Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-29
AleXanoria Society


ALEXANDRIA, Va, September 2S, 1907.
The most brilliant even. of the week was
the wedding in Christ Episcopal Church
Wednesday evening at $50 o'clock of Miss
Virginia Lee. daughter of Mrs Lee ani
the late Gen FitZhugh Lee. to Lieut. John
Carter Montgomery, 18th Cavalry U. S. A.
Lieut. Montgomery was attended by Lieut..
Vain Eialr Of the eth Cavalry as best
man. Tne ushers were Capt. Herbert
Brees, Is Cavalry, L. S. A: Lieut.. RAIN
Caldwell ana Lieut.. Archibald Commiskev,
1th Cavai:y. L. S. A: Lieut.. Ulysses s.
Grant Lieut.: R. c. Moore and Lieut. Max
Clayton Tyler of the Corps of Engineers
L. S. A. Immediately after the ceremony
a small reception was held at the home of
Mrs. William S. Greene, 81 North Wash
ington street, for the bridal party and near
relatives. The house had been very beau
tifully decorated under the direction of
Mrs. FitZhugh Elder of Staunton, Va.
a former teacher of the bride when she
attended the Stuart Institute in Staunton.
Palms and golden rod were the principal
decorations used. In the center of the
dining table was large bunch of bride
roses from the White House conservatory
sent with the compliments of the Pres dent
and Mrs. Roosevelt Later in the evening
Lieut.. and Mrs. Montgomery left for a
bridal trip, after which they Will go to their
future home at Fort Riley, Kan.
Miss Rose Macdonald entertained de-
lghtfully at two ables of bridge at the
Golf Club last Saturday afternoon in honor
of Miss Mary Alexander of Charles Town,
w. Va. The highest score was made by
Miss Ida Wattles. The other ladies pres
ent were Miss Lou Lippitt of Washington,
Mrs. William J. Boothe, jr., Mrs. Charles
William Wattles, Miss Fanny Herbert,
Miss Ellen Herbert and Miss Mamie Bur
well Norton.
The September meeting of Mount Yer
non Chapter, Daughters Of the American
Revolution, was held Friday morning at
the home of Mrs Thomas w. Robinson on
North Washington street. The members
present We're Mrs. William A. Smoot. Mrs.
Heber Boswell, Mrs. Samuel L. Monroe,
Mrs. J. Stewart Jameson, Mrs. Robert
c. Powell, Mrs. David n. Rust, jr. and
pointed delegate to the state convention
to be held at Portsmouth in October. Mrs.
Powell and Mrs. Jameson were appointed
alternates.
Mrs George Carr Henry of Morristown.
N. j.. who is visiting. her sister. Mrs. VIII
liam ]. Boothe, jr., gave luncheon Thurs
day at the home of Mrs. Boothe on North
Washington street. Mrs. Henry's guests
were Mrs. James Howard Corbitt of Suf-
folk, Miss Emma Hume and Miss Mabel
Hume of Washington, Mrs, Boothe, Mrs.
Cassius +. Lee. Mrs. Laurence Stabler,
Mrs Hugh Mcclure and Mrs. Louis Greene.
Capt Herbert Bryant has announced the
engagement of his third daughter, Miss
Ruth Bryant, to Lieut.. Wilson Brown, jr..
IT, S n The wedding will be at the home
of the bride-elect on North Washington
street. at noon. on October 30. Miss Bry
ant is the sister of Mrs. kirkpatrick, for
merly Miss Mary Bryant, wife of DR..
Thomas Kirkpatrick, L. S. A, and also of
Mrs Downes, formerly Miss Agnes Bryant,
wife of Lieut.. John Downes, jr., L. S. y.
Mss Bryant is one of The handoon est and
most attractive girls in -tleXa.:Gr ia > most
exclusive set and has been greatly admired
in the large cities, in both the north and
south where she has frequently visited.
She will have as her only attendant her
Youngest sister, Miss Marion Bryant.
Miss Louisa Washington has returned
from a visit to her cousins, the Misses
Tucker at their cottage at Virginia Beach.
Mrs. Robert Beverly Minis of New York
is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs rTen-
C.s j. Davidson, on South Royal street
Miss Charlotte Moncure Blackburn Is the
guest of her aunt, Miss Cornelia Jefferson
Taylor, at her home, Lego, near Charlottes-
Vile.
Miss Bessie Rogers of Letohatchie, Ala,
has returned home, after visit to Miss
Rebecca Uhler.
Miss Willie May Hammersley, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. William E. Hammersley,
was married at the parsonage Of st. Mary's
Catholic Church on Wednesday afternoon
to MIR. James IL. Taylor OF Washington.