Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-04-20
The Brides and Grooms of the Coming
Week.
DEPARTURES FOR SUMMER HOMES
Secretary and Mrs. Hitchcock Give
a Dinner.
P E r S o N AL NOT E S

Weddings and perhaps a few surprising
| announcements of other happy dates for
| the near future will cast glamor over
| the coming week, as both have over the
| fortnight since Easter The element of
| surprise has not contributed to any mark
| ed degree to the effect of either Of the
| three engagements in which society is
! showing most interest lately. but it GER
| tainly will in those which well-informed
/ observers are sure may be news before
| the June roses bloom But in the way of
| certainties, there are number of pleas
! ant things ahead, not only the weddings,
| but other occasions suitable to the sea-
son and to the social appetite at present,
| which is little jaded and needs bit of
| tempting. The weddings of Tuesday in
| clude two noon events, that of Miss Eliza
| bethe Riley and Lieut.. Henry K. Ben
| ham, U. S. N; at St. Thomas Church,
and of Miss Lucy M. Moore and Mr..
Charles Wilkes of Salt Lake City, at st.
will be that of Miss May Imogene Bouch-
er, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Boucher, and Mr. Joseph Hall Pilling, son
ceremony will be performed by Rev.
| Father Magee of the Church of the Sa-
| cred Heart, and large reception will
! follow at the residence of the brides
| parents, 1906 Columbia road.
|
| Shellenberger will be married at ST. Johns
| Wednesday, Rev. Dr. Mackay -Smith Off
| ciating, assisted by Rev. c. ]. S. Mayo of
| Hyattsville Miss Francis T. Mudd will
be maid of honor The brides parents are
Judge and Mrs. Arthur Carr of Hyattsville,
| and the groom is the son of Col. and Mrs
G. A Shellenberger. Miss Mary E. Smith
| and Mr.. Spencer R. Nelson of Virginia will
| be married Wednesday noon at Trinity
Church. Two evening events Of the same
| day Will be the marriages of Miss Eu-
| eenia L. Williams and Mr.. Thos. ]. Burke
| and Of Miss Beatrice A. Walsh and Mr.. j.
| Clarence Duke.
EX-Representative Aldrich and his bride,
formerly Miss Agan of New York, who
| are now on their honeymoon trip will re-
| side at the residence of the former, Cleve-
| land Park. Announcement cards of their
marriage have been received here
Last night the marriage of Miss Ethel
Veronica Prince and Mr. Aubery Lanston
| took place at the residence of the brides
| mother Mrs. George Prince, 1897 r street
Miss Agnes Alden and Mr.. JOS. Finckel
PLAYED the wedding marches Rev. Dr.
| ]. B. Perry of ST. Andrews Church per-
! In the bay window which had been trans
formed into bower Of green and white
| Only the relatives of the contracting par
| ties were present. The bride came in with
| her brother, Mr.. Loren Prince. She car
, ried bride roses and was becomingly
gowned in travelling dress Of mauve
CLOTH with picture hat of chiffon, with
| pale blue facings. After receiving the con-
| CALCULATIONS Of those present, all repaired
| to the dining room where the bride cut
| the cake. The couple left for New York.
accompanied by Mr.. and Mrs. Tolbert Lam
ston, who will see them off on an ex-
tended foreign trip.
Col. and Mrs. Robert I. Fleming will Tot
close their Massachusetts, avenue home for
several weeks yet, and will spend most CT
the summer at Oak View. their SUBURBAN
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. John W. Foster will occupy
their new home on 18th street next fall
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry May will give CO.
tillion at the Country Club, Friday, May g.
DIR. and Mrs. V. Shinn have gone to New
Orleans to attend. on the 24th the golden
wedding of their brother and sister Mr.
and Mrs. Louis c. Army.
Mrs. F. M. Hanchett, formerly Miss
Emma Smith Of F street is in the city to
attend the marriage of her sister, Miss
Mary E. Smith. Mrs. Hanchett will be the
guest of Mrs. James G. Smith and Mrs. S.
L. Hempstone.
Senator and Mrs. Mcmillan and Miss Nc
MILAN will spend the next couple of months
on the Pacific coast. and leave Monday on
a private car to begin their journey west
ward.
Mr.. and Mrs. William G. Henderson an
nounce the engagement Of their daughter,
Nance Clopton, to Mr.. Ralph HART Bowles
IN.
The Secretary of the Interior and Mrs.
Hitchcock entertained at dinner last night.
when their guests were Secretary Long,
Mr.. and Mrs Merriam. Mr.. and Mrs Letter.
MI. and Mrs. John Poor. Mrs. Hearst Miss
sibyl Pauncefote. Miss Kennedy, Baron
Ambrozy, Mr. Gerard Lowther, Baron Her
man and Mr.. Riddle.
Mrs. Leonard H. Mattingly and her little
son, Garrett. have returned from Havana.
CUBA, where they have been spending the
past six months. Mrs. Mattingly is the
guest of her mother. Mrs. Charles F. Gar
rett, 5O1 street. and is at home Friday
Miss Lillian L. Cooper has returned home
from Stanton. Va, where she attended a
dance given by Miss Bessie E. Mcfarland
in honor of her cousin. Miss Daisy B. Nc
Farland Of New York.
Mrs. c. Widdicombe announces the mar
riage of her daughter, Elizabeth Bacon. to
Mr.. James Snyder Hicks of Connellsviile
Pa. The ceremony took place at Ellicott
City, Md, April II. 1901, by the Rev. VIII
liam Rogers Of the Methodist Episcopal
Church.
Mrs. VIM. Oscar Roome, 1917 Corcoran
street. who has been quite Ill during the
past week, Is slowly improving.
Miss Blanche Theaker of 1914 18th street
will spend the remaining days of this
month at Meyersdale Pa.
Mrs. E. B. Stevens, Mrs. S. A. Hill and
Miss Grace Stephens of Madras, India, are
visiting Mrs. La Fetra.
Prof. and Mrs. Jett gave a dance last
night at their residence. 1900 North Capt.
toll street. Refreshments were served to
| the large gathering, after which dancing
was enjoyed until the midnight hour
Among those present were Mrs. Norris,
the Misses Norris, Murray, Lowe, Smith,
Johnson, Sayers. Sullivan, Wood, Jett,
Scott, Gibson and Russell and Messrs
Perry, Robert Graves. Charles A. Lowe,
Pollock, Rowe, Maedel, Burnett, Frank A.
MorOney, Jackson, Jet, Payne and Gibson
The dance to be given this evening by
the Saturday Evening Assembly at the Ma
| tional Rifles Armory promises to be very
| enjoyable affair. Dancing will begin at
$50. and admission will be strictly by card
only.
Representative and Mrs. Thropp at din
ner last night entertained Mrs. Arthur
Padelford, Mr.. and Mrs. Ellis. DR.. and Mrs.
Jenkins, Commander and Mrs. Rae Miss
Letterman, Mrs. Buckley, Mr.. Jesup Blair,
Mr.. Frederick Huidekoper and Dr. Clayton
Mrs. Frederick Hubert Chamberlain and
her daughter Edith, formerly Of Capitol
| Hill, but who have recently been living at
| Stuyvesant Falls. N. Y, are the guests of