Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-28
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
MR.. COBB GIVES HIS FAREWELL
BACHELOR SPREAD TONIGHT.
Invitations Out for Manning-Conner
Wedding-Engag ements-
Personal Notes.


for the best man and ushers at his wedding
here next Wednesday, His guests will be
Mr.. Cleveland Cobb, who Will be best man.
and Messrs. Gambler Cobb Blair Fairchild,
| Wendell p. Blagden, Marmaduke Tlden,
| jr:, w. P. Wolcott all of New York, and
Daniel w. r. Fray of ST. Louis. Miss Caro-
| Ign Postlethwaite, the bride of this hap
! PLY expected event, has had most de-
| lightful visit at Hot Springs with two of
! her bridesmaids, the Misses ingalls, of
! Cincinnati, and has therefore escaped much
| of the excitement which usually accompan-
les wedding arrangements in household,
| although she was the recipient of great
| social attention on all sizes, as the couple
| will be here after their return from their
| wedding trip.
Last night at the home of the brides
| parents, Mr. and Mrs. Roy T. Bailey, 116
| 9 street northeast, Miss Ida Hill Bailey and
Mr. BENJAMIN Bevans Sheppard were mar
| ried by Rev. D. S. Blackemore. The parlor
was prettily decorated with bride roses and
| palms. and red flowers were in the dining
room. The bride was daintily dressed in
| white chiffon and carried white roses. At
ter an informal reception Mr.. and Mrs.
| Sheppard left for trip north, including
Niagara Falls. The brides travelling cos
tune was of dark blue wolfe and blue hat.
116 street northeast, where, after Octo-
Der 20, they will be glad to see their
friends.
Mrs. Shaw, wife of the Secretary Of the
Treasury, went to Des Moines yesterday to
join her husband, and contemplates being
there until after election.
/ Mrs George F. Huff and Miss Huff are
at Lenox, Mass, for a short season.
Mr.. and Mrs. Reginald de Koven and
Miss de Koven, who at the Hot Springs,
have been joined there by Hobart Chat
field Taylor, Mrs. de Kovens brother-in-
law.
Mr. and Mrs. Blair Fairchild will close
their Newport cottage Monday and come
here for the Cobb-Postlethwaite wedding
the former being among the ushers. They
then go abroad for the winter
The Austrian embassy will, it is said, be
established at Newport for the month of
October, where the ambassador and his
wife are already located. The Peruvian
port.
Tt the parsonage of ST. Peters Church
last evening at S o'clock Rev James NJ.
OBrien officiating, Mr. Joseph Morton
Springmann of Springmanns. Fairfax coun-
ty, Va, of the general Post Office Depart
ment this city, and Miss Annie Virginia
ONeill were married. Miss Bessie Steele
acted as bridesmaid and Joseph R. Fague
as best man. The bride was attired dam
tily in white and carried beautiful bunch
of bride roses. The couple left later for
Niagara Falls, Watkins Glen. Thousand
Islands, Toronto and other points. On their
return they will make heir home at Lor-
ton, Va. Their presents were numerous
and handsome.
Mr. and Mrs Clarence Noyes celebrated
their silver wedding anniversary at their
home. 236 I'd street northeast, "Wednesday
evening, by inviting a number of their
friends to hear choice selections of vocal
and instrumental music, violin and piano
duets. They were ably assisted by their
accomplished daughter. Miss Edna; also
by their sisters. the Misses Noyes, Mrs.
Moran and Miss Mary Duguid. The house
was beautifully decorated with flowers
tastefully- arranged. Numerous presents
We're received. and among others a roll of
feature was the exhibition Of a fine paint
ing of the farm house, now $50 years old,
situated one-half mile east of Gathers
burg to which Mr.. and Mrs. Noyes imme
dately repaired after their marriage, and
where they lived for about ten years, though
previously to that date and of late years
their home has been in this city, where
they have been well and favorably known
Miss Louise Carson and Mr.. William r.
Hill were married yesterday at the home
of the brides mother 6S2 A street north
east, by Rev John T. Huddle of st. faul's
Lutheran Church. where the bride is the
contralto soloist. Only relatives were pres
ent. The couple will go west shortly.
DR.. Lolita Arwine Suverkrup and son Ar
thur of Columbus, Ind, are visiting her
sister Mrs. Joseph A. Arnold, 134 9th street
northeast
The marriage is announced of Miss An
ME NJ Prall of this city and Mr.. Archie
ding, which was a quiet one, took place at
the Church of the TRANSPORTATION in New
York. that city being the home of the
brides parents Mr.. and Mrs w. E. Prall.
Mr.. Fahnestock is a nephew of Mrs. Fran
ces Hodgson Burnett, the noted authoress.
and is himself literary aspirant. Mr.. and
Mrs. Fahnestock will spend some part of
the coming winter in Washington.
Mr. and Mrs Harry c. Frank and daugh-
ter. Hilda Rosa, after pleasant visit of
two weeks with Mrs. Hilda Randall at the
Astoria, have returned to their home in
Pittsburg, Pa Mrs. Frank is a Wash
ington girl. and was kept busy renewing /!
old acquaintance.
Miss Barney and Miss Crippen have re-
turned from their summer outing and are
located at the Ontario.
A quiet but pretty wedding took place |
Wednesday morning at the parsonage of |
the Church of the Holy Comforter, when |
Miss Maud l. Canter became the bride of |
Mr.. Lawrence Maher. The ceremony. |
which witnessed only by the imme- |
Father Mcguire. The bride, who is a strik- |
ing brunette, was attired in a handsome |
blue broadcloth suit with hat to match. |
She was attended by her sister. Miss Min |
ME Canter who wore an Alice blue wolfe |
with black hat. The best man was Mr.. |
w. A. Maher. Immediately after the cere- !
mony the happy couple left for their honey |
moon. visiting New York. Niagara alls |
and Canada. After the 18Th of October |
Mr. and Mrs. Maher will be pleased to see
their friends at their new home, 436 Ken
lucky avenue southeast, which was a gift |
of the groom to his bride.
An enga cement of interest to old WASH
ingtonans was announced yesterday in
Baltimore, Md, of Miss Georgina Hobson,
youngest daughter of Mrs. George Hobson,
and granddaughter of the late ex-senator
and Gov. Thomas G. Pratt Of Maryland,
to Mr.. Henry Medlcott Rumball of Stat
fordshire, England.
Mr.. and Mrs. John F. Conner have is
sued invitations for the wedding reception
of their daughter, Ada Waugh, and Mr. ].
Webster Manning Wednesday evening, Oc-
tober TO- 7:3O to o'clock, at 900 Florida
avenue northwest.
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