Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-05

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of the Navy and Mrs. Metcalf. Admiral and
Newberry, Admiral and Mrs. Brownson,
Admiral Cowles Admiral and Mrs. Stock
ton, Admiral and Mrs. Rae, Admiral Thier-
ry, commanding the French squadron; Capt.
Nayel, Capt. Care, Capt. Ducoroy, Com
mander Preaubert, Capt. Rodgers, Capt
Winslow and Lieutenant Commander and
Madame de Blanpre. A reception follows
the dinner.
Lieutenant Commander and Nine de
Blanpre gave a luncheon at Rauschers to-
day for the French admiral and the officers
with him.
Mr.. Van Swinderen, the Netherlands min
lister, gave dinner last evening in honor
of Capt. Baron Won Asbeck and the officers
ton roads. Covers were laid for thirty. the
guest list including, in addition to the
Dutch admiral, the Attorney General, the
Secretary of the Navy. Rear Admiral Jew
ell, Capt. Sargent Capt. Rodgers, Lieut..
Wolverbeck, Lieut.. Muller, Lieut.. Hallwyn,
Lieut. Dykens, Lieut.. Techelmar,. Lieut..
Tadema, Lieut. Poelma, the Dutch consul
general at New York, Mr.. Planter; Mr..
Roissevar, Mr.. Gyss, Mr.. Royaards and
Mr.. Van de Berch.
1t is understood that the engagement Of
Miss Catherine Ridgely, daughter of Mr..
William B. Ridgely, controller of the cur
rency, and Mr.. Phelps Brown is to be
formally announced shortly Miss Ridgely
Is one of the exceptional girls of the younger
social set. She possesses great personal
attractiveness, along with marked ability.
Her executive work in many charitable
undertakings has been remarkable notably
SO in her management recently of the pro-
duction of Mr.. Browns opera I'm Society,""
for the benefit of the Junior Republic This
opera, written by Mr.. Brown and pro-
duced by young society people, a great
success financially and artiSucally, and it
now turns out that its romantic success
was also marked, inasmuch as it has ended
in this engagement. Mr.. Brown is a son
of the late Sevellon Brown, and besides
possessing popularity is talented writer
and composer. The wedding will probably
take place in the fall.
Miss NJ. Carey Thomas of Bryn Mawr,
Pa, has sent out invitations for a luncheon
to Ambassador and Mrs. Bryce, to be given
at her house, the Deanery, after the Bryn
Mawr College commencement exercises, at
which Ambassador Bryce will deliver an
address on the subject Has Women's Ed
ucation Distinctive Aims?'
Secretary Straus had a notable company
of diplomats and officials his guests at din
ner last night to meet DR.. Theodor Barth,
editor of the Berlin Nation and leader Of
the liberal radicals in the reichstag.
Miss Maud Pauncefote, who has been
making series of Washington visits, has
gone to Philadelphia.
Miss Amelia Marschalk and Mr.. Harold
H. Wilson of Memphis, Tenn, were mar
ried yesterday by Rev. DR.. Donald c. Nc
Leod at the First Presbyterian Church,
John Marshall place. The bride wore white
and carried American Beauty roses. The
couple will go to Memphis Tenn, to live
after stay at jamestown
Miss Gertrude Higgins, daughter of Mr..
IN 7 HippnS nf East CanitOl
street. was married at st. Joseph's Catholic
Church this morning to Mr.. Arthur Lewis
Kenna Of Charleston, w. Va, son of the
late Senator John f. Kenna of West Vir-
ginia. No invitations were issued to the
ceremony because the bride is in mourning
for the death Of her sister a few months
ago.
The ceremony was performed by Rev.
Valentine F. Schmitt. pastor of the church,
who also celebrated the nuptial mass, which
followed. Assisting Father Schmitt were
Fathers Thomas G. Smythe, James L.
Smythe, T. p ORourke, c. NJ. Bart, Edwin
L. Buckley, Martin Egan, Ambrose Beavan
and Ignatius Fealy, the latter assistant
pastor of st. Joseph's, also acting as mas
ter Of ceremonies.
The sanctuary was profusely decorated
with palms, and the high altar was decked
with flowers and brilliant with lighted
candles.
The bride entered the church with her
father and was met at the altar rail by the
groom and his best man, Mr.. George H.
O'Connor, brother-in-law of the bride. The
couple had chairs and pre-dieux within
the sanctuary during the mass. The bride
was becomingly gowned in lavender mar
Quisette and wore a straw hat trimmed in
lavender feathers. She carried only a
white prayer book from which the service
was read by the officiating priest. At the
conclusion of the mass the couple received
the congratulations of the assisting clergy
men in the sanctuary.
Despite the absence of formal invitations
the church was well filled with the friends
of the young couple.
After an extended northern trip Mr.. and
Mrs. Kenna will go to Charleston, w. Va,
where they will make their home
Relatives from out of town here for the
wedding were the brides grandmother,
Mrs. John NJ. Sims; her great-grandmother,
Mrs. Weast and her aunt, Mrs. Nyman,
all of Hagerstown, and Mrs. Kenna,
mother of the bridegroom, and his grand
mother Mrs. Tarr
ward street, will be at home Friday even
Ing, June Z, from to II, on the occasion
of their twenty-fifth silver wedding ami
versary.
Mr. Edwin L. Rich E. E., of Schenectady.
N: Y, and Melvin s. Rich, c. E., of Toledo,
Ohio, are here on visit to their parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. M. Rich. and Mr.. and
Mrs M. Ullman of Brooklyn will also be
here for the silver wedding. Mrs. Ullman
and Mr.. Rich are sister and brother.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jules Guthridge are guests
at Hotel Astor in New York.
Miss Sadie Garges has gone for a short
visit to Philadelphia and Atlantic City.
Miss Alice Downing Trewolla and Mr.
William Curtis Draper were married this
morning at 10 o'clock at the Christian
Church, 9th and D streets northeast, Rev.
George Miller, the pastor, officiating. Mr..
Henry w. Smith, the uncle of the groom,
played the wedding marches. The bride
was prettily dressed in gray wolfe over
taffeta with hat to match, and Miss Mar
garet Estelle Jones, who was her maid of
honor, wore brown wolfe over taffeta. Mr..
w. George Josenhaus was best man. Mr..
and Mrs. Draper left later for New York,
and will continue their wedding journey to
Albany and thence to Lake George. The
bride is graduate of Southern Seminary,
at Bowling Green, Caroline county. Va.
Miss Anna NJ. Quill and Mr.. Edward F.
l.. Costigan were married yesterday morn
Ing at st. Joseph's Church by the pastor,
Rev. Father Schmitt who afterward cee-
brated a nuptial mass. The bride was at
tended by her sister, Miss Helen Quill as
maid Of honor, wearing dotted white swiss,
a picture hat and carrying pink roses. The
little cousin of the bride, Loretta Ruane,
was a flower girl, and was dressed in
white lace. The bride was most becom-
ingly dressed in white crepe de chine and