Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-05
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
A GOLDEN WEDDING IN AN HIS
ToRIC HOME.
Weddings Today Here and Elsewhere
Of Capital Interest
Personals. -;


day Rev. DR.. Charles Cuthbert Hall, presi-
dent of the Union Theological Seminary;
Commissioner Garfield, Mr.. William Dudley
FOulke, General Oliver. assistant secretary
| Of war; Lieutenant Emmons Of the navy,
| and Bishop Charles H. Brent, Episcopal
bishop of the Philippines.
In Fairfax county, Va, on the Georgetown
and Leesburg turnpike, and on line with
| the Great Falls of the Potomac, stands a
large brick mansion, which, for well-nigh
century. has been a conspicuous landmark
of that historic vicinity Connected with
| the house is large farm, Astounding in iron
ore, on which mining had been started when
| the revolutionary war occurred; but the
| patriotic miners exchanged their mining
tools for muskets and the abandoned mine
has remained in statu quo from that remote
period to the present. The house was built
| IN accordance with the spacious ideas of
| the Virginia planter of the olden time. The
great hall and large rooms stand as silent
witnesses OF the big conceptions of Virginia
country gentlemen in the days of long ago.
The house is known as "Fairview,' because
OF the beauty of the landscape as seen from
| it's porch and windows, while in the still
| ness of the night, when all other sounds
| are hushed in sleep, the Great Falls of the
| Potomac become distinctly audible in the
distance.
| The old mansion, with so many happy
| 1t, was the scene of a golden wedding on
| the evening of October 3. The bride and
| groom on the interesting occasion were
| Benjamin Franklin Cornwell and Phoebe
| Wheeler. who have owned and dwelt in the
| house for the past thirty-eight years, rails
| ing large family of boys and girls, all OF
| whom have married and founded homes OF
| their own some in the immediate neighbor-
| hood and others in Maryland and Massa-
| chusetts.
When the evening of the Sd came the
| la6 ncfc
| from near and from far. 1t was Virginia
marriage feast, in the most hospitable
| sense of the phrase. A golden wedding
| is an incident of somewhat rare occurrence,
and hence the Cornwell family felt bound
| to accord it all the honorable Importance
to which 1t was entitled The surging wa
tiers at the Great Falls might rage and
| foam as they dashed down into the deep
| abyss below, but their plunging voice was
| drowned by the music and mirth which
| held sway for the night at the old Corn
we'll castle on the heights above.
The festivities were interspersed with an
/ address and poem composed for the occa-
sion by the Rev. ]. M. E. Mckee of Wash
| ington, friend of the Cornwells of many
| years standing, who had been requested
to act as master OF. ceremonies on the
| happy occasion; a poem written by Mrs.
| Jesse Cornwell, niece of the principals OF
the golden wedding: also several sweet
| melodies by Mrs Seely, the blind singer OF
| Washington
A pathetic incident-the browning event of
| the evening-occurred when the venerable
| bride and groom arose in the midst of the
| assembly, and, joining hands, repeated af-
ter the minister a renewal Of their early
| marriage vows
Miss Mary Gilliland and Mr. Elbridge H.
| Ashworth were married today at noon at
| the residence of the bride, and late this
| afternoon the couple will leave for Chi
| cago and st. Louis and later go to Ten
nessee. They will return here by the 1st
| of November. At Jackson, Tenn, they will
visit Representative and Mrs. Enloe, the
latter being sister of Mr.. Ashworth.
Mrs. Benjamin Harrison and her young
| daughter returned yesterday from Europe.
| Associate Justice and Mrs Brown, who
have been in the Berkshires since their re-
! turn from Europe, are now at their 10th
street home.
| Today at st. James Church, New Lon
DON Conn, Miss Sarah Larned Tyler and
| Mr. Edward Everett Marshall of Philade1-
| phia We're married at noon. The ceremony
| was followed by reception for several
| hundred guests at the home OF Col. and
| Mrs A. c. Tyler. The brides attendants
| included her sister. Miss Tyler. and the
| Misses Alice Stanton. Marguerite Chaplin,
Rosalie Porter Natalie Lincoln, Maka Og
| den Jones, Julia Kellogg, Helen FitZ and
Josephine Eddy.
The Gem Pleasure Club held its opening
assembly dance last Monday evening at
and E streets northwest. The club will
| hold another reception Monday evening
next, October 10.
DR.. and Mrs VIM. H. Fox have returned
| to their residence, 1896 Jefferson place.
Mrs RAYMOND w. Moulton, after absence
from the city for the summer, has returned
| to her apartments at the Oakmont, Morgan
| street northwest, and will be at home Mon
| DAYS during the coming season.
| Mrs Annie Stephan Smith and Master
| Albert Claiming Smith of 1912 Grant street,
| widow and son of j: Geo. Smith. will sail
| for Europe on Saturday, October =, to visit
| the parents of Mr.. Smith, who reside in
Brighton, England.
| Mr.. ]. Irwin Byrnes of T street northeast
gave a smoker last evening to his friend,
| Mr. Martin Rice, who will leave on the 9TH
| instant for New York, where he will go to
/ take his new position in the Post Office
| Messrs. Hoffman, Wade, Callen, Byrnes and
| Engalls and DR.. Cole.
| Two cottages at Gapland, Md, the seat of
| Mr. George Alfred Townsend, have been
| rented for the autumn by Mr.. Francis K.
| Loomis, the assistant secretary of state,
| who now occupies them with his family.
| A social gathering was held Monday
| evening at the residence of Mrs. H. w.
| Hall, 1877 Emerson street northeast, in
| honor of Raymond E. Hall and Harry L.
Maiers The evening was spent pleasantly
| with vocal and instrumental music, recita-
| tons and other amusements. Among those
| present were Mrs. Maiers, Mrs. Worts
| Miss Cora Boarse. Miss Louise Brendt, Miss
| Maggie Diggs, Miss May Raye Miss Efie
| Worts, Miss Hilda Andrews, Miss Ida Can't
well, Miss Catherine Harbaugh. Miss Faith
| Hall, Mr.. Barnard Farr, Mr.. Merton Chip
| ley, Mr.. LESLEY Taylor and Mr.. Morris A.
| Willard. A sextette was rendered by
| Misses Raye. Andrews, Harbaugh. Brenul,
| Diggs and Messrs Chipley, Taylor, Maiers
and Hall. duet was played by Misses
| Worts and Raye; the mandolin by. Miss
| Raye. A solo my Miss Borace and a trio
| by Messrs. Chipley, Maiers and Willard
| REGULATIONS by Mr.. Barnard and Mr.. Farr.
Later in the evening refreshments were
| served.
There was a gathering a few evenings
| since at the residence of Mr. and Mrs John
| F. Reagan, on Monroe street. Anacostia, in
| commemoration of the fifteenth anniver-
sary of the marriage of the host and host
ess. The guests surprised the couple, and
! an enjoyable evening was spent.
| DR.. and Mrs. Thomas F. Gibbs of
| Montclair, N. j., are at 1911 18th street
| northwest for the month Of October