Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-30
THE SOCIAL WORLD
Miss Roosevelt Shows Her
Courage and Skill.
SOME JUNE WEDDINGS
BEAUTIFUL EVENTS PLANNED
FOR COMING WEEK.
Comings and Goings Of Well-Known
Acknowledgements Per-
sonal Notes.

MISS Alice ftOOSeNeit, WIZ ltll ioi "a
| bany. N Y, yesterday to become brides
| maid at the wedding of Miss Ruth Pruyn.
| college friend had a somewhat exciting
ride to the railroad station. She occupied
the seat of the chauffeur In her new auto
mobile of the red devil'' type, and while
proceeding down Pennsylvania avenue she
was overtaken by a number of fire en-
giEes and hook and ladder trucks on their
way to a fire. None of them struck the
new vehicle, but there were several close
rubs She saved herself by bringing the
vehicle to a halt while the fire wagons
rushed on past her.
The June weddings start off in goodly
numbers, and some Of the events next week
will have more than local interest. The
marriage of Miss Gertrude Gensler to Mr.
Arthur Ferris Bennett of New York at the
| home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
]. Gensler, will take place Tuesday even
ing at o'clock. A small company Will De
present at the ceremony, at which Key.
Father Buckley of st. Matthews Will ON
ciate. MIR. Orville Bennett, Jr Will be pest
man and Mr.. Andrew Mills of New York,
Mr. Herbert Mills of Princeton, Mr.. Harry
Miller and Mr.. Donald Gensler of this city
will be ushers. reception will follow the
ceremony.
L
be that of Miss Frances Merriam, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. William L. Marsh, and
Mr.. Frank Hough Towner.
AT the marriage next Wednesday at ST.
Johns Church of Miss Page Carr and Mr..
Morven Thompson there Will be two ma
| irons of honor, Mrs. Henry Fisher and Mrs
| John H. Fisher of Redlands, Cal. The best
man will be the groom's brother MIR. Mills
Thompson of Philadelphia, and the ushers
will be Mr. Alfred Tyler and Mr.. F. de
Courcy Faust of this city, Mr.. Theodore R.
Tyler of Chicago, Mr.. William A. Lieber of
ladelphia and Mr. Thomas NJ Hulings
| and Mr. Augustine M. Hopper of Balti-
more. The bride will be escorted by her
| COUSIN Gen. E. p. Alexander, who was on
| Gen. Lees staff. The color scheme will be
| entirely in lavender, favorite color with
| the bride.
Another noon wedding of Wednesday will
| be that of Miss Clementina Carroll Hill and
| Mr. Sypret Warfield Hendrick at the home
| of the brides mother, Mr.. P. H. Hill, at
| 1713 18th street.
Miss Edith Taber Johnson, the eldest
| daughter of DIR. Joseph Taber Johnson, will
| be very quietly married Wednesday next,
| June 8, at p. m, at Lorcam Farm. Dr.
Johnson's country place, in North Arlington
| Heights, Va. The groom, Mr.. Henry Davis
Bushnell, a young lawyer of Pittsburg,
formerly of Plainheld. N. j., where his fam
| lily reside, is a graduate OF Harvard UNI
| and is now in the Pittsburg division of the
| Standard OH Company
| As the family is in mourning cards have
| been sent only to immediate relatives MISS
| johnson will have but one attendant, Miss
Helen Frances Bushnell. sister of the
groom while Mr.. Bushnelfs best man Will
be, Mr. Rascom johnson, brother OF the
bride. Rev. James Gibson Johnson, uncle
of the bride, will perform the ceremony
| Instead of a wedding journey, the couple
will spend a week at the farm and then go
| to Pittsburg The announcement Is also
made from Philadelphia of the engagement
| of Mr. Rascom Johnson. Dr.. Johnsons sec
ond son, to Miss Frances Adams OF that
city The wedding day has not yet been
set.
Miss Margaret Agnes Mcmahon and Mr..
Samuel B. Atchson will be married at Holy
Name Church Wednesday at e O'CLOCK
Miss Augustine Kaufman Will De the fnald
of honor and the couple Will afterWard
hold reception at the home of MIR. and
Mrs. B. ]. Mcmahon, parents OF the pride.
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Franklin Theatre
Sanner to Dr. Edward Hiram Reede OF
New York will take place at st. Stephen
P E Church Wednesday evening. Other
evening church weddings will be those of
Miss Fannie Dora Bache, daughter OF Mr.
and Mrs. Arthur ]. Bache, TO MI Charles
Darlington Lamborn, at First Congregation
al Church; Miss Edna Rose WeScott and
Mr. Harry Ballentine Houghton al Foundry.
NJ E. Church. and Miss Magdelene Dyer
and Mr.. George Alexander Garden at
Metropolitan NJ E. Church. reception
follows this latter ceremony at 667 South
Carolina avenue southeast from $50 to
1890
At the marriage next Wednesday at
Peekskill of Miss Martha Depew Strang
and Mr. A. H. Townley Senator Depew
Will escort the bride, who is his niece, and
Will bring car load of guests from New
York with him to attend the event.
Mrs. Westinghouse left town today for
Erskine Court, Lenox, Mass
Mrs. S. T. Davis of Bridgeport Conn.,
spent couple of days with her mother,
Mrs. A. L. Barber, at Belmont this week
called here by the serious Illness of her
brother in Vienna.
Mrs A. L. Barber accompanied by Miss
Bertha l.. Barber and maid, sailed yes
terday on the Celtic to join Mr. LIE Droict
lie Barber, who is dangerously I'll In
Vienna. Mr.. Barber, who has been in Scot
land for several weeks looking after the
completion of his yacht, has been
twice called by his sons illness to Vienna
The cable messages have been very alarm
Ing and though now more hopeful the pa
tient is not yet out of danger. Much sym
pathy is expressed for the family and for
Mrs. lie Droict Barber who came to
Washington as bride last October.
The Alumnae Association of GEORGETOWN
Academy of the Visitation will hold its
annual meeting at the convent next We'd
nesday, June 3. The business meeting will
commence at 10 o'clock and a luncheon will
be served at o'clock.
Mrs. Sidney Waterlow is expected at the
British embassy cottage at Newport early
next week After the departure of the
British Amba ssador and Lady Herbert for
Europe, the embassy staff will be at New
port for the summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Cane of New York
city announce the engagement of their
daughter Lee H. to Mr.. "A. l.. Richold of
this city.
Misses Percvall and Miss Louise Hamlin
of Brunswick county. Va, are on a visit
of ten days to Miss Harrison the Iowa
Miss Dasie Talmage. daughter of, the late
Rev. T. De Witt Talmage, Is visiting the
Misses Thyson of 10Th street.
Mrs. Louis Stern. 1925 10th street, will not
receive Monday, June 1.
Among the many Washingtonians who
going abroad for the summer are Prof
Gore and family of the Columbian Univer-
fc fhnir