Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-20
IN THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
MARRIAGE OF MISS DoNN AND
MR.. ALDEN SMooT TONIGHT.
A Reception Will Follow the Cere-
mony-other Wedding Plans.
Personals.

The wedding of Miss Minona Dom and
Mr.. Alden Smoot will take place this
evening at the residence of the brides
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Edward w. Dom.
Only the family and intimate friends will
be present. but a large reception will fol-
low. The drawing room will be decorated
in white roses and the wedding cere-
mony will take place under a canopy of
green. Pink and white chrysanthemums
and roses will be used in the reception
hall and dining room. The bride. who
will be given away by her father, will
wear a princess lace robe made empire
over chiffon and satin. with a tulle veil
jewelry will be pearl and sapphire neck
lace. She will carry large bouquet OF
white roses and lilies of the valley.
The matron of honor will be Mrs. Har-
old Reisinger. who will wear cream lace.
The maid of honor, Miss Eliza beth Dom,
and the bridesmaid. Miss Julia Smoot.
sister of the groom, will he dressed alike
in pale blue gowns of peau de cygne, and
all the attendants will carry pale pink
chrysanthemums. Mr.. Francis lie Baron
Smoot will be his brothers best man.
The ceremony will be performed by
Dr. Herbert Scott Smith of ST. Margarets
Church. Mrs. Dom, the mother of the
bride. will wear an imported gown OF
princess lace, and Mrs John d. Smoot.
mother of the groom. an embroidered
black crepe de chine. The brides going
away dress will be an elephant gray coat
suit with a gray and old rose hat. the
bride and groom have been the recipients
of many beautiful as we'll as useful
presents. After their return they VIII
take up their residence at the Blenheim.
Mr.. Robert E. Talbot. formerly of this
of 10 his
bride. visiting his aunt. Mrs. F. Iennyson,
of 3Oth street.
The Criterions will give their first for
NAL dance of the season tomorrow even
ing. There promises to be large atten-
dance.
Mr.. and Mrs. August Miller Of Leicester.
Howard county, Md, were the happy cele-
brants yesterday of forty years of married
life spent entirely in the home In which
they are now living. The day was begun
by a mass at o'clock at ST. Mary S
Church, followed by a reception at their
home, at which their fourteen children.
twelve grandchildren and numerous
friends were present The couple was the
recipient of many handsome presents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Miller were born IN Ger
many. but both came to America when
six years of age. In 1858 they were united
at ST. PauIs Church, Ellicott City, by
Rev. Father ONeal.
Among those present were Mr.. and Mrs.
John Felter. MIR. and Mrs. Andrew Myers.
Mr. and Mrs. Aloysius Hoffman. Mr.. ana
Mrs. Fred Miller. Mr.. and Mrs Joseph
and Mrs. Albert Miller, Misses Mary. Tillie
and Rosa Miller and Mr.. George Miller
and Mr.. Gus Miller.
Last evening at Nicholas Memorial
Methodist Church, Odenton. Nd, Miss
Gertrude Elizabeth Rich and Mr.. Ashton
Nichols of Washington were married. The
church was beautifully decorated with
autumn leaves and cut flowers. The bride,
who is a daughter Of the late Thomas X.
Rich of Anne Arundel county, wore
handsome gown Of brussels net trimmed
in cluny lace over silk and carried
shower bouquet of bride roses. The brides
maids were Miss Anna 4slay Rich Of wal
brook. Baltimore. cousin OF the bride.
and Miss Florence A. Nichols Of Wash
ington. a sister OF the groom. They wore
pink mousseline over pink silk. Miss Edna
Rich of Baltimore was maid OF honor and
wore a dress of white mousseltne over
white silk. The maids carried large bou-
uuets of roses The ceremony was per-
formed by Rev. ]. r. Jacobs. A reception
was held at the home Of the brides moth
er, nearby, after which the couple left for
the north, where they will spend few
weeks. Upon their return they Will re-
side in this city.
Miss Harriet Norris has decided upon
Saturday, November IA, for her marriage
to Mr.. W. H. kennard Of the British en-
bassy and the arrangements are for a
quiet event with only relatives. the British
ambassador and Mrs Bryce and the other
members Of the British embassy present
Mrs. Clarence Wilson. cousin or the
bride. In whose home the ceremony will
take place, will be the only attendant.
The couple will live at the brides resi-
dence, in Hillyer place, after their return
from q wedding trip.
Mrs George Huntingdon Williams of
Baltimore. who was here for the wonder
plays in the White House grounds last
week as the guest of Mrs. Bonaparte,
gave a tea yesterday at her home for MI
and Mrs. John Hays Hammond. Cardinal
Gibbons and the Attorney General and
Mrs. Bonaparte were among the callers
about O'Clock. Mrs. Williams has but
recently returned from an extended stay
abroad
The engagement OF Paynaster Rich
worth Nicholson. U.S.N.. son Of Mrs. ].
II. Nicholson of Oakland, Cal. and
brother of Mrs. Victor H. Metcalf, wife
of the Secretary of the Navy, to Miss May
nounced yesterday in San Francisco.
Their romance began in Honolulu where
they met when Paymaster Nicholson was
stationed the cruiser North Dakota.
after a trip through the orient She is
now in New York. where she will remain
until her frances return from the orient.
At the marriage Thursday evening at
the home Of Maj. and Mrs. Charles D. A.
Loeffler of eheir daughter. Miss Lucy
Hayes Letter. and Mr.. Charles Sumner
Loud of Albion. Mich, the brides only
attendant will be her cousin. Miss Miriam
Brown. of Lock Haven. Pa. Mr.. Richard
Drum Engle will be best man and Mr..
Garnett G. Loeffler. brother of the bride:
Mr. Charles L. Brown, cousin of the bride:
Mr.. Worth Ross and Mr.. Lewis Allen of
Aberdeen, S. D.. will be groomsmen- Only
a family party and few intimate friends
will be present at the ceremony, which
Rev j. Luther Frantz of St. Marks Eng
lish Lutheran Church will conduct. A re-
ception for a larger number will follow.
The Bolivian minister and Nine. Calde-
ron and their attractive young daughter
have returned to their legation home on
18th street after most enjoyable tour
abroad They travelled d great deal on
the continent. making their longest stay
in Paris They were also in London for
some time.
Mrs Horace Cleveland Chandlee has re-
turned TO her home after a stay at Viz
ginia Beach.
Mrs. Denny Montgomery and children