Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-15
HlexanOria Society
-orrespondepce of The Star.

Special Correspondence OF Inc star.
ALEXANDRIA. Va, December IA, 1907.
beautiful wedding was solemnized
Wednesday evening at the home OF the
brides parents, I'll Prince street, when
Miss Geraldine Mason Taylor, youngest
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Sin
clair Taylor, was married to Mr., Arthur
Herbert Bryant. Rev. Peter Parker
Phillips, rector of st. Paul's Episcopal
Church, performed the marriage cere-
mony The wedding music was played by
Mrs. John Downes. jr.. sister OF the
groom. The ribbon bearers were MISS
Mary Earle Taylor. sister of the bride;
Miss Marion Barnes Bryant, sister OF the
groom; Miss Louisa Washington of Wash
ington, Miss Agnes L. Marshall, MISS
Mildred Foster and Miss Minerva Owings
Griffith, who were gowned in white SILK
mousseline with pink sashes. The maid
of honor was Miss Harriet Fowle Taylor'
sister of the bride. who Wore White EN-
broidered gown and carried American
beauty roses. The bride was gowned IN
white hand-emhroidered null over tar
feta With it she wore a tulle veil caught
with orange blossoms and carried a
shower of valley lilies. She entered the
parlor with her eldest brother, Mr.. VIII
iixm Reginald Purvis Taylor. by whom
SSe was given in' marriage. She was met
atfhe improviset altar by the groom and
hA bebt man. Who was his brother MI
WTSam Bryant. Mrs. Taylor, mother OF
the Sride. woye a very handsome gown
Of block net With jet ornaments. Among
fhe Aery small company that witnesses
ths CEREMONY were Capt. Herbert Bry-
ant father Jof the groom; Mrs. Wilson
Brown jr.. of Annapolis, his sister who
is bride of only a few weeks; Mr.. Will
liam c. /Hsrbert of New York. Lieut.,
jobs DSwnes, jr.. u. S. N; Mr.. and Mrs.
, Thomas A. Lee and Mr.. Fowle of Wash
ington. Mrs. Carlyle Herbert Smith, Mr..
Nand Mrs Archibald r. Hoxton. Mr. and
= Mrs. George Stuart Miss Nora Herbert
apd Miss Bessie Herbert of Seminary
Hi. Mr. Liewellyn Hoxton of the Uni
versity of Virginia. Mr.. and Mrs: Z.
William Wattles Dr. and Mrs. Louis s.
Greene. Mrs. William b. Daingerheld'
Mrs. Arson Dodge. Miss Nellie Wattles,
Miss Phil Wattes. Miss Ida Wattles.
Miss Charlotte Blackburn. Miss Esther
Brookes. Miss Beall Daingerfield, Mr..
William F. Brookes, jr.. Mr.. Arthur Her
bert Miss Fannie Herbert, Miss Mfttie
Herbert. Mrs. William Bryant, Dr. John
w. Burke of Charlottesville, Messrs.
Charles Sinclair Taylor Burke and Ju-
liam II. Burke. Later in the evening
Mr.. and Mrs. Bryant left for their wed
ding trip. On their return they Will be
at home ar S35 South Washington street.
Miss Phil wattles entertained the
Thursday Club last Thursday afternoon
at her home, on North Washington street.
Barley. Mrs. William B. Daingerfeld.
Mrs. j. Stewart Jameson. Mrs. Carroll
w. Ashby. Mrs. c. William Wattles, Mrs
Robert w. Fuller and Miss Margaret Nc
Gregor Ashby. The guests were Mrs
William j. Boothe. jr.. Mrs. John Downes.
jr, Mrs George S. French, Mrs. Richard
Gibson. Mrs. Hugh MCGUIRE, Mrs. David
Janney Howell, Miss Helen N Cum
of Berryville. The prizes were won by
Mrs. Fuller and Mrs. Boothe.
The regular monthly meeting OF Alex
andria Chapter. Colonial Danes was held
last Saturday afternoon at the home of
Mrs. William j. Boothe. s.. on North
Washington street. The members present
were Mrs. Eleanor s. Washington How
ard, Mrs Robert G. Powell, Mrs. j. Stew
art Jameson Miss Rebecca c. Powell.
Miss Helen Norris Cummings and Miss
Carrie Stribling. After the business meet
Boothe. when they were Joined by Mrs.
William J. Boothe, sr.. Mrs. Joseph Carr
OF Newport News. Mrs Cassius F. Lee,
Mrs. Samuel G. Brent. Mrs. Heber Bos-
Wattles, Miss Edith Bentley and Miss
Jean Brent.
Mrs. Albert Doyle Brockett entertained
guest, Miss Victoria Peed of Norfolk. The
other ladies present were Mrs. William ].
Boothe jr.. Mrs. David Janney Howell
Mrs. Louis S. Scott and Miss Edthe Ram
say.
The regular meeting OF the 18th Vir-
ginia Regiment Chapter. United Daugh-
tiers of the Confederacy, was held at Lee
Camp Hall Wednesday afternoon with
Mrs. Pauline Jones in the chair. The
other ladies present were Mrs. Lycurgus
r. Uhler, Miss Mary Lunt Mrs. George
Warfield, Miss Annie Henderson, Miss
Mary German and Miss Ella Smoot.
A recital of old songs under the auspices
OF the board of governors Of the Alexan.
dria Free kindergarten was held at Lee
Camp Hall Tuesday evening and was
quite a success. The ladies in charge were
Mrs Matthew W. OBrien, Miss Mary T.
Carlin, Mrs. l.. T.. Uhler, Mrs. Charles T.
Lindsay Miss Constance Boush. Miss Ma
ME Graham, Miss Loula Smoot and Miss
Courtney Grenough.
The Bridge Luncheon Club was enter
tained Thursday by Miss Bessie Jones al