Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-03
THE SOCIAL WORLD
Usual Stir Marks the Presence
Of the Roosevelt Family.
BRIDES AND GR00MS
NOTABLE CEREMONIES ON THE
CARDS FOR COMING WEEK.
Recent Hospitalities in Well-Known
Homes and G1impses Of Future
Events - Notes.
BRIDES AND GR00MS

President and Mrs. Roosevelt, Miss Alice
Roosevelt and the Roosevelt children occu-
pied a box at the Columbia Theater last
night at the performances Of The Sultan
of Sulu." Since the return of the President
and family to the White House It's old
time activity has been resumed. Mrs.
Roosevelt has been down town shopping
several times and has also received her
personal friends. Miss Roosevelt took
drive one afternoon, handling the lines over
a tandem team attached to high L cart.
She is as much at home in this accomplish
ment as she proved herself to be managing
automobiles last spring. She looks especlai-
ly we'll after a summer as brimful OF eA-
citement some weeks as it was restful ana
lazy at other times.
The brides and grooms of next Wednes-
day and Thursday will take part in
beautiful pageants. The weddings nave
been arranged with an eye to charm-
ing effects, whether few or many are
expected to witness the ceremonies. Family
hospitality, however, which is always such
a welcome adjunct to nuptiai arrangements
is quite marked feature In each OF the
three notable events In prospect. All three
of them are alike in another particular also
the going away of the bride to ne"
home at a distant point.
The invitations to the marriage OF Miss
Bessie Cooley and c. Frederick konl Oh
California next Wednesday noon at Cieve-
land Park have been verbally EXTENDED as
those expected are the most lntilha.e
friends from this and other cities with inc
relatives who will also gather from other
points besides Washington. The y. l.
Crosby house, which Mrs Catherine Godey
is occupying at present, is Wen arraheeu
for a large number Of guests to witness the
ceremony which will take place in the nam
drawing room, although 1t is doubtful II a
handsomer bride will ever be rejected IN
the great mirror opposite the staircase IN
the entrance hall. Two girl friends, Miss
Clair Crosby of New York and Miss Jen-
nings Carroll of Baltimore. who will attend
the BRIDE have been her guests this week.
enjoying the many formal and informal en-
tertainments planned as good-byeS to the
bride The bridal toilette will be of SOFT
white trimmed with old family lace. The
brides favorite flowers violets and Amerl-
can Beauty roses. will be much IN evidence
in the decoration Of the house. Mr.. hohl
and his bride will travel considerably be-
fore getting home to San Mateo, California,
for Christmas.
Mrs. Kohl. mother Of the bridegroom
elect will be here for the wedding, and,
like her son, has many acquaintance in
this city, notably in the Pacific coast con-
tingent.
Miss Elizabeth Young and Lieut.. ]. R. r.
Hannay have selected convenient hour
for their wedding. which is also set for
Wednesday, o'clock church ceremony,
and in as large an edifice as st. Ihomas ,
insures the acceptance OF hundreds OF IN
yitationS. The reception to follow is neceS-
sarily limited by the size of Gen. Youngs
house The charming young bride, VINO
was only debutante last season, Will go
to the altar surrounded by group OF her
most intimate girl friendS-her niece, MISS
Knight as maid of honor: Miss Ruth Kelly
and Miss Leah Kelly Of Springfield. Ohio;
Miss Lottie Klemon of st. Louis, with Miss
Gertrude Bayne. Miss Edith Needham ana
Miss Minnie De Witt as bridesmaids Capt
Peter w. Dawson. will be best man, and
the following will serve as ushers: Capt
Hamilton, Capt Mearns Capt. Ramsay,
Capt. Reeve. Col Edwards and Lieut.. Hal
ford.
The bride will wear white chiffon and
lace, and the accessories Of the very
modsh dresses and hats of the bridesmaids
will have the touch Of blue suggestive of
the infantry color 1t is quite probable that
President and Mrs. Roosevelt and Miss
Roosevelt will attend both the wedding and
the reception.
Miss Gertrude Bayne will give dove din
ner in honor of the bride Tuesday, while the
bridegroom is entertaining his best man
and ushers at the Army and Navy Club.
Lieutenant Hannay has been ordered to
the Philippines and will sail with his bride
October 81 for Manila.
After the reception, Gen. Young will en-
terrain the bridal party at dinner.
The international wedding Of the week
will be that Of Miss Bertha Droop. the ac-
complished daughter Of Mr.. E. F. Droop of
this city, to Mr.. Albert Leverkus Of Cologne.
Germany. The ceremony is at half after
four and takes place at All Souls Church.
A large reception at Rauscher's will fol-
low from to 8.
The bride will have her sister, Miss
Agnes Droop, maid of honor. and the
following bridesmaids: Miss Anna Droop,
Miss Else Leverkus, sister Of the groom;
Miss Selhausen, Miss Spalding Of Sioux
City. Iowa; Miss Rogge of Baltimore and
Miss Alvarez of Brooklyn. The brides
gown. of white satin. will be richly trim
med in real lace. The maid Of honor will
wear lace and chiffon, with picture hat.
The bridesmaids have exquisite dresses of
white satin crepe and Irish lace. Their
hats will be in lace and green foliage.
The bridal party. relatives and intimate
dinner, also at Rauscher's. by Mr.. and
Mrs. E. F. Droop before the departure of
the newly married couple for honeymoon
jaunt They will shortly sail for Europe.
The invitations are out for the marriage
of Miss Anna Rice Lawrence and Mr.. Ran
dali Hagner of this city, and the ceremony
Flushing L. l., the home of Mr.. A. N.
Lawrence Mr.. Hagner is, however, quite
sick in this city, but the seriousness of his
condition cannot be determined for several
days.
Another Wednesday wedding of great in
terest in this city will be that of Miss Har-
riet Echols Patton. daughter of Chief JUS
ice NetITeu) anu MIS-. Bingham TO MI.
Ogden e. Edwards, jr, at All Saints
Church. Union, w. Va.
Former Secretary and Mrs. Daniel S. La
mont have had placed in the Church of the
Redeemer, Sorrento, Me-, brass tablet in
memory Of their second daughter, Julia,
who died August Is, 1902, at Burberry
Lodge, the Lamont home. on Sorrento bay
The tablet was In position on the wall of
the littl echurch on the first anniversary of
her death. Her parents and sisters have
united in another memorial to this greatly
beloved young girl in providing a support
in perpetuity of a child in the House of the
Good Shepherd at Gardiner, Me.
Mrs Nellie Grant Sartoris who spent the
summer at her place at Cobourg, Canada