Evening star., 1909-07-18
MRS. WILLIAM WATTS SHEDMA AN.

the latter will remain so but a short
while longer. as the ambassador and
Baroness Takahira and their young
daughter have set the date for their de-
parture for the Pacific coast and Japan
Mrs. William Watts Sherman of New
York and Newport has done a gracious
act by installing her mothers old garden
er i'm one Of the most valuable of the
smaller Newport cottages. He is we'll
known to the fashionables as gardener
for thirty-tive years to the late Mrs. john
Carter Brown. And his installation i'll
the cottage is simply his retirement with
d good home and a comfortable pension
by Mrs Sherman, who inherited from
her mothers estate about S;O.Oo0,OO0.
Mrs. Sherman was deeply touched by
Martins devotion to her mother, and
faithful old servant should be assured Of
a home and a comfortable income as long
as he lived.
Mrs. Charles w. Powell lis in Denver
on a visit to her mother. Mrs. Frank
Wheaton, who is entertaining throughout
her visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederic ID. Mckenney of
this city are in Denver on a fortnight S
visit to Mrs Horace Bennett. Her host
eSS gave a large tea in Mrs. Mckenney' 5
I honor. and former Gov. and Mrs Thomas
will give a dinner for he couple Wednes-
day next. Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Adams
also will be dinner hosts this week.
Dr. and Mrs VI. Darcy Magec and
party. consisting of Miss Judith lie Roy
Steele and her sister, Miss Fanny Steele
and Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Dineen, viii sail
| for Antwerp on the Faderland next Sat
| urday, July ~. The party will tour Ger
many, France, England, Scotland and ire
"A rat
Mr.. and Mrs. Connie l.. Bell and son
have left for one months sojourn at Bet
| terton, eastern shore of Maryland, accom-
panied by Miss Alice Turner and Mr. and
Mrs. Arthur q. Turner.
The marriage Of Miss Leila NJ. Wilson
and Mr.. Wingrove Bathon at Rock
Creek Church yesterday at noon was a
most interesting occasion from every
viewpoint. The ceremony was wit
messed by relatives and few friends
OF the couple. chosen from the ranks
of the newspaper profession. of which
both bride and groom are Well known
| members. The church itself had a
| tender interest to the bride. as her
grandfather. the late Rev Wyman
| Woo OF Baltimore, was once its rector.
| He was succeeded by DR.. Buck, uncle OF
! the present rector. Rev. Charles r..
| Buck, who officiated at the simple cere-
! mOny yesterday
| The surroundings were in themselves
/ almost ideal for a summer day marriage.
/ The sunshine was tempered by the spread
/ ing branches of the fine Old trees all
! around the vine-clad church, and the
/ birds sang high overhead or rustied In
! the shrubbery. 1t made pretty picture
| as the couple fingered moment on the
| threshold before entering and again on
coming out while they received the con-
gra tulations of the witnesses 10 the happy
event Within the old church, while the
marriage was in progress, there were
many stray lines of sunshine through
the opened windows, where giimpSes OF
the wooded beauty of the countryside
| formed the setting for the altar and its
lighted tapers.
! There were TO attendants. The bride
/ was charming in French dress of fine
| embroidered white batiste and lace, anC
wore with ii "a most becoming Corday
hat of yaiencienneS lace and pink roses
| The well chosen costume enhanced the
! personaI attractions Of its clever wearer
| whose family connections are with the
| Pages. Lees and Worthingtons of Mary.
land. Her early life was spent in Eng
land where she received most of hel
| education. She has been engaged il
| newspaper work in this city as socia
| correspondent for the New York Herald
and other papers, and enjoys wide
| acquaintance.
| Mr.. Bathon. who is thirty-two years old
| is a son of Mrs. Mary Wingrove Bathor
| of New York and is a member OF tn,
| editorial staff of the Washington Post. In
1898 and 1899 he became known as a