Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-16
IN THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
MARRIAGE TONIGHT OF MISS
MOFFETT AND MR.. SHREVE.
Beautiful Scene at the Train-Brown
Wedding-Other Events.
Personals.

Sd and A streets southeast, when Miss
Ellen Christine Moffett and Mr.. Benja-
min Dorsey Shreve, both of this city, will
be the contracting couple. Before the
ceremony an organ recital will be rem
dered by the organist of st. Mark S.
Promptly at O'Clock, to the strains OF
the wedding march from LohenGrin. sung
by the choir of st. Catherine's Church.
accompanied by Mr.. Trott at the pipe
organ, the wedding party will enter the
church. The bridal procession will be
as follows: The ushers-Messrs Wliiiam
Douglas Page, Maurice A Stratton.
Campbell Dudley Shreve, a cousin of the
bridegroom Benjamin Moffett. first
cousin of the bride: William A. Kemper,
and George NJ Oyster. all of Washington.
The bridesmaids-the Misses Lucie Comp
ton Anita Dietrich. Rebekah de Lash
mutt and May Wells Of Washington.
Miss Marian Skinner of San Francisco,
first cousin of the bridegroom. and Miss
Courtney Williams of Frederick Hounty.
honor, Miss Phoebe Moffett of Washing
ton. sister of the bride. The bride will be
escorted by her father, Mr.. Jacob T.
Moffett: Mr.. Charles Ruffner of this
city, will be best man. Rev. James H.
Blake, pastor of Christ Church, George
town. assisted by the Rev. Dr. William
De Vries. rector of ST. Marks Episcopal
Church. will officiate.
white liberty satin trimmed with rose ap-
plque, the yoke being of duchess lace,
with pearls. Her veil will be of tulle,
caught with orange blossoms, and will
les of the valley. The maid of honor
Miss Phoebe Moffett. will wear pink or
candle over pink, and will carry Golden
Gate roses. All of the bridesmaids will
wear white. organize over pink They
will carry bouquets of bridesmaid pink
roses.
Both of the contracting parties are well
known in Washington The bride. who is
| the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs Jacob T.
Moffett of Northeast Washington. was
graduated from the Western High School
in the class Of 1907 and was the saluta-
| torian Of her class. Previously she at
| tended the Eastern High School. Several
of Miss Mofett's high school associates
| and friends are numbered among her
| attendants. follows: Miss Compton.
Eastern High School; Miss Dieterich, '0s,
| Business High School; Miss De Lashmutt.
| 'O6, Central High School and 'OS Kinder
garten Training School; Miss Wells. OF.
Eastern High School. and Miss Williams,
! Frederick High School. An interesting
| coincidence is that at the. brides gradu
| alton from Western High School one year
| ago the prophet of the class Of 1907, Mr..
| Louie LIE Due, prophesied that this even
| ing's bride would be married after one
| year of successful vocal work. The
prophet missed his prophecy by but one
| day. for after a year of success and much
pleaSure-giving in vocal singing in this
city Miss Moffett will this evening be
| married to the man to whom even at her
graduation she was engaged, although no
| one knew of the engagement at that time.
| Miss Moffett was until recently soprano
solost in the choir of Epworth NJ. E.
Church. and her voice has been often
| heard and appreciated in this city. Mr..
Shreve is a popular member of the rail-
way mail service. under the Post Office
Department. and is stationed during a
| portion of his time at the new Union sta
| ton. He is native of Loudoun county,
| Va, and has taught school in upper Lou
doun county
| Following the ceremony at St. Mark S
| a wedding reception will be rendered the
couple at the home of the brides parents.
| 647 Massachusetts avenue northeast. Mr..
and Mrs. Shreve will leave Washington
on late train for bridal tour of va
| rious eastern points. They will be at
| home to their friends after July 10 at the
| Roland, ID and Maryland avenue north
| east.
The marriage of Miss Enrol Cuthbert
Brown. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs George
Whitfield Brown. to Lieut.. Charles Rus
sell Train. United States Navy. son of the
| late Rear Admiral Train. in ST. Thomas
Church yesterday afternoon was largely
| attended in spite of the pouring rain. A
| small reception followed at the Brown
home on Connecticut avenue for the per-
sonal friends of the couple to meet the
bridal party and relatives. The chancel
was adorned with palms and white bloom
ing plants, and clusters of daisies marked
! the pews reserved for the relatives.
The six ushers. five of whom were in
full dress uniform. were Lieut.. Osterhaus
U.SN.; Capt. Evans. USING; Lieut.
shackford. u.s:N:: Lieut.. Berry. I.sN.
Brown and Mr.. Everett Tomlinson. They
led the bridal party to the chancel. where
| the bridegroom and his best man. Lieut.
Frank D. Berrien. U.S.N., also in full
dress uniform, awaited them.
The bride and her father were preceded
by the maid and matron of honor. Miss
| Pansy Bloomer and Mrs. Minna Field Glib.
son. The bridal costume was exception
ally elegant. 1t was of white satin. en-
riched with old venetian point. 4 tulle
veil and d shower bouquet of lilies of the
valley and orchids were finishing touches
Her attendants were similarly dressed in
white muslin and lace over pale vel
low silk. Sashes of yellow satin fel
long ends and were trimmed with frillad
on lace. Their hats were white and larg:
and were trimmed alike with vreaths OF
green leaves and lunches of yellow roses
They carried clusters of daisies.
Rev. c. Ernest Smith, rector of ST
Thomas. performed the ceremony AT
the reception the newly married couple
received congratulations standing under
| d DOWtT VI green Starred with white
flowers. Mr.. and Mrs Brown presented
their guests to their daughter and her
husband. The hostess wore a beautiful
robe of chiffon sprayed with La France
roses made over yellow silk and richly
trimmed with duchess lace. Her hat
matched in tints and had cluster OF
cream-colored plumes. The bridal party
and intimates of the couple had supper
together after the reception. the flowers
sent the bride by Mrs. Roosevelt being
conspicuous adornment of the table
In this company there were seated with
the bride and groom Lieut.. Berriep. the
best man, and Mrs. Berrien. Mrs. Minna
Field Gibson, Miss Pansy Bloomer, Mrs
Richard Harlow. Miss Hagner, Miss LOU
Use Foraker. Mr.. and Mrs F. King Vain
wright. Miss Cockrell, Mrs. James Mitch
ell. Lieut.. Scott. Lieut.. Hart. Lieut.. Os-
terhaus, Lieut.. Berry. Capt. Evans, Lieut..
Shackford. Mr.. Everett Tominson OF
Cleveland, Ohio, cousin of the bride
and one of the ushers, and Mr.. Cuthbert
Brown.
Mrs Train, mother of the bridegroom
wore black satin and chiffon. and his sis
| tiers, Mrs. Myron W. Whitney Of Bos-