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east. the service being read by the Rev.
Presbyterian Church. The bride wore q
tailored travelling suit of golden brown
chiffon broadcloth, with hat. veil and
gloves to match, and carried huge bou-
Miss Eva Lewis, the flower girl was
prettily dressed in a dainty gown Of
French white organdie. trimmed with
white ribbons. Before the marriage cere-
mony Mr.. Rexford l.. Holmes rendered a
short musical program. the wedding party
entering the parlor to the strains of the
wedding march from Lohengrin. The par
lors of the Wortz home were decorated
with palms, ferns and autumn decora-
lions. Only the immediate friends and
tendance at the ceremony, among these
being the brides Sunday school class of
girls. The bride is a popular Sunday
school teacher at the Eastern Presby-
terrain Sunday school, and has long been
prominently identified with church and
bridegroom, who holds a responsible posi-
ton under the Department of Commerce
and Labor, is also deeply interested in re-
ligious work. He is a graduate of the
business college of Peoria, Ill. The
young couple left last night for Johns
town, Pa. They will be at home to their
many friends after December 1 at the
Rappe. Greensburg, Ia.
Mrs l.. ". Groomes, formerly Miss
Mary l.. Wheatley. will be at home in
formally Fridays in November at 1856 U
street. Mrs. Groomes will have with her
her mother. Mrs. s. E. Wheatley.
The marriage of Miss Elizabeth Russell
Shields daughter of DIR. Nelson r. Shields
of New York, and Mr.. Ebert Bacon Ham,
lin will take place Wednesday. December
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New York city. Mr. Hamlin is a son of
the late Rev. Teunis S. Hamlin. pastor of
the Church of the Covenant, this city, and
Mrs. Hamlin. He has lived in New York
for some time, and Is Yale graduate,
class of 1896. The invitations to the
wedding have not yet been issued. Mr..
Hamlin is a member Of the City and Yale
clubs.
Secretary and Mrs Loeb gave a dinner,
followed by a theater party. last night.
Their guests were the Secretary of Com
merce and Labor and Mrs. Straus and
the consul general to London and Mrs.
Wynne.
Mrs Mark Hanna and Baroness Won
Ketteler and her brother, Mr.. Ledyard,
are fellow-passengers on an outgoing
Hamburg-American liner from New York
today.
Miss Eleanor Granger. daughter of Mr..
and Mrs John Tileston Granger, and Pay
master Felix Renouf Holt. U.S.N., yester-
day afternoon, was witnessed by an as
semblage OF their relatives and personal
friends. The scene was beautiful one
as the bridal party grouped about the
officiating minister. Rev. Herbert Scott
Smith, rector of st. Margaret's Church.
The spacious drawing room was elabo-
rately decorated with white chrysanthe-
NUNS both mantels being massed with
superb specimens set in Farleyense and
other ferns. The couple stood to be mar
ried under a canopy of green, fringed
with white chrysanthemums. An aisle
was marked off by white ribbons held by
white standards and white satin prize
dieu completed the chapel-like effect. An
orchestra stationed in the staircase hall
played the wedding march, continued
PLAYING softly during the ceremony and
gave sprightly program throughout the
reception. When the bridal party enter
ed. the ushers. Lieut.. ]. c. Gilmer, U.SN,
and Paymaster F. K. Atkinson, were in
the lead. Behind them. in couples. walked
the bridesmaids. Miss Erma Shaw and
Miss Marie La Boyteaux and Miss Bar
bara Kaufman and Miss Kate Mozart
ney, followed by the youthful maid of
honor, the brides cousin and namesake,
Miss Eleanor Granger McGrath. The
was met at the head of the ribbon aisle
by the bridegroom and his best man.
Paymaster D. w. Nesbit, U.SN
The youthful bride, debutante of last
winter, whose personal charms and popu-
larity are most enviable possessions, was
daintily dressed in soft white satin. with
the guimpe and sleeves of tucked tulle
Her lace veil fell from wreath of
orange blossoms. She wore diamond
horseshoe in her corsage and a diamond
bracelet. Her shower bouquet was of
orchids and lilies of the valley.
The maid of honor wore short frock