Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-23

lor and Mr.. w. R. Johnson Zimmerman will
take place Wednesday at Abbeville. S. c.,
at the home of Miss Taylor's sister and
brother, Mr.. and Mrs. Wyatt Aiken. The
only attendants will be the daughters of
Mr.. Aiken. The bride will wear a beautiful
gown of white crepe de chine deliberately
trimmed in real lace, and viii wear a veil
of real lace, an heirloom, which has been
worn by members of her family and which
was worn last by her sister, Miss Adair
Taylor, upon the occasion of her marriage
to Mr.. Aiken The bride-elect formerly lived
In Louisville. and is the daughter of the
late Gen. and Mrs. Thomas Taylor. Since
the death of her parents, several years ago,
she has made her home in New Orea MS
and in this city She is an exceptionally
charming girl and Is related to number
of the most prominent families in Ken
lucky and Virginia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Zimmerman will make their
home In West Virginia, where Mr.. Zim-
merman's business interests are.
The assistant secretary of the Treasury
and Mrs. Beekman Winthrop. who have
been with Mrs. Robert Winthrop at Ethel
wyn, Lenox, Mass, left there yeste rday for
this city. They have leased the J. Hubley
Ashton house at the 18th street and Massa-
chusettS avenue.
Miss Jennie Rayner Bevan and Mr.. Rob
ert Wells will be married a the home of
Senator and Mrs Isidor Rayner Sudbrook
Park, near Baltimore, Wednesday next
Miss Marie Bevan and Miss Grace Bevan
will attend the bride, with Mrs William b.
Rayner as matron of honor. Mr.. George P.
Hoover will be best man, and the ushers
will be Mr.. Paul ]. Waters, Mr. John II.
Ballnger, Mr.. Edward S. Duvall, jr.. Mr.
Frank Hyatt, jr., Mr.. Thomas P. Morgan.
jr., Mr.. Robert c. Dove, DIR. Edward p.
Owens of Anne Arundel county, Md: Mr.
Walter c. Penfield. Mr.. Wallace Donald Nc
Lean and Mr.. Britton Brown.
Very elaborate will be the wedding ar
rangements of Miss Elizabeth Washington,
daughter of former Representative and Mrs.
Joseph E. Washington, SO we'll known in
this city, and Mr.. H. Stuart Hotchkiss of
New Haven, Conn. The ceremony will take
place October at noon at Washington the
family plantation near Nashville, Temp.
and following the customary hospitality of
the Washington family, the hosts will en-
terrain house party of forty-five guests
for some days previous to the ceremony for
the round of entertainments planned for the
bridal party. Mr.. Hotchkiss will leave for
the south October s, and among those who
will go down to the wedding are his father,
Mr. II. l.. Hotchkiss, Mr.. and Mrs. Z. E.
Garrison, Mr.. and Mrs. Carl B. Ely, Mrs.
Charles Gilbert, Miss Trowbridge and Mr..
Henry H. Townshend
The bride-elect was educated in New York
state, and is quite young. not having yet
been formally presented to society There
will be ten bridesmaids, all from the north
and east. except four home friends and re.a-
tives. The groomSmen, ten in number, will
all be friends of the bridegroom from the
east. The ceremony will be performed by
the Rev. George c. Bratenahl, rector of
ST Adams Church, Washington.
Miss Mabel D. Merriam and Mr.. John T.
Wheelwright will be married Saturday Oc-
tober 10, at St. Johns Church. Miss Laura
Beatrice Merriam will attend her sister, and
Mr.. Edward Wheelwright of Boston will be
best man for his brother. The ceremony
will be at o'clock, and will be followed
by a reception at the home of the brides
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. r. Merriam.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Pearsall of New York
and New London, who are on an automobile
tour are at the New Willard. Mrs. Pear
sail was formerly Mrs. Martha Hichborn
Blaine.
DR.. and Mrs. Langhorne, who have Teen
north several months. have returned to
town, and are at the home of the latters
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. T. T. Gaff, who will
return from their place at Osterville, Mass,
about the LIST of October.