The Washington times., 1909-06-30

Miss Helen Taft Kill leave Washing
| ton tomorrow morning for New York,
| where she will be the guest of her
uncle and aunt. Mr.. and MEs. Henry
w. Taft, for day or two en- route to
| Port Henry, n. Y, to attend the ter
| centenary celebration at Lake Cham
plain.
Robert Taft and Charles Taft will
join the sister in New York on Satur-
day. and the party. which win also in
clude Miss Louise Taft and waIbridge
| Taft, daughter and son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry w. Taft. will go to Lake Cham
plain as the guests of siIas Witherbee,
/ q classmate of Robert Taft at Yale,
on his houseboat Silouan for the cele-
| bration
The President, who will also attend
the precautionary. will return to Wash
ington directly afterward. Miss Taft
and her brothers viii go from there to
Beverly Farms, Mass. to join Mrs.
Taft and her sister. Mrs. Louis More.
who viii leave the White House Satur-
day afternoon Tor the summer capital
/ +
The Assistant Secretary of State and
Mrs Huntington Wilson were hosts at
! an informal tea yesterday afternoon at
! their residence on K street
This morning Mrs. Wilson went to
Baltimore for short visit with reIa-
/ lives.
Go to New London.
e A. J. Halford and his daughter. Miss
Ruth Halford. left Washington yester-
/ day for New London, Conn, where
they viii spend the month OF July at
| Ocean Beach. Mrs Halford. who viii
remain in Washington until about the
middle OF July, will join them late7~
/ for short stay at New London befor~.s
! going 10 the AdirOndacks, where III ~
/ VIII probably spend the remainder o.
! the season.
Wright-Ferry.
/ Miss Alma Clare Wright. daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. j. Eliot Wright. of
/ nor P street northwest. and Charles
Lee. Ferry were married this morning
/ at o'clock in Immaculate Conception
Church, the assistant pastor. the Rev
Eugene J. Connolly. officiating in the
presence of a small company of rela-
/ tives and intimate friends.
DR.. Anton Gloetzner played the we'd
/ ding music for the entrance OF the
bridal party and during the ceremony
The bride wore a handsome gown OF
white peau de sole, trimmed in chif-
/ fon and pearl, with a long. train Her
bridal veil of tulie was arranged with
/ a coronet OF orange blossoms In
stead of the conventional bouquet, she
carried white Battle-Ground prayer
I book.
The bride and bridegroom, who were
unattended, entered the church together
/ Shortly after the ceremony, Mr.. and
( Mrs. Ferry left Washington for bridal
/ trip to Atlantic City. Mrs Ferry trav-
/ eled in a becoming tailored suit Of
natural colored pongee with tan straw
/ hat
After July % they will be at home at
2SO5 Adams Mill road.
Keiser-Brooks.
! Miss Ethel Maude kelser. daughter If
Mr. and Mrs. william S Keiser. of
Capitol Ill., was married last evening
TO Walter John Brooks, jr.. in the home
of the brides parents. 126 Sixth street
northeast
The Rev. John Compton Ball, pastor
of the Metropolitan Baptist Church,
performed the ceremony in the presence
Of the relatives Of the bride and bride
groom, ad a few close friends.
An improvised altar OF palms and
| Bride roses stood at one end of the
drawing room, forming an attractive
/ background for the bridal party. The
entire lower floor of the house was deco
rated with pink and white roses. palms.
and daisies.
The bride. who was escorted by her
! father who gave her in marriage. wore
a beautiful bridal gown or white satin,
made princess over taffeta, with panel
| front deliberately embroidered in lilies
of the valley, and the bodice trimmec
with pearls and rose point lace. Her
veil of tulie was held with wreath OF
orange blossoms, and the bouquet was
q shower of Bride roses and sweet peas.
Miss Grace A. Schneider, the maid
of honor, wore pale pink messaline and
lace. and carried a bouquet of pink
carnations.
The bridesmaids, Miss Clara L Hill
Iearv Miss Grace Brooks, Miss Louise
Royal Miss Virginia Early, Miss Mary
Brockman and Miss Mary Early, wore
dainty frocks of green, pink, blue. and
daisies. Mr.. Frederick y. Hanks acted
as best man for MT. Brooks.
Mrs. G. Fred Thompson, sister of the
/ bridegroom, played the LOhengrin We'd
ding March for the entrance OF the
party. and the old Scotch love song
| fannie Laurie" during the ceremony.
h Immediately following the ceremony
| a large reception was held Mrs. keiserI
mother of the bride, wearing hand
some gown of white satin and rose
! point lace, received the guests, and MIS-
l w J. Brooks. ST., mother OF the bride
| groom, wore handsome black SILK
After the reception Mr. and Mrs.
Brooks left for a bridal trip through
Delaware and Maryland.
Among the out-of-town guests at the
wedding were Mr.. and Mrs. w. j.
AIine Davis of Virginia;t stephen w.
Bassett OF New York. and r. S. Thomp-
son. Of Massachusetts.
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