Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-15
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
BEAUTIFUL WEDDING YEsrER-
DAY AT HOLY TRINITY CHURCH.
Dining at Rauscher's Around q Flower
Garden and Lakes-A Ball at the
New Willard-Dinners.


New Willard-Dinners.
The marriage Of Miss Mary A. Moran and
Mr.. Peter ]. Keleher of Albany, N. Y, yes
| terday afternoon at Trinity Church,
| Georgetown, was attended by hundreds of
their friends. The high altar was brilliantly
| Illuminated and adorned with flowers. The
| ceremony was performed by Rev. James f.
Mulvaney. and there were score Of other
| clergymen in the sanctuary. The ushers
who seated the guests were Capt Sheridan
Ferree, Messrs. w. Wilson Matthews.
| Frank A. Mcneil, Charles Ohio Parson,
John Edward Stanton and Robert H. Bowd-
Ter. The brides only attendant was Miss
| Margaret Loretta Cassidy of this city, the
| best man being Mr.. VIM. F. Lett Of New
| York. choir of twenty-five voices made
up Of friends Of the couple from different
| Catholic choirs sang the bridal chorus from
| Lohengrin the bride. who was escorted
| by her brother, DR.. John F. Moran, passed
up the aisle, and at the sanctuary railing
| was met by the groom. This surprise was
| planned because of the groom's connection
| at one time or other with most of the
choirs represented. The singers filled the
| church again with the familiar melody as
| the newly married couple passed out. Dur
Ing the ceremony Mr.: James Duffy sang 20
Promise Me-
The bride was beautifully dressed in a
Rigli just robe, present from the Philip
! pines. 1t was made over white silk and
trimmed with old point lace and pearls
She carried a shower bouquet of bride
| roses and lilies of the valley, and wore a
] tulle veil and orange blossoms. Her orna-
| ments were diamonds, the gift of the
groom. The maid of honor was in white
| null, trimmed with lace, and wore white
picture hat and carried a shower bouquet
| of marguerites. reception for the rela-
tfvyao 1i~o o~tx, $40 f9oio ff,,rr
clergy and the out-of-town friends was
| held Immediately after the ceremony at
| the home of the brides mother, Mrs. Mar
| garet F. Moran. The couple received con-
gratulations under a horseshoe OF holly
| the parlor and dining room being decked
with bride roses, trailing vines and palms
The bride received several hundred beauti-
| full gifts. Mr.. and Mrs. Keleher left last
| night for New York and will visit in New
London, Conn.,. Boston, Albany and Mag
ara Falls. After February / they will be
at home at 1909 M street. Mr.. Keleher is
member OF the 4th Immune Command,
Spanish War Veterans, and was the first
president of ST. Josephs Union, which he
organized.
The Postmaster General and Mrs. Payne
gave dinner last night, the guests like
those at most Of the other early feasts Of
the evening, going on to the ball at the New
Willard. Their guests were: Representa-
tive and Mrs. Olmsted, Mr. and Mrs. Sid
| ney Waterlow, Mrs. Beale, Miss Wetmore,
Miss Ruth Hanna, Miss Ward, Miss Eliza
| beth kean, Representative Morrill,. Mr..
| Riano, Mr.. Joseph Medill Mccormick Of
| Chicago. Major Charles MeCawley. DR..
Mitchell of Baltimore and Mr.. Norman Of
| the British embassy.
The British Ambassador and Lady Her
| bert had another notable company dining
| with them last night, their guests includ-
| ing: The Bishop of Washington and Mrs.
| Satterlee. Chief Justice and Mrs. Fuller,
Justice Brown the SnaniSh minister the
Netherlands minister. the Belgian minister
| and Baroness Moncheur, Mr.. Adee, Col. and
Mrs. Theodore A. Bingham, Senator and
Mrs. Chauncey NJ, Depew, Mrs. Van Rens-
| selaer Cruger, Miss Clayton. Miss Patten,
Mr.. and Mrs Henry May, Mr. and Mrs.
| Arnold Hague, Mr.. Jesse Brown and Mr..
Dering.
| Mrs. Wetmore received at the first
| Wednesday subscription ball last night held
| at the New Willard. Three hundred guests
were. present, and the committee in charge
were: Mrs. Boardman Mrs. William Shelf
| field Cowles Mrs. C. C. Glover, Mrs. Hale,
Mrs Thomas Nelson Page. Mrs Robert
| Patterson. Mrs William c. Sanger and
| Miss Patten. Both official, diplomatic and
| resident, society made up the brilliant
| throng in attendance.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Gaff last night
/ marked era in dinner giving for the
younger set, who are supposed to find so
| no further special features to delight the ar
| tistic sense do those whose appetites may
| be trif1e jaded and require fresh stlmu-
| lus for enjoyment. Their company Of
| fifty was seated about an over table in the
white ball room at Rauscher's. The table
| was laid around a garden scene. there ne
! ing lakes in which gold fish and ducklings
| swan and graveled walks, leading up to
shaded hooks in a miniature woodland,
| where a carpet Of moss and tiny trees
| completed the pretty picture. In the CEN
| ter pink azalea bushes made a ring Of
bloom, and where the garden Joined the
cloth, long stemmed bridesmaid roses made
| a beautiful hedge. tangle Of green vines
| reached over from the roses and formed
| a setting for the silver candlesticks in
| which the tapers burned under pink rose
| shades. All over the garden picture tiny
| electric lights cleaned like frefiies and
| completed the tropical effect. and one Of
| the most original and pleasing table dec
| orations ever seen at the capital. man
| dolin orchestra played throughout the din
| ner. Mr.. and Mrs. CATS guests were
Miss Oliver and Miss Bowditch of Albany,
| now staying with them; Miss Alice Roose-
| welt, the Baroness Won Palm, Miss Chris
| tine and Miss Elfrida Roosevelt, Miss
! Wadsworth, Miss Cary Of Baltimore Miss
McGibbon, Miss Shepard, Miss Diane Nor
| gan Hill. the Misses Anderson, Miss Mer-
| riam. Miss Field. Miss Postlethwaite, Miss
McCauley, Miss Ethel Seckendorff, Miss de
| Smirnoff Miss Schroeder. Miss Irene King
Miss Bloch. Miss Gwendoline Foulke, Mrs
Chanler Anderson, the Portuguese min
lister. Mr.. Won Gutenberg, and Baron
| Franckenstein of the Austrian embassy;
| Count Montgelas. Mr.. Won Ritter and Mr.
| Won Bradow Of the German embassy; Mr.
| Hange of the legation Of Sweden and Nor
| way; Mr.. Robert s, Clark, the Messrs.
| Huidekoper, Lieut. Clelland Davis, Mr.. Gill
| lett, Mr.. Gist Blair. Mr.. F. o. Horstman,
| Mr.. Robert Keeling. Mr.. E. V. Morgan,
| Mr.. Frederick Morgan, Lieut.. Marble, Mr.
| John Woolsey, Mr.. Harry Thaw, Mr..
Charles Poe Mr. Peters Mr. Heap and Mr.
| Mcpherson.
| Mr. William Orrigan Beall Of Muskogee,
| Indian territory, formerly of this city, and
| Miss Elise Featherston Of Holly Springs.
| Miss, will be married Wednesday after
| noon, January 81, at $50 o'clock, in the
| First Presbyterian Church of Holly Springs.
| Mr.. Beall, who is the eldest son Of Mr..
| Charles B. Beall, deputy clerk Of the Su-
| preme Court has wide circle of acquaint-
| ances, to whom the notice Of his coming
| marriage will be pleasant surprise.
Mrs r{f