Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-06
IN THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
POTOMAC BOAT CLUB WILL BE
HOST THURSDAY NIGHT.
Engagements Announced and
Nearby Wedding Day-other
Events-Personals


vitations for the opening of the new boat
house Thursday evening. July 9. Inc
club will be at home to its friends In its
new home at the Aqueduct bridge from
$50 to III 80. After the formal opening
dancing will follow. and the event prom
fses to be most pleasurable one.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Snow of this city
announce the engagement of their only
daughter Cornelia Boardman, to Mr.. Au-
dason A. Charles of this city. MI
Charles starts July for Nankin. China,
where he goes to engage in educational
work.
Miss Mamie Miller of >4O6 Adams street
northeast left yesterday to. visit friends
in northern Indiana Chicago and Column
bus. Ohio. and other points on her route,
and will be gone about three months
Mr.. and Mrs. James NJ. Price announce
the engagement of their daus inter-; Eva
May. to William narrower Strobel the
wedding to take place the early part OF
August.
Miss Jennie Croker. Miss Helen Brice
and Miss Kate Brice, who went TO London
and the Hon. John H. Ward, will arrive in
New York this week. Miss Crocker was
her cousins maid Of honor
Mrs. W. E. Reynolds. who has been
visiting her mother, Mrs. Joseph f. Col
Inns. and sister. Mrs. John Hadley Doyle,
has left to join her husband. Capt. Rey-
nolds, at Newport News. Capt. Reynolds
is stationed temporarily at Newport News
experimenting the construction of the
th4 Chi Coz fbn
ter service.
a jolly crowd of young people Of Mount
Pleasant, consisting of nine couples. en-
joyed a delightful straw ride TO Glen
Echo Tuesday evening. June 20. After
taking in the many amusementS refresh
ments were served by the young ladies'
The Rev. NJ. Ross and Mrs. Fishburr
accompanied the party. Among those pres
ent were Misses Ethel Dodson, Mamie
Sheckells, Marie Hall, Lottie Kohler
Cha Il Mansfield. liza Morrill,. Lucy DOrtch
Pearl Calhoun. Florence Bryant; Messrs
Shirley Downing. Mahlon. Talbot, Hay
ner Gordon, Ernest Wendroth. Walter
Head, Stephen Trusdall. George Meddle-
ton. Roy Carly and Frank Allen.
Mrs. Jean Florence Petersen announces
the marriage of her daughter Florence
Ward. and Mr.. John A. Petty of this
city. at st. Paurs Roman Catholic Church,
18th and streets, today. Father Theo-
dore A. Metcalf. assisted by Father James
f. Mackim, officiating. Mrs. Petty is
the youngest daughter of the late Charles
w. Petersen. After trip west the cou-
pie will be at home to friends at the
Olympia apartments, 14th and Euclid
streets. No cards.
The home of DIR. and Mrs Llewellyn
F. Davis on Park road. was the scene
Of a wedding last Thursday evening.
when Dr. Davis sister. Mrs. Myra Davis
Erkle, was married to Mr.. William J. Ge-
given away by her brother. Dr. Llewellyn
f. Davis, whose little daughter Elaine at
tended as flower girl. The bridegroom
and best man, Mr.. Louis Wright OF
Cleveland, awaited the bride at the i'm
provised altar, bower of palms and oak
leaves. The ceremony was performed by
Rev. George A. Wilson of NOrthminster
Church. Mrs. George r. Davis of Linden
Nd. played the wedding marches and
other appropriate selections. Following
the ceremony Mr.. and Mrs. Gelink re-
ceived the congratulations of their
friends in the white and gold parlor A
buffet supper was served in the dining
room. while the bride distributed boxes
of wedding cake. The bride wore an i'm.
ported robe Of princess applique lace over
bouquet of bride roses. Her only orna-
ment was a rare old cameo, formerly be
longing to the bridegroom's mother
Among the out-of-town guests were Mr.
and Mrs. Oberholzer of New York, Mr.
Louis Wright of Cleveland. Ohio. and
Mr.. Minor and Miss Kelly of Baltimore
Mr.. and Mrs. Gelink left later for a
mountain jaunt and will be at home to
their friends after July 20.
Mr.. and Mrs. V. f. Adler and family
expect to leave for Atlantic City tomor-
row. They will be at Chelsea for part
of the summer and will later go to the
mountains before returning home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas W. Gilmer of 81.
Florida avenue northwest will soon leave
on their biennial European tour. This trip
will include the British Isles, France and
the highest Alpine country.