The Washington herald., 1908-01-16

Rixey, L. S. y. served at a prettily APP
pointed tea table. which was decorated
with pink roses and ferns.
Assisting Mrs. Boyd and her daughter
were Mrs. John c. Wise, Mrs. William
D. Baldwin. Mrs. Philip J. Ryan, Miss
Hitchcock, Miss Josephine Page. Mrs.
Gatewood, Miss Alice Paret, and Miss
Wright.
Mrs. Eliza Addison Hester Wheat and
Mr. Harry Craig Ausley. formerly OF At
lanta, were married yesterday afternoon
at O'Clock in ST. Thomas Episcopal
Church.
Rev. Ernest Smith, rector OF the church,
and Rev P. 2. Phillips. rector Of ST
PauTs Church Alexandria. OBLIGATED. Tie
chanceI decorations were a simple ar
rangement OF palms. ferns. and clusters
Of Bride roses.
Dr. William Mercer Sprigg, a cousin o.
tile bride. escorted her and gave her
hand in marriage Mrs. Edward Knox
Cooke. OF New York. as matr0n Of honor
was her sisters only attendant
The bF3de wore 81 costume of golden
brown br0adcl0th. Quantities Of hand
embroidery embellished the coat and skirt
and a chic white satin vest braided in
brown added becoming touch. A large
brown hat trimmed with a pastel yellow
ostrich plume was worn with this. IN
lieu Of the conventional wedding bouquet
white prayer book. from which the
marriage service was read, was carried
Mrs Cooke wore gown of rese-CCiOrec
chiffon broadcloth. also hand-embroidered
and with the same shade of silk and sill
yer threads and touched about The yoke
with Irish lace. She wore jeweled hat
which had a long r0se-colored Ostrich
plume as its only decoration, and carried
a cluster Il Parma vi0iets.
Mr. Ansley had as his best man Mr.
William Fairfax Harrison. The ushers
We're Mr.. William Breckenridge Hester
and Mr.. Francis Deaue Hester, brothers
Of the bride. and DR.. Louis Green and
Dr. Edward Hunter, both of Alexandria
Va
After the ceremony a reception was
held at the residence Of MIS-. James VII
liam Hester at the Rockingham, after
which Mr. and Mrs. Ansley left Wash
ington for wedding trip I'm Mr. Ansley s
private car
The bridegroom IS the treasurer Of the
Southern Railway. Upon their return
they Will take up their residence at l63
Nineteenth street.
Mrs. Joseph B. Foraker and Miss For
aker VIII not be at home to-day.
Mrs. George w. Albright. Of New York,
has taken apartments at the Riggs House
for the winter.
Mrs. william 5. Carroll and Miss Car
roll have issued cards for tea at
o'clock Thursday. January ., al theu
residence, 179g Massachusetts avenue.
Senator and Mrs. Morgan G. Buckley.
Of Connecticut, entertained at dinner last
night.
Mrs. James Robert Mckee and Mrs.
Mary Lodge Mckee viii go to New York
Friday. to spend the week end: going
Monday 70 New Haven to attend the
junior prom at Yale on Monday and
the sophomore german on Tuesday night
returning Thursday.
Mr.. Robert Lee Dunn, one Of the news
paper men who accompanied Secretary
Taft on his around-the-world trip. is stop
ping at the New Willard with his wife,
formerly Miss Edna Pollard, Of this city.
They are accompanied by Mrs Emerson
H. McWharter, of Philadelphia.
Mrs. Beverley r. Mason and the Misses
Mason viii not receive to-day.
Mrs Flint. wife of Senator Flint and
Mrs Dansl1in will receive to-day and next
Thursday.
DR.. c. f. Yeagle. of the Coast and
Geodetie Service, who has been in the
Philippines for two years. arrived in
a few days for his home in Toledo, Ohio.
An enjoyable musicale and tea was held
yesterday evening from to 10 o'clock at
the residence Of Mrs. c. NJ Hustled, 1890
Fairmont street, under the auspices Of st.
Stephens committee. which comprises
Mrs. L. K Roome, chairman; Mrs. c. NJ
Hustled. Mrs. c. s. Bundy, Mrs A. s,
Browne, Mrs. Joseph Tyssowski, Mrs.
Randolph Hopkins, Mrs. S. G. COrnwell.
Mrs Anna Sanborn Hamilton, of the
Rochambeau. has returned from Denver,
Colo, where she was the guest for several
weeks of her daughter, Mrs. Charles A.
Chase, and family.
Mrs. Mary 3. Barnett and her sister.
Mrs. Jennie Parker Andrews, of Massa-
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