Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-12
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
LIEUT.. STERRETT MARRIED IN
ST. LOUIS.
Home and Church Weddings Yesterday
westinghouse Guests-Tmely
Personal Notes.

mans will be interested took place last
Thursday at the home Of the brides par
ents, Major and Mrs. G. K. Hunter, in st.
| Louis. The bride was Miss Anna Nd. Hun
| ter and the groom Lieut.. Robert Sterrett,
| U. 8. A. The ceremony had been planned
for next fall, but the groom's promotion
and change of post from Jefferson bar
| racks, st. Louis, to Fort Walla-Walla,
Wash, FASTENED the arrangements The
grooms father, Rev. ]. Macbride Sterrett
of Columbian University, this city, went
| on to perform the ceremony, accompanied
by Mrs. Sterrett Only family party and
a few personal friends were present The
| brides father is in the Philippines, but a
cable message carried him the news OF the
| happy event. Lieutenant Sterrett has peen
| stationed at Jefferson barracks for year
| and half, where Major Hunter was COM
mandant until the Spanish war began. The
! young couple whose married life has COM
menced SO auspiciously met at the bar
| racks.
A large number of callers were received
| yesterday by Mrs Westinghouse, who has
| resumed her Mondays at home Mrs. Hor-
ace Moorhead, Miss Rachel Aiken and Miss
| McConway, all Pittsburg friends, assisted.
Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Moorhead are on
| their wedding tour, making part of 1t q
visit to Mrs. Westinghouse.
| Another pretty wedding yesterday was
| that of Miss Anne French. daughter of DR..
| and Mrs. William B. French. and Mr.. Will
| liam Meigs Bush of New York. Only
| few personal friends Joined the family party
| at the ceremony at which Rev. DR.. Ches-
| ter officiated at the home of the bride.
! quartet sang the bridal chorus from Lohen-
| grin as the brides attendants. M. l. Weller,
| jr., and Rita Weller. aged three and four,
! and the little sister of bride. Louise French,
| all dressed in white and carrying flowers.
entered the parlor. The bride was escorted
| by her father. the best man. Mr.. Noel
| Bush. brother of the groom, attending the
| latter.
| The bride wore a dainty dress of embroid-
| cred white crepe. and diamond and pearl
| ornaments. A breakfast followed the cere-
mony. Mr.. and Mrs. Bush after a honey
| moon in Virginia, will go to Springfield,
| Mo-. where the former is at present en-
ployed.
DR.. and Mrs. John J. Mason are now at
| Newport, where their cottage has been ex-
| tensively improved since last season.
Lieut. Commander and Mrs Winslow have
| taken a cottage on Bellevue avenue, New
port, for the coming summer.
! Nine. Won Bruning. formerly Mrs Cor
/ don Mckay Of this city, is at the New
| Willard, having sometime ago returned to
| this country for a visit to her relatives.
The marriage of Miss Agnes Gertrude
Gibbons, daughter Of Mrs. Mary Gibbons,
| to Lieut.. George Francis Connolly, Artillery
Corps, U. s. A, which was solemnized yes
| terday afternoon at st. Stephens Church,
| was witnessed by large number of friends.
| Rev. P. J. O'Connell, assisted by Rev. w.
| S. Caughy and Rev. T. G. Smyth offlciated.
| The altar was tastefully decorated with
palms and plants, artistically relieved with
| smilax and clusters of white flowers. The
| bride, preceded by her sister, Mrs. Rosa
| F. Downing, matron of honor, entered the
| church with her brother, Mr.. John P. Glib
hon Crad ma a.
| groom and his best man, Capt Marcellus
|. Spinks. The organist, Miss Nellie Gillen.
accompanied on the violin by Mr.. ]. Riley
| Stanton, rendered several selections before
| and during the ceremony. The bride was
| attired in white crepe de chine, with ap-
pliques of lace on skirt and bodice She
| wore large white hat and carried bou-
| quet of Marguerttes. Mrs. Downing, the
| matron of honor wore blue mousseline.
with picture hat to match, and carried la
| France roses. The ushers were Lieuts.
| Marlborough Churchill, Spencer Bowman,
| Thomas Weeks and Alphonse Stroller. The
groom and his attendants all wore the uni
| form of their rank. Lieut.. and Mrs. Con-
| molly were rendered a reception at the
| home of the bride, on N street, after the
| conclusion of the ceremony. The couple
| will spend few weeks at Averne-by- the-
| Sea, after which time they will return to
| L ort McHenry, Baltimore, Md, where
Lieut.. Connolly is at present stationed
Among the out-of-town guests at the mar
| riage were Mr.. and Mrs. John c. Riley,
Brooklyn, N. Y; Mr.. and Mrs James r.
| Leahy, Detroit, Mich; Mrs. James Maloney,
Lancaster, Pa; Mr.. Francis J. Kilkenny,
Chicago, ILL.,. and Miss Edna Taylor and
Mrs. Taylor of Baltimore, Md.
| Mrs. Thackara, daughter of the late Gen.
| Sherman, is in Washington on her annual
! visit, and is staying with Mrs. Reyburn.
The British ambassador and Lady Her
| bert went to the Hot Springs, Va, yester-
| day for weeks stay.
A pleasant day was spent by the Golden
| Star Pleasure Club on Mr.. Henry Thorn
| fordt's yacht Miss Emma June Those
present were Misses Carrie Schneider. Net
| tie Wilmer, Tilly Emmert, lilly Ritter
| shafer, Mollie B. Sharp, Minnie Schneider
Mrs. Stipe and Messrs. Frank Reed, Irwin
Burrows, Cleveland Wilmer, George Ger
| man. Edward Volland, Harold Mowatt
George Brandt, Theodore Simmons, Fred.
Rittershofer, Mr.. Dawson and Mr. Rodgers.
The party was chaperoned by Mr.. and Mrs.
| Thomfordt.
| The Nicaraguan minister, Mr.. Corea, left
yesterday for New York to engage passage
| for Nicaragua. He expects to visit Central
America for few weeks and on his re-
| turn go to Europe for the summer.
Mrs. Monroe Lang is visiting in Rich
| mond, Va.
Mrs D. M Gordon has moved from 100
S street northwest to her new home, 2516
| University place, where she will be pleased
| to see her friends.
| On Monday morning, May II, 1903, at II
| o'clock, at st. Stephens Church. 25th and
Pennsylvania avenue, Miss Margaret e.
| Butler, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs J. M.
Butler and Mr. Jas. A. ellison Of Philadel
phia were very quietly married, Rev. T. q.
Smyth officiating. The bridesmaid was
Miss N. Elizabeth Daily, and best man was
las nj Rnflpr brother of the bride
After luncheon was served at the home of
the bride the couple left for a trip through
the north and east.
Mrs. Flora Adams Darling is in New
York for the annual convention of the
Daughters of the Revolution, of which she
is guest of honor.
Tho Earl and Conntass of Yarmouth have