The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-08-16

Avenue place. Newport
General F'ttzLurh Lee is expected Go ar
rive at Newport next week. II ms visit
Is 90 be as triumphant as that of General
Joseph Wheeler, ne may DE sure Of q
round of ovati1us from the beginning Of
his visit 70 its close.
a despatch from Newport announces
the engagement of Miss Phyllis Lang
horne To Mr. Reginald Brooke. only SOFA
or NIr. and Mrs. Mortimer Brooke. Miss
Iaughornc is a great beauty and is
daughter of Mr.. G. c. Laughorue. of
Greenwood. Va. and sister of Mrs.
Charles Dana Gibson. Since her sisters
marriage Co tho famous young illustrator
Miss Laughorne has been in New York
and OF late has been Identified with the
colony at Hampstead. one of the most
important social affairs OF next week viii
De the dinner dance given 20 introduce
Mr.. Brook, sister Miss Gladys Brooke.
Iy Mr.. and Mrs. IT, Mortimer Brooke NJ
EockhuT5J ia Bellevue Avenue, ONE OF the
most beautiful places Of Newport No
date has been mentioned Tor the mar
rage-
At the marriage Of Lieut. Henry Wat
tersou. jr.. 20 Scnorita Blolca Ester Casa
nova which was s0lemuized in Philadel-
phiJ yesterday. the bride wore a French
muslin gown. with lace insertions and
tugks. and long bridal veil. crowned
with orange blossoms. She carried a large
bunch of white bridal roses the gift OF the
bridegroom.
There were no bridesmaids nor ushers.
Mr.. Harvey Wattersou acted as best man
for his brother who wore the uniform Of
his rank and DIT Juan J. Casanova gave
his daughter away.
After the ceremony was over the bridal
pair and the guests sat down to a wedding
breakfast Lieutenant and Mrs. Waiter
son left this afternoon FOR New York,
where they viii spend few days, after
which they will journey 10 jefferson Bar
racks. Missouri where the bridegroom is
stationed
The groom is the son Of Col. Henry
Watterson and the bride a member Of an
old and honorable Cuban family. Ii was
while on duty in Cuba as an officer Of the
United States Army that the bridegroom
Of yesterday met his brice. who is a de-
vout member of the Catholic Church,
while the bridegroom family are Protes-
tants
Early yesterday morning Lieutenant
Watterson went 10 the Catholic Church of
St. John the Evangelist. and there was
received into the Catholic faith by the
Rev. Francis y. Wast. who five hours
later, performed the marriage ceremony
In, lieuteuant's action. IL is said, was
surprise, as the arraugem for home
wedding were those usually employed at
the marriage of a Catholic to "a person Of
another religious belief. Father WaStl
performed the marriage ceremony before
"a white draptd altar, erected for the puT-
pose IN the parior OF tn. Spruce Street
house. In accordance with a Cuban GUS
tom, there we're placed on TINS altar TWO
tan candles. one for the bride and one for
the bridegroom. In addition there was a
number of lesser candles. The altar was
flauked by heavy palms and decorated
with great white sprays OF pyramiaal hy-
CranseaS.
Gen. Robert Williams is 81 al Neither
wood. y. j.. where he is spending the
summer,
Admiral Sampson intends TO make
Washington his future home, and is ar
ranging TO buy the residence at 1881 New
Hampshire Avenue. owned by Captain
FolEer. % the navy. and in which Cap
tain FoICer lived when he was Chief Of
the Bureau of Ordnance.
General and Mrs Miles left last night
Tor "A twO-weeRs' 'sit TO Buffalo
Mr. and Mrs. F. Conquest Clark sailed
for Europe yesterday.
Miss Matte Schneider and Miss Ethel
Dublin Of Wisconsin Avenue. are spend
ing few weeks with relatives in New
York city.
Colonel Jennings and wife and Miss
Aida Jennings left yesterday. for the
CatskU Mountains They viii sail for
Europe in October TO travel abroad for
/ a year
Mr. and Mrs James T. Barbour Will
l leave tomorrow for Atlantic City. where
they have taken cottage. They have
been kept in town all summer by -he III
ness OF their little daughter who, how
. ever is happily COuvaIascIUg-
Major and Mrs. King. Of 100 Thirteenth
Street northwest, IefI yesterday morning
for Saratoga Springs
Miss Barrie a pos Twelfth Street. ac-
compauied 10y her sister Florence, has
gone to Bath Beach. L. J.. 10 visit their
sister. Mrs ". A Berkeley
The Postmaster General has gone 20
/ join Mrs Smith at East Gloucester. Mass.
when they will go Immediately Co Maple
I wood y. IT,. in the White Mountains. %
( remain until September.
/ Mrs F 9. AuIsbrook Of Omaha. Neb.
is visiting her parents. MI and Mrs. W
} Z. Knight. Of 300 q Street northwest.
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