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Riker and Miss Josephine B. Ricketts, Mrs.
Edmund L. Ricketts, was also present.
Both Mr.. and Mrs. Ricketts, are in robust
health, and yesterday received, in ad-
dtion to the Fluctuations of their chill
dren, congra tulations from large circle of
friends in this city and other points. Mr..
Ricketts, presents striking appearance by
reason of his snow-white beard, which is
thirty inches in length.
Justice and Mrs McKenna have an
nounced the enga cement of their daughter,
Miss Isabel McKenna, to Mr.. Pitts Duff
field of New York. Mr.. Duffield is a son
of Gen. Henry NJ. Duffield of Detroit and
has lived in New York the past five years.
He is a nephew of Justice Brown of the
Supreme Court. Miss McKenna is a great
favorite in official and resident society and
is of the prettiest girls at the capital
The wedding can not fail to be one of the
leading events of the winter. The date is
not as yet settled.
Gen. and Mrs. Corbin had small dinner
last night for their guests. Lord and Lady
Lonsdale. who will be with them during
their stay in this city. This titled British
couple are on a tour around the world.
Senator Platt and Mrs. Janeway were at
the theater last night in New York as the
guests of the formers niece. Mrs Whitney,
who also gave dinner for the family party
to meet the bride-elect
Mr.. and Mrs. E. Quincy Smith and their
little daughter Dorothy left today on the
bankers special over the New York Central
for San Francisco. Mr.. Smith is the alter
nate delegate of the Bankers Association
of Washington to the San Francisco con-
vention. They will be away about a month.
Ex-senator and Mrs Palmer who are at
Little Farm" their country place near
Larchmont. are entertaining house party
there, Mrs. Dolph. widow of Senator Dolph
being guest. The latter will be at the
New Willard when she returns here for
the winter.
Mrs. Meta Steele Belknap. widow of Rep
resentative Hugh Belknap and daughter Of
George w. Steele of Marion. Ind, was mar
ried last week to Mr.. Paul Poindexter at
her Chicago home. Ehe marriage was a
surprise to her friends Mr.. Pofndexter is
mining engineer Of Baker City, Ore.
Mr.. and Mrs. Honore Palmer who arrived
from Europe last week. made a visit first to
will occupy the Potter Palmer house on
the drive until the return of Mrs. Palmer,
when their own home may be ready for
them.
The marriage Of Miss Elizabeth Cor
man. daughter of Mr.. William G. German
Of Catonsville, Nd and niece of Senator
German. to Mr.. William Mcmillan. for
merly of Knoxville, and now of this city
Will take place next Tuesday afternoon
at o'clock in st. Timothy's Protestant
Episcopal Church. Catonsville, the rector,
Rev. Percy F. Hall, performing the cere-
mony.
Miss Nora German, sister of the bride,
will be maid of honor. and the brides
ington. KY; Miss Lucy Hall of KNOX
vile. Tenn; Miss Mary Ford and Miss
Mary Watson Of Baltimore. Miss
Browne Johnson and Miss Elizabeth
I.amhart hOth of this citv will ho
girls.
Mr.. Daniel Meek OF New York will act
as best man and Messrs Charles Brookes.
Charles McRoberts Jack Kef. Raymond
Actor and James Winn, all of Washing
ton, and Mr.. Douglass German, brother
Of the bride-elect. will be ushers.
After the ceremony reception will be
held at the brides home on Montrose
avenue. After a wedding trip south the
couple will reside at the Brunswick, this
city.
The marriage of Miss May Ridgely
Brown, daughter Of Ex-Governor Brown
Hughes of New York will be quiet
home affair. owing to the illness of the
grandmother Of the bride The ceremony
will take place November at the Brown
residence Baltimore, and will be followed
by a breakfast. Only intimate friends of
the family will be present. The bride
will wear a gown@of chiffon velvet of the
fashionable aubergine tint. with picture
hat to correspond, and will carry or
chids. Mr.. Hughes has taken an apart
ment in New York, near Central Park,
which will be the future home of his |
bride.
Miss Catharine Cullom Ridgely. the |
daughter of William Barret Ridgely, con- |
troller of the currency. will be among the |
debutantes Of the coming season. She will |
be presented by her grandmother, Mrs. |
of Illinois. On November II Miss Ridgely |
will be presented to Chicago society at a