The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-04-21
IN SOCIETY'S CIRCLE
Cold Weather Gives Test to Pleasures of
Smart Set.
Rush of Weddings Passes and Dinners, LuncheonS
and Receptions Occupy Attention. CWilitieS
to D. A. R. Visitors

Mrs. Middleton Smith. chairman of
the advisory board, Continental Chap
ter, u. A. r., with the members OF
the board assisting. will receive the ma
tional officers, delegates, alternates, Wis
lung Daughters, and resident Daugh-
ters, ID. A. r.. on Friday evening. from
5 tp IL o'clocy. at her home, 1915 Nine
teenth Street northwest.
The engagement has been announced
of Miss Nellie Lane Butler. daughter
of Mrs. Robert Gibson. of Philadelphia.
formerly Of Virginia, to Charles
Piquette Mitchell. of this city.
a musical tea at the home of Mrs
Wallace Radcliffe. 1900 X Street, Satur-
DAY afternoon. April %. from to s
Q clock. win engage the attention Of
Washington people generally. 1t viii
be for the Girls Guild of the New York
Avenue Presbyterian Church The ar
lists. for the afternoon will be Miss
Marian Bangs, soprano Miss Lillian
Chenoweth. contralto. and Charles e.
Meyers, tenor.
Mrs. Goodloe will receive this after
noon at her home, 11Os Sixteenth Street.
Mrs. Loud. wife of Major John s.
Loud, L. S. A. has returned to the city
Detroit, Mich, IS visiting her parents,
Major and Mrs. Loud. at their residence,
1903 Thirteenth Street northwest.
Mrs. Norman Hill. of 1901 r Street.
viii receive this afternoon, assisted by
her daughter. Mrs. George Robinson
Kirkland, and Mr.. and Mrs. Wells
Rogers. Of Plymouth. Ohio.
Pierce Crosby, jr., of St Louis. is visit
ing his stepmothet, the widow OF Rear
Admiral Crosby. L. S N, at her resi-
oence on Connecticut Avenue. Mr..
Crosby is receiving much attention from
his Washington friends
a small home wedding last evening
was that at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Pitman Pulsifer. when their daughter.
Miss Edith Pulsifer. and Joseph Black
burn FreunG were married.
The bride wore a gown % white chif-
fon and carried a bridal bouquet OF
roses and lilies of the valley The Rev;
John Van Schaick, jr., of the Church OF
Our Father. Officiated.
IL The ceremony was fSiowed by a re-
lsception. when about a hundred people
congratulated the bride and groom.
Another wedding of yesterday was
that of Miss Amy Ferguson. daughter
of Mr. and Mrs William Ferguson. &c
Reese S. Donaldson, when took place al
the brides home on n Street
The matron of honor was Mrs Eugene
L. stc.at. of New Jersey. and Howard
McNear, Of this city. acted as best man
Only the immediate family was present
After a short wedding trip Mr.. and
Mrs. Donaldson will reside in this city
Miss Lucania Frances McGroarty
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Nei
/ McGroarty, and John Franklin Bethun'
were married last evening at the Metro
I politan Presbyterian Church. at the cor
ner of Fourth and B Streets southeast
4 The ceremony was performed by TIT
1 Rev. Albert Ev8ps, paSto- OF the church
/ in which the wedding took place, ane
/ of which bota the bride 2 "a groom arr
i members
i 'Fhe sister of tbs bride. Miss Evange
/ line McGroarty. W. maid OF honor. ane
wore a gown of wsTCe silk mousselt3'
/ trimmed with pink ribbons, and carried
1 pink roses. The brides gown was o.
! crepe de chine. with a bertha Of lace
/ and she carried shower bouquet o
/ lilies of the valley and roses.
] g. c. Shinn was best man, and IN
ushers were T. NJ. Chunn. Donald Nc
/ Lean. Van A. Potter, and 9. y. Nc
I Groarty.
While no formal reception was giver
after the wedding. at the brides home
! owing 10 sickness In the family. larS
number OF friends called to congratulate
/ Mr. and Mrs. Bethune. who LETT Wash
ington on the midnight train for New
| York
After May Is Mr.. and Mrs. Bethun
viii be at home at 633 A Street north
east.
T II. Lovelace. secretary to Congress
man Ollie NJ. James. and we'll known Il
Neshing-on, was married at $50 o'clocl
last evening. at the Cumberland Presby
lterian Church. Fulton. Ky, TO Mrs
Cammie Mitchell Adds.
Mr. Lovelace is managing editor OF IN
Fulton Daily Leader. and ms wife }
the daughter of A. J. Mitchell. and on
lof the most beautiful women in that Ear
OF the country.
Miss Alice Roosevelt viii go to ST
Louis during the latter part OF May
| where she will be the guest of Mis-
irene CaJlin, daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs
! Daniel Cdtlin. at the latter's handsonr
home on Vanderventer Place.
| Many attentions have already bee
planned in honor of the President
daughter. who will visit st. Louis at thi
time to attend the Louisiana Purchas
! Exposition
Mrs. John DaIzell, whose New Hamp
shire Avenue house is one of the mos
hospitable homes in Washington. will b
hostess at a large tea this afternoon
when she will have assisting her Mrs
/ Knox. Miss Cannon. and Mrs. Stul
and Miss Pearson. of Pittsburg. the lat
ter Mrs Dalzell's house guest: Mr.:
Edison Miss Nellie Dunn. Mrs johnson