Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-11-22

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Wilmington. Del, a life long friend Of the
brides family. The ceremony Is set for st:
Johns. DR.. and Mrs. Harold Williams OF
Boston will be on for their sons wedding
| relatives and others from Boston. The cou-
pie, after the wedding trip, will live in the
| latter city.
Another most interesting midday wedding
/ next week will be that of Miss Sallye
Wheeler Swayze to Mr.. Burr Northrop Ed
wards. The ceremony will take place at
noon Wednesday at the home of the brides
parents, Mr.. and Mrs Theodore F. Swayze,
| 1441 Rhode Island avenue, and will be fol-
| lowed by reception. Mrs. Robert Carlisle
| SwayZe, sister-in-law of the bride, will be
| the matron of honor, and Mr.. Joseph Weller
| will be best man. Rev. DR.. Hamlin will off,
| ciate.
At the wedding of Miss Mellye Arledge
| and Mr.. Charles Butts at the First Baptist
Church next Wednesday evening the bride
rem K. Snyder of Oklahoma City as matron
of honor, and four bridesmaids, Miss Ar
ledge and Miss Caroline Arledge, sisters OF
the bride; Miss Carolyn Littlepage, cousin
of the bridge, and Miss Margarita Dunn.
The bride viii be given away by her
brother, Mr.. Hardin B. Arledge of New
| York city. Mr.. Lester H Woolsey of New
| York will be best man. and there will be
| four ushers, Mr.. Frank Butts, cousin of
| the groom; Mr.. Charles E. Barba of Penn
sylvania; Mr.. r. w. Stone OF New York
and Mr.. Clyde l.. Rogers.
Mr.. and Mrs David Meade Lea have is
sued invitations to the marriage of their
| sister, Miss Helen Randolph Lea to Mr..
John Stevenson McIlwaine of Farmville,
| Va, at st. Marks Church Wednesday even
| ing, November 26, at $50 o'clock. A recep-
ton from 8 to II will follow. Miss Minnie
Foster of New York will be the maid of
honor, and Mr.. Beverley Randolph of Rich
mond Va, will act best man. The
bridesmaids will be Miss Sadie Foster OF
New York, Miss Mary Triplett Patterson
and Miss Nan Davis of Petersburg Va;
| MISS Maud Mckenney of Richmond and
Miss Genevieve Venable and Miss Mary
Darlington, cousins of the groom also OF
| Richmond. The groomsmen will be Mr..
John Palmer Lea, brother of the bride;
Messrs. Henry and Randolph Darlington,
| cousins of the groom; Mr.. Carlton Nc
| kenney and DR.. ellis, all of Richmond
and Mr.. Richard Irving of New York Mr.
| McIlwaine is the owner and editor of the
Southside Examiner, and is also one of Vir-
| ginia's prominent young attorneys, and is
| son of the Rev. Dr. Richard McIlwaine,
president of the Union Theological Semi
| nary, and recently one of the most promi-
nent figures in the Virginia constitutional
| convention. Miss Lea has but recently re-
turned from Europe, where she has spent
| about three years in travelling, studying
| French and perfecting a rare, sweet voice,
| previous to which she was well known as
one of the beauties and most popular mem
bers of younger society in Richmond. The
| bride brought her trousseau from Europe,
| and each article seems a work of art the
| wedding gown being of white satin and
| most exquisite point lace. She will also
wear a rare old veil of point applique, and
some marvellous pearls, which were worn
| by her great-grea t grandmother Nancy
| Meade, sister of General WaShington's
| aid-de-camp, General Richard Kidder
| Meade, upon the occasion of her marriage
| TO Richard Randolph, jr., the eldest son
of the famous Virginian, Richard Randolph
| of Curtis
Another large evening wedding will be at
| the Metropolitan Church Tuesday next at
$50. Miss Mary Elliott Stuart and Mr.
| William S. Hardesty being the high princi-
| pals. reception for the relatives and
| bridal party will follow at the home of Mr.
and Mrs Alexander TAFT Stuart
Mrs Electa E. Smith of this city, who
Is now making her annual visit to her for
| mer nome at Sterling, Ill., was given sew
| eral large receptions lately and numerous
| testimonials in recognition of her kind
| nesses and courtesies to citizens of her
| town. and especially of the soldier boys
from that section. Members of the c. A.
r. and their families, the Sons of Veterans
| the Spanish-America War Veterans and
their families were invited by the Womans
| Relief Corps of Sterling to a brilliant re-
| ception in honor of Mrs. Smith last Satur-
| day. The occasion formed delightful re-
| union of those who had attended the recent
| G. A. R. encampment here, and a number
| of those who were then Mrs. Smiths guests
| presented her with very beautiful cut
glass water bottle, glasses to match, a mir
| ror tray and cutglass finger bowl An
| interesting musical program and a number
| of speeches preceded and followed the pre-
sentation. In adjoining place-Prophets-
| town-a banquet and reception in the new
G. A. R; hall was also given to Mrs.
| Smith. when other recent guests of hers
| in this city united in another present-a
| cutglass and silver berry dish. The leading
| citizens Of the town were present in hon
| oring Mrs. Smith, and the occasion was
| most interesting in every particular.
Mrs Warder entertained at dinner last
| night in honor of the retiring French am
| bassador. NJ. Cambon. The others present
| included the Italian ambassador and Sig
| nora Des Planches. Baron Covers, the min
lister from the Netherlands; Mr.. and Mrs.
| William Endicott of Boston, Mrs. Harriet
Blaine Beale. Miss Elizabeth Warder, Miss
| Alice Warder and Mr. Norman Of the Brit
ish embassy.
| Mrs Root with her son and daughter
will sail the last of this month for home.
| They have been abroad all summer for the
| purpose of giving Elihu Root, jr., the treat
ment of distinguished specialists. The
young man returns entirely well from the
| deafness which followed his siege of ty-
phoid fever last year. The Roots will be at
the Arlington the coming winter.
| The marriage of Miss Blanche Wilson.
! daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. r. B. Wilson of
| InlS city 10 JOnn a SWeuDerS look
place Thursday at $50 o'clock at the par
| sonage of Wesley Chapel by the Rev. w.
| NJ. Ferguson, pastor of the church. The
ceremony, which was quiet one, was wit
| messed by the families of the contra citing
| parties. Mr.. and Mrs Swedberg left after
! the ceremony on an extended southern trip,
| after which they will make their future
| home at Portland, Va, where the groom is
| ngaged in business.
| Mr.. Jacob L. H. Winfield has issued cards
J for the marriage of his daughter Mary to
| Mr.. Grant Leet, Wednesday, November %,
| at half-past four, Gunton Temple Memorial
| Church
Mrs. Hattie A. Copp of the Riverton Ho-
| tel, Riverton, Va, who has been visiting
| her mother. Mrs. ]. Fritts of IS K street
| northeast, leaves for her home today
| Mrs Annie McConereu of this CITY who