The Washington herald., 1908-06-10

Col. and Mrs. John r Williams enter
tanned at luncheon yesterday the mem
bers OF their family and of Mr.. Letters.
who have arrived for the wedding Of Miss /
Juliette Williams and Mr.. Joseph Letter,
which will take place to-day at noon. /
Among the guests were Mrs. Cornelius |
Hewitt and Miss Hewitt. Of st. Louis. |
respectively grandmother and aunt Of the /
bride; Mrs Letter, mother of the bride /
groom: the Misses Dorothy and Frances |
Williams, schoolgirl sisters Of the bride |
and Mr.. Roman Baldwin. who will be
Mr.. Letters best man.
Miss Frances Williams will hold her |
sisters bouquet during the ceremony to- |
day. about 80 guests will be present at
the breakfast at Rauschers. which will /
follow the wedding ceremony. They will |
be seated at two large and several small |
tables The bride and bridegroom will /
preside at one of the large tables, and
have twenty intimate friends seated
around them. The brides parents will
preside over the other large table, with
the relatives Of the bride and bridegroom.
Miss Williams was a guest at the re-
union and luncheon OF the alumnae OF the
Georgetown Convent Of the Visitation
yesterday, the Sisters OF the convent be-
ing hostesses at luncheon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Siegle, OF New
York. have arrived in Washington 10 at
tend the wedding.
Miss Ethel Roosevelt left Washington
Monday to spend several days in New
York. to have her first experience as
bridesmaid. Shee viii be in the wedding
party of Miss Georgiana Harding Farr
and Mr.. Fletcher Harper Sibley- The
wedding will take place to-day IN ST
Marks Church. West Orange. n. J.
The British Ambassador and Mrs. Bryce
left Washington yesterday afternoon for
Madison. Wis. where they Will be en-
tertained by Senator and Mrs. La Fol-
lette, and the Ambassador will deliver the
address TO the graduating class OF the
University Of Wisconsin. They will go
thence TO Duluth, and then 10 the con-
ventlon in Chicago They will return
East after the close Of the convention,
and go direct 70 Manchester-by-the-Se
where the embassy will be established
for the summer. with Mr.. Esme Howard.
counselor OF the embassy, as charge
d affalres. The Ambassador and Mrs.
Bryce expect 10 sail July for England.
TO remain throughout the summer.
Mr.. Brun, the Danish Minister, who left
Washington Monday. will spend the
summer in Bar Harbor.
The wedding OF Miss Grace Amelia
Byers and Mr. Aaron Benjamin Zahn
took place Monday night. in Calvary NJ.
z. Church. in Columbia road. near FIJI
| teenth street. The ceremony was per-
formed by Rev. Joseph NJ. Powers Mr..
/ John R. Cain acted as best man. The
ushers were Mn Walter Power, AIr NJ.
E Slindee, Mr.. Wakeman, and Mr..
Brigham. The brides only attendant was
Miss Bessie Butler Lielider. Of Shep-
! herdstown, w. Va. the former home OF
/ the bride, who acted as maid Of honor.
/ Mr. D. c. Chambers. a friend OF Miss
/ Byers' family, gave her in marriage. A
! reception In the brides home followed
| the ceremony. and Immediately after
ward the bride and bridegroom left for a
short bridal trip. On their return they
will live at 1903 Kenyon street.
The Spanish Minister and the Military
/
lantic City, where they will spend some
time The Minister will sail for Spain
on July T. Mai. and Nine Urcullu will
leave for Mexico later in the month.
where Mai Urcullu is also accredited as
military attache.
Mr.. Spencer Eddy. first secretary OF
the American Embassy in Berlin. who
has spent some time with his brother-in-
law and sister. Senator and Mrs. Bev-
eridge, left Washington yesterday. He
will sail for Germany on July /. and will
take formal leave Of the embassy in Ber-
lin. where ne has been for some years.
and will proceed TO the Argentine Repub-
lie, 10 take M his new duties as minis
ter TO that country. Mr.. Eddy came over
with Mrs. Eddy a few weeks ago. and
made a visit to his parents in Chicago
before coming to Washington.
Mrs. Townshend, Of woodley Park, en-
tertained al luncheon yesterday the
members OF the senior class of ST. Pat
rieks Academy. OF which her son. Lee
Townshend. Is a member. The guests
included Father McGuigan and Father
Smythe, of ST. Patrick's Church; Prof.
James F. Hartnett, and the following
members Of the class: Frank Ryons.
Walter Hines, Erwin Barbour, Henry
Brooks, George Chambers, Paul Rams
dell. Edwin Cross. Bernard Dom. George
Dagnaa. Roland Morrison. Hugh Fegan,
and Lee Townshend. The table was
decorated with the class colors. purple
and gold. in spring flowers; the ices were
OF the same colors, and the souvenirs
were miniature school flags in purple and
gold, with the letters st. P" worked
out in gold. After the luncheon. the
boys had a game Of baseball, the pro-
fessors taking an enthusiastic part in the
! sport.
The marriage Of Miss Clothllde Cas-
: sagne. daughter OF Mrs. Leocadie vieu
Cassagne. 10 Mr.. Thomas Albert Rig
: giles took place on Monday evening al
o'clock. at 169 West Tenth street. New
York City. The maid OF honor was Miss
Bertha Riggles. sister Of the bridegroom
and the best man was Mr.. Hector Jecke
of New York. Mr.. and Mrs. Riggles are
now in Atlantic City for a short stay
after which they will come 10 this city