Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-18
THE SOCIAL WORLD
Brides and Grooms of the
Coming Week.
RECENT SOCIABILITIES
ANOTHER INTERNATIONAL WED
DING ANNOUNCED.
Count Gherardesca and Miss Harriet
Taylor to Be Married
Shortly-Notes.
RECENT SOCIABILITIES

Two large weddings will take place Mon
day night at st. Thomas and Congrega-
tional Churches. At the first named Miss
Dorothy Flynn, the charming daughter OF
former Delegate and Mrs Dennis Flynn Of
Oklahoma, and DIR. James Julius Richard
son of this city will be the high principals
in ceremony which will be attended by
| large gathering of notable residents. The
| wedding trip will be to Europe. At the
Congregational Church Miss Helen Amelia
Davis and Mr.. William Allen Orion will be
married at o clock. Tuesday night. at st.
Andrews, Miss Theodosia Osborne Culver
and Mr.. Henry Beard Armes will be mar
ried at 8 o'clock. Miss Lucy Golden De
Lancy kearny and Mr.. Julian Hill will
have noon wedding Wednesday. Another
Wednesday wedding will be that of Miss
| Grace Parker and Lieut.. Ernest Manning
Reeve.
Mrs. Westinghouse will give a small tea
Monday next at o'clock.
Mrs Wynne wife Of the first assistant
postmaster general, has returned from At
lantic City, where she spent a week with
her young daughters.
| The wedding day for Miss Ruth Hanna
| and Mr. Joseph Meden Mccormick is fixed
| for June 10 at Cleveland.
| Mr. John W. Foster gave a dinner last
night in honor of the newly arrived Chi
| nese minister, Sir Chentung LANG Chen.
| The Secretary of State, Postmas ter Cen
! eral Payne, Secretary Moody. Secretary
| the guests.
| Mr. and Mrs Philip Darneille have re-
| called the invitations to the marriage re-
! ception Of their daughter. Miss Harriette
| Darneille and Mr.. William M. Reading of
| Rockville for next Monday evening. owing
! to the serious illness of their daughter Eva.
| 1t is expected that the ceremony will take
| place. but only the family will be present.
| The Darneille home in Georgetown is one
| of the most interesting in the District,
since this last bride-elect represents the
! fifth generation of her mothers family
born under it's roof.
! Mrs. w. Fl. Lands of Minneapolis Mimi,
| Is the guest of her mother, Mrs. B. F. Cut
| ter and her sister. Mrs. F. ]. Woodman.
at the home of the latter, 634 A street
| northeast.
Mr. and Mrs. E. ]. Lockwood celebrated
their crystal wedding anniversary last
| night at their pretty home. 2lOS H street.
friends was held from 8 to 10 o'clock. The
parlors were tastefully decorated with cut
mowers and palms. Mr.. and Mrs. Lock-
wood were assisted in receiving by rela-
|
| and other cities in Maryland and Vir-
ginia. They were the recipients of
| many pretty presents. Mr.. Lockwood is
the well-known passenger agent of the Nor
| folk and Western road, and has been a res
ident of Washington for thirty years.
The Saturday Evening Assembly will give
a dance at the Rifles Armory Saturday
evening, April rs.
| Mrs. J. X. Halley's many friends will be
glad to hear OF her convalescence from a
| long and critical illness of typhoid fever
which has confined her to her home since
last September.
The residence of Mr.. and Mrs. Edwards
| LIE Barnes, 414 9Th street northwest. was
| the scene of a pretty wedding early Thurs
| day evening last, when their daughter Mrs.
| Grace LIE Barnes Harvey, was married to
Mr.. Guy w. McCord by Rev. VIM. L. Lynn
| Owing to late illness in the family the con-
| templated wedding reception was abandon
| ed and only the immediate relatives and a
| very few intimate friends of the contract
| ing parties were in attendance. The cere-
mony was performed in the front parlor,
| the guests being grouped in the adjoining
parlor, both rooms being profusely decorat-
ed with palms, Easter lilies and pink roses
The numerous wedding presents Of silver
cut glass, decorated china and brica-brac
was displayed in the back parlor. The bride
wore gray crepe de chine over silk her
bouquet being of white roses. She was at
lin, the best man being Mr. J. P. Smith
After the ceremony an elegant cola ton
was served. The couple left later for Vir-
ginia Beach and other southern points
where the honeymoon will be passed.
Mrs. ]. A. Reynolds and little daughter OF
Danville. Va. are visiting their aunt, Mrs
J. N. Rudd of 62O list street southeast.
Mrs. J. Harper Ginenback and Miss Mar
5orie Ginenback of Philadelphia are spend
a W. "a xyff 4, Mrc T DOC
18th street northeast.
Mrs. Evelyn Clark Morgan. who has been
visiting the family Of State Controller Nor
gan OF New Jersey, has returned to the
Cairo.
dance last night for her daughters. Mrs
Preston Gibson and Miss Florence Field
Senator Kean and the Misses Kean will
give dinner Of thirty-two covers tonight
for Miss Janet Fish and Miss Christine
Roosevelt. The company will be doubled
for the dance that will wind up the even
ing.
Colonel and Mrs Arthur E. Randle en-
| tertained at their hospitable home at Con-
gress Heights number of distinguished
visitors. among whom were Mr.. r. r. Will
son of New York. Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson
spent a few days here last week at the
British embassy with their daughter Lady
distinction. as well as a railroad magnate.
who redeemed about fourth of the state
| of Mississippi from overflow by building
railroad from Memphis to Vicksburg, the
roadbed Of which formed the most perfect
levee ever made.
Count Giuseppe della Gherardesca, hon
orary attache Of the Italian embassy, has
announced his engagement to Miss Harriet
Taylor, daughter OF Mr. Henry A. c. Tay-
Tor Of New York. Count Gherardesca is
the son of Count Alberto della Gherar-
desca of Florence, Italy. a member Of q
prominent family. His mother is an Amer
lean and a daughter Of Joseph Fisher OF
New York. Their son has been twice in
this country and has been connected with
the embassy the past year. He is very
popular here and is about twenty-fiv years
old Miss Taylor's father is a man Of great
wealth, who has a splendid home on East
list street, New York and another on the
Annadale road, Newport. Her mother died
four years ago. The wedding will occur
either next month or early in June and
the couple will at once sail for Europe
Mr.. and Mrs Gerome Desio entertained
large party OF their friends Thursday even
ing, the occasion being In honor OF their
son, Mr.. Jerome A. Desio. who attained his
majority. The house was profusely dec-
Grated with palms. roses and lilies and q