Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-10
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY.
MISS HELEN HURST AND m. ED.
WARD o. GORDON MARRIED.
Only Small Company at Ceremony
and Breakfast-Golden Wedding
"A Debut-Notes.

The marriage Of Miss Helen Hurst, daugh.
ter Of the late Bishop Hurst Of the Metho-
dist Church. to Mr.. Edward Oliver Gordon
of Cleveland took place at noon today al
the chapel In Foundry Methodist Episcopal
Church. 18th and Church streets, the pas
tor, Rev. Robert NJ Moore offlciating. Only
small company OF intimate friends wit
messed the ceremony, and less than twenty
persons afterward joined Mr.. and Mrs. Cor
don at Rauscher's for the wedding break
fast. The couple left this afternoon for q
bridal tour and will go to London eventually
to reside. The bride has wide acquaint-
ance in this city. Her bridal toilet was
of princess lace and tulle hat trimmed
with plumes. She carried bride roses.
Miss Erma Shaw, second daughter Of
Secretary and Mrs. Shaw, will make her
debut this afternoon at the Arlington. and
in the receiving party will be Mrs. Thomas
H: Anderson, Mrs. ]. H. Edwards. Mrs.
Benjamin and the Misses Cassidy Of Mont
clair, N. j.; Miss Root, the Misses Shonts,
Miss India Bell Fleming, Miss Edgarina
Hastings, Miss Irene Moon. Miss Pansy
Perkins. Miss Perie Anderson, Miss Foun-
tain and Miss Shaw.
Miss Edith Conrad was the hostess at an
informal home reception yesterday after
noon from to 8, when fifty guests met
three Louisville girls, Miss Ruby Frances
OFT, who is attending National Park Semi
nary, and Miss Elsa Scholtz and Lillian
Dehler of Chevy Chase College.
Mr.. and Mrs Jacob Steiner SIT l. street
northwest, announce the engagement Of
their daughter Ella to Mr.. Louis Busch Of
this city.
Associate Justice and Mrs. Harlan will
celebrate by a reception, to Z, Saturday,
December 70, their golden wedding anniver-
sary, anticipating the real date by day.,
as it falls on Sunday. Their children and
grandchildren will all be present on that
occasion, as well as the three bridesmaids
who waited on Mrs. Harlan, then Miss
Melvina French Shanklin, on her wedding
day. These matrons are rs. Samuel Bay
ard, Mrs. James M. shanklin and Mrs.
Ella WymOnd Of Indiana. The couple was
married in Evansville, Ind, at the home
of the brides parents. Their surviving chill
dren are Rev. DR.. Richard D. Harlan Of
Lake Forest, ILL.,, James M. Harlan, men,
Der of the interstate commerce commission:
John Maynard Harlan, Miss Laura Harlan
and Miss Ruth Harlan.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. H Bergman of 1444 Har-
ward street have their son-in-law. DR..
Franz C. Waldecker of Wichita, Kan,
visiting them.
Miss Stephaine Trescot will make her
debut tomorrow afternoon at the home Of
her grandmother, Mrs. Charles Worthing-
ton, 1916 N street.
Representative Mckinley will give a din
ner tonight at his home on Connecticut
avenue in honor Of Mr.. Charles G. Dawes,
formerly comptroller of the currency.
Rear Admiral James H. Sands, superin-
tendent of the Naval Academy, and Mrs.
Sands gave a reception Saturday in honor
of the victorious navy foot ball team. In
addition to the wives of the younger Of
ficers attached to duty at the Naval Acade-
my, Admiral and Mrs. Sands were assisted
in receiving the foot ball warriors by
the following: Mrs. Spencer Meade of Phil
adelphia, Mrs Audenreid, Miss Converse,
the Misses Shonts, daughters Of Theodore
Shonts Of the Panama canal commission,
and Miss Benham of Washington. Miss
Sands and Miss Marion Sands, daughters
of Admiral and Mrs. Sands. also assisted.
Mrs. Stuyvesant Fish, Miss Fish and the
Misses Brice returned yesterday from
Europe, where they have been several
months, some of the time yachting with
Mr.. Eugene Higgins, aboard the Varnua-
who was Miss Butler and whose marriage
took place in the early autumn in Switzer-
land, also returned yesterday. They will
live at Fort Myer, which Is Capt. Moore's
station.
Col. Walter G. Rogers, assistant quarter
master general on the staff of Gov. Warner
VI lulCLnSdus duO Ills Wllc are the Su6SlS
of the latter's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. C.
Wheeler, 1912 18th street northwest.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. w. Middleton have issued
invitations to the wedding reception of their
daughter, Ethel, and Capt. Percy Franklin
Archer, United States Marine Corps, Tues
day evening, December 10.
Representative Henry c. Allen Of New
Jersey and his sister, Miss Allen, have
taken an apartment at the Sherman, 10Th
and L street northwest, for the session.
Mrs. Cornelia Tullhs and the Misses Gaines
entertained a small company at cards in
the parlors of Alton House last evening.
Rev. DR.. and Mrs. Wallace Radcliffe will
hold a reception this evening from to II
for the members and adherents Of the New
York Avenue Presbyterian Church.
Mrs. Grote Hutchinson returned to Wash
ington yesterday from a six months alb
sence in California and will be at her home,
1I5S Corcoran street, for the remainder of
the winter.
A company of fifty or more music lovers
assembled In the parlors of Mrs. Anna ].