Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-13
WINCHESTER SOCIETY.
Special Correspondence of The Star.


WINCHESTER, Va, October II, 1897.
pretty wedding took place in Front
Royal. Warren county. Va, at noon
Thursday, when Miss Elsie Vera Bierer.
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. j. W. B.erer.
was married to Mr.. Ross Morgan Swimley
of Winchester. The ceremony was per-
formed by Rev. D. H. Scan.on. pastor of
the Presbyterian Church at Berryyille
Va, in the parlor at the residence of the
brides parents. and was witnessed by
large company of invited guests The bride
wore white wolfe over taffeta and carried
bride roses. She was attended as matron
of honor by Mrs. Irwin Bierer, who wore
pale blue organdie and carried white car
nations Mr.. Irwin Bierer was best man
and Mrs. A. n. Carroll played the wedding
music and sang oh Promise Me-" during
the ceremony. Following a wedding break
fast the bride and groom left for Wash
inSton and jamestown, after which they
will live in Winchester. where Mr. SWIM
ley is engaged in business.
Mr.. Zion o. Henkel and Miss Julia D.
Henkel were married this week at the res
idence of the brides mother Mrs Maria
Henkel, in New Market, by Rev. E. l..
Wesslnger, pastor of Emmanue. Lutheran
CIluitH Vi lIlGl p!dCS A large company
of relatives and friends of the bride and
groom witnessed the ceremony. Miss Ma
ME Henkel of Baltimore was maid of
honor and the best man was Mr.. Ambrose
Henke.. brother of the groom. Mr.. Henkel
is son of the late Rev. DR.. Socrates He i
DR.. S. p. c. Henkel The couple left on an
evening train for Washing ION, and Will
visit the jamestown exposition before re-
turning to their home in New Market.
Society in Martinsburg w. Va. has been
busy during the week just closing giving
entertainments in honor of Miss Salie
Winn Faulkner, daughter OF TO. mer Uni ed
States Senator Charles ]. Faulkner, who
S 10 be married to Mr.. Stephen r. Snod-
grass OF that city Tuesday evening. Octo-
Der -. at Boydville. the ancestra. home of
! the Faulkners, in the suburbs of Mar tins-
burg. Miss Lillian Eiche. berger gave an
old-time Virginia supper the other evening
in her honor. and following the repast
bridge whist furnished entertainment until
a late hour. Mrs. James Whann Nc
Sherry entertained later in the week at d
very pretty bridge luncheon in honor of
the fair young bride-elect and also in
honor of Mrs. Summers Burkhart Mrs
c. J. Faulkner. Miss Faulkner and WHIT
ing Faulkner left yesterday for Chicago to
attend the wedding today of Mr. Charles
j. Faulkner, jr., and Mss EiZabe Dur
kee Parsons sister of DR.. and Mrs Will
liam Parsons, which is to take pace this
evening at $500 Madison avenue. Chicago.
The Faulkners will be accompanied to
Boydville Monday morning by young Mr.
Faulkner and his bride, who Will in turn
attend the Snodgrass-Faulkner wedding
Tuesday.
Mss Mamie Muse eft Thursday for Will
mington, Del, where she will spend the
winter, after stopping in Winchester dur
ing the summer.
Mr. and Mrs. Forster NJ. Hardesty who
have been spending their honeymoon in
! Winchester with the formers parents. Mr..
| and Mrs. NJ. ]. Hardesty. lett Thursday
| for Washington and VIII alter proceed TO
/ their future home in Norfolk. Mrs. Hard
esty was formerly Miss Teebault mem
Der OF an cd and prominent Norfolk
/ family.
| Mr.. and Mrs. ]. c. Campbell. Miss Edna
| Campbell. Mr.. S. Howard Campbell, Mrs
| w +. Nestisant and Mr.. Elmer Gray OF
! Columbus. Ohio, who have been spending
| some time in and about Washington sight
| seeing, arrived in Winchester Wednesday