The Washington times., 1902-10-17
ITEMS OF INTEREST
Nv LOCAL SOCIETY
Miss Alice Roosevelt and Miss Ethel 14re
Vasztamg- Their Anuk Mrs. CouAes,
IN Farmlnszou, Conn.

/ and frosted tulle and carried large
cluster of white chrysanthemums.
The maisE were in white, with head
scarfs of tulle. One wore a sash,
crushed stock and rosettes of yellow
velvet and gauze, and the other the
same accessories in pink. The Rev.
Herbert Scott Smith of1iciated.
The marriage of the Rev. Harry Farm
er. of Cedar Rapids, Iowa. to Miss Olive
E. Osborn, of this city. took place yes
| terday afternoon at 4:30 o'clock in st.
Paul's Methodist Episcopal Church.
The pulpit was entirely hidden by a
| bank of Palms.
The wedding march was played by
Miss Annie F. Dashiell. The bride, pre-
ceded by her sister, Miss Grace Osborn,
entered the church, accompanied by her
father, the Rev. Albert Osborn, and was
met at the altar by the groom, attend
ed by George R. Hamlin.
The ceremony was performed by the
Rev. Albert Osborn. assisted by the Rev.
w. ". Van Arsdale, of Annapolis, a
former pastor of st. Pauls Church.
The ushers were R. Gordon Finney,
Walter Foster, Sherman Fowler, and A.
Coulter Wells. The bride is a recent
graduate of the Woman's College of
Baltimore. Mr.. Farmer was for sew
erai years a clerk in the Surgeon Cen
erals Office of the War Department, and
was actively engaged in church work.
He has recently been ordained dea-
con in the Upper Iowa conference. Mr..
and Mrs. Farmer will make a short trip
South, visiting Richmond, Atlanta, ard
Chattanooga.
Miss Clara Dent Miller. daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles E.. Miller, and
Walter Williams Simpson were mar
ried Wednesday evening at the home of
the brides parents. on Capitol Hill,
Rev. DR.. George N. Luccock, of the
Metropolitan Presbyterian Church, off,
ciating. The ceremony was witnessed
by relatives only. 1t was followed by a
reception.
The bride was gowned in white or
candle and carried bride roses. She
was attended by her sister, Miss An
nette Miller, who was attired in green
organdie and carried maiden hair fern.
The groom was attended by his bro
ther, Arthur w. Simpson.
The "Lohengrin'' wedding march was
played by Miss Edna Kimball as the
bridal party entered the parlers, which
we're decorated with palms and flowers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Simpson left the city
late in the evening for brief trip. They
will be at home to their friends after
November Is, at 206 Tenth Street south
east.
Miss Elizabeth Hunt Syme and Fred
erick Jewell Whitehead were married
on Wednesday at the horne of the brides
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel A. Syme,
21o6 Eighteenth Street. The Rev. DR..
Francis j. Brooks, of Alexandria, Va,
offciated.
Miss Mary NJ. Syme, sister of the
bride, was maid of honor, while Mr.. Ed
mund W. Whitehead. brother of the
groom, was best man.
The bride wore gown of light tan
broadcloth and carried shower of
bride roses and lilies of the valley.
The maid of honor wore green broad
cloth and carried La France roses.
Mr. and Mrs Whitehead have gone for
and extended trip North.
Miss Sophie C. Stuart and Dr. Robert
S. Beale were married yesterday at the
home of the brides family, 1916 Thirty
first Street. Owing to the recent death
of the brides father. the Rev. Albert
Rhett Stuart. D. D., only the immediate
family were present at the ceremony.
The brides cousin, the Rev. John H. |
Elliott, rector of the Church of the As
cension, officiated.