Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-22
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
WELL-KNowN RAILROAD MAN
MARRIED YESTERDAY.
Comings and Goings Of Prominent
Pefsons-Travel Plans
Personals.

the Pennsylvania railroad.
The wedding took place at O. clock In the
afternoon at the Continental Hotel, where
both the bride and bridegroom have made
their home for long time
The ceremony was performed by Rev. e.
Bowden Shepherd, rector of Christ Church
of Riverton N. J.. in one of the hotels par
lors. which was decorated to represent a
japanese garden. The bridal couple, sur
rounded by but half dozen relatives and
couple of close friends. stood beneath an
arbor of bamboo covered with trailing arbu-
tus. Following the ceremony collation.
was served in one of the adjoining hotel
parlors- Here the decorations were pink
and red roses. One of the features of the
decorations was a brides hat filled with
June roses. The bride is the daughter of
the late Stephen Flanagan, well known dur
Ing his life as an owner and operator of
boats engaged in traffic on the Delaware
river
Col. Barksdale has been in the service of
the Pennsylvania railroad since 1888. Previ-
Gus to that he edited and published week
ly newspaper in Virginia. He was placed In
charge of the advert sing department of the
Pennsylvania railroad in 1890
Col. and Mrs. Barksdale left Philadelphia
last night on trip to Yellowstone Park and
Colorado.
pretty home wedding took place Mon
day evening. the 18th instant, at the resi-
dence of Mr.. and Mrs. Elwood Kefer, 1905
B street northeast, the contracting parties
being their daughter, Miss Bessie Geraldine
Kefer and Mr.. George S. Baldwin. Rev.
II. M. Geren. the pastor of the Anacostia
Baptist Church. officiated The ceremony
took place in the large bay window, the
parlors being handsomely decorated with
flowers A reception followed until 10
O'Clock. Mr.. and Mrs. Keifer, the parents
of the bride, and Mrs. Baldwin. the mother
of the groom, received the guests, who were
Mr.. and Mrs. Percy Roach, Mrs. B. F. Cole
and son of Laurel, Md. Mr. and Mrs. ]. 7.
Dent, Misses Florence and Pearl Baldwin,
Miss Hattie Tolson, Misses Blanche, Mayola
and Lenora Keifer. Messrs. Milton Brandt.
Howard Griffith, Gilbert Lee, Conrad Pax
ton. Charles Padgett and Albert Tolson.
Mr. and Mrs George Baldwin will reside at
1905 street northeast
Mr.. and Mrs W. H. Hicks of Fredericks-
burg, Va. who have been visiting Mrs. Cap
itola Martin of 1903 North Carolina avenue
southeast. have returned home acc om panied
by little Miss Helen Martin, from whence
they will depart for the Blue Ridge noun
tains and White Sulphur Springs. to be alb
sent several weeks.
Among those who called on President
Roosevelt TODAY We're Mr.. and Mrs. George
T. Motley of Wichita. Kan, and Mrs J.
Dixon HOSPITAL of this city. in company with
Representative Victor Murdoch from the
Sunfiower state.
Mrs J. F. Waggaman, Miss J.. R. Elliott.
L. BUTTONS. MT. ana Mrs Fred w. Pratt
and George BIakely. United States army,
are at the Breslin. New York
Rear Admiral and Mrs. Chester have taken
the cottage 3S9 Pequot avenue New Lon
don, Conn. for the summer
Mrs James ODonnell of ITO 10th street.
who has been seriously ILL., expects to leave
the city the later part of the week She
will go to Takoma Park for a while and
will then go to Newport, R. l., for the re-
mainder of the summer
Friends and relatives were present We'd
nesday at the marriage of Miss Jaffa E.
Haslup and Mr. Robert L. S. McGiffert of
Catskill. N. Y, at 21l4 18th street north
west. the home of Drs. D. S. and l. H.
Lamb, brother and sister of the bride Rev
DIR. s. H. Newman of First CONGREGATIONAL
Church ofiiciated, using for the ceremony
the beautiful and impressive service COM
posed by brother of Elizabeth Stuart
Phelps The bride was charming in gown
of white crepe de chine and carried bride
roses. The bridesmaid Miss Helen Haslup
wore white with pink ribbons; her flowers
were carna tions. The wedding march, from
Lohengrin, was pleasingly rendered by Miss
Elma Lamb. Among out-of-town guests
were Miss Rosebud Davis of New York
city and Mrs R. K. Davis of Prince George
county, Md. Mr. and Mrs McGiffert took
the O'Clock train for Atlantic City, and
later will spend some time at the resorts of
northern New York before making their
home at Catskil
A pretty wedding occurred at the resi-
dence of the brides brother, Mr.. Leo EN-
rich. 902 NJ street northwest, at o'clock
on the evening of June 20, when Miss Anna
Mary Enrich of Washington became the
wife of TheophilouS Homer Foster. of New
York city. The house was tastefuily deco
rated with palms and ferns, and the man
tells banked with American beauty and
bride roses. There were no attendants and
only the members of the Immediate families
were present Mr.. and Mrs. Foster left on
the midnight train for New York, their fu-
ture home.
Miss Janet Richards sails for London to-
morrow morning with Mr.. and Mrs. Cleve-
land Perkins by the Atlantic Transport
steamer Minneapolis From England Miss
Richards will go later to Paris, to visit
Mrs. Neville Cain formerly Miss Kate
Rohrer Of Washington. She will also at
tend the womans conference at Copen-
hagen in August, returning home about the
first of October.
One of the prettiest weddings that street
has witnessed in a long time was celebrated
Thursday morning at $40 O'Clock at ST.
Aloysius Church, the contracting parties
being Miss Ciel Connors and Mr. Frederick
Klotz Inside the chancel rail of the church
was perfect wilderness of palms and ferns
and the altar was banked with lilies and
roses. The ceremony was performed by
Rev. Father Kelliher, s. J., assisted by the
rector Rev. Father Fink, and Rev. Fathers
was of lace over white silk. She wore a
picture hat trimmed with handsome white
plumes and carried shower bouquet of
white roses The young couple will spend
their honeymoon at one of the seaside re-
sorts.
Mr.. and Mrs. John E. Lathrop leave so
soon as the Congress adjourns, for New
England. where they will be the guests of
relatives. They will join a camping party
at Oswego, N y, during August, spending
| month in the Adirondacks. as guests of
Mrs. Lathrop's brother, Mr.. C. r. Harris,
later going via the Great Lakes to Duluth,
thence to proceed to visit Mr.. Lathrops
father in Minnesota.
Senator John M. Gearin of Oregon sailed
yesterday morning from New York. with
Charles Sweeney. the western mining man.
and other friends, for tour of England,
| Ireland and the continent. They took pas
sage On the Kaiserin Augusta Victoria. and
had with them Mr.. Sweeneys touring car.
| with which t.ey expect to travel during the
| summer They will return to the United
| States in September when Senator Gearin
| will go home to Portland Ore.. to remain
until the Congress opens in December.