Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-10
IN THE WORLD Of SOCIETY
MR.. GIBSON GAVE A DANCE FOR
NEWPORTERS LAST. NIGHT.
Invitations Out for the Guss- Wright
Wedding-Travel Plans-Per-
sonal Notes.

Mr.. Preston Gibson of this city came to
| the rescue of the dancing set last night
at Newport, r. l., by an impromptu
| meeting. as his guests, of most of those
who had attended Mrs Mckims dance
Tuesday night. Mr.. and Mrs Reginald
Vanderbilt, with whom he is staying. re-
cefved with him. A troupe of MINISTRIES
who performed and a good supper were
| timely interludes in the dancing
At Frederick Md, yesterday Miss Ber-
| tina La Rue Zimmerman. daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. George II. Zimmerman. and Mr.
| William Marley of Washington. son of
| Mrs. Ida NJ. Markey OF Frederick, were
| married in the Evangelical Lutheran
church there by Rev DR.. Charles F.
Steele. After a wedding trip to Atlantic
City the couple will reside in this city
Miss III. Winfred Dewitt of Washington
| left last night for Ohio, to be the guest of
Mrs. Bird and Mrs. Chase She will be
away for couple of weeks.
| Mr. and Mrs. James F. West have gone
to New York for the second annual play
| ground convention. Mr. West is a dele
| gate from the District. and has been in
vlted to speak before the convention.
The Misses Frances. Agnes Kelly and
Hattie Wagner are at Berkeley Springs
| w. Va, for ten days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hunt of 1411 Ames place
| northeast will give reception in honor
! of Rev. j. W. Frizzell. pastor of the In
| gram Memorial Congregational Church.
and family tomorrow evening from to
| 10.
Yesterday afternoon at Rockville Miss
Florence r. Arthur, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles h. Arthur of Rosecroft Md.
and Mr.. Milton b. Brooke son of Mr.
Augusta D. Brooke of New Glatz. Md.
were married by Rev. DR. Flournay, the
| pastor of the Presbyterian Church. The
bride was gowned in a white malne dress
deliberately trimmed in Irish point lace.
After the ceremony dinner was served
at the residence of MIR. James F.. Brooke
HOP B street northeast, the brother of the
groom. The brides travelling dress was
of blue cloth with gloves and hat to
match The young couple will receive
| their friends after September II at New
| Glatz. Prince George county. Md.
| Mrs. NJ. B. Hatch is spending a month
at Lake Placid Club. Essex county, n. Y.
Rear Admiral and Mrs Philip HIGH
born are now in Brattleboro. Vt. where
| they will remain until the 18th. They will
| back home.
Mr.. and Mrs. John r. Mclean will
| leave Bar Harbor tomorrow.
| The Ex.-Ve.-Ie Pleasure Club held it's
| second meeting of this season at the
home of the president Miss Edna E.
Boyd, III 9TH street northeast. which was
| beautifully decorated with palms and cut
| mowers. Games were played, music rem
dered and refreshments were served. Miss
| Ethel Pryor, Annie Sexton and Mr. Edgar
Quinlin We're visitors to the club. The
| f.lI M h.l-S ~
Marie Wade. Mabel uamann Irene
Prick. Bertha Thorn. Katherine Thompson
| and Irene Wade. and Messrs. William
I BOYD, Victor T.. Jaeger, Ray G. Barrck
John LeSh. John Stecker AIoysius Stor-
| mont and Joseph Dawson.
One of the pretticst of the early fall
| weddings took place last evening. when
Alphonso Eastwood Parker of this city
| We're married by Rev. J. NJ Gill under.
an arch of goldenrod and fern in the bay
| windows OF the large parlor of the bride S
nome The bride was geWned in white
line trimmed with thread lace. with
| tuile veil and orange blossoms and car
RED shower bouquet of bride roses and
| lilies of the valley. Her sister Miss Edith
Miller Presnell, the maid of honor. who
| was her only attendant, wore a dainty
| princess gown of canary messalne and
| carried yellow daisies. Mr.. LIE Roy West
CHAMPION was best man. A reception
1olloWed the ceremony after which the
| couple left for a trip to Boston and north
ern cities, the bride wearing a suit of
brown, with hat to match
Mr.. and Mrs. Parker will be at home
after October l at the Landmore
n marriage of interest to many resi-
| dents here was that of Mr.. ROYAL Gl1rley
| OF New York city, formerly of Washing
| ton, and Miss Mirabel Stear daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. George Prescott Stear of
| o
Inc ceremony was at the home of the
| brides parents Miss Carolyn Spear. sis
| ter OF the bride, was maid of honor and
Kew Lewis {. Dechlefs, pastor of the
| FIRST Unitarian Church of Walpole, was
| the officiating clergyman. The ceremony
| was witnessed by many friends of the
couple, who after congratulations had
been extended sent them off with well
| Wlshes Tor trip TO Bar Harbor and the
| New England coast.
Mrs. Gurley, who is an ACCOMPLISHED
young lady. has for several years been
director of the musical department of the
preparatory college for Young Ladies at
| orange. n. j. Her father is a retired
business man of WaIpole and fills the
| office OF tax collector of the town Mr.
| Gurley, who belongs to an old Washington
| FAMILY, IS the son of Revere w Gurley.
VINO was for tWenty-eight years superjn-
| tendent of the free delivery service of the
| Post Office Department., and grandson of
| Rev. Randolph Gurley. for thirty wears
chaplain or the United States Senate and
| also secretary of the American Colonies
| ton Society. One of his grand-uncles.
| Rev p. d. Gurley, was pastor of the
| New York Avenue Presbyterian Church.
which was attended by President Lin
| coin. being there at the time of the death
of the martyred President Mr.. Gurley
| has been engaged in newspaper and mag
| azine work in New York for six or seven
years, and Is now connected with the staff
| of the Evening Telegram. On their return
| from their wedding trip in a week or two
] Mr.. and Mrs. Gurley will reside at COZ
! West 1S0th street, NeU TX city
| Mr. and Mrs. Robert r Whitehouse of
| York. Pa, were the recent guests of Mr.
| and Mrs Frank II. Bowen of 18th and
| Newton streets northeast.
| Capt. Brown and the Misses Sarah and
Edith Brown are home again from their
vacation trip to Maine, Niagara Falls and
| Cleveland, Ohio.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. NJ. Swngle have re-
| turned from very pleasant two months
| stay at Herndon, Va.
| Mr.. and Mrs. ALI Ash are occupyino
their new home, 1853 Newton street,
Mount Pleasant.