Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-06
THE WORLD or SOCIETY
THE PILLoT-GRosSMAN WEDDING
AT TWIN OAKS.
Marriage Of Miss Ina France and Mr..
w. R. Nesbit-In Mrs. Fairbanks
Honor-Personal Notes.

The weather is ideal for the thorough en-
joyment of the large party invited to the
wedding reception today at half-past =
of Miss Gertrude Hubbard Grossman and
Mr.. Peter Stuyvesant Pilot at Twin Oaks.
the suburban home. on Woodley Lane. OF
Mrs. Gardiner G. Hubbard. grandmother
of the bride. The beauties of the grounds
about the house and indeed of the whole
section have appealed to every passerby
lately and seemed today in perfect harmony
with the happiness of the event. Rev. Dr..
Hamlin is to be the officiating clergyman
at the ceremony that is to take place at
4 o'clock in the flower-decked house
where pink and white blossoms adorn
every point of vantage The bridal party
to attend the couple will be made up of
Messrs Henry Rogers Winthrop. Nelson b.
Burr, De Lancy Kountze, Robert Taylor
Varnum, Eben Stevens and James q. X.
Lee, all of New York, as ushers, and Miss
Helen Bell, maid of honor; Miss Graham
Bell and Miss Grace Bell Of this city, Miss
Gertrude Hubbard of Boston, Miss Henri
eta Whitney of New Haven. Miss Anne
Washington and Miss Zadie Cobb of this
city, bridesmaids. Mr.. Charles A. Van
Rensselaer, of New York is to be best man.
The bridesmaids will wear dainty dresses
of white muslin with pink chiffon sashes.
They will wear white hats trimmed with
sweet peas and carry bouquets of pink
sweet peas. The maid of honor will be in
pink The youthful bride is to wear white
satin, tulle veil and to carry lilies of the
valley.
A large number of New York and Boston
relatives and friends of the couple came on
for the wedding, making up a party OF
about 100 guests who will witness the
ceremony. Several hundred Washingtonians
will be at the reception and see the happy
couple off on their wedding tour. The
brides presents are superb in number ana
value. Mr.. and Mrs. Pilot are to live in
New York at a hotel for the next two
months.
The marriage of Miss Ina France daugh-
ter of Rev. Dr.. Joseph H. France. of 1888
Presbyterian Church of Johnstown. N. Y,
to Mr.. William Reynolds Nesbitt of Port
Deposit, Md. took place yesterday noon at
the Church of the Covenant, DR.. Teunis S.
Hamlin pastor of that church officiating.
The brides dress was Of liberty satin, shir-
red, deliberately trimmed with hand en-
broidery and seed pearls She carried a
shower bouquet of bride roses and lilies OF
the valley.
The bride was attended as maid of honor
by Miss Mary Grace France, her sister,
gowned in white crepe de chine over white
taffeta, carrying a shower bouquet of white
carnations and lilies of the valley. The
bridesmaids were Miss Marguerite France
of Washington and Miss Sarah Elizabeth
Ruff of York. Pa, Miss Miriam Alice Belt
of Wellsville, Pa, Miss Mary Elizabeth
Collamer of Washington. The bridesmaids
were dressed in white Paris muslin trimmed
with Valenciennes lace, carrying bouquets
of white carnations The flower girl was
Miss Evelyn Lathbury of Philadelphia, the
tiny niece of the groom. dressed In white
lace, carrying a bouquet of lilies of the
valley Miss Evelyn Nesbitt, another tiny
niece of the groom, preceded the bride. car
rying prayer book bound in white kid.
The ushers were Mr. James TOuchstone
Jones of Castleton, Md; Charles Haines
1ynf,1 of RI
Boynton of Port Deposit, Dr. John Shaw
French, Port Deposit, Md; Mr. Royal Will
bur France Of Hamilton College, Clinton,
N. Y, brother of the bride. and DR.. Clemens
James France brother of the bride, of Port
Deposit, Md. The ushers were attired in
conventional afternoon dress. The bride
was given away by her brother, DR.. ]. T.
France, of Baltimore. The groom's gift to
the bride Sunburst Of pearls.
Last evening an elaborate dinner party
was given at the Arlington Hotel Covers
were laid for thirty-five. The party consist
ed of Mrs. E. S. Tome. sister of the groom.
of Port Deposit, Md; Mr.. and Mrs. H c.
Nesbitt, parents of the groom; Mrs. }. ii.
France, mother of the bride: Col. S. R.
James, uncle of the bride, of Schenectady,
N Y; Miss Grace James, Miss Virginia
James of Schenectady; Mr.. H. A Nesbitt,
brother Of the groom, and wife and daugh-
ter, Miss Ethel Nesbitt. Mrs. Mary E.
France of Washington, grandmother of the
bride; Mrs. Warren 1. Collamer of Wash
ington, aunt of the bride; Mrs. John f.
Bartlett cousin of the bride, of Schenecta-
dy, N. Y: Mrs. Samuel E. Gavin of Phila-
delphia; Mrs. B. B. Lathbury, sister of the
groom of Philadelphia, Pa.
AT the wedding were the following out-of-
town guests: Mrs. Heagle. Johnstown, n.
Y; Mrs. stoller, Johnstown, N. Y; Mrs.
Roberts, Baltimore; Miss Mary Ames, Will
iamsburg, Pa; Miss Grace Spettigue of
Easton, Pa; Mrs. Elisabeth Morgan, Balti
more; Mrs. DR.. Flack. Baltimore; Mrs.
Christian Jourgenson, Brooklyn, N. Y:
Miss Marian Boyer, Williamsport. Pa;
Miss Sadie Metzler. Williamsport, Pa;
Miss Airline House, Charleston. S. c.: DR..
Edward Roland. Baltimore; Mr.. A. w.
Freeman. Richmond, Va; Mrs. Albert
Thompson, Baltimore; Miss Lillian Thomp-
son, Baltimore; Mr.. Philetus Bond. Port
Deposit, Md; Mrs. Nellie Moore Bond Port
Deposit; Dr. Abram Harris. director of
Jacob Tome Institute of Port Deposit. Md.
Miss Florence Snyder of Port Deposit Md.
Mrs. William K. Reckafus, Port Deposit
Md.
Miss France belongs to an old Washington
family and has recently completed course
in the Woman'S College of Baltimore. Mr..
Nesbitt is teller in the Cecil National Bank,
Port Deposit. Md. and is brother of Mrs.
E. S. Tome, the widow Of Jacob Tome the
founder Of the Jacob Tome Institute. Mr..
an extended trip through the south On
their return they will reside at Port De-
post, Nd.
D. A. r. was given a charming reception
yesterday at the Cathedral School, to which
the resident members Of the society were
hidden. The occasion was very pleasant
and was attended by several hundred
guests. Miss Bangs and Miss Wilton, prtn-
cipals of the school, received, assisted by
Mrs. Herschel Main, Miss f. B. Johnston
and Mrs ]. E. GaGsby. Refreshments were
served by the principals in the main corri-
dor and the guests found every reason to
linger in such pleasant surroundings
Mr.. and Mrs. Payne Whitney have taken
a cottage at Newport for the summer.
Miss Kate Kingsley Of Springfield, Mass:
is visiting Miss Lyman at 100 N street
northwest.
Mr. William ]. Chandler and Miss Theresa
Snyder were married last evening, by the
Rev Chas F. Winbigler, at the residence OF
the brides parents, 1125 18th street north
west. only the members of the immediate
family were present.
The D. K. Euchre club had a most delight
full meeting with Miss Bell at her home in
Berwyn, Md, on Thursday last. A delicious
luncheon was served. Miss Finney won
first, Miss Bell second and Miss Schneider