The Washington times., 1909-09-28
ARR OuT FOP WE'D
DING OF MISS TOWNSEND
TO CAPT. EVANS

Cards have been received in Wash
ington for the marriage of Miss Esther
Caldwell Townsend. of New York, to
Capt. Frank +. Evans, L. 5. NJ. C, re-
tired, of Washington. which will take
place in St. Johns Church, Elizabeth.
n. j., Saturday afternoon. October le,
at 4 o'clock.
Miss Townsend will be attended by
Mrs. Charles Runyon. Of Elizabeth. as
natron OF honor, and her two sisters.
Mrs. Charles T. Osborn, jr-. and Miss
Louise Townsend, Of Philadelphia.
Captain Evans best man will be his
brother. Frederick Evans, of New York,
formerly secretary to Vice President
Hobart. and the ushers will be Frank
lane Briggs, of Newark. and William F.
McCOmbs. jr, of New York, classmates
Of Captain Evans at Princeton: Clark
son Runyon, of Elizabeth. and Major
Henry Leonard. Capt. L. Mason Gulick.
Capt Douglas c. McDOugal. William II.
Merriam, and Frederick de c. Faust, all
Of Washington.
A small reception will follow the cere-
mony. and after a brief wedding trip
Captain Evans vii bring his bride to
Washington. where they viii make their
home.
Miss Townsend. who is the daughter
Of the late Franklin Townsend. OF Phila-
~delphia, and a niece of Mrs. William
Blocker Seaman, Of 226 West Fifty
ninth street, New York, with whom she
makes her home, is well known in
Washington, where she has been a fire.
quent visitor. Last spring she was con-
siderably feted and entertained during
her visit OF several weeks TO Mr.. and
Mrs. John Biddle shortly after the an
nOunceGent of her Engagement to Cap
tain Evans. She is also a niece Of
Lawrence Townsend, OF Washington
and New York. formerly United States
minister to Portugal and Belgium.
Captain Evans is the son of the late
Rev. DR.. Frederick Evans. OF New York,
and Franklin, Pa. He is a graduate Of
Princeton University with the class Of
1895. and at present is private secretary
to United States Senator Briggs Of New
Jersey He Is a member OF the Metro
pOlitan and Chevy Chase Clubs.
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Return to Chevy Chase.
DR.. n Mrs. william J. Pettus and
their daughter, Miss Charlotte Pettus.
have returned to their place at Chevy
Chase from Hamilton, Mass, where
they spent several weeks. DR.. and Mrs.
Pettus will not close their suburban
residence and open their house on Con-
avenUe until late in the tall.
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Mrs. A. G. McClintock. Who is spend
ing several months abroad viii return
20 this country about the first OF No
vember
Mrs. Sanger, wife OF General Sanger.
IS spending some time IN New on
don. Conn, will return to Washington
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Lee, of Girard
street, have returned to Washington
from Boston, where they made a short
visit.
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Miss Lena Z. Kelly has returned 10.
her home in Norfolk, Va, from q visit
Of several weeks to relatives in Wash
ington.
Mrs. Mary Reagan IS spending several
weeks in Atlantic City.
Visiting in New York.
Mr.. and Mrs. James L. Feeney are
spending the week In New York, at
tending the H~udson-FultOn celebration.
the guests OF William w, Delaney.
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Mrs. Barbour Walker has cards out
a reception Saturday afternoon, Oc-
tober 2. from 4 to Z O'Clock. at the Ma
tional Cathedral School for Girls, Mt.
Alban, 10 meet the alumnae. in cele-
bratiOE Of the tenth anniversary Of the
school.
Mrs. j. b. Foraker has arrived in
W lshington from her home. in Cincin-
natl, and opened her handsome resi-
denCe. on Sixteenth street. for a week
or ten days. Miss Louise Foraker. who
is visiting her brother-in-law and sis