Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-24
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
MARRIAGE TODAY OF MISS
GRIMES AND MIR. DYER.
Brilliant Assemb1age Attended the
Swift-Bates Wedding-A
Golden Anniversary.

cfdi entertainments until the
This morning at the Church of the I'm
maculate Conception, at IL O'Clock, Very
Rev. Edward r. Dyer. d. D.. cousin of the
bridegroom, OBLIGATED at the marriage OF
Miss Edith E. Grimes and Mr.. Edward
Harvey Dyer of Norfolk, Va. Following
the ceremony DIR. Dyer celebrated nup-
tial mass. The high altar was beautifully
decorated with flowers and lights The
ushers We're Mr.. Terry B. Gordon and Mr..
Charles j. Calrow of Norfolk, Mr.. Eugene
Cough, Mr.. Clement w. Howard, Mr.. Ar
thur S. Harvey and Mr. Frank l.. Dyer.
The best man was MIR. Joseph Tarbell Dyer,
and the brides only attendant was Miss
Mary r. Harvey. Both the bride and her
maid of honor were prettily dressed IN
white, the former carrying white bound
prayer book wedding breakfast for the
bridal party followed at the home of the
brides parents, Mr. and Mrs. Alexander
Warden Grimes before the departure of Mr.
and Mrs. Dyer for a honeymoon tour. They
will live in Norfolk.
Few more beautiful weddings have oc-
Cured in this city than that yesterday OF
Miss Eliza Morgan Bates and Mr.. Frederick
Rotch Swift, at the home of the brides pa
rents, Paymaster General and Mrs. A. e.
Bates The music room was the scene of
the ceremony, where white chrySanthe-
NUNS mingled with ferns and vines. The
effect was most artistically carried out. A
golden winged Cupid poised in the center
of the arched ceiling held a bunch of gauZe
ribbons twined with white orchids, which
spread out like a canopy and hung down
in draperes each side of the altar, which.
covered with white satin, was decked with
orchids and ferns. The bridal party made
a most effective picture coming down the
staircase. The groomSmen, MeSsrs. George
Marvin G. w. Farley, Malcolm Nc
Donald, ]. f. Perkins, j. F. Curtis, Arthur
Adams, Peter Higgenson, all of Boston; MI
Walter Cutting of Pittsfeld, Mass; MIR. X
c. Boiling of New York and Messrs. Clark
Thomson and Howard Henry of Philadel-
phia, led the way, Mrs. Dunn Mckee, the
brides sister, Immediately preceding her,
The bride was escorted by her father, and
her dress of duchess lace and satin, a tulle
veil and orange blossoms was exceptionally
elegant Mrs. Mckee wore an Irish lace
robe with touches of blue in the trimming.
Mr.. Ro1man Swift was best man and Right
Rev Henry Y. Satterlee. bishop of Wash
ington,s performed the ceremony. num-
Der of eut-of-town relatives were present in
the company of three hundred invited for
the ceremony and reception. The bridal
party and personal friends enjoyed later an
early dinner before the departure of Mr..
and Mrs. Swift for their wedding trip After
a short stay here next week the couple will
take up their residence in New York
Mrs. Arthur Ramsay held a reception IN
honor of the young ladies of Fairinont
Seminary Saturday evening. Assisting Mrs.
ham Cockerill Miss Perie Anderson and
Miss Marion West of this city. together
with Miss Steele and Miss Elliott and
Misses Mary Thompson, Beatrice Ward and
Alice Blake. A program was rendered in
the concert hall, consisting of recitations
b. Miss May Caughtwout of Baltimore,
piano number by Prof Gebest and a num-
Der of jolly songs by Mr.. George O'Connor,
accompanied by Mr. O'Den Whipple. Re
freshments were served in the hall at the
conclusion of the program.
Mr. Spence. accompanied by Miss Eva
and VIM. Turner Spence, left the city last
evening to attend the wedding of Mr.. John
Bspham, which takes place in Christ
Church, Alabama, next Wednesday after
noon. Mr.. Bispham and his bride Will De
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs Spence, 237 list
street southeast. until December Is, and
will be glad to see their friends.
Miss Alice Roosevelt, who may return
from New York today. will not be able to
assist as bridesmaid at the marriage OF
Miss McCauley and Mr.. Tuckerman to-
morrow at St. Johns Church. The death CT
the Presidents uncle last night is the cause
OF her withdrawal.
Miss Roosevelt has had busy time late
ly She went to Boston Saturday in time
for the Harvard-Yale game and was the
guest there of Mr.. and Mrs. F. r. Sears,
jr, and Miss Eleanora Sears. Last night
in New York she attended the opening OF
the Metropolitan Opera season, and her
lace and gardeniaS.
Mr. and Mrs. John H. Winder. and their
little daughter May. of Wheeling. w. Va,
are visiting Mr. and Mrs. Charles 9. Coun-
selman of 800 Maryland avenue northeast.
The marriage of Miss Elizabeth NJ. l..
Bresin, Il daughter of James H. Breslin,
and Mr.. Grant Shepherd, son of the late
Alexander Shepherd. took place last We'd
nesday afternoon at the home of the bride.
No. 263 Lexington avenue, New York city.
The ceremony was performed by the Rev.
DR.. G. Clark Foughton. The bride wore
white crepe de chine, trimmed with old
point lace, tulle veil. and carried Il shower
bouquet of white roses and lilies of the
valley. Her bridesmaids We're Miss Madge
Haywood Breslin, Miss Adele l.. Ingersoll
and Miss Clara r. Bradford, and all were
gowned in white chiffon, trimmed with
Cluny lace, and large black hats. Daniel
Haywood Hamilton was Mr.. Shepherds
best man, and his uSherS were John Grant
Mitchell and Raymond S. White.
The Ladies' Benevolent Society of St
Peters Church gave surprise party Fri
day evening to Miss Jessie Southern of Co.,
B street southeast. The evening was de-
lightfully spent in playing euchre and finch
until 1920, when refreshments were served.
Among those present were Mesdames Ober.
Berkeley, Fox, Hurley, Crawford. McGrath
and Iardella and the Misses Dungington,
Jones. Hindle, Johnson. Merino, Walstrom
and McGfath.
Last Thursday a pleasant evening was
spent at the home of Miss Ella Darr, III
A street northeast. Vocal and piano solos
We're rendered, games played and refresh
mems served. Those present were the
Misses Darr, Yates, Evans. Farden, How
ath, Duffy and Turner, and Messrs Wood,
Whalen, Harrison, Talbot, Brown and
Collins.
Mr.. and Mrs. James T. Dubois have re-
turned to the city and will reside at 1421
Chaplin street, Columbia Heights, during
the winter.
Mr. and Mrs T. H. Alexander. who have
been spending several months in California.
expect to return to their home. I'LL =
street. about the 10th instant.
Mrs. H. l.. Hodgkins entertained at a
beautiful reception Saturday evening in
honor of the Pi Beta Phi fraternity, of which
Mrs HodgkinS is a patroneSS. Assisting
the hostess were Miss Lillian Pace. presi-
dent of the Alumnae Club; Miss Catherine
McIlhenny, president of the college chap
ter; the Misses Florence Frisby. Josephine
Shellanberger, Lola Evans Marion Mccoy.
c. l.. Stevens, Adele Taylor, Maud Nc
Pherson, Rhoda Watkins and DR.. Phebe