Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-27
IN the WORLD OF SOCIETY
THE GRAY-SHERMAN WEDDING
AT ST. JOHNS AT 4 O'CLOCK.
Miss Sanger and Mr.. Carlisle Mar
ried Earlier in the Day-Other
Events-Personal Notes.


AT O'Clock this afternoon at St. Johns
Church Rev. Roland Cotton Smith will
perform the marriage ceremony for Miss
Laura Sherman. daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs Hoyt Sherman. and Mr.. Prentiss
Gray of Oakland. Cal. The chancel has
been freshly adorned with palms and
vines and quantities of pink and white
peonies. There will be no ushers. and
the couple will go to the altar unat-
tended, save that Miss Rachel Wheeler.
daughter Of Representative and Mrs
Wheeler will be maid Of honor. and Mr..
Ralph Merritt of California will serve as
best man. The bride. who is charm
ingly attractive girl, is q grandniece of
the late Gen. Sherman and of John Sher-
man. and niece of Gen. Miles. and has
therefore several relatives here belonging
to their families. 1t will be these and
few other close friends who will be pres
ent at the ceremony. The bridal toilet
will be an exceedingly dainty lingerie
dress. with which will be worn hat
trimmed with pink roses. Miss Wheeler
will also wear white with touches of
pink. No reception will follow. as the
couple will leave this evening for their
honeymoon journey, and then continue
their travels to California, where they
will live. in Oakland.
Mrs. Sherman and Mrs. Wheeler. whose
daughter was honor maid for the bride.
have renewed here the past winter the
friendship which began while both were
classmates during college days.
Mr. Roger Sherman. who will graduate
this year from Yale is here for his sis
ters wedding and is with his parents at
the Cumberland. Miss Langfitt gave a
river party yesterday in honor of Miss
Sherman, the guests having lunch first at
the home of Maj. and Mrs. Langtitt at
Washington barracks.
A marriage today which claimed atten-
ton was that of Miss Edith Kent Sanger,
daughter of Gen. and Mrs. Joseph P.
Sanger, and Mr.. Vaudeville Carlisle. son
of Mrs. Calderon Carlisle. The ceremony
was at noon at ST. Johns Church and
was followed by a large reception at the
family residence. Both the church ana
the house were effectively decorated with
pink and white peonies, May roses and
quantity of green vines and foliage plants.
Rev. DR.. Roland Cotton Smith performed
the marriage ceremony and the bride vas
escorted by her father to the chancel.
Her attendants were Miss Randolph.
Walter Prentice Sanger. brother of the
bride, June II, at Fitchburg, Mass; Miss
May Carlisle, sister of the bridegroom.
and Miss Grace Jarvis, the debutante
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gowns and hats conformed to the color
scheme of pink. white and green and
each carried huge bouquet Of pink roses.
sweet peas and mignonette. The bride
wore white lace with satin embellish-
ments. tulle veil and orange blossoms and
carried a shower bouquet of valley lilies.
white sweet peas and gardenias. The ush-
ers who seated the guests and also took
part in the procession to the chancel
were Lieut. Edward McCauley, Mr.. Dud
ley Blossom. Mr.. Thomas Cheney. Mr.:
Arthur Allen, Mr.. Allen Richardson and
Mr.. George Lyon, nearly all from out OF
town. Mr.. Walter Howe was best man.
The couple left town for their honeymoon
journey late this afternoon and contem-
plate making their future residence here.
Invitations have been received from
Lieut.. Col. and Mrs. Warren Putnam
Newcornb for the marriage Of their daugh-
ter. Miss Marion Warren Newcomb. and
First Lieut.. George Albert Wildrick, Coast
Artillery Corps. Us A., Wednesday. June
10. in st. Cornelius Chapel. Governors
Island. New York.
Mrs Charles Wheeler of Philadelphia
had much polite attention centered on
her box at the horse show yesterday
wheit her daughter, the Countess Pappen-
helm entertained there Prince Colonna of
Italy and his son. who were here recently:
Mrs Laurence Townsend. wife OF the
ex-minister to Belgium. and Miss Yvonne
Townsend. who have been in this city
throughout the past season. Countess
trailing robe of white accordion pleated
voile and directoire coat of Irish lace.
Her hat. high-crowned model In gray.
was swathed around the crown with gray
tulle. and at the left side cluster OF
gray and dark ruby-colored aigrettes. A
violet linen tailor-made and small toque
to match were worn By Mrs. Townsend.
Her pretty young daughter. who Is said
to have inherited much OF her mothers
musical talent, was attired In white
lingerie gown with lace hat adorned with
pink roses.
Mrs John G. Amy has announced the
engagement of her daughter, Miss Sarah
Amy. and Mr.. H. Brooks Price of New
York Miss Almys father was the late
Rear Admiral Amy and she is a charming
member of a family well known and
popular in residential society. and es-
pecally in the navy circle. The wedding
day is not yet announced. Mr. Price
comes of a widely known Maryland fam
lily and is member of a firm of archi-
tects in New YORK city. where he now
makes his home.
Mrs Margaret E. Hamilton and her
daughter. Mrs. H. H. Grove. have closed
their home on Connecticut avenue ex-
tended and sailed for Europe. They will
remain abroad for a year.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. H. Morse of New York
city have been the guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
J. B. Brown of 1918 S street northwest
for the past week.
Miss Lakeland Is the guest of Mr.. and
Mrs Alex II. Higginson at their beaut
full home Middlesex Meadows, South Lin
coin. Mass. where she will remain until
the end of June.
Mr.. J. L. Ewell and Rev. and Mrs. Will
liam s Ewell will sail for Europe on the
Kroonland Saturday. May so.
Mrs A. T Britton entertained last night