expects d,
spend part OF the winter in Washing
ton