Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-02-10
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
PRETTY WEDDING AT ST. JOHNS
TODAY AT NOON.
Miss Octavia Wheaton and Mr.. Morley
Married - Other Recent
Events-Notes.

! Events-Notes.
The marriage at noon today at St Johns
Church of Miss Octavia Wheaton, daughter
| of Major General Frank Wheaton, L. S. A,
| retired, to Mr.. Frederick Hitchcock Morley
| of Colorado Springs was witnessed by
| small gathering of relatives and close
| friends. Rev. Dr. Mackay-Smith performed
| the ceremony, the bishop of Washington
pronouncing the final benediction. Mr.
Richard Hooker Of New Haven was best
man and Messrs. John Morley, Lawrence
Hitchcock, Reuben Hitchcock of Cleveland,
Horace Lunt of Colorado Springs, Theo-
dore Wright of Buffalo and Rutger B. Mil
| Ter of New York were ushers.
The bride came in church with her father,
| who wore his uniform, and was preceded to
the altar by Miss May Powell as maid of
honor and Ruth Wheaton as book bearer
| The bride was handsomely gowned in white
satin and chiffon with a tulle veil held by
a wreath of orange blossoms and carried
| bouquet of white violets and lilies of the
valley. The maid of honor wore white lace,
| a lace hat faced with black velvet and
wreathed with pink roses and carried Mad
! anne Chatenay roses. Little Miss Ruth
| Wheaton, who carried the brides white
| prayer book, had it resting on a bunch of
| leaves tied on a cluster of Chatenay roses
! The vases on The altar and the decorations
of General ,fheaton's house were IN ivory
| roses a new bloom this winter.
| At it owing to the recent death OF
! the bridegroom father that the invitations
| to the church was limited, only small
| party attended the wedding breakfast at
| the Wheaton home before the departure OF
! the couple for the west
Mrs D. H Rosen of 400 9TH street will
be at home Tuesday, February II, and Will
| be pleased to see her friends.
Miss Edith L. Sickel of Baltimore is the
guest Of Miss Helen Varick Boswell, at
| the Cairo
Mrs. Frederic Joyce gave delightful
musicale Friday afternoon in honor of her
| guest, Mrs. May Betz of Chicago, The ar
| lists assisting We're: Mr.. John Reigel, Mrs.
| Matte White and Mrs. w. l.. Burdette
! Over 100 guests were present. Mrs: Joyce
| and daughter will leave for the south early
| next week.
The d. X. Euchre Club was pleasantly
| entertained Thursday last by Mrs. Shoe
| maker at her home 18th street south
| east. She was assisted by Mrs. Tyree. Al
| the lunch carnations and valentine decora-
| lions adorned the table Miss Snyder won
first, Miss Peters, second, and Mrs. Shoe
| maker BOBBY prizes.
A surprise party in honor of Miss Carrie
Kings birthday was given the 18th instant
at her home, $50 Q street, where those
present were the Misses Addie Levi, Ma
zie Goetzinger, Maize Barker, Lille Goet-
| Finger Alma Mahorney, Fannie Finch,
Mable Clark, Leila Helbig, Edith Cham
| bers, and Messrs. James Kline, Carl Goet-
| Finger, Martin Schmidt, Harry Ruth, Ciar-
| ence Osterman, Andrew Conway, Earl
| Goodman, Alex. Clark, Earnest 1ost, Mas
| ter J. King. Mr.. A. Conway and Miss l..
| Goetzinger gave cake walk ana MISS
Mabel Cudlip and Miss Annie King, fancy
| dancing and coon songs, after which re-
| freshments were served, the dining room
being decorated with palms and ferns.
Mrs. George w. Prince will not receive
Tuesday, February II. but viii be at home
Tuesday, February is, at 1211 Princeton
street.
Mrs. Powers, wife Of Representative
Powers 1861 Rhode Island avenue, will be
| at home tomorrow.
Mr. and Mrs. Max F. Mueller have re-
! turned from their wedding trip north and
| the latter will be pleased to see her friends
Wednesday, February IT, from ! to ,, 8
o'clock in the afternoon, when she will
receive with her mother, Mrs. Louis
| Schade, assisted by Miss Kleberg of Texas,
and Miss Anita Schade, at No. u Grant
| place.
The Australian minister and Mrs. Hen
| gelmuller preceded their last Saturday
| night at home by a dinner at which the
following We're present: The British am
bassador and Lady Pauncefote, Senator and
Mrs. Lodge, Senator and Mrs Hanna. Mr..
and Mrs John b. Henderson, Mr.. and Mrs.
Wayne MacVeagh, Mr.. and Mrs. Arnold
Hague, Mrs Harriet Lane johnson, Mrs.
Randolph Clark, Assistant Secretary of
War and Mrs. Sanger, Mr.. and Mrs. Alex
ander Legare, Mr. Wauters OF the Belgian
legation and Mr.. Lowering.
Mrs John s. Ward was another of the
dinner hostesses Saturday night, her guests
being the German ambassador, the first sec
| rotary of the Austrian legation and Mrs.
Won Callenberg, the third secretary of the
British embassy and Mrs. Crackanthrope,
Commander and Mrs. Cowles, Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry May, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Paddle
o I'll,
Maude Pauncefote, Miss Gwynne. Miss
Boardman, Miss Josephine Patten, Miss
Marjorie Mott, Miss Alice Ward, Mr.. Riano,
Mr.. Boeufve, Mr. Kasson, Mr.. Seckendorff.
Nash and Mr.. John Seely Ward. jr.
That elusive date, known as the Chinese
new year. has come round again and was
made the occasion Of another hospitable
fete Saturday by Mr.. and Mrs. WI. The
minister and his wife We're assisted by
Mrs. John W. Foster, Mrs. David Jayne
Hill, Mrs. DalZell, Mrs. ]. Dorman Steele,
Mrs. John B. Wight. Miss Maud Talmage,
Miss Evans, Miss Mattingiy and Miss Nc
Naughton. Fully five or six hundred guests
passed in and out the legation and took
great pleasure in being there.
Mrs. Spooner, wife of Senator Spooner
and regarded as of the most delightful
of Washington hostesses, welcomed four or
five hundreds guests Saturday at a tea in
honor Of Mrs. Henry G. Payne, wife of the
Postmaster General The pleasant home Of
the SpoOners on 18th street was gay with
flowers, vases filled with American beauty
roses and mantels banked with carnations
adding fragrant beauty in every direction.
Assisting were Mrs. Quarles, Mrs. o. H.
Platt, Mrs. Waring, Mrs. Walcott, Miss
Kean, Miss Louise Jones and Miss McKen-
ma.
The Secretary Of Agriculture and Miss
Wilson entertained at dinner Saturday
night, when their guests were the Secre-
tary Of the Treasury and Mrs. Shaw, the
Secretary of War and Mrs Root, Attorney
General and Mrs Knox, Postmaster Cen
eral and Mrs Payne, the Secretary Of the
Interior and Mrs. Hitchcock, the Speaker
of the House and Mrs. Thomas F. Walsh
The dinner originally planned for the
President and Mrs. Roosevelt.
Senator and Mrs. Foraker gave a dinner
Saturday night for Mr.. and Mrs. Murat
Halstead, who are here to attend the mar
riage Of their son tonight. The guests were
Justice and Mrs. McKenna, the japanese
minister and Mrs. Takahira, Senator and
Mrs. Hansbrough. Senator Kean and Miss
Kean, Senator Bacon, Senator Beverage,
the assistant secretary of state and Mrs.
Hill Mr.. and Mrs. John w. Foster Mr..