Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-06
IN THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
MISS HUNTER AND MISS HAM
MoND WE'RE BRIDES. TODAY.
Other Wedding Ceremonies and a
Golden One-Home-Com-
ings-Personals.

| Today at noon at the parsonage of the
Vermont Avenue Christian Church, Rev.
Frederick D. Power officiating, occurred
the marriage of Miss Maud Charters
Hunter and Mr.. Claude Bernard Guittard
The bride is the daughter of Col. and Mrs.
Robert Finley Hunter. Her father grad
| uated from West Point and is descended
i from Capt. Joseph Hunter of revolution
airy fame.
Lieut. Col George K. Hunter, now sta
toned at Honolulu, is a cousin to the
bride. Judge Edward Hunter Of Wash
| ington is also cousin.
Mr.. Guittard. who is chief of the period
ical division. Library of Congress is the
son Of the late DR.. Guittard of Ohio, and
is a brother to DR.. Virgil Guittard. =. S.
A.. and cousin to Lieut.. Alvin Guittard,
now stationed at Fort Logan. Col.
Mr.. and Mrs. Guittard- will he at home
after November l, until the second week
/ in December, when Monday will he Mrs.
Guittard's day at home for the winter sea-
son.
At Grace Reformed Church today at
noon the pastor. Rev. John NJ. Schick. per-
formed the marriage ceremony for his son.
Mr.. James P. SchiCk, and Miss Pauline
Hammond, daughter of Mrs. NJ. Blanche
Hammond. Only a family party and few
! intimate friends were present. There were
no attendants and the bride wore becom-
ing travelling costume, The couple left
! town shortly after the ceremony for a
honeymoon jaunt.
Mr.. and Mrs. John w. Foster, who re-
turned two weeks ago from their summer
home at Henderson Harbor. y. Y, have
their grandson, Mr.. Foster Dulles, a law
student here. with them for the winter.
They also expect their son-in-law and
daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Lansing, to spend
the winter with them.
During the past summer Mr.. and Mrs.
Foster celebrated amidst their children
and grandchildren their fiftieth wedding
anniversary. Their two sons-in-law and
daughters prepared the program for
very happy day. First Of all. as they
had brought the date to the attention OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Fosters closest friends.
there We're hundred messages of con-
graduation from far and near piled up
on gold salver-one of the family gifts
when the days exercises began at break
fast at DR.. and Mrs. Dulles cottage,
which is near the Foster cottage.
A luncheon at the cottage of Mr.. and
Mrs. Lansing was the second meeting
place for the family circle. and was sup
piemented by afternoon tea at the
Foster home. The opportunity was taken
/ III tie absence OF the golden bride and
groom to completely embower the cottage
within and without with gold en- glow
golden-rod and yellow roses, with the
dates 1s59-l9O3 showing over the fire.
place Even the porches which extend
over the lake, were heaped with the
yellow blossoms. The beautifully ilumi-
mated program, with the events of the
day indicated, was another part of the
decoration. The guests at the tea We're
all the acquaintance of the family in
the entire neighborhood. An incident of
| the day which was greatly enjoyed was
the reading Of an original verse by each
of the children and grandchildren and
i the singing of one set to music by the
| An interested spectator as well as par
ticipant in the pleasures of the day was
Mrs. McFersOn, mother of Mrs. Foster,
who Is in her ninety second year and
still enjoying good health. She is also
here for the winter. A dinner party was
the final feature of the celebration, which
occurred a beautiful day, cool enough
To have log fires burning in the cottages,
and sunny and pleasant enough to have an
hours fishing. which had been down on
| the schedule take it's proper part In
cidentally it also engaged the attention
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Foster. which was the
! main object. as their children wished to
make each part of the celebration a
surprise for them. In this respect as in
every other. the day was a great sue
<eSs.
! AS continuation OF the celebration.
another day was set apart when friends
Of the couple from the neighborng cities
and resorts had chance to offer their
. congratulations.
Mr.. and Mrs. Foster were married in
| Cincinnati. where the latter'S family were
| then residing. Their subsequent life
! SO many years of which have been spent
! in this city, Is both national and local his
| tory. Few women have greater charms
as hostess than Mrs. Foster. and fewer
! still have had the pleasure of entertain
| ing as many nOtabieS from this country
and from distant lands. Although but
comparatively few of their acquaintance
/ heard OF the celebrat ton, the golden pres
ents received form a splendid collection
and are in many beautiful designs.
| Col. and Mrs. Richard A. O'Brien have
! issded cards announcing the marriage of
their eldest daughter Louise Russell, to
Mr.. Charles Ernest Collifower, ir. The
ceremony, which took place Tuesday
! morning at st. Peters Church. was per-
formed by Rev. James NJ O'Brien, and
was followed by nuptial mass. The
bride, who was attended by her sister
Miss Gertrude X. OBrien, as maid OF
honor. was becomingly gowned in pearl
white silk. trimmed with lace and crys-
tails. She wore a large white beaver hat
trimmed with willow plumeS She carried
a shower bouquet of bride roses. The
maid Of honor wore pale blue silk pongee
with picture hat of blue MORE trimmed
with pink rosebuds and fern. She car
ried pink roses. Mr. James f. Coll1owe-
was best man. A wedding breakfas, fol-
lowed at the brides residence on Capitol
Hill for the immediate families only, ow-
! ing to recent bereavement in the
groOm's family They left immediately
after for a trip TO Philadelphia. Atlantic
! City and New York. They will he at
home after November at 40 1st street
southeast.
Miss ". Louise Lowe of q street north
| east : spending IA part of her vaca ton in
Frederick, Md.