Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-19
IN THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
MARRIAGE OF MISS PfLSoN AND
MR.. WOOD AT NOON TODAY.
Ceremony at st. Thomas Church-A
Brides Luncheon-Other
EventS-NoteS.

Events-Notes.
Every happy circumstance surrounded
the marriage of Miss Amele Erie Prison
| and Mr.. Charles Adams Wood. Those
! who were at ST. Thomas Church at noon
witnessed a beautiful event and most
| interesting one The bride, who is the
| elder daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin
| Franklin Pison, has been so much adj
| mired both for her dainty beauty and her
| lovely manners. For the wedding the
| chancel was profusely set with palms and
| foliage plants. The ushers were: capt.
Oscar Charles, U.S.A.; Mr.. James A.
| Mason of Philadelphia, Mr.. Herbert Pike
| of New York, Mr.. Albert Peters OF Gin
cinnati and Mr.. Raymond Pilson and VII.
| Maurice Pilson of Washington. brothers
| of the bride The bride was escorted by
! her father and preceded to the altar by
| her two sisters, Miss Zelma PliSon ana
Miss Margaret Pilson. Mr.. Charles y.
| Clark of Boston was best man.
The bride wore an imported directolre
gown of white satin elaborately trimmed
with silver and pearls. Her only JeWeiry
was diamond bar pin. A wreath OF or
| ange blossoms held her tulle veil and she
carried shower of bride roses and lilies
| of the valley. The maid of honor was IN
white satin radum made directolre, also
| with yoke of spanged lace. The brides
maid wore an empire dress OF white satlh
| radum, ornamented with spanged lace,
| and both sisters wore large white pune
| trimmed hats and carried bouquets OF
! American beauty roses. Mrs. Pl!son, the
| brides mother, looked very handsome In
an imported gown of a new shade of blue
satin, made directoire, with yoke ana
sleeves of silver tissue.
About forty or fifty guests went on
| afterward to the Pilson home, where a
| seated breakfast at three foWer-decked
| tables was given. The brides presents
made a splendid collection. Before the
| breakfast was served the couple received
congratulations in the music room, where
| a profuse decoration of American beauty
| roses was in place.
| Among the out-of-town guests were
| Mr. and Mrs. Harvey of Boston, Mr.. and
| Mrs. Samuel Higgins of New Haven, Mr..
| and Mrs. John Ellard of Baltimore, Miss
| Elizabeth Lowndes of Cumberland
| daughter OF former Gov. LowndeS or
! Maryland; Mr. and Mrs. F. ID. Spear of
New York, the Misses Conrad of Mon
| tana, Mrs. Robert Whitehurst and Miss
| May Goolsby of Richmond, Miss Maize
Wheeler of Detroit. Mich; Mr.. and Mrs
| E. F. Cooley of Philadelphia and their
| son, Mr.. Edward Cooley.
| After their wedding journey Mr.. and
Mrs. Wood will so south for the winter
| and after May L. 1909, will be at home at
| the Bellevue, Boston.
The Misses Humphrey, daughters of
| Gen. and Mrs. Humphrey, gave a beauti-
| full luncheon today in honor of Miss Helen
Hatfield, for whom Miss Helen Humphrey
| will be a bridesmaid. The young COM
| pany sat about q round table at the
| Chevy Chase Club which was tastefuly
| decorated with yellow chrysanthemums
| and roses The name cards were held by
a cunning little doll at each cover. They
| were dressed brides, with tulle veil
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| gowns of glimmerng white satin. The
| ices were served in tiny satin slippers.
| which also made pretty souvenirs of the
tevent. The guests of the young hostesses
to meet Miss Hatfield were two others Of
the bridal party, Miss Martha Phelps of
| Baltimore and Miss Georgia Knox Miss
| Marjorie Aleshire, Miss Carolyn Murray,
| Miss Harriet Hatch, Miss Dorothy Will
lams and Miss Annie Irwin, all debu-
| tantes of the present season; Miss Sadie
Murray and Miss katherine Clabaugh.
Col. and Mrs A. p. Hatfield entertained
at dinner last evening the bridal party
| of their daughter. Miss Helen Hatfield,
and Lieut. Berkeley Thorne Merchant,
| who will be married November "A. A re-
| hearsal for the ceremony followed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Philip Hichborn of Wash
| ington are expected in Philadelphia to-
day to visit Mr. and Mrs. Clement Reeves
| Wainwright at Chestnut Hill Mr.. and
| Mrs. Wainwright will give several din
| nerS for them.
President-elect and Mrs. Taft were din
ner guests last night at Hot Springs of
! Mr. and Mrs. Everett Colby of West
Orange, n. j. The party was d large
one.
| Announcement has been made of the
engagement of Miss Katherine l.. Roose-
welt, daughter of the late Alfred Roose-
welt of New York and a second cousin of
the President, to Mr.. Nathaniel Rlves Of
| Germantown, Pa.
| Miss Roosevelt's family lived i'll Boston,
but she also is well known in society in
| New York. She is niece of Mr.. w.
Emlen Roosevelt and of Mrs. +. Reeve
| Merritt, with whom she often has been
| seen at the opera. She is a fearless rider,
| and when exhibiting a favorite hunter,
| Lorna Doone, in Brookline. Mass, last
| summer, she was thrown and both legs
were broken She was in the Faulkner
| Hospital there for some time. Miss Roose-
| velts mother was married a second time
| and is now Mrs. T. James BoWlker. One
| sister is the wife of Mr.. Orme Clark and
! her brother is Mr.. James Alfred Roose-
| welt.
Miss Nina Havenner McEwen and DR..
| Carl Henning were married last night at
| ST. Thomas P. E. Church, the rector
Rev c. Ernest Smith, officiating. The
| chancel was set with palms and pink
| chrysanthemums filled the altar vases
The ushers, who seated the guests and
afterward preceded the bridal party to
| the chancel were Mr.. w. j. Moore. Mr..
Edwin Flather. Mr.. Frank Meyers and
DR.. 1. H. Holland. DR.. Mead Moore was
best man The bride went UP the aisle
with her stepfather, Mr. Pickering Dodge,
and was attended by Miss Marian Evans,
Miss Barbara Smith and Miss Olive DEM
Arrest and Miss Elizabeth Dodge, the lat
| ter being flower girl
The bride was gowned in a white satin
princess dress with the bodice almost
| entirely formed of old family duchess and
| princess lace. Orange blossoms crowned
her tulle veil and her shower bouquet was
| of bride roses and lilies of the valley.
| The maid of honor wore pink radium
| silk over pink satin, made empire, and
carried pink 'chrysanthemums, and the