The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-11-03

/ William Ramsay.
Miss Helen Norris Cummings has re-
/ turned from delightful visit to friends
/ in Richmond
The Alexandra German Club held a
meeting this week and decided on the
dances 10 be given during the coming win
! ter The first dance of the season will be
given at McBurney's Hall November %
! The following gentlemen We're elected as
I the committee: Messrs. A D. Brockett.
/ Harry Beverly. Douglas Stuart, Arthur
/ Bryant, Eugene Taylor, Marshall King.
/ Richard III. Chichester, Or. T. B. Coch-
ran, Judge Barley, J. S. Douglas, jr.. sec
rotary. and J. 7. Burke, IT., treasurer.
Mrs Hugh Mcclure entertained at a
very charming bridge party on Saturday
! afternoon in honor OF Miss Ruth Bryant.
The house was beautifully decorated with
white chrysanthemums. Those asked to
meet Miss Bryant were Mrs. John Downs
Mrs. George Calvert Stuart. Mrs. Archi-
bald HOXtOn. Mrs L. r. Andrews, Mrs
William Bryant, Mrs, William b. Smoot
/ Mrs. Emmett c. Dunn. Mrs. John John
ston, Mrs. Stewart Jameson, Mrs Law
renee Stabler, Mrs. William b. Danger
field, Mrs George French, Mrs c. VII
liam Wattles, Mrs Marshall Jones. Miss
Mary Johnston. Miss Phil Wattles, Miss
Rose Mcdonald. Miss Lila Barrett, and
Mrs William J. Booths. Jr Mrs. Emmett
Dunn and Mrs. Jameson won the prizes.
a wedding Of interest to Alexandrians
will take place in East St Louis on Sat
urday. November 9. when Miss Hazel
Marie Carroll and Mr. j. Augustus
Creighton, son Of Mr.. J. Carlin Creighton.
of this city, will be married at high noon.
Miss Bessie Carter, daughter of Mrs.
Susan Fitzhugh Carter, formerly of this
city. but now of Washington. and Mr.
Frank Riley. of Washington, were mar
ried at noon Wednesday AT "COlToss.' the
residence Of Mr.. and Mrs. William \,
SmOot. on Or0nOc0 street. The ceremony
was performed by Rev. William Jackson
Morton, rector OF Christ Episcopal
Church After a wedding breakfast Mr.
and Mrs Riley left for the North 10
spend their honeymoon.
Mrs. Louis S Scott has cards out toT
bridge Tuesdays in November.
The Misses Champion. of Washington,
were the guests Of Miss Charlotte Black
burn for the Bryant-Brown wedding.
Miss Nettie Deufuse is the guest Of
Mrs. Jacob Shauer in Lynchburg.
Miss Elizabeth Herbert has joined her
sister. Mrs Carlyle Herbert Smith, on
Seminary Hill, after a visit to her sister,
Mrs. Kennedy Brown, in Baltimore.
Mai and Mrs. John W. Green left for
Gonzales. Tex. 10 visit their daughter,
Mrs. L. l. Williams.
Mr.. Earl Helmuth. Of Colorado Springs.
is visiting his parents in this city.
Among the Aexandrians attending the
masked ball at Fairfax last Friday We're
Miss Bean Daingerfeld. in red domino;
Mr. Marshall Jones, as a prospector.
Mr. James Douglas as sailor; Mr. Charles
Barrett, as cOwpuncher
Mrs. William Bryant and Mrs. Herbert
Oliver were the hostess at the club house
for afternoon tea on Friday The after
noon being an ideal fall one many guests
enjoyed the Inequalities. The main hall
Of the club house was decorated In bright
colored autumn leaves.
One Of the prettiest weddings Alexan-
drians have witnessed in years was that
OF Miss Ruth Bryant. daughter Of Capt.
Herbert Bryant, to Lieut.. Wilson Brown,
jr., L. 5. \. The wedding took place at
A. ! I'd
ton street, at high noon on Wednesday.
October So
The bride, who was preceded TO the
improvised altar by her sister. Miss
Marion Barnes Bryant, entered on the
arm If her father, who gave her hand in
marriage Lieut.. Brown had as his best
man Lieut.. James Murdoch. of the L. 9,
S. Missouri. -Four brother officers acted as
ushers. IdeuJs. ROwCliffe and Semms
Read, OF the L. s. $. Mayflower; John Day
ton Wainwright Of the Naval Academy,
and Ensign Herbert Fairfax Leary, Of the
L. S. 5. Minnesota Rev. Peter Parker
Philips, rector Of St PaUTs Episcopal
Church, performed the ceremony. The
brides gown was a beautiful creation of
white satin, with Irish crochet and Ouch
esse lace, and she carried white orchids
and lilies OF the valley. The maid Of
honor wore light blue chiffon cloth, with
large picture hat trimmed with plumes
of the same shade, and carried white
chTyanthemums. After a wedding break
fast. at which there were many out-of-
town guests. the bride and groom left for
honeymoon in the South. They will
reside at the Navay Academy on their
return.
Among the Out-Of-tOwn guests were Mr..
and Mrs. Wilson Brown, parents of the
groom; Mr.. Robert Brown and Miss Mar
garet Brown, Of New York, brother and
sister of the groom; Maj and Mrs Thorn
as A. Kirkpatrick. L. S. A; Lieut.. and
Mrs John Downs. L. S. N; Col and
Mrs. Arthur Herbert. Miss Elizabeth Her
bert. Mrs Warren Buckley. Mr. and Mrs.
Pinkney Whyte. Mr.. and Mrs Kennedy
Boone, OF Baltimore; Miss Mary Gusts
Lee, Nj. EtheIbert Fairfax, Miss Vir-
GINA Fairfax, Nh. Clarence Whiting and
family, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Alexander
Lee, Miss Mildred Lee. Of Washington;
Mrs Carlyle Herbert Smith and Mrs.
Archibald Haxton, of Seminary Hill, Mr.
and Mrs. Sloan, of Baltimore; Admiral
and Mrs. Walker, Mrs. Wilson, Mrs. Kate
Kearny Harvey, Of Washington; Mrs.
Washington Grove, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Cartwright, Of Philadelphia
Little Miss Calm Mckay Jones was the
hostess on Thursday afternoon at Hal
loween party at her home in North Wash
ington street The spirit Of Halloween
was very evident through the entire
house. for in every window and chimney