Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-26

sergeant-at-arms Of the Senate, when his
daughter, Miss Mary A. Ransdell, and Dr.
Richard Ambrose Warner, U. 8. N, were
married by Rev. Ignatius Fealy of ST.
Josephs Church. Only family party was
pre- sent at the ceremony.
Yesterday afternoon at o'clock a pretty
home wedding was solemnized at the coun-
try residence of Senator and Mrs. Isidor
Rayner at Sudbrook Park when Miss Jen-
| ME Rayner Bevan their niece, was married
| to Robert w. Wells of Prince George coun-
ty, Md. The Rev. DR.. Hobart Smith of
st. Thomas Church, Green Spring Valley,
assisted by DIR. John Timothy Stone of
Brown Memorial Church, performed the
ceremony.
The house was beautifully decorated with
palms and fall flowers, and the orchestra
played the wedding march the bride
entered the drawing room with her brother,
Lieut.. William f. Bevan, United States
Army, by whom she was given in mar
riage. The bride wore white satin and point
lace with a coronet of orange blossoms
and carried a shower bouquet of lilies of
, the valley. She attended by her
cousins, the Misses Grace and Marie Bevan,
and the matron of honor was Mrs Will
! liam B. Rayner. Mr.. George P. Hoover was
the best man. The guests We're limited to
the me mberS of the respective families
and few of the young friends of the
couple.
The bride, who is the daughter of the
late Thomas II. Bevan of King George
county, Va. spent the last two years with
Mrs Rayner in Washington.
Mr.. Wells is the son of DR.. Charles A..
Wells of Prince George county and has
twice been a member of the general as
senbly of Maryland and is a member of
| law firm OF this city.
Mr.. and Mrs Wells left after the cere-
mony for tour to Colorado Springs and
farther west. Upon their return they will
reside at Hyattsville during the summer
and in Washington during the winter.
Justice Brewer is at Stockbridge. Mass,
visiting his sisters, the Misses Brewer, at
Hillside villa.
Dr. and Mrs. John Edward Jones have
sent Washington and other friends cards
announcing the marriage of their sister
Katydid Josephine Jones, to Mr.. Sc den
Bingham kingsbury, Wednesday, Septem-
Der %, at their home, the American con-
nome cards of the couple are inc.osed. They
will reside after November - at 1918 Thurs
| ton avenue, Honolulu, T. II.
| At Liberty, n. Y, yesterday, Miss Alice
| Draper Colburn, who is there for her health,
| attended by physicians of Colorado Springs
| married at the Wawando Hotel by the Rev.
| Father Cronin of St Peters Catholic
Church, to Baron Emile de Cortier de Mar
| chenue of Belgium.
The baron is attached IS the court of St.
| James, and is counselor to the Belgium
! legation, in London. His bride is a niece
| of Gen. w. F. Draper, formerly ambassa-
| dor to Italy during McKinley's administra-
| ton; Lieut.. Gov. Eben S. Draper of Massa-
chusetts, and George Draper, of Hopedale,
Mass all Of whom We're present.
| The brides mother, Mrs. Colburn, is a
widow, and wealthy. The baron has been
| granted leave of absence for year from
his official duties by the King of Belgium.
! Mr.. and Mrs. Charles A. Bond celebrated
their fourteenth wedding anniversary Fri
| day evening, September 90 at their resi-
dence, S31 9TH street northeast. The house
was tastefully decorated in golden rod and
palms, the prevailing coors being white
and gold. Solos were rendered by Miss Bes-
sic Myers of Baltimore. Mr.. w. Williams
gave several selections the violin and
Mr.. Elmer Martin sang several coon songs.
Refreshments were served at late hour.
Among those present were Mr.. and Mrs.
| Charles A. Bond. DIR. Mazze, Mr. Henry
Berry; Mr.. J. H. Myers. Mrs. c. H. Myers
Mr. George Hook, Miss Ollie Frank and Miss
Elizabeth Bond of Baltimore; Mr. w. Will
Mr.. F. ]. Brown, Mr.. William Fleming Mrs
! Histon, Mrs P. Slattery, Mrs. J. e. Criste
Mrs. Ellen Fleming. Mr.. ]. Il. Bond, Mr.
Elmer Martin. Mr.. William Keifer Mr.. Vii
| Sic Myers, Miss Clara Rowe, Miss Virginia
ke.fer, Miss Mamie Wright.
DR.. and Mrs. o. F. Wellenreiter formerly
| of this city, but of Perry I'LL. are Wis
| itinS the latters mother and sisters at 4O4
| leave Monday for the jamestown expos-
| ton. DR.. Wellenreiter is a graduate of
| Georgetown, class of 1902
Mrs. Charles w. Otis, who has been in
| Marietta, Ohio, since the 9th of June dur
| ing the Illness and death of her mother
has returned to her home, 80 1 street north
| west.
The engagement of Mrs. Florence Thomas
| Fisher, formerly of this city to Mr. Ed
| ward P. .Rawle of Philadelphia is an
nounced. Mrs. Fisher is the daughter of
the late Maj. Evan Thomas of the United
States Army and granddaughter of the
| late Adjt. Gen Lorenzo Thomas.
Dr. and Mrs. Claude B. Cooksey have re-
| turned from an enjoyable trip to Alexan-
dria bay and Thousand Islands, and will
be pleased to see their friends at 225 18th
| street southwest,
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Kaufman of BIG NJ
street will be at home Sunday evening
September %, from to II in honor of the
engagement of their daughter Carrye to
| Mr.. Abe Jacoby.
A most interesting event took place last
| evening at the Church of the Sacred Heart
when Miss Florence Birdsall and Mr. Pat
rick d. Cronin were married by Rev. Father
MCGEE. The bride who was escorted by her
brother. Mr.. c. H. Birdsall. was very beau
| tifuly gowned in point desprt over white
taffeta. She wore tulle veil and carried a
| bouquet of white roses.
| reception at the home of the bride, in
| Irving street. followed the ceremony. The
house was deliberately decorated with white
| flowers, palms and vines. Mr.. and Mrs
| Cronin. after a trip to Boston and New
| York, will go to their home in Reno, New.
Mrs. Harlan Kent Bolton is visiting her
| mother, Mrs. Otis Johnson. Her brother
Mr. w. Carey Johnson, is still extremely ILL.,
Mrs. F. D. Farr and little daughter,
| Emily Thornton Farr, have returned from
| Browning, Mont. to spend the winter sea-
| son in Virginia and Washington.
| A brilliant wedding ceremony occurred
| at $50 o'clock last evening at historic
| Christ Protestant Episcopal Church. Alex
| andra Va, when Miss Virginia Lee,
| youngest daughter of Mrs. Nellie Bernard
Fowle Lee and the late Cen FitZhugh Lee,
| and Lieut.. John .arter Montgomery, 18th