Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-13
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
COMING MARRIAGE OF A MEMBER
OF THE ITALIAN EMBASSY.
Wedding Of Miss Plat and Mr.. Ed
munds-In Honor of Two officers
Personal Notes.

| York to attend the marriage. of her son.
| Count Della Gherardesca Of the Italian en-
bassy and Miss Taylor. Countess Gherar-
desca is an American, being daughter Of
Joseph Fisher of New York
At Martinsburg, w. Va, yesterday Miss
Mamie A. Sullivan. daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Daniel F. Sullivan, and Mr.. Robert
Lee Voorhees, of this city were married at
the home of the brides parents by Father
Donohue of st. Joseph's Church.
| The Buffalo Country Club gave a banquet
Saturday night in honor Of Col and Mrs.
| T. w. Symons and Col Theodore Bingham
| who succeeds the former in that city. The
| wealth and fashion of the city participated
in this farewell courtesy to Col. Symons
and in the welcome to Col. Bingham.
| Gen. and Mrs. Wesley Merritt will spend
| the summer at Little Bears Head, where
| the mother of the latter. Mrs. Norman Will
| nams of Chicago has recently built for
| them a fine cottage on the grounds sur
| rounding her own summer home.
Miss Florence Plat, daughter of Mr.. and
| Mrs. Sherman Plat, was married to Mr.
| George Luff Edmunds of New York city
| yesterday at st. Margaret's Church. The
| chancel was decorated in palms, ferns and
| spring blossoms and the pews reserved for
the immediate relatives were marked by
| snowballs. Miss Kate Edmunds was maid
of honor and Mr.. Alexander Bentley was
| best man. Messrs. Albert Winner, Wallace
Mclean Prescott Galley and Francis
| Phelps were ushers. Mr.. Platt escorted
his daughter to the altar, where she was
| met by the bride groom. The Rev. Dr.
| Herbert Scott Smith, rector Of the church.
| officiated. The bride, a handsome brunette,
was gewned in an exquisite crepe de chine,
| deliberately trimmed in old duchess lace
| with tulle veil fastened with orange
blossoms. She carried a shower bouquet
Of lilies Of the valley. Miss Edmunds wore
| pink mousseline de sole and carried pink
| carnations. The ceremony was followed
| by a wedding breakfast at the home of
| the brides parents to the bridal party and
| out-of-town guests, after which the young
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A surprise progressive euchre party was
| rendered Mr.. Walter E. Jacobson last night
at his home COL NJ street, the occasion be-
| ing his twenty-sixth birthday. The first
| ladies' prize, handsome sofa pillow, was
won by Mrs. Chas. Saffelle. The first gen.
| tlemans Mr.. Austin. Ladies' BOBBY prize,
Mrs. 8. H. Jacobson; gentleman's BOBBY
prize, Mr.. T. Corey. Each guest was fur
| nished very pretty hand-painted tally
card, the work of Miss Willie Smith and
Mr.. Carl H. Harbaugh, two of the guests.
Among others present were: Mr.. and Mrs.
c. Saffelle, Mr. and Mrs. T. Corey, Mrs.
| and Miss Farr, Mrs. and Miss Smith of
| =. o.
Mrs. S. H. jacobson. The Misses Saffelle.
Messrs ]. Mewshaw. J. NJ. Brinton, ].
| Schultze. s. H. jacobson, Mr.. Austin, c.
H. Harbaugh. After play repast was
| served, feature of which was birthday
cake, surrounded by twenty-six lighted cam
| dies.
| Rev and Mrs c. H Remington were ten
| dered surprise yesterday by their large
| circle of friends in Takoma Park and the
city, at their home on Holly avenue, Tako-
| ma Park, Nd, the occasion being the fif
tieth anniversary Of their wedding day. In
| the morning handsome purse of gold was
presented to the couple by the residents of
| the park. with a card attached expressing
| the best wishes of their friends and neigh
| bors. The younger folks added to their
| pleasure by invading the home and deco
| rating it with flowers During the progress
| of the regular meeting of the Foreign Mis-
| sonary Society, which was held yesterday
afternoon, Rev. ]. j. Muir, pastor of the
| Temple Baptist Church, accompanied by
| members of the church, arrived from the
| city and in a few brief remarks presented
| the couple with another purse of gold.
| Rev. and Mrs. Remington were completely
surprised and overjoyed and expressed their
| appreciation. Rev. and Mrs Remington
have been residents of Takoma for the past
| sixteen years. DR.. Remington was chap
lain of the 18th Iowa Infantry, and on ac-
| count of failing health was compelled to
| give up the army life. Later he followed
the pulpit until his retirement eighteen
| calded to offer their congratulations dur
| ing the day.
Gen. Haywood accompanied by his aid,
Capt. Leonard, and Mrs. Haywood, has
| gone on an inspection trip to California
and Alaska. They will be gone about Elk
weeks and will stop at Chicago. Salt Lake
! and Denver en- route.
Mr.. Edward Boyd Simonds and Miss
Della E. Lester were quietly married Tues
day evening. May y, by the Rev George f.
Maydwell. Only the members of the imme-
| date families were present Mr.. and Mrs.
Simonds will reside at Branchville, Nd.
Mrs. Frank R. Calder of s17 North Car
DINA avenue is visiting her relatives IN
| Harrisburg, Pa.
| Cards will shortly be issued for the mar.
| riage of Miss Conta Hedian of Baltimore.
| Md, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred NJ.
Hedian, POPS Madison avenue, to Mr.. J.
Frank supplee. jr. The wedding will take
place some time in June. Mr. Supplee is Il
son Of Col. j. Frank Supplee of Eutaw
place.
The marriage of Miss Laura Kelton and
Lieut.. Charles T.. Owens, u. s. N. at New
port yesterday was an interesting event.
! The bride is the daughter of Lieut.. Col.
| Kelton and a niece of Brig. Gen. Kelton,
| U. S. A, of this city.
| Announcement has just been received of
the marriage on May II, at Sioux Falls, $.
| d. of Miss Addie Marin of this city to Mr..
! H. Chadwick Hunter of that place Miss
| Marin was accompanied west by her
| brother-in-law, Mr.. F. ]. Heiberger of this
| city.
| Miss Annie B. Aspinwall of this city will
| be a bridesmaid at the wedding of Miss
| Anita Gibson, daughter of Rear Admiral
| William c. Gibson, U. S. N, and Mr.. Rich
| ard B. Glaenzer in Brooklyn, June 3. There
| will be six bridesmaids and a maid Of
| honor.
Mrs. Edward Stevens will be at home to
! her friends Wednesday, May 70.
A trolley ride and reception was rendered
| the Sunday school class of Mrs. Arthur
| Copeland of Calvary Baptist Church last
| evening by the Kinnear Klass Klub of the
| same church at the residence of Mr.. and
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