Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-13
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
MARRIAGE OF MISS KAUFFMANN
AND DIR. SIMPSON.
The Doyle Edmonston wedding-other
Hospitalities-Person
Notes.

The bishop of Washington, Right Rev.
Henry Yates Satterlee, performed the mar
riage ceremony yesterday afternoon for
Miss Louise Kaufman. daughter of Mr..
8. H. Kaufman. and Dr. John Crayke
Simpson. Only family party was grouped
about the couple in the front drawing room
Of the Kaufman residence on Highland
terrace while the impressive rite was being
performed. The bride was escorted to the
flower bower arranged in the tower window
by her father. the bridegroom meeting her
there. attended by his brother, Mr. Horton
Simpson, as best man. Miss Barbara Kaufe-
mann was maid Of honor for her aunt, and
was daintily dressed in white silk and lace,
with tilted hat in pink velvet, trimmed
with a broad pink plume. She carried a
bridal toilet was of rich applique lace
over white satin. and long veil of the
Same lace was held by orange blossoms
She carried orchids and lilies Of the valley.
An orchestra played the wedding march
and throughout the reception.
Three or four hundred guests attended the
wedding reception. from to Z. during which
time the brides presents were shown In an
apartment on the second floor DR.. and
Mrs. Simpson, after their honeymoon trip,
will return to 1921 Massachusetts, avenue to
reside.
DR. Jacob l.. Lanterman of Los Angeles,
Cal, Is the guest of his brother, Samuel r.
Lanterman, of II Randolph Place north
west Or. Lanterman Is accompan MED on
his visit east by his daughter and son-in-
law. Mr.. and Mrs. Lawson NJ. La Fetra Of
Pasadena, Cal
The marriage of Miss Clara Weigel to
Mr.. George Weitzel took place last evening
at the home of the brides mother, Ito JEFF
ferson street, Anacostia. by Rev. Deven-
port. The home was beautifully decorated
Quite a number of her Baltimore friends
came over in the afternoon and altogether
more than hundred were there to cheer
the happy couple on their way. The pres
en:s included silver and china and ham
mered brass Among other gifts was q
solid silver tea service from the brides
Trends at the bureau Of engraving and
printing THE bride and groom LETT at
midnight for brief trip IN New York and
Philadelphia.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Clagett of Upper
Marlboro, Nd, will celebrate their golden
wedding at their colonial home, "Keokuk"
On the evening of December -. Mr. Clag-
EFT Is the head of the influential Clagett
family of Maryland, a family related by
blood and marriage to the leading families
of Maryland and Virginia. On December
IL, 1888, he was married to Miss Elizabeth
Echer, in keokuk, Iowa, where his father,
Judge William Clagett, was owner and ed
itor of the leading western daily, the Keo-
kuk Constitution. Shortly after the war
Mr. and Mrs. Clagett returned to Mary
ldilu, WHERE lHSS nave since I1VSQ. 10 them
were born eleven children, of whom ten
are living.
Mrs. Piles wife of the senator from
Washington, will receive the first Thurs
day in January, at the Cochran.
Mrs, Overman. wife of the senator from
North Carolina will receive the first
Thursday in January, at the Cochran.
Mrs. Galen l.. TAFT and daughter Beatrice
fnyS 7 ,fc Co.
Miss Fanny Barbarin, formerly of this
city, now of New York. arrived on Satur-
day, as the guest of her aunt Mrs Frank
Jones, at 31O3 p street northwest, for a
short stay previous to sailing on the 18th
instant for Peru, where her marriage to
Mr. William Henry Donnelly will take
place. The ceremony will be performed
In the little Episcopal Church at Tolero,
where Mr.. Donnelly has been stationed for
the past year. Mrs. Jones and her niece
will be glad to welcome their friends in
formally this afternoon and evening. Miss
Barbarins engagement was announced last
spring previous to the departure OF the
groom-elect for southern waters and her
many friends will regret to learn that the
couple will make their home for the next
few years at such distance They will
also be glad to hear that her health has
been entirely re-established during the last
six months sojourn IN the Adirondacks.
Judge and Mrs. George Gilbert and their
Sun, hdGi SllDeFl OF Delnl, N. Y, are VISIT
ing Mr.. and Mrs. Howell Stewart, 3342
Mount Pleasant avenue northwest. Mrs.
Gilbert is the sister of Mrs. Stewart.
Mrs. NJ. Rich, 144s Harvard street, will
not be at home today, but will receive on
the first and third Wednesdays OF each
month.
The marriage of Miss Minnie Kirshbaum
and Mr.. Simon Lyon of this city, which
VIII interest large number of Washing
fa,1 iayN rNoJr ,Nla
brides father, Mar. r. Kirshbaum at
Indianapolis, Ind, last Wednesday evening.
The house was bower of asparagus vines
and smilax, with palms and ferns The
ceremony took place in the crimson and
white drawing room and there was a cam
opy of pink and white roses, ferns and
electric lights Broad white satin bands
formed an aisle from the stairway to the
canopy. Mr.. kirshbaum was assisted in
receiving the guests by his daughter Mrs
NJ. p Fisher. An orchestra played the
ceremony "Violets.'' The bride was at
tended by her sister, Mrs. Albert Rosenthal,
as matron of honor and the bridegroom
by his brother, Rutherford B. Lyon of
this city, as best man. Little Marjorie
Fisher, niece of the bride, was the flower
girl and was daintily dressed in white,
and white rosebuds. The ushers were
B. W. Kirshbaum, Jerome Lyon. Edward
Scharff and Edgar Eckhouse.
The bride, who entered with her father.
trimmed with rose point lace She carried
an arm bouquet of lilies of the valley and
her veil was caught with sprays of the
same flower. Mrs. Rosenthal wore hand
some gown of pink radium silk and cream
lace and carried cluster of pink and white
roses. The double ring ceremony was per-
formed by Rabbi Messing and Rabbi Fener-
LIGHT of st. Louis.
After congratulations were offered the
entire wedding party went to the Columbia
Club for dinner and dance. The tables
for than hundred guests were In
: the large dining room and separated from
the main rooms, connecting with screen
OF smilax. The decorations of the tables
were elaborate. The name Kirshbaum
translated means cherry tree and the fea-
ture of the decorations was two large
cherry trees of blossoms, deep red fruit
and electric lights that were placed at
either side, of the bridal couple. Before
each alternate plate a miniature cherry
tree with fruit and before the interven-
Ing plates were sunrise roses, the guests
favors The length of the tables. which
were arranged In a triangle about the CEN
ter table, was broken with large baskets
of American beauty roses and deep pink
begonias On the center table was large