Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-10
THE. WORLD OF SOCIETY
PRETTY WEDDING IN SAN JUAN
OF INTEREST HERE.
A Former Washingtonian Married
Other Recent Events-Per-
sonal Notes.

One Of the prettiest weddings that has
ever occurred in San Juan took place Sat
urday, June -, at o'clock in the after
noon, when Miss Lima Estelle Test and
Mr.. Howard NJ. Pruden were married In
st. Johns Episcopal Church. The church
building Is new, having been completed
scarcely year, and this was the first
wedding held in it.
The side walls and the entrance were COW
cred with tall palm branches. Down the
middle aisle at the end of each pew were
large clusters of ferns and white jassa-
mines. The same scheme was carried o1t
If the chancel and the choir stalls. making
the entire church mass of green ferns
and white flowers.
BY O'Clock the place was filled with the
friends of the bride and groom and
promptly at that hour the organist. Mr..
H. y. Smith, played the first strains of
70. Perfect Love and the choir entered.
singing the professional. The choir was
composed of eight of San Juan's most
prominent singers. all personal friends of
the bride and groom, who sang together
for the first time this occasion. II was
made up of Miss Harriet Cooke. Mrs. d.
h. Mcleod, sopranos; Mrs Carlton Swig-
gett, Miss Mayolossom Ayres, altos: Mr..
J. Stuart Ball, Mr.. Ralph S. Swiggett
tenors; Mr.. W. b. Hamilton. Mr.. schulter.
bassos II is seldom that such beautiful
music Is heard in San Juan, and it added
materially to the impressive ceremony. 1t
was in charge of Miss Cooke.
After the professional there was a brief
pause and then to the strains of the
Iohengrin Wedding March which WAS also
sung, the bridal party entered at the front
of the church. and proceeded up the middle
aisle to the altar. being Joined there nv The
rector Mr.. Walter Mitchell. the groom and
his best man. Mr. Jno. c. Schultz Mr. Geo
+. Miller came first AMI following him Mr.
Lee Nixon and Mr.. VIM NJ Mackie; then
EN,-aI Tstr,..
After these ushers walked the maid of
honor, Miss Clara Burnside. a cousin of
the bride. and following her came Miss
Test with Mr.. w. X. Lands postmaste
OF San Juan, who gave her away. She
looked beautiful in a gown of crepe de
chine trimmed in rich white lace and wore
a long veil ought in her hair with orange
blossoms. She carried prayer book
which formerly te.onged TO the grooms
Miss Burnside wore fine white net over
white silk. large picture hat and carried
n huge bunch of white roses. The ushars
We're all in white, as were Mr.. Pruden and
Mr.. Schultz.
After the impressive ceremony the bridal
party left the church to the music of the
Mendelsshon Wedding March, and went at
once TO the home of Mrs. Louis d. Linds-
ley. Miramur where a brief reception was
held for the more intimate friends
A number Of very beautiful presents were
received by the bride among which were
1t IdNuSolne piano from ner parents ana
a beautiful silver service of knives. forks
and spoons, presented by the teachers and
pupils of the University of Porto Rico.
At 80 Mr.. and Mrs. Pruden left in a
coach for an island trip. showcred with the
usual rice and pursued for some distance
by their friends
Mrs. Pruden, who is the daughter Of Mr.
7. NJ. Test of Peru, Ind. has taught in the
schools of Porto Rico for over four years
and has been connected with the University
of Porto Rico at Rio Piedr.s for two wears
as director of music. Mr.. Pruden. who is the
son of the late Maj. Q. l.. Pruden. assistant
secretary to the President since the admin
tration of President Grant, was at first
employed in the San Juan post office, and
Tor the past two years has served as flnan-
cial and receiving clerk in the treasury
department of the insular government.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pruden upon their return
will live in San Juan. having leased the
residence at No Cruz street.
The wedding reception of Mr.. and Mrs.
Lloyd Alexander Brooke Saturday evening,