Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-16
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
JUDGE AND MRS. McCOMAS WERE
MARRIED SATURDAY.
Will Sail Tomorrow for Europe and
Spend Two Months in Travel.
Personal Notes.

Judge Louis T.. McComaS and Mrs. Nc
| Comas have accomplished feat rather diff
| fcult IN these days, Of getting married
without other witnesses than those selected
by themselves. On arriving at their hotel in
| New York last night Judge McComas an
| nounced that he and Mrs. Hebe Harrison
| Muir were married on Saturday last at ST.
James P. E. Church, Atlantic City, Rev. w.
w. Blatchford, the rector, officiating
Neither bridegroom nor bride desired any
| unnecessary publicity and took but a few
OF their intmates, If indeed any, into their
| confidence about the date of the ceremony
| The newly-married couple will sail tomor-
| row on the Adriatic, and after an automo-
bile tour of France. Germany and the
Iyrol Will return about the middle of Sep
| TENDER. They will then occupy the new
residence at the corner of Wyoming and
Connecticut avenues, which Judge Nc
Comas recently purchased. Mrs. McComas
whose first husband, Judge Upton Muir Of
Louisville, Ky, lost his life in a drowning
accident at Cape May three years ago. Is
granddaughter of Col Julian Harrison Of
| the Lower Brandon, Va. Her mother, Mrs
Harrison, spent last winter in this city,
where another daughter Mrs. John Watts
kearney, also resides and is now at Range
ley Lakes, Maine, and has with her the two
children of Mrs. McComas. This last bride
| 10 enter the District court circle is q very
charming woman, both in appearance and
manners. Judge McComas, who has one
daughter, Mrs. c. Goodloe Edgar of Detroit
Mich, has been widower for about three
years.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard c. barrow of Bed
FORD Park, New York city, announce the en-
gagement of their daughter Miss Elizabeth
c., to Mr.. Lewis E. Darling Of Washington.
u. G. The marriage will take place in New
York October 2.
Capt. W. F. Halsey, US.N. (retired). and
MRS. Halsey, have announced the engage
ment of their daughter, Miss Deborah Grant
Brewster Halsey, to Passed Mdshpman
archibald Douglas Turnbull, U.S.N The
wedding will take place in the early fall.
Miss Halsey is now in Washington with
her parents. She made her debut at her
home at the Naval Academy two years ago.
when capt Halsey was stationed at Annap-
OILS. Passed Midshipman Turnbull graduated
from the Naval Academy with the February
section Of the class of 1907.
The Messrs. Shea of Washington arr
camping at Arundel-on-the-Bay.
Mrs. P. F. Cusick and family are occupy
ing their handsome cottage, Lurine, at
Colonial Beach, Va. They will remain
throughout the warm weather.
Mr.. and Mrs Charles E. West and SON
Myon left today for Boston and Halifax.
DR.. and Mrs. Hart Merriam have left for
California. They will build a bungalow on
their property in Mill Valley, Mount Tamal-
pals.
Rev. Ulysses B. Pierce leaves for Chau-
tauqua Lake today. Mrs. Pierce and daugh-
ter accompany him
Prof and Mrs. Lester F. Ward will sum-
mer near Providence, R. 1.
Mrs. William Jewell and her daughter
Lavinia have gone to Atlantic City.
Mrs R. M A. Fenwick is in Atlantic City.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew W. Lukei sail this
week on the Cedric for Europe.
Mrs. Belle Goodwin and son Alvin left to-
day for New York where they will sail for
Europe, to be gone two months.
Miss Alice H. Huske has returned to the
city, after an eight weeks stay in North
Carolina.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. ]. Wagner have gone to
Atlantic City for a stay of several weeks.
Mrs A. C. Downing of this city has taken
cottage at jamestown, r.
Rev. H and Mrs Baker are spending the
| summer at Chautauqua assembly, N. Y.
Miss Eleanor Terry, daughter of Rear
Admiral Terry, left for Elkins, w. Va, yes
| terday, accompanied by Miss Miriam Cros-
| by, for a brief stay, after which they will
go to Narragansett Pier.
= 1tSleTudy AFTERNOON III new YORK MISS
| Therese Kuhn, daughter of Mr.. Edward
Kuhn, was married to Mr.. Herbert Nathan
| Stratus, son of Mr.. and Mrs. >Isidor Straus,
and a nephew of Mr.. Oscar Strauss Secre-
| tary of Commerce and Labor. The guests
were restricted to the members of the two
| families and a few intimate friends
| The bride wore an empire gown Of white
| satin and chiffon, combined with old rose
| point lace, her veil of tulle being held In
place by a coronet of natural orange bios
SONS.
| Miss Edith Haas, the brides only attend
| ant, wore pink chiffon and flower hat to
| correspond, carrying a large cluster Of pink
| sweet peas. Mr.. Jesse l. Straus acted as
| his brothers best man.
| The ceremony was followed by an in
| formal reception and buffet luncheon. Mr.
Straus and his bride will soon leave for
Europe, and it is their intention to make an
extended automobile tour. On their return
in the autumn they will live in New York.
Mrs William Alexander King of 1923
Cambridge place announces the engage
| ment Of her daughter Mary Llewyn to Mr..
William ]. Mcclure of this city. The we'd
ding will take place in the early autumn.
The silver wedding anniversary of Mr.. and
Mrs. John c. Bentley was celebrated last
evening at their home, "Cloverly." near
Sandy Spring, Md. Probably three hundred
guests were present, including Gov and
Mrs Edwin Warfield, who drove over from
their Howard county home. The spacious
home was decorated with flowers of various
kinds, and the large lawn was prettily illu-
minated with colored Lights Mr. and Mrs.
bentley received number of handsome
presents, among them being a bag of silver
coins amounting to 49, which was presented
by State Fish Commissioner Charles F.
Brooke in a clever speech. splendid COLA
ton was served.
The marriage of Pay Director James H.
Watmough, U. S. N, retired, and Miss Anna
B. Harris of this city, as stated in The Star
of yesterday, was witnessed by a goodly as
semblage of their friends, members of St
Pauls Episcopal Parish, and of the army
and navy circles.
The bridegroom is eighty-four years old
and the bride thirty-four. Mrs. Watmoush
Is the granddaughter of one of her hus-
bands old comrades in the navy Gen"
Watmough, as he is called, is one of the
few remaining members of the aztec Clnh
the organization which comnr;ses thoSa