Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-07-03
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
WHERE oFFICIALDoM WILL
CELEBRATE THE FOURTH.
Two Pretty Weddings, With Smiling
Friends as ENTHUSIASTICALLY
Personal Notes.

The Secretary of the Navy and the Secre-
tary Of Commerce will be the only MEM
bers of the Cabinet in this city for the
Fourth of July. Secretary Cortelyou has
been SO busy with the organization Of his
department that his plans for a summer va
| cation have not as yet assumed shape. His
family is also here, and the small boys Of
the household have not only the enjoyment
| Of the citys celebration Of the national hol-
iday in prospect, but likewise their personal
| contributions to the noise and fun OF Capt.
toll HILL
The President and family will have a
characteristic celebration at Oyster Bay.
The Hay family Is at various points, all
delightful, however, at present The Secre-
tary OF State Is being greatly feted, Mr..
and Mrs. Whitney having dinner of eigh-
teen covers last night for him. Mrs. Hay
| is now staying with Mr. and Mrs. James w.
| Wadsworth, jr., up in Geneseo, N. Y.
Secretary Shaw will be in New York to-
| night to meet Mrs. and the Misses Shaw
and to see them off for Europe tomorrow.
They will be passengers on the Kroonland
Secretary Root will stay tomorrow and
Sunday with his family at Clinton. N. Y.
Secretary Hitchcock left yesterday to join
his wife and daughters at their New Hamp-
| shire home
Attorney General and Mrs. Knox and
their daughter and sons are at Beverly
cottage and where the former expects to
spend much of his time this summer.
The Postmaster General is of for a much
needed rest. although 1t will be too short
to do him much good. Mrs. Payne is with
her husband. "Caradoe," In the Catskills,
with Mr.; Roswell Miller Of New York as
| host, will be the resting place Of these
notable visitors until Monday
secretary Wilson will spend the Fourth
In South Dakota with his son, who is a
professor in college there. Miss Wilson
| rdav 70 Tc1o NYotx
| coast. opposite Mount Desert, to spend sew
eral weeks From there she will go to Nova
Scotia to visit the family of Alexander Ora
| ham Bell who has a summer home there
She will be in Manchester-by these later
In the summer as the guest Of Mr.. and Mrs
! Thomas F. Walsh.
The Russian and French ambassadors are
| IN Washington the latter having deferred
| his start for his summer travels so as to
| take part in the celebration here tomorrow,
when he will make an address.
Admiral and Mrs. Dewey, who are still at
"Beauvoir." their suburban place, will at
tend the celebration tomorrow.
| Gen. Miles has gone to Chickamauga to
remain over the Fourth, but Mrs. Miles re-
| mains here
Captain and Mrs Reber have a summer
place on Long Island. which is likely to be
the family headquarters during the hot
| weather.
Mr.. Wynne. who is again the acting post
master general. will have just as little
leisure over the holiday as he has had at
any time during his official career Mrs.
| Wynne does not expect to go away for the
summer until the latter part of this month
| She Will be accompanied by her young chill
dren, and looks forward to visit from her
husband and elder sons later on. Last
| summer was SO much enjoyed by the family
| up IN Maine that the prospect of q good
| rest there again and an escape from the
| city's heat and discomfort is during this
| torrtd spell an unusual delight
Miss May Frost Of Westminster street
left Wednesday for Nyack- on-the Hudson.
where she will spend several weeks and
later will go to the mountains, where she
| expects to remain until fall.
Mr.. Harry G. Tolson Of the United States
marine corps and Miss Ida M Rabbit.
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. E. H Rabbit of
| Wheaton district, Montgomery county Md
We're married in this city by Rev. 81 81
Bagby of the Christian Church
newark, N. j., are visiting Mr.. and Mrs
Rudolph Kaufman at "Airlie," their coun
| try home.
Mr.; and Mrs. w. A. Mearns and family
left this morning for Lake Placid.
Thursday evening at the parsonage of
Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church. 9Th
and streets southeast, the pastor. Rev.
j. c. Nicholson, performed the marriage
ceremony for Miss Perle L. Money Of
|
Of Chevy Chase. Md The bride was be-
comingly dressed in dainty gown of
white Persian lawn and lace and carried
was attended by her aunt, Miss Annie
N. Beall. who wore a gown Of white Swiss
organdie trimmed with lace and blue rib
b wh hrot the no. haa as his best
An informal reception to the bridal party
| was held at the home Of the brides grand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. James H. Beall,
ctr yhar th0 hoyNY Ia
received the congratulations Of their i'm
mediate relatives, after which refresh
ments were served from well-appointed
table in the dining room. Mr.. and Mrs.
Darcy will be at home to their friends
after July Is at their future residence, 1405
10th street.
Tuesday evening Assembly's Presbyterian
Church was the scene of pretty wedding.
| when Miss Vanette Louise Began and Mr..
| William Steel Jackson were married by
DR.. George P. Wilson. Mrs. Frank Skinner
presided at the organ. The guests were
seated by the ushers, Messrs. Sterges Dun
ham of New York. Samuel Daddow of
Pennsylvania, Clifford Bradley. Frederick
Edmands. Lawrence Sager and DR.. Baxter
Morton. The bride. preceded by the maid
Of honor. entered the church with her
uncle, Dr. Samuel w. Began. The best
man was Mr.. Joseph Borrows Began, the
brother Of the bride.
The bride looked charming in white crepe
de chine trimmed with exquisite antique
d
shower bouquet Of white sweet peas Her
tulle veil was held to her dark hair by
q spray of orange blossoms. Miss Rose
| Mary Began was maid Of honor and wore
a dainty gown of light blue mousseline and
chiffon and carried bridesmaid roses. A re-
| ceptton at the home of tho brides mother.
| Mrs. Charlotte A. Began of Massachusetts,
avenue, followed the ceremony. Misses
| Julia s. Began, Annah Gray Began. Dor
othy Sipe, Elizabeth Johnson, Annabel Muir
ply, Grace Murphy and Agnes Scudder as
sisted. The popular bride received many
and very valuable gifts from her numerous
friends. Mr.. and Mrs. Jackson left on a
late train for an extended northern tour.
| Among the out-of-town guests were Mr..
and Mrs. Walton g. Fearing and little
daughters of Norfolk. Va; Mrs. William
Bird Wylie. Mrs Henry Graves Noel and
little daughter Lois of st. Louis Mo-; Mr..
Joseph jackson, father OF the groom. Of
Duncannon. Pa: Mr.. and Mrs. Mckenzie
of Scranton. Pa; Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Jack
son Of Scranton. N. c.: Mrs. Charles Lam
| ham of Fortress Monroe. Va: Mr.. and Mrs.
Tolland Of Philadelphia. Pa; Mr. and Mrs.
| COovar Miss Rurhank and Mrs Holooo