Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-26

ross, Mrs. G. V. Knox, Mrs. Ii. w. IIamil-
ton, Mrs. R. H. Tromby, Mrs. Hawley,
Miss Sylvester, Miss West, Miss Peyton,
Miss Elliott, Miss White Miss Maxey, Miss
Margaret Barr and Miss Anna Schaeffer.
Mrs. George W. Smith of Illinois, who has
been i'll with the grip the past few weeks,
is much better.
Miss Laura Mitchell of Birmingham, Ala,
is the guest of Mrs. A. W. Starratt at Ills
S street.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Healey Dali have
daughter Marion to Mr.. Charles Conner
Tuesday, January 10, at - o'clock at All
Souls Church. A breakfast will follow at
1890 at 1119 18th street. the home of the
brides parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Payne Whitney. who spent
Christmas at their Long Island place, are
epected here today.
Mrs Talmage and her daughter. Miss
Rebecca Collier, are spending this week
with relatives in Pittsburg.
Christmas day was celebrated at the home
of Mr.. and IS. Geo. Fl. Barnes, Riverdale,
Md, by the marriage of their eldest daugh-
ter, Erla Maud, to Clarence Cissel Cla-
baugh son of Mr.. and Mrs. William C.
Clabaugh of Washington ID. c. The couple
was attended by the brother of the bride,
Mr.. George Edgar Barnes, and Miss Helen
Madison Cove, and entered the pSrlor to the
strains of the Lohengrin" wedding march,
played by the sister of the groom. Mrs.
Frank ]. Metcalf. who also sang 20 Prom
Use Ne before the ceremony. The bride
was attired in white silk, deliberately trim
med with white ace. She wore a spray of
roses in her hair and carried bouquet of
the same flowers. The ceremony was per-
formed by the Rev. NJ. Ross Fishburn, pas
tor of the Mount Pleasant Congregations
Church. After receiving congratula tons a
collation. was served Only members of the
two families present iDclndinp no.
those already mentioned the grandparents
of the bride, Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Hal
stead, Roy and Edna Barnes, Mr.. and Mrs
MetcaT and their family, and Capt j. R.
Narrower. grandfather of the groom The
young coupe will leave tomorrow for their
future home in Cleveland, Ohio, where Mr.
Clabaugh will be employed in one of the
large machine shops of that city.
The minister of Norway and Nine Hauge
are in the d. R. Mckee house on Rhode
Island avenue, which they leased for the
season. Mr.. and Mrs. Mckee will winter in
the south.
The marriage of Miss Ruberta Alice Daily
to Mr.. Murray Lee Clifford of Rochester,
N. Y, took place Christmas afternoon at
the home of Mrs. NJ. A. Daily, the brides
mother, Rev. Frank Bristol, DID. of Metro
politan M. E. Church officiating. The par
lors were decorated with ferns, Christmas
greens and palms. The bride, who was es-
corted by her mother, who wore a gown of
black silk trimmed with jet, entered prompt
ly at 4:30, preceded by her little niece, Miss
Dorothy Frisard. The latter was dressed
in white swiss and carried the brides
shower bouquet of white roses. Miss Jose
phine Daily, sister of the bride, and Miss
Margaret Mullen were bridesmaids wear
ing white chiffon over swiss taffeta with
pink girdles and carrying large bouquets of
pink roses. The bride wore white crepe de
chine and princess lace over taffeta silk
She wore long tulle veil and carried a
prayer book, from which the marriage serv-
ice was read. The bridal party was met
by the bridegroom, attended by Mr. Ernest
A. McElwain of New York as best man.
The ceremony was followed by reception
at which Mrs. Mally was assisted by her
two daughters, Mrs. Kennon Vail and Mrs.
Louis Frisard and Mrs. NJ. P. Billngsly
After trip north for few days Mr. and
Mrs. Clifford will be at home at 200 c
street northwest.
Miss Almira De Camp Sessions, daughter
of Col Benjamin Reeves Russell United
States army, and Mrs. RUSSELL is another
debutante of this afternoon whose coming
out is of interest to several hundred friends
Miss briggs, Miss Ryan, Miss Crosby, Miss
Beale Miss Wells, Miss Denny Miss Leutze.
Miss Cook and Miss Jackson will assist
with Mrs. Marye, Mrs. Smith and Mrs
Campbell.
Mrs. James G. Blaine, jr., formerly Miss
Martha Hichborn, who secured a divorce in
South Dakota several days ago, announced
last night that she would soon be married
to Paul s. Pearsall of New York, lieuten-
ant in the regiment of Rough Riders dur
ing the war with Spain. Mrs. Blaine reach
ed this city last night and was met at the
station by her father and mother and few
friends.
At noon yesterday, in the presence Of
small gathering of friends, at the residence
of Mr.. and Mrs Ohio C. Barkley 1882
9Th street northwest, brother and sister-in-