Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-15
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
THE CHAPPEL-SIMPSO WED
DING NEXT WEEK.
Mr.. Walsh Gathers Another Distin
guished Company at Dinner
Personal Notes.

William A. Simpson, U. s. A., and Mr..
Valentine Chapel of New London, will be
married June 20 at the family residence, on
Q street. Rev. Father Buckley will Off
ciate and the bride will be escorted by her
brother, Lieut.. William Fitzhugh Lee Simp-
son. Miss Elizabeth Goodwin will be maid
of honor, and Mr.. George Chapel best
man. Col. Simpson is in the Philippines.
Mr.. Thomas F. Walsh entertained nota-
BILE company at dinner last night In honor
of Mr.. P. F. Collier of New York. In the
company were the Secretary of the Inter-
Tor, the admiral of the navy, the assistant
secretary of state, Mr.. LOOMS; the assist
ant secretary of war, Gen. Oliver; the Jap
aneSe minister, the Belgian minister Rear
Admiral Walker Gen. Crozier, Rear Adj
miral Rae, Gen. Sternberg, Capt McCrea,
Mr.. Glover, Mr.. Charles j. Bell Col. Henry
| May, DR.. Charles Shepard, Mr.. Seckendorf,
Mr.. Lowry and Mr. Grosvenor
Mr.. and Mrs. Walsh will be in Chicago
during the convention next week.
| The bridesmaids costumes at the mar
| riage of Miss Whelan and MIR. Robert Goe-
| let yesterday at Wayne, Pa, were ideal
constructions. Their dresses were of rose
pink taffeta, made in the fashion of the
| directory. The bodices were pointed in
front, and cut round in the back. Jeweled
J rhinestone buttons, with pale pink centers,
adorned the front of the bodices, while a
[ collar of antique lace, with narrow ends,
| fell on either side. The skirts were tucked
! lergthwise in broad tucks. with a ruche of
the silk Shirred down the front panels and
around the bottom.
| They wore large poke bonnets of pale
pink chip, with shaded pink ostrich plumes
| falling over the front, and wide shaded pink
| ribbons, fastened in the back and brought
| around under the chin and tied in bows
| with flowing streamers. Instead of flowers,
each bridesmaid carried a parasol of pale
pink, each parasoI being decorated with one
large pink rose. Miss Alice Roosevelt head
| ed the procession of eight girls.
Miss Mabel Murray has returned to An
| Dapolis. Md, from St. Louis, where she
went to be bridesmaid at the Bates Walsh
| wedding.
| Mr. and Mrs. Charles r. Schmidt and
daughter left this morning for Lake George,
where Mrs. Schmidt and daughter will re-
| main for the summer.
| their son Cecil ere at the Hot Springs, Va,
and will remain there for three weeks.
Miss Mary Margaret Contee and Mr.. Will
| lam Herbert Plummer of Washington were
| married yesterday at the home of the
brides sister, Mrs. Charles A Sullivan, Bal
| timOre. The ceremony performed by
Rev. John Gardner Murray, rector of ST.
Michael and All Angels Protestant Epis-
| copal Church.
The parlor was decorated with flow
| erS. The bride wore champagne wolfe over
| ia ffeta and carried Bride roses. She was
attended by Miss Helen F. Contee, sister,
who was attired in gray silk null and a
| black picture hat. Mr.. Charles E. Brock
| of Washington was the best man, and the
page in waiting was Master Gordon Fair
| fax Contee of Washington, a nephew of
| the bride.
! The bride was given away by her brother.
| Mr. Henry Contee of Prince Georges
| county. Maryland After the ceremony Mr..
and Mrs. Plummer left for trip to At
| To-, AVID he hn hri6 lie a
| daughter of the late Charles Snowden Con-
| tee end is closely connected with the Fair
| fax family of southern Maryland and Vir-
giEia.
Mrs w P. Kyle left the city yesterday
| for Winthrop Beach, Mass, where she ex-
poets to remain during the summer months.
At the marriage of Miss Cordelia Patter-
! son Snyder, daughter of Mrs. James A
Snyder, to Capt. Frank Leslie Wells, u
| s. A, tonight at st. Paurs p E. Church,
Lieut.. Samuel T. Ansell. 18th Infantry. will
| be best man. and the following will serve
| as ushers: Lieut.. Edward r. Weisel, Lieut..
| Wade H. Carpenter, Lieut.. Henry S.
! Kebourne Lieut. VIM. c. Tremaine. Lieut.
| James P. Robinson and Capt F. P. Rey-
| nOldS.
Senator and Mrs. R. A. Alger will go to
| Chicago June 10 to visit their daughter
| Mrs Charles B. Pike, and will sail for
| Europe in July to spend the summer
Representative Bourke Cochran enter
! tanned over Sunday at his place at Roslyn
| L. l., large house party.
| Miss Alice Wright. daughter of Judge
! and Mrs. Wright of this city, was brides
maid at the marriage last week at River
| side near Cincinnati, of her youthful aunt
| Miss Marie Louise Wright and Mr.. H. E.
| Goodhue of Cambridge, Mass. The cere-
monv was at "Stony Ford" the delightful
I old Wright mansion at Riverside, one OF
the few old landmarks of the days when
River road was the fashionable drive Inc
house commands a view of the Kentucky
| hills and the rushing river and is sur
| rounded by fine old trees AMI shubbery that
| have bloomed for three generations
| Mr.. and Mrs. A. Lisner leave town to-
night for New York, and will sail tomor-
| row for an extended tour of Europe. They
expect to return late in October
| Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph H. Fiske have is
| sued invitations for the marriage of their
| daughter Bertha Lee, to Mr. Edwin Dor
sey Follin, Wednesday evening, June -, at
8 O. clock, at the North Presbyterian Church:
| At home after September 1 at 1I32 u
| street.
| Mr. and Mrs Jas. H. Been are at home
| to other friends at sos F street southwest
| DR. and Mrs Clifton P. Clark celebrated
| the third anniversary of their marriage by
a sail down the river on the steam yacht
Pelican. A party of congenial friends &C
|
of great enjoyment Refreshments were
| served on deck at sunset. Among those
| who enjoyed the hospitality of this popu-
| lar young couple were: Mr.. and Mrs
! George, Hesselman, Mr.. and Mrs. Cheno-
with Miss Bonnie Nabers, DR.. Kent, Miss
| Fay Kent and DR.. and Mrs. Clark.
| Mr.. George G.. Seibold, recently elected
secretary of Columbia Typographical Union
of this city, accompanied by his mother
Mrs. L. P. Seibold of Princeton street. are
| at Atlantic City
| June 1, at s o'clock pm, a pretty we'd
ding took place at st. Paurs Episcopal
Church, in Alexandria, Va, the contract
ing parties being Miss Amy M Curtis of
| Washington and Mr.. Thos. Upton Fairfax
| of Alexandria, the Rev. Claude Smith Off
ciating. The bride was escorted by Judge
| Nicol, who gave her away. She was beau
tifully attired in white satin dress and veil
and Grange blossoms and carried bride
| roses. Miss Helen Davis was maid of
honor and carried la France roses, and
DR.. James M. Dean Of Washington was
best man. The ushers were Mr.. Chas. Ma
gel, Mr.. Renner, Mr.. Milton Fairfax Mr..
| Ben. Fairfax and Mr.. James Kahouch. The
| wedding was followed by reception, linn
tied to relatives and few personal friends.