Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-01
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
MISS FLEMING AND MR.. CHoATE
MARRIED LAST NIGHT.
Large Gathering Witness the Ceremony
"A Golden Wedding-Per-
sonal Notes.


riage Of Miss Alice B. Fleming to Mr.. War
rem r. Choate. chief clerk of the bureau of
corporations, Department Of Commerce and
Labor. The reading desk and platform
were set with palms and foliage plants. and
the entire edffice was softly illumined by
electric lights. The ushers who seated the
guests were Dr. William Trail, Mr.. Murray
Snider, Mr.. Victor L. Croissant and Mr..
Frank Byram Just before the arrival Of
the bridal party a delegation from Lambda
Chapter, Phi Sigma Kappa fraternity, Of
which the groom is also member were
assigned to seats at the right of the plat
form. There were ten in the group. When
the wedding march from "Lohengrin'' was
played the ushers led the way to the plat
form, followed by the maid Of honor, Miss
Eliza Choate, sister of the bridegroom, who
was daintily dressed in white silk and net.
with pink ribbon girdle. She carried
large loose cluster of pink chrysanthe-
mrms. Just the bride and groom step
ped onto the aisle the lights in the church
were turned on to full radiance. The Incl
dent In connection with the fact that the
couple was the first to be married in the
church was very pretty one. Rev. Mr..
Moore, pastor of the church, performed the
marriage service. The bride was most be-
comingly dressed in white lace robe made
over liberty silk. Her tulle veil was thrown
back from the face. Her ornaments were a
string of pearls and a topaz brooch. both
roses made in shower style.
During the service 20 Promise Me- was
softly played and as the couple passed out
OF the church the peals of the Mendelssohn
march filed the edifice.
Mr.. and Mrs. Choate left last night for
northern trip. The brides going away
gown was Of dark blue broadcloth with a
toque to match. They will live in Rock
vile the coming winter. where Mr.. and
Mrs. Choate. parents of the bridegroom.
also make their hcme The newly married
couple will be at home to their friends after
December 1. The brides presents came
from not only her personal friends but also
from official acquaintance of Mr.. Choate,
and are numerous and valuable. Mrs
Choate has lived in this city for several
years, but her former home was at Hamil-
ton, Ohio, where her married sister still re-
sides. Mr.. Choate, who was one OF the
first officials appointed when the Depart
ment of Commerce and Labor was estab-
lished, is widely known socially and in bust
ness circles He practiced his profession
as lawyer before entering the government
service.
Miss Mary Florence Butcher and Mr..
Franklin Ferris Bronson of indianapolis
were married yesterday at the home OF MT
and Mrs. William E. Butcher, parents OF
the bride. The date was a significant one
for the bride, as it marked the anniversary
of her parents marriage, and also that of
her sister. Mrs. William S. Bronson. For
the ceremony yesterday the drawing rooms
autumn foliage and chrysanthemums. The
ceremony was read from the same prayer
book used at the marriage of the grooms
parents, Rev. R. M. Moore. pastor of Foun-
dry Church, officiating. The pretty bride
wore rich lace robe Of her own handiwork,
with a white hat, and carried roses and
lilies of the valley. Her sister. Miss Lucille
Howard Butcher, was dressed In white SILK
and lace, and carried a bouquet of pink
chrysanthemums. Mr.. BENJAMIN Leigh
Butcher, brother of the bride, was best
man. and the bride was escorted to the
parlor by her father. The family party
tertained at breakfast, before the departure
of the couple for their wedding journey.
They will go to st. Louis, and then return
to Indianapolis to live, where Mr.. and Mrs.
H. NJ Bronson, parents of the bridegroom.
also reside. Mr.. Bronson graduated from
Purdue University His brother, Mr.. VIII
liam s. Bronson of this city. is the assist
ant general passenger agent OF the Chesa-
peake and Ohio railway.
Mr.. and Mrs Franklin Bliss Walker Of
Buffalo, N. Y, have issued invitations for
the marriage of their daughter, Elizabeth
Mansfield Walker, to Mr.. David Currier, jr..
of this city. The ceremony Will be on NO
vember 8, at pm, at the Pequot Clup
house selected because of its convenience
and size.
Senator and Mrs John F. Dryden came
down from their summer home, strong
eral days last week, and opened their home
in Newark to entertain Secretary Taft last
Tuesday night. They have returned again
to their country place to stay TIL early De
cember, when they will come to this city
for the winter.
An All Halloween party. that was house
warming as well, was held last night at the
residence of Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Bion
Daugherty at Cherrydale, Va The Daugh-
erty home is one of the modern style of
concrete houses and is filled with hooks
and crannies that seemed to have been es-
pecially made for concealing All Halloween
mysteries. Lanterns made of pumpkins with
staring eyes and wide-open mouths lighted
the way from the main road through the
woods to the scene of the festivities. The
house was built in grove of enormous oak
and chestnut trees and each of these bore
an eerie lantern or some mystic symbol or
the return of the spirits for their annual
earthly visitation. Inside the house red
clothed witch with a spectral face told the
fortunes of some of the guests, while others
were determining their fate by bobbing for
apples, peering into a mirror with candle
held over the left shoulder. blowing out
long rows of tallow candles and divers
methods that are appropriate to the evening.
The house was decorated with autumn
leaves and rafting cornStalks, while can
dies stuck in pumpkins served as the prop
err iluminant. A substantial supper was
served in the dining room, pumpkin pie and
cider being the principal articles on the
pastries also received attention. Mr.. and
Mrs. Daugherty were congratulated on
their pretty home, one of the newest and
best in the county The guests also thank
ed their hostess for the kind way in which
the spiritual powers had dealt them favors
during the evening, all Of the ghosts who
foretold the future having the incest kind
of things to say to their victims some of
which sounded like familiar quotations.
Among those present were Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank G. Schultz, Mr.. and Mrs. Wallis
Schutt Miss Schutt, Miss Ellen 1. Schutt,
Mr.. and Mrs. Duke Torrison, Miss Torrison,
Miss Maude Torrison, Mr.. and Mrs. Dixon,
Miss Harrison, Mr.. Fletcher, Mr.. and Mrs.
Albert Fird Ferguson, Miss Mary Mallon,
Mr.. David Brewster, Miss Eugenia De Land,
Mr.. jerks, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry West, Mr..
Hooker Atchison, Miss Romans, Mr.. Thorn
as Wallis, Mr.. Samuel Siggins and Mr.. d.
A. Brodie.
The home of DIR. Richard Kingsman was
appropriately decorated in harmony with
the season when 1t was thrown open to well
come the friends of Miss Edna Belle Kings
man. There was fortune telling in weird
booths, talking by the Dutch doll and
pumpkin sticking, while ghosts walked. At
a late hour the company repaired to the
dining room, where supper was served. All
enjoyed the singing of Miss Elizabeth
Stuart and the playing of Miss Nellie Neal
and Mr.. Harold Stonebraker. Among those
present were DIR. and Mrs. Richard Kings
man, DR.. and Mrs. E. s. Lothrop, Mr.. and