Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-17
HlexanOrla Society.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

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Special Correspondence Of The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, October 16, 1909.
One Of the most beautiful weddings in
many seasons was solemnized> In Christ
Episcopal Church Tuesday evening, when
| Miss Rose Moncrief Anderton, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. George Prior Anderton,
| was married to Lieut.. Robert Alden
| Dawes, u. s. N, formerly Of Island
Creek, Mass, the ceremony being per-
formed by the rector Rev. William Jack
son Morton, in the presence of brilliant
assemblage of relatives and friends or
the bridal couple. The church was very
prettily decorated with palms, autumn
leaves and yellow and white chrysanthe-
NUNS. The bride was escorted to the
altar by her father. Her gown was or
white crepe de chine; her veil was caught
| with orange blossoms, and she carried
shower of valley lilies. Her sister, Miss
Alice Adelaide Anderton. was maid OF
honor and was gowned in white net en-
broidered in gold. and she carried a
cluster of yellow chrysanthemums. The
two bridesmaids were Miss Sallie Dawes
of Massachusetts, sister of the groom,
| and Miss Mary Campbell Of Birmingham,
Ala, who wore white lingerie dresses
with yellow sashes and carried clusters
of yellow chrysanthemums. The groom
was attended by Lieut.. Isaac Johnson
U. S. N. as best man. and Lieut.; Com
mander Leigh Palmer, U. S. n. and
Lieut. Harry Stuart, U. S. N, as sroons-
men. The ushers were Messrs: George
w. Anderton. brother of the bride, OF
Washington and Lee University. Church
i'll Gibson of the Episcopal High Schooi,
Edward Stabler Fawcett and Julian
| Thompson Burke, jr., of this city. A
small reception, limited to the bridal
| fn11n Of no Of bride
parents. on North Washington street.
and later Lieut.. and Mrs. Dawes left to
spend their honeymoon in the north.
engagement of her only daughter. Miss
Mary Leadbeater, and the Rev. James D.
Gibson. jr., Of Wellsburg. w. va. me
wedding will occur Wednesday evening.
mony will be performed by. the rector,
Rev. William ]. Morton. assisted by the
Rev. James D. Gibson of West virginia.
father Of the groom. The maid of honor
and the best man will be the Rev. John
]. Gravatt, jr of New York. Miss Eliza
beth Blackford Lloyd entertained at
luncheon Monday in honor Of Miss Rose
were Miss Mary Campbell, Miss sallie
Dawes. Miss Alice Anderton. Miss Mary
Spowden. Miss Jean Brent. Miss Beall
Daingerfield. Miss George French and
1 a..
entertained at luncheon Thursday in hon
or OF Mrs Sallie Gator Hopper OF Ba!ti-
more, who is the house guest OF her SIS
ter, Mrs William B. Smoot. The other
ladies present were Mrs. clarence Z:
Mrs Thomas w. Robinson, Mrs. T. Mar
shall Jones and Mrs. Albert Smoot. Miss
Julia Downer of Norfolk is visiting Mrs.
Julian T. Burke on Prince street.
The October meeting of Mount Vernon
Chapter. Daughters Of the American
Revolution, was held Friday afternoon at
the residence of Mrs. Hubert Snowden on
were Mrs Samuel L. Monroe. Mrs. John
Leadbeater, Mrs. George Calvert. Mrs
Thomas w. Robinson. Mrs. Stewart JAM
| ieson, Mrs. Frances Smoot DanenhoWer,
Mrs. William A. Smoot Mrs. William b.
smoot, Mrs. Llewellyn Powell. Mrs He
Der Boswell, Mrs. William J. Morton.
Miss Elizabeth NJ. Janney, Miss Mamie
Norton. Miss Rebecca Powell and Miss
Carrie Striblng. Mrs. John Hunton Eos
ter has returned from a visit to the
Misses Waller at Whitewater. Miss Mil
dred Foster has as her guest Miss Bea-
trice Darnell Of Memphis, Tenn Miss
Beall Daingerfield. who came home for
the Dawes-Anderton wedding, has re-
turned to Cape Henry, where she is the
guest of Mrs. Kate Waller Barrett. Mrs.
Viola Wimsatt of Washington Is the guest
Of Mrs. John Porterfie'd Steiner on North
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of Berryville, who has been visiting the
Misses Lloyd. is now the guest of her
cousin. Miss Charlotte Blackburn.
Miss Lisa Anderson and Miss Grace
| Anderson have returned from visit to
their cousin. Mrs. Claude A. Swanson at
the executive mansion in Richmond. Miss
Jeanne Walter of Baltimore is now the
guest Of Miss Grace Anderson. Miss
Marion Lindsey of East Orange. n. j..
is the guest of Miss Jean Brent on North
Columbus street. Miss Katherine H.
Stuart has returned from visit to the
Misses Munford in Richmond Mrs.
Louis billiard has issued cards announc-
ing the marriage of her daughter Miss
Eleanor Hilliard, and Mr.. Richard Black
burn Tucker. son Of the Bishop Coadjutor
Of Southern Virginia. and Mrs. Beverley
cambridge Tucker of Roanoke, Tuesday,
October Il, at Virginia Beach. Miss Mary
Janney Hooff has returned from a visit to
the Misses Douglas in Charlottesville.
Miss Louise Tyson Hooff has returned
from a visit to DR.. and Mrs. Strother in
Culpeper Mrs William Upshur Noting
ham has returned to her home In East
vile, after a visit to her daughter. Mrs.
Edgar Carpenter, at Grace Church rec
tory.
Mrs. Charles Hulf1sh Of Charlottesville
is visiting her parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles King. on South st. Asaph street
Mrs Maigne, wife OF Lieut.. Charles Min
negerOQe Malgne, ana Lnelr small QaUSn-
ter. who have been visiting Mrs. Maigne' S
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Francis ]. David
son, will leave early next week to Join
Lieut.. Maigne at Fort Riley. Kansas
Mrs. James E. King has returned from
a visit to Orange, N. j., and Hartford
Conn. Mrs. Benna V. Williams and Mr.
George T. Roper were married at noon
Saturday by Rev. Joseph r. Sewer of the
Second Presbyterian Church. Miss Pauline
Dolen has returned from Strasburg, where
she spent the summer with her aunt.
Mrs Lizzie Rudd. Mr.. John Lawrence
Boggs and Miss Christina Boggs of Perth
| Amboy, n. j., were the guests Thursday
of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank T. King, on Prince
street. Mrs. Benton Chinn is visiting her
sister, Mrs. Frederick w. Richardson at
Fairfax Court House. Miss Frances Has
son has returned from a visit of several
| weeks to Miss Flora Pirkey In Strasburg
Mrs. Howard Sharp of Berlin, N. J., is
the guest Of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick
Erwin Ludwig on Braddock Heights Mrs
NJ. f. O'Sullivan has returned from a
visit to New York city and Pottsville. Pa
Mr.. and Mrs Milton Stanley kronheim
have returned from their wedding trip
and are visiting Mrs. Kronheims parents