Evening star., 1903-09-24
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
MARRIAGE OF MISS KENT AND
LIEUT.. CURTIS.
Of for the Philippines After a West
ern Trip-Other Weddings
Personal Notes.

Kent OF the inspector generals department
The ceremony was performed in the pres
ence Of a small company Of near relatives
| and friends by the Rev. G. Freeland Peter
| Of st. Marks Church. The rooms were
| beautifully decorated with palms. ferns and
roses. The color scheme for the parlors
| was white. while the dining room was red
| The bride was very becomingly robed in a
white juse dress, trimmed with duchesse
| lace and carried beautiful shower bou-
| quet of white roses. Preceding the GER
| emony the wedding march was played by
| Mr.. Thos. B. Trait, the organist of st.
| Marks. and Immediately after refreshments
| were served from a buffet table. decorated
| with flowers and shaded lights. After a
| short wedding tour Lieut. and Mrs. Curtis
| Will go to Madison. Wis., the groom's home
| and from there to Fort Crook to Join the
| 22d Infantry. which will leave that post
| about October % for San Francisco en-
route to the Philippines. Mrs. Curtis is a
sister Of Lieut.. Thos. A. Kent of the 23d
| Infantry.
Miss Sophia v. Krumke and Mr. Ralph
j.. Helphenstine. both Of this city. were
| married September u at Rockville, by
| Rev. Thomas j. Packard, rector of Christ
episcopal Church. at the home Of the lat
ter After the ceremony and a small din
ner party the newly married couple re-
| turned to this city.
Miss Georgina Jones will be the only at
| tendant at the marriage next week in New
York of her sister. Miss Marion Jones, to
Mr. Robert Farquahar Ex-senator and
| Mrs Jones have house in New York,
where the wedding breakfast will be given
Miss Valerie Worthngton Of this city will
be among the bridesmaids at the wedding
| in New York, October 21, of Miss Catherine
| M. Clark and Mr.. Oswald c. Herring.
| The Misses Letter will remain in Bar
| Harbor until the 9Th of October. Mr. and
Mrs. Letter have again leased the place
| there they occupied the past summer.
| The engagement Of Mr.. Stuart Morgan
| Aldrich Of Providence r. l., son of Senator
and Mrs. Aldrich. and Miss Martha Louise
| Blackwell of St. Louis. was formally an
nounced in both cities yesterday. The we'd
ding is set for next spring.
Mrs. and Miss Townsend have returned to
Newport where formal entertaining lis about
| over for the season and picnics are taking
the place Of dinner parties.
An outing to Glen Farm, the home of Mr.
| and Mrs. Henry A. C. Taylor, celebrated
| the birthday of Miss Edith Wetmore yester-
day. A jolly party of twenty-five made the
| trip In automobiles.
| Miss Mary Lee Wright and Mr.. Joseph
Weber Craig were married Tuesday last at
| the residence of Mr.. and Mrs Wright 2129
| P street Rev. Herbert Scott Smith Of st.
| Margaret's officiating. Miss Lillian Wright
| attended her sister and Mr.. Norman Root
| was best man. The couple will reside at
1903 10th street upon their return from their
| wedding journey.
Mrs. Mower. widow of Gen. Mower. has
| returned from Connecticut and will be with
| her daughter this winter, Mrs E. R. Nc
| Comas, 34S1 Morgan avenue Mount Pleas
| ant.
Mr.. Arthur Lederkus Of Cologne. Ger
| many. accompanied by his~father and sis
ters. arrived in New York yesterday from
| Europe The marriage Of Miss Bertha
Droop and Mr.. Lederkus will take place on
the afternoon Of October at All Souls
Church. and will be followed by large re-
| ception at Rauscher's. Mr.. and Mrs. Droop
| will also entertain the bridal party, rela-
| tives and personal friends at dinner, also
at Rauscher's, after the reception:
Admiral and Mrs Dewey have returned
| to their place on Woodley road after spend
| ing the late summer at Saratoga, where
both public and private courtesies filled
| every day of their stay.
Miss Margaretta Symons of this city was
a. bridesmaid at the Gittings-C -Colhoun we'd
ding last night in Philadelphia.
A pretty wedding took place today at
| high noon at ST. Luke's Church, Adams
| town. Nd. when Miss Gertrude Slade and
| Rev. G.. w. Thomas were married. The
| ceremony was solemnized by Bishop Paret
Of Maryland. The decorations of the
| church were tastefully arranged. The maid
OF honor. Miss Gull Of Baltimore preceded
| the bride, who. gowned in soft white crepe
| de chine. trimmed with rare old lace.
| tered with her guardian. Mr.. Ben White, to
| the Lohengrin wedding march. rendered by
| Miss Schaefer of Washington. The groom
| and best man. Rev. Bruce Mcpherson of
| Baltimore. awaited the bride at the altar.
| Mr.. Jack Thomas and DR.. Early Baden
seated the many relatives and friends who
| dod tho oh no hY{d o. fray ling
| costume was golden brown zibeline, with
| hat and gloves to match. The presents
| were many and useful. Mr.. and Mrs. Thom-
| as left in the afternoon for trip north.
| Dr. l. s. Stone has returned from his va
cation in Europe. His daughter, Miss Edna
| Stone will spend several months abroad be-
| fore her return.
Mrs. VIM. Fischer. 1r.. Of 2o26 sth street
northwest has been entertaining her
brother. Mr.. Harry Derrick. who has re-
turned to his home at Mt. Savage, Nd.
Miss Olive L. Demarest. who has been
spending the summer at Chautauqua, Ea-
| giles Mere. Pa. and Arcola. N. j., returned
to her home in this city last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Francefolt after spending
| pleasant summer in New York state, are
| stopping for few days in this city with
friends, prior to going to Florida for the
winter.
Mrs. John P. Jackson and the Misses
| Jackson have returned home after an ex-
| tended tour in Europe and are at their resi-
dence on Connecticut avenue.
| Miss Jeanie Saunders and her niece, Miss
| Eunice Hughes, are visiting relatives in
| Springfield Centre N Y. They expect to
| return about the first week in October.
| Miss Renee Lawrence Of No. 7O1 Rhode
| Island avenue northwest, has gone to New
York to visit her father and friends
Miss Lillian E. HELEN, who spent the
| summer at Elberon and Long Branch has
| returned to Washington.
| DR.. and Mrs. Wilbur M. Phelps have re-
| turned to the city and are located at the
| Colcord, 80 East Capitol street.
Mrs. Harry c. Mclean has returned to
| her home, 1873 Kenesaw avenue after an
| absence Of six weeks at the seashore ana
Hartford county, Nd.