Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-09
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
LAST NIGHTS HAPPY GATHER
ING IN THE RED ROOM.
Miss Ridgely Entertains in Miss Nor
tons Honor-Personal
Notes.

last night with President and Mrs Roose-
welt and their children. Inasnuch as each
of the guests went there already Informed,
there were none Of the moments of doubt
that have confronted similar gatherings at
the White House other historic occa-
sions. The party did not separate until
nearly midnight. refreshments being served
in the intervals of the reception of good
news from all points of the compass.
Mrs Hitchcock, Mrs Morton, Mrs. Wynne
and Mrs. Taft were the cabinet women
present, Mrs. Cortelyou and her sister, Miss
Kinds, joining the company also with Mrs.
Loeb, Mrs. Barnes and other official and
personal friends.
Another happy family group last night in
which Washingtonians have a personal in
terest was that of Vice President-elect and
Mrs. Fairbanks. Lieutenant Timmons and
his wife were here several weeks ago at the
Massachusetts avenue residence, but are
now in Indianapolis with the latters
parents Lieut.. Timmons is only slowly re-
gaining his strength after his tedious at
tack of typhoid fever last summer, and will
probably be on sick leave for some time
yet. Mr.. Warren Fairbanks, who has been
living in Chicago since his marriage, may
take up his residence in this city the COM
ing winter. His young and pretty wife
was Miss Cassidy of Pttsburg.
The German ambassador and Baroness
Won Stenberg will give large dinner on the
18th in honor of the German visitors who
will represent the German emperor at the
unwilling of the statue of Frederick the
Great.
The first ball of the season will be given
by the Washington Junior League, Friday,
December Is, for the benefit of the National
Junior Republic.
Mrs Foraker, who has been visiting
oronn har ma Ia O n
this city yesterday for the winter.
Miss Alice Miller the debutante daughter
of Lieut.. Commander and Mrs. Frederick
A Miller, will be presented at tea Novem-
Der %.
Miss Mary Switzerland second daughter
of Commander and Mrs. Switzerland. will
make her debut at Thanksgiving day tea.
Mrs. Bertye X. Weinheimer of this city
and Mr.. George c. Winans of Oklahoma,
but who has been living in Washington,
will be married this evening at the resi-
denee of Rev John c: Bowers, 1924 West
ers was formerly stationed in Washington
and is friend of the bride and her family.
He officiated at the first marriage of Mrs.
jured during the Spanish-American war by
being thrown from his horse. He rallied.
and after the war married Miss Bertye
Xander daughter of Mr.. Christian Xander.
He lived one year after the marriage.
Mr.. and Mrs. Moncure Burke have gone
to Virginia to attend the funeral of Mr..
Burke's sister.
The engagement is announced of Mr.. Elias
Raft of this city to Mrs. Tillie Levi of Bal
timore, Md.
A pretty wedding was solemnized in Seat
tie, Wash, October 81, at 2 am, when Miss
Helen Bernadette McMenamn of Capitol
Hill and Mr.. Albert w. Thiel, formerly of
this city. but now of Seattle, Wash, were
united in marriage. The ceremony was
performed with a nuptial mass by the Rev.
Father Ashoff at the Church of the Sacred
Heart, 9th and Bell streets.
The bride, who looked very pretty, was
gowned in handsome champagne crepe de
chine made over taffeta, and wore large
picturesque hat and carried a shower bou-
quet of bride roses tied with white satin
ribbon. She wore a brooch, the gift of the
groom. The bride was given away by her
sister, Mrs Emory N. Spielman of Wash
ington. D. c., who was attired in hand
some dress of point desprit, made over taf-
feta, and carried large bunch of violets
tied with violet ribbon. The brides only at
tendant was the groom's sister, Miss Cor
della Thiel, who wore pearl gray crepe de
chine, made over taffeta, large white
hat with plumeS and carried pink chrysan-
themums tied with pink ribbon. The
groom's brother. Henry F. Thiel, acted as
best man.
Messrs A. G. King, F. G. Anderson, H. A.
uSherS.
The young couple were the recipients of
many valuable presents.
After a wedding breakfast the bride and
groom left for trip to San Francisco, after
which they will be at home to their friends,
after November 10, on Mondays, at Bremen
ton, Wash.
Miss Catharine Cullom Ridgely entertain
ed today at very pretty luncheon in honor
of Miss Pauline Morton, the debutante
daughter of the Secretary of the Navy and
Mrs. Morton. Mr.. Ridgely and his attrac-
tive young daughter have large apartment
at the Portland, in the f1ower-decked dining
room of which today the luncheon table was
spread. The flowers of the centerpiece were
yellow chrysanthemums. MISS Kldgeiy
guests to meet Miss Morton were Miss AZ
piroZ, Miss Mary Switzerland, Miss Alice
Miller and Miss Helen Black of the coming
winters debutante group, and Miss Enid
Shaw Miss Deering, Miss Edith Miller,
Miss Switzerland, Miss Elsie Seymour Miss
Pauline Magruder, Miss Marion Oliver and
Miss Jean Crosby.
Miss Ridgely leaves tomorrow for trip
south and will be back just before Thanks
giving, when her sister, Miss Eleanor
Ridgely, will be home for a short vacation
from boarding school.
Capt George H. Manchester. U. S. A., is
the guest of Colonel and Mrs. Robert l.
Fleming, at their city home, 140S Massa-
chusettS avenue.
Mrs. John HOugh has returned from ner
summer trip and will be glad to see her
friends at 1904 Q street.
Mrs H. w. Lawton and Mrs E. H. Lis
cum are making a short stay at the Hotel
Richmond, in this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. John c. Conliff of 63 u
street northwest are spending a few days
in New York.
President Needham of the George Wash
ington University and Mrs. Needham, who
have been at Newport, left there yesterday
for this city.
Mrs p " DeGraw and Miss Plltt,
daughter of Commander Platt, U. s. NJ,
are in Atlantic City.
Marriage Licenses.
Marriage licenses have been issued to the