Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-16
IN THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
THE MATTIS-CURTIS WEDDING
TAKES PLACE TODAY.
other Events of Pleasing Import.
-Comings-Travel Plans.
Personal Notes.

! Society very generally will be interested
| in and represented at the marriage at the
! Church of the Covenant at 4 O'Clock this
afternoon. of Miss Elsie Evans Curtis and
| Mr.. George Mckinley Maths of Cham
paign, III. 4 decoration of yellow and
green will predominant in the church and
later at >the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam f. Curtis. where the personal friends
OF the uniting families have been asked to
the reception at 4 50. Mr.. Maths entertained
the bridal party and his and The other rela-
| tives here for the wedding at dinner last
night at the Chevy Chase Club, following
a rehearsal of the ceremony. The couple
will leave today by automobile for a long
trip. They will live at Champaign. Ill.
| Miss Stella Carusi and Miss Frances
Miller. debutantes of the coming winter,
went to Annapolis today to attend the foot
| ball game this afternoon and the first hop
| OF the season ton. ut at the Naval Acad-
envy. They will stay at Carvel Hall and
will be chaperoned during their stay by
Mrs. Brereton, whose son, Midshipman
Brereton. is member of the class OF
| 1911
! Mr.. and Mrs. \. Lisner have returned
from Europe, where they spent the past
| four months
DR.. Jeffrey c. O'Connell is at Atlantic
City, recuperating from his recent illness.
His daughter. Miss Anna Louise O'Con-
! nell, is with him.
Dr. and Mrs. NJ. e. Twogood have re-
, turned to the city and are at their home,
3417 18th street
sent out invitations for the marriage of
their daughter. Edith Finch, and Lieut..
Claude Thumnel. L. S. A., Saturday
evening. October 20. at 30 O'Clock, at st.
Margarets Church. Washington. A re-
ception from till 9::M O'Clock will follow
the ceremony OF the home of Gen. and
Mrs. Dudley, 1894 Columbia road. Lieut..
] Thummel and his bride will be at home
/ after December - at Fort Sill. Okla
Capt and Mrs w. w. Mills of 422
9Th street northeast will celebrate at II
reception. Wednesday evening. October q.
from 5 to 10 clock. the fiftieth anIliver-
sary OF their marriage.
Mr.. and Mrs Frank Pearson of Fort
Myer Heights. Va, celebrated their wood
en- wedding, Tuesday evening in the pres
ence of a large number of their friends.
Dancing was the. entertainment of the
evening. Several pretty fancy dance;
were given by little Miss Marguerite
Tucker Mrs. Louise G.. Wells played the
piano 4 buffet supper was served In
the dining room which was beautifully
decorated in autumn leaves. flowers and
ferns. Among those present were Mr..
and Mrs. J. Pearson, Mr.. and Mrs. r.
Hutchinson. Mr. and Mrs. l.. Stratton.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Muir MIR. and Mrs s.
Tucker and 4. ishter, Mr. and Mrs. +. II.
! King. Miss SOPHIA King, Mr.. and Mrs.
Mr. and Mrs b. Hanback,. Mr.. and Mrs.
Il r. Jenkins, Mr.. and Mrs. j. D. Coberth,
Mrs. r. Mudd. Miss May Pearson. Mr.
II. Curtis, Miss Florence Pearson. Mr.. r.
~ No. ~ sin
Speare. Mr.. Ray Pearson. Mr.. and Mrs.
Winter Kendrick. Mrs. ]. E. Cooper. Miss
Edna Cooper. Mr.. Donovan Miss Kate
Gala CHER, Miss Annie Gallagher, MISS
lagher, Miss Jessie, Pearson, Miss Hazel.
Mr. and Mrs. William Anderson, Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Johnson, Mrs. L.. {. Wells.
Mr.. Fred Wells and Miss Catharine F.
! Hamilton.
! The Dolly Madison Chapter. D, A. R..
| held its first meeting of the season last
| Tuesday afternoon at the home OF Mrs.
job Barnard, 1906 Rhode Island ave-
| nue. After the business meeting refresh
ments were served and social hour
much enjoyed, the whole first floor OF
the house being decorated with autumn
leaves Mrs. Henry Mann. the present
regent of the chapter, and Mrs. Wendeil
Stafford, past regent, presided at the tea
table.
| Mrs Shelabarger of So 18th street is
| closing her house and will be in Prince
| ton, n. j.. for the winter, with her
! grandson. Mr. Samuel Shellabarger, who
| is there taking d postgraduate course.
| Mrs H. A. Seymour and Miss Seymour
have gone to New York. where they are
staying at the Hotel Woicott.
Mrs William c. Reid of Elkins, w Va.
mother OF Lieut. Semmes Reid. L. S. N.
is spending the winter in Georgetown as
the guest of her cousin, Miss Ida Welsh,
at 5000 P street.
Miss Irene kingsbnry of Scranton. Pa.
and Mr.. Andrew c. Riley were married
Thursday last at the Rhode Island Ave
nue. Methodist Protestant Church by Rev.
l. J. M. Gill A reception followed at the
home of Capt and Mrs. o. S. Wiley. ASP
| Iowa avenue northwest. The couple re-
ceived a number of fine presents. Ihey
| will reside at the home of the grooms
| father, 1915 Iowa avenue northwest.
Thursday evening last an unusual and
! very interesting service took place in the
| Sunday school rooms of Zion Evangelical
Lutheran Church, 9Th and P streets north
west 1t was the silver wedding anniVer-
sary of Mr.. and Mrs. William II. Schlueter
of 9th and X streets northwest. The
Sunday school rooms were beautifully and
artisticaly decorated for the occasion
with ported plants and cut flowers, white
| chrySanthemums, roses, dahlias ana cos
|
ance 4 large congregation of members
and friends of the family had assembled.
| AS an opening Mrs. F. burberry. the or
ganist of Zion Church played Lohengrln,s
| wedding March" The pastor Rev. {.
F. Bergner, then announced hymn and
| held very impressive service. The pas
| tor then read suitable silver wedding
anniversary poem and made brief adj
dress in German. At the conclusion of the
services, the doxology being sung COM
| mjftee of the church council, on behalf of
the congregation and the organization of
the church. presented Mr. and Mrs.
| Schlueter with a handsome silver tea
service. The pastor also presented the
couple with silver wedding wreath. The
couple arose and standing in front of the
chancel, the congregation, while a wedding
march was played, passed down the aisle
and extended congratulations. Then fol-
| lowed a social hour. and refreshments,
provided by the family. were served. mem
bers of the Ladies' Aid Society of the
Luther League being the servers.
! Mr. and Mrs Schlueter were married
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