Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-03
SHENANDOAH VALLEY SOCIETY
Correspondence of The Star


Tie marriage of Miss Mary Julia Seal
and Mr.. William Bryson Wagner. which
took place at noon Wednesday. was one
of the prettiest weddings that has been
witnessed here in a long time. The en-
tira lower floor of the house was a YER
liable flower garden. and exquisite taste
was displayed in the decorations. The
bride. who is an unusually beautiful girl,
wore a princess gown of whit" satin,
with veil and carried bride roses. There
were no attendants The ceremony was
4 erformed by Rev. DR.. j. w. Duffey,
pastor of BraddoCk Street Methodist Epis-
copaI Church South and was witnessed
by about fifty invited guests. mainly rel
atives and intimate friends, some OF
whom came from Washington. The bride
is the only daughter OF Mrs. Lewis w.
Seal. and Mr. Wagner Is son OF MT.
and Mrs. William NJ. Wagner Of this
city. After a wedding breakfast the
bride and groom left on an extended
northern tour. after which they will
make their home in Winchester.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles A. Heller have
announced the engagement OF their
daughter. Miss Ada B. Heller. to Mr..
Louis I.oveman of New York. The we'd
ding is TO take place some time this
winter: The young couple VIII I'VE IN
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph A.
Miller of this county has returned from
New York While there she was hand
someiy entertained at the Waldorf As
toria Hotel by the New York members OF
the Society of the Daughters Of 1872, of
which she is the corresponding secretary.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hopkins have re-
turned to Washington after visiting
friends In Winchester and Frederick
county. Mrs. Ada ShertZer and daugh-
Ter, Miss Rhoda Shertzer Of Stephens
City have been spending some time with
friends in Washington. Miss Lillian
Barnes, Miss Mamie Stephenson and Miss
Ada Steele left today for Washington
where they will visit friends for a week
Miss Helen Bird returned to her home
near Washington this week. after an eX-
tended visi, to. her aunt. Mrs. James l.
Iarrick. at Niddetown. Mr.. Joseph
Gou"heuour and bride, who was Miss
Mary Bird Larrick, have returned to
Middletnwn from their wedding trip. part
of which was spent with friends in Wash
ington. Mr.. James Thornton of Wash
inSton has been visiting friends in Clarke
county during the past week. Miss Ber-
tina Travers of Brucetown has been
spending this week with friends in Wash
inSton. Mrs. Douglass Forrest OF WASH
ington is stopping with Miss Sherrard at
her home on Amherst street. Mr. and
Mrs. Edmund NJ Houston have been spend
ing some time with relatives and friends
in Washington. Mrs. John +. Campbell
returned To Athens. Ga. this week. after
spending the summer at the home of
Ter father. Maj. Robert w. Hunter, in
this city. Miss Rnker. who has been
on an extended visit to relatives near
Winchester returned to Washington this
week Mr.. and Mrs. George w. Gordon
returned to their home in Washington
Thursday, after spending the summer at
the home of Miss Sherrard. on Amherst
street Mrs. Joseph A. Potts is visiting
relatives and friends in Washington. Mrs
John =. Kennedy of Richmond has been
visiting Mrs Arthur Davenport at her
lone in Charles Town. Mr. and Mrs.
George w. Haines have returned to
charles Town, after spending some time
in Washington and at Chesap eake Beach.
Miss Florence Strder. who has been
visiting her sisters in Washington. has
returned to Charles Town. Mrs. Richard
Ware of Washington has been visiting
her sister. Mrs. George W. ShulI, in
Honolulu has arryeS at to Front e RoSal on on
a visit TO relatives. Miss Margaret Gray
have returned to Front Royal. after Wis
itlng relatives in Washington, New York
and eastern Maryland. Mr.. and Mrs
Wilson Petty of Arlington. Va. are visit
at their home in Front Royal. Va
Mrs 4. d. Adelsberger. who has been
visiting friends i'm Washington for the
past month. returned to her home at
Front Royal Wednesday. Mr.: and Mrs.
Amss of Washington, who have been
spending the summer at the home of Mrs
II. A. Hail. in Front Royal. returned to
the capital this morning. Mrs. Rebecca
conrad has had as her guests at the
Bloomery. near Charles Town, the past
week. her sister. Mrs. w. NJ Osburn OF
Baltimore, her daughters. Mrs c. T Hen
retty of Alexandria and Mrs James NJ.
Navanaugh of Harrisonburg and her son.
Mr.. James Conrad of Washington Cant
Hanson b. Black. who has just completed
three years army service in Alaska, ar
rived at the family home. BealI Air, in
Ienerson county. few days ago, with
his family. on their way to WASHINGTON
where he will he stationed Ma Eliza
beth Hilbert and Miss Mary Iebert of
Washington and Miss Emma Pitt of
baltimore have been spending some time
with friends at Charles Town Mrs
Themes r. Cross of Washington has
been spending several days in town this
week. Mrs. John : AIfriend of Charles
Town left this week to visit friends in
Richmond. and was accompanied to Wash
ington by Rev. Mr.. Afriend, who spent
several days there. Mrs 3. 4. Wilson,
Miss Esfelle Gibson. Miss Harriet VIII
son. Miss Irene Engle and Miss Alma
Phillips of Charles Town went to New
York to attend the Hudson Fulton cele-
bration. Miss Nellie Martin of WASH
lnston is visiting Miss Carrie SchIlline
at her home on Bolivar Heights Mrs.
lara '. Wentzell of Washington is visit
ing her mother. Mrs Amelia Rau at her
home. the Naples, at Harpers Ferry Mr.
Joseph IL. yesterday and Mr.. William ID.
Yesterday of Washington, who are twins
celebrated their seventy-siXth birthday
anniversary Tuesday at family dinner
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs Josenh
yesterday, in Charles Town Mrs. s. G.
holland gave a delightful whist party at
Her home on Bolivar Heights Wednesday
evening in honor of friends. some of the
quests being from Washington Mrs
Don NJ. Carr of Washington is visiting
Her parents. Mr. and Mrs. George NJ.
BeltShooVer, at Sheperdstown
MI and Mrs George w McCord have
l-turi.ed to Philadelphia. after an ex-
tended visit to Capt. James NJ Jenkins
ana family at their home on North Mar
ket street. Or. Robert c. Randolph who
las been spending the summer in Europe
ana other foreign countries. has returned
10 Boyce. Mrs. Harry Lawrence and two
children returned to Philadelphia this
Week after visiting Miss Griffith at her
nome near town. Miss Katharine Will
hanson. who has been visiting at the
nome of Rev. r. j. Brooke, at Romney
w. Va. came TO Winchester this week on
a visit to friends before returning to her
home at Harrisonburg. Va. DIR. and Mrs
p. ID. Davis of Harrisonburg were on a
visit to friends In Washington and
Charles Town, w. Va. this week Miss
Minnie Myers and Miss Effie Click have
returned TO Harrisonburg. after visiting
friends in Washington and Baltimore
Mrs. Edward Giles OF Washington has
been spending the past two weeks with
friends In this city. Mrs. S. G. Young of