Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-28

Mills We're so in gold SD of which was
presented by Capt Mills fellow employees
several gold spoons. a gilded clock, gild-
ed mirrors and several handsome pieces
of bronZed china.
Both Capt Nils and his wife are ma
tive WashngtonianS, having been born in
their old homes in the southeast section,
seNenty-thrse and seventy years ago re-
:pectively. Mrs. Mills before her mar
riage was Miss Annie J. Little. daughter
of a we'll known business man of fifty
years ago They were married by the
late Rev r. A. Malery in the Second
Baptist Church. Atm street and Virginia
avenue southeast.
In his boyhood Capt. Mills was en-
ployed in the Washington navy yard and
was one of the several hundred employees
assigned to make cartridges for the
mics of the Mexican war. At the out
break of the civil war he enlisted for
three months in the 9th District Battal-
ion OF Infantry and later enrolled him.
self as a private in the I'd District In
fantry Regiment. serving until his dis
charge in 1869 For meritor:ous services
rendered in one of the campaigns in the
latter part of 1864 he received commits
sion captain.
After the close of the war Capt Mills
became a member of the local police force
and served under various police COM
manderS until 1869. when he resigned and
moved into the Shenandoah valley. where
he farmed until 1872 In that year he
procured position in the post office,
where he has been employed ever since.
The Capitol Hill Literary Society met
last Monday evening at the residence of
Mr.. and Mrs. E. V. Carr. 6101a Park road
papers on arctic explorations, and gave
musical selections. There was a good at
tendance.
Miss Norcross has issued invitations
for a tea to be given at her residence in
Petworth Saturday. October 80, in honor
of the bride of her brother, DR.. Alfred
Goodman Norcross. Miss NOrcross will
be assisted in receiving by Mrs. Williams
and Miss Williams of Pennsylvania. and
the Misses Warren, LIE Due. Buck, ClaX-
ton. Sassa and Wiltburger of Washing
ton. The dining room will be in charge
of Mesdames Buck. Baxter. Cromwell,
Finckel Gresham and Painter.
Rev. Dr. and Mrs. William H. Logan of
Wilmington, Del. are the guests of DR..
and Mrs. George S. Duncan, 300 9TH
street northeast.
DR.. and Mrs. Tom A. Williams will
return from Europe November l, and
will move to 175S X street northwest,
where they have leased the house of Col.
Thomas L. Wood. lately occupied by the
secretary of the Brazilian legation.
very pretty marriage took place yes
terday afternoon at 4 o'clock at Austin,
the country place of the late Maj. a. l..
Hunt. at Amherst, Va. the principals be-
ing Mr. William kinckle Allen of Am.
herst and Miss Salle Spottswood HUNT of
Richmond. The Rev. DIR. William Alex
ander Barr of st. Paurs. Lynchburg, was
the celebrant. The bride was given in
marriage by her brother. Mr.. Albert F.
HUNT of Richmond. She was attended
by Miss Mildred Bacon of Washington
and Miss Imogen Warwick of Richmond,
as maids of honor. The brides dress was
of crepe meteor and white chiffon over
satin with duchess lace embroidered with
seed pearls in American beauty rose de-
sign. She wore veil and carried a
shower bouquet of lilies of the valley.
Her maids were gowned in white chiffon
over yellow satin and carried large bOu-
with yellow ribbon. The beautiful re-
ception rooms and library were thrown
into one and artisticaly decorated with
running cedar and ferns and yellow
and oranges and malaga
grapes, the color scheme in all the elab-
crate and pretty decorations being white.
yellow and green.
The groom was attended by his brother.
Dr. Charles w Allen of this city, as
best man. The ushers were Mr. J. CLAIR
Washington. and Mr.. Thomas r. Allen,
a cousin of the groom, of Amherst. I'm
mediately after the marriage ceremony
there was a reception. during which de-
licious refreshments We're served An or
chestra furnished numerous classic selec-
tons throughout the afternoon.
Inc bride is beautiful girl of the
blond type, being q daughter of the late
Maj. 4. L. HUNT of Richmond and
granddaughter of DR.. Otis Manson of
that city. Mr. Allen is a graduate of the
University of Virginia. having received
the degree of bachelor of arts from that
institution. and was the winner of the
jefferson Society orators medal the year
of his graduation. Later he studied law
at the Boston Law University, where he
took his bachelor of laws degree. Mr..
Allen was presidential elector in 1904 for
the tenth Virginia congressional district
herst.
Among those present were Miss Mary
Manson. Chicago: Mrs William D. Lyon,
Providence, r. L.; Mr.. and Mrs John r.
Louisville, Ky; Mr.. and Mrs. Frank An
drews and Master Frank Andrews, Vicks-
burg. Miss; Mr.. Louis de la Tour and
the Misses de la Tour. Lynchburg; Mrs.
Tinsley l., Allen and Mss Allen, mother
and sister of the groom; DIR. Charles w
Allen. Mr.. J. Clarence Allen. Mrs c. A
Shafer and Miss Mildred Bacon, all of
Washington; Mr. and Mrs. Albert +.
Hunt. Miss lmoSen Warwick. Miss AL
bert Hunt. jr.: Mr. Spottswood HUNT of
Richmond; MIR. and Mrs. William Hunt.
Atlanta; Mr.. Thomas r. Allen. MIR. and
Mrs H. G. Joyner. Capt. and Mrs. John
Nj. Payne, Amherst: Mrs. John Howard
Herrick and Miss Helen HUNT, a cousin
of the bride. Baltimore, and Mr. Ed
ward Hunt of the Episcopal High School
and others.
Mr.. and Mrs. Allen left on the north
bound train for New York and Canada
The marriage of Miss Ruth Green
kirkus. daughter of Mrs William Kirkus.
jr., ard Mr.. Walter Grafton Dunlop took
place last evening at ST. Margaret's
Church, at O'clock.
The church was profusely decorated
with white chysanthemums and palms.
Rev. Herbert Scott Smith, the rector.
performed the ceremony.
The bride, who was escorted and later
given away by her uncle. Mr. William
G. Langley of Waterbury, Conn.,, wore
beautiful gown of ivory white satin made
princess, with a court train. Her tule
veil was fastened under orange blossoms.
and she carried shower bouquet OF
bride roses and lilies of the valley.
Miss Laura Beaumont of Wheeling. w.
Va. was the maid of honor, and wore a
gown of pink chiffon over pink satin. and
ca FRIED a large bouquet of white chrysan-
themumS.
The bridesmaids Miss Helen Champion
Miss Louise Davidson, Miss Anne VIII