Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-10

Beale Mclean, Miss Dorothy Williams
and Mr.. Roman Baldwin.
The brides cake was part of the
decoration of the breakfast table, and
had all the customary tokens, ring,
thinnble and a silver coin. baked in 1t with
number of other symbols. which lucky
portions were intended for the special
young friends of the bride.
Col. and Mrs. Williams presided over
two tables. at which were seated Gen.
and Mrs. ]. Franklin Bell. Gen. and Mrs
Corbfn. Mrs L. 4. Letter, Mr.. and Mrs
Franklin Remington. Gen. and Mrs. Ed
wards, Mr.. and Mrs. Douglas. Gen. and
Mrs Darlington. Miss Hardaway. Gen.
Buchanan, Mr.. John Barrett. Mrs. Tur-
ner, Rev. Father Buckley and Miss Muir
ray.
The presents came from far and near
and have been shown to all the friends
of the brides family who were intimate
enough to visit them lately. Both table
silver and gold and number Of jeweIed
ornaments are in the collection.
So much is heard of the Letter millions
from time to time that the fact is fire.
quently forgotten that Mrs. Letter Is
paternally descended from John Carver.
who came over from England in the May
flower and was the first governor Of Ply
mouth Her father and brother were
both bankers in Chicago, the same city
where her late husband amassed large
fortune.
The late Levi 2. Letter and family came
to this city at the outset of the first
Cleveland administration, and at once be-
gan in the mansion now owned by MIR.
Westinghouse on Dupont circle a social
career which attracted attention. Miss
Mary Letter, whose marriage to Lord
Curzon, then a member of parliament,
was an event of the second Cleveland ad-
ministration, was great favor1te with
Mrs Cleveland and in a sense her closest
girl friend. The President and Mrs. Cleve-
land attended her wedding at st. Johns
Church, and Mrs. Cleveland the wedding
breakfast, signing at the head Of the
wedding register which was placed in the
marble hall of the Letter mansion from
which the only son of the house went
forth today a happy bridegroom Both
ME Letter, now Mrs. Colin Campbell were
married at the Dupont circle home. 1t
is interesting to mote in these days Of
changed conditions that prior to the Cur
zop-Leiter wedding Mrs. Letter PERSONAL
ly managed every detail and had also
at her command an abundance of time to
graciously receive the best known writer's
from local and other newspapers and go
over with them such points as would IN
terest the public in the accounts they were
to write.
The bridegroom of today has not spent
as much of his time since he began his
business career in this city as he did in
other places until the present year. Mrs
Letter laid aside her deep mourning and
entertained continuously for her sons as
gagement was made about two months
ago. The bride of today made her
debut a year and half ago, at a din
ner dance given at Chevy Chase Club.
She has lovely golden hair. good fea-
lures, carries herself well and dresses
with both style and taste. The mar
rage of her father and mother, then
Lieut.. Williams and Miss May Hewitt, in
the home city of the latter-St. Louis-was
as great an event for the society of that
day and place as was the event of today,
for the corresponding circles here. Mrs.
Williams mother was Miss Deever of
St. Louis, who was married twice, nrSt
to Henry ChOteau and after several years
of WidOwhood to Cornelius Hewitt, also
of ST. Louis, whom she survives. Mrs.
Williams stepsister and brother are Mrs.
Bertha Choteau Turner, who was here
for the wedding. and Mr.. Ashby Choteau,
both of st. Louis.
Mr. and Mrs. Letter left this afternoon
for stay In nearby country house, the
exact destination not being made known
even to their most intimate friends. They
are travelling in Mr.. Letters big touring
car. They will be in Chicago next week,
and later will join Mrs. Letter at the
Head villa, on Dana's beach. Manchester
by-the-Sea, which Mrs. Letter has taken
for the summer. In August, accompany
ing Mrs. Letter, they will go abroad to
make a series of visits to Lord Curzon,
Lord and Lady Suffolk and Col. and Mrs.
Colin Campbell, the first named being
the widowed brother-in-law of Mr.. Letter,
and the others his brothers-in-law and
sisters. 1t Is expected that they Will
spend next winter between this city and
Illinois. In the town of Ziegler. Ill. much
of Mr. Letters business interests are
conferred.
Mr. Letter entertained at the Metropoli-
tan Club Mr.. Roman Baldwin, Mr.. Geary.
Mr.. Vingut and others at dinner last
night. Previous to that he had Col. and
Mrs. Williams and Miss Williams out in
his gray touring car. The bride-elect
wore one of her prettiest lingerie dresses
of the sheerest linen lawn, with insertions