Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-08
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
SEVERAL PRETTY WEDDINGS
TOOK PLACE TODAY.
Mrs. Smiths Welcome to Illinois
Friends-The Evenings Events
Personal Notes.

Personal Notes.
A pretty wedding occurred at 10 o'clock
| this morning at the residence of Mrs. A. r.
Fenning, 513 4th street. when Mrs. o. E.
Mayo of Washington and Mr.. George w.
Thornily of Greenfield, Mass. were married
| by the Rev. DR.. Pitzer of Central Presby-
| terrain Church. The bride was becomingly
attired in steel-colored velour and carried
| bouquet OF white roses. Mr.. and Mrs.
| Thornily started Immediately for their new
home in Greenfield, where reception will
| be held upon their arrival.
Rev. Charles B. Ramsdell who performed
| the marriage ceremony for the brides par
ents twenty-four years ago, will officiate to-
night at the marriage of Miss Marie Louise
kemon to Arthur James Elliott of Brook
lyn, at the North Presbyterian Church. Miss
Janet NJ. Kemon will be maid of honor and
Miss Ethel Elliott, sister of the groom. and
Miss Clara Kemon bridesmaids. Mr.. Frank
III West of Evanston, ILL.,, will be best man.
The ushers will be Messrs. D. NJ. Claghorn
Of Brooklyn, Harry Van Petten, Alton F.
Johnson and D. w. McChesney of Chicago
| and j. A. Monlelous of Illinois.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Henry McCauley have issued
| invitations for the marriage of their cousin,
Miss Florence Drayton Baden, to Mr.. Paul
Alexander Draper, Wednesday, October Is,
at o'clock, at Christ Church.
A military wedding tonight at ST. Paul's
Episcopal Church will be that of Miss Mary
Tilton, daughter of Lieut.. Col. Henry Rem
sen Tilton, U. S. A, to Captain Samuel c.
seay, U. S. A. Miss Zanie Seay Of Nash
Vile will be maid of honor and Captain
Sidney Cloman will be best man.
Mr.. ]. Campbell Snyder and Miss Bessie
/ knight. formerly of WASHINGTON uaro NOR
ried October at the residence of the brides
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Octavius Knight 5O7
West 142d street. New York, Rev John c.
Bliss, pastor of Washington Heights Presby-
terrain Church, New York city, officiating
Major James Stewart, u s. A., Of Fort
Thomas, KY, and Mrs. Stewart and their
daughter. Miss Katherine, are the guests
Of General and Mrs. w. W. Dudley. at 2431
Columbia road, where they will be pleased
| to see their friends.
Mrs. Margaret English p Pred of Goel
Wolf Corps, Rushville, is at the Riggs
House.
Mrs. Mamie II. Ross, past national secre-
| tary Ladies' Of the G. A. R.. is at the Eb-
bitt House.
Miss Mary Knight Bradford and Mr..
George Winchester Stone, Boston, were
married last night at the First Congrega-
tional Church by the father Of the bride,
Rev. Mr.. Bradford. assisted by Rev. s. M.
Newman The ushers were: Mr.. Theodore
w. Pfetsch, Mr.. Allen A Davis, Mr.. Oliver
L. Fassig, all Of Baltimore; Mr. Edward L.
Morris, Messrs. Harry B. and Horatio X,
Bradford. the brothers of the bride. The
Mission Club, of which the bride Is a mem
Der, decorated the platform and pulpit with
palms and cosmos, making a beautiful eff
feet. The bride in white crepe de chine and
tulle veil. was attended by her sister, Miss
Faith Bradford, in white mousseline de
riad ,iy,Iy
throp Parker Of Boston was best man.
small reception followed at the home of the
brides parents before the couple left for a
wedding trip.
The Progressive Euchre Club of Dicker-
SON, Md, was delightfully."- entertained by
Mr.. Lloyd Jones, Thursday evening. The
first prizes were won by Miss Nora Sell
man and Mr.. Bern jones' second prizes, by
Mrs. Sam Drury and Mr. Lawrence CHS
well; BOBBY prizes, by Miss Nora Shreve
and Mr. Bern Shreve. Refreshments were
served in the dining room. The guests will
meet with Mr.. L. B. Scholl in two weeks
time.
Mrs. William Wisner White of Cleveland,
Ohio, is visiting DR.. and Mrs. Rankin, Uni
versity Hill.
Miss Ida Cox and Miss Mary Wade of
Ohio are the guests Of Mrs Harry B. Den
ham, 1906 @ street.
Mrs. Fannye Stratton has returned from
New York to her home, lit Sd street.
Miss Agnes Gibbons of N street returned
on Monday from two months trip to Buff
falo, Niagara Falls, Detroit and Chicago
Miss Thiel Of Astoria Ore, Is the guest
of Mrs. John Mccarthy at 3O15 Cambridge
place, Georgetown Heights.
Miss Helen Varick Boswell has gone to
will be the hostess at a large reception
given to Mrs. Odell, wife Of the governor Of
New York. Several luncheons and dinners
will be given in Miss Boswells honor by
prominent New York women during her
stay in that city, where she will be the
guest, first, of Mrs. William Lockwood and
later of Miss Mildred Reid. Miss Boswell
will return to the Cairo in Novem. er.
Mr. and Mrs. George F. Austraw Of Mill
wood Pa, is here attending the G. A. R.
encampment.
of the late Capt. Samuel G.. Cabell is in
the city and is visiting his mother, Mrs
Flora B. Cabell, on Capitol Hill.
Many Washington friends and relatives
have received cards from Mr.. and Mrs.
Cornelius van Herwerden for the marriage
Of their daughter Liefje de Rengh to Mr..
Bale Peyton Legare, Wednesday evening,
October Is, at the Crescent Avenue Pres
byterian Church, Plainfield, N. ].
Mrs. Electa Smith is keeping open house
this week for the soldiers and her personal
friends from Sterling, Ill. Besides a house
full of company, she has found time to be at
the depot to welcome the soldiers from
Sterling, in whose ranks are numbered the
best citizens of that town. The soldiers
have been her guests at luncheon every
day, the dining room of her pleasant home
on M street being beautifully adorned with
flags and flowers encircling the portraits
Of the distinguished men of Illinois, both
past and present. Besides her efforts to
make the stay of her townsfolk as pleas
ant as possible, Mrs. Smith found accom-