The Washington herald., 1909-06-22

Commissioner and Mrs. Henry Itch
field West announce the engagement Of
their younger daughter, Minnie Athowe.
to Mr.. orv!lle Breckenridge Drown. the
wedding 10 take place in the early fall
Miss West is one OF the popular members
Of the younger set. bnd a pupil OF Central
High School. Mr.. Drown is a young
business man OF Washington.
The marriage Of Miss Mary Astor Paul.
Of Philadelphia. to Mr.. Charles A. Mum.
Of this city, was a brilliant. though small.
social affair OF Philadelphia yesterday.
The ceremony took place at noon IN the
quaint little church. St Martins. al Rad
nor. Pa. Rev. George Lamb. rector Of
hciating. assisted by Rev. James Lamb.
rector Of old ST. David's Church at
Devon. The church was turned into a
veritable bower OF flowers for the occa-
sion. and none but the immediate men,
beTs OF the families OF the bride and
bridegroom witnessed the ceremony.
The bride was given in marriage By hsr
brother. Mr.. A. J. Drexel Paul. and at
tended by her cousin. Miss Frances p.
D Fell. and her intimate friend. Miss
Edith Wayne. The bridegroom was at
tended by his brother. Mr.. Gurnee Mum.
OF Washington, as best man. The bride
wore q handsome gown OF white lace.
her tUlle ven being held IL place By
wreath OF orange blossoms Her only
ornament was a diamond necklace. The
gift Of the bridegroom. After the cere-
nom a large breakfast and reception
followed at WOOdarest, the brides horne
al Radnor
The large house built by the brides
father. who died last October. was Law
ishly decorated with palms and white
roses. The breakfast was served at small
tables on the lawn and also in the house
while the brides table was placed on one
Of the verandas. A band OF music sta
toned In the hall played during the aft
ernoon.
The bride is the daughter OF Mr.. and
Mrs James ". Paul jr. Her mother.
who died years ago, was Miss Fanny
Drexel. daughter Of the late Anthony J.
DreNel. from whom she inherits most Of
her large fortune She is a brunette. and
inherits much OF the beauty OF her aunt
after whom she is named, the late Mrs
William Waldorf Astor. formerly Miss
Mary Paul, Of Philadelphia. She re-
ceived most OF her education abroad. and
made her debut at a famous ball given
IN her honor by her father az the Hor-
ticulturai Hall on December 26. ls07. She
IS an expert horsewoman. and Is . prom
inent figure at all outdoor sports. she
IS an enthusiastic exhibitor az both the
St Martin and Bryn Mawr horse shows
where. driving her own horses. she has
successfully carried of many blue rib
bons-
The bridegroom IS the son OF NJ
Charles A. Mum. Of Washington. and is
a brother Of Miss Carrie L. Mum, who
made her debut at a large ball following
closely on the one given for Miss Ethel
Roosevelt. who is one OF her intimate
friends. he is still an undergraduate at
Harvard. and has another year 10 COM
plete his course. Mr.. and Mrs. Mum
have planned 10 take house near Bos-
ton for year. The following friends OF
the bridegroom were present al the we'd
ding: Mrs Mum and Miss Mum. mother
and sister OF the bridegroom: Mr.. Rob
ert Bacon and Mr. CASTOR Bacon. OF
Washington. Mr.. Maurice Roche and
Mr.. Francis Roche, sons OF Mrs. Aurel
Batonyi OF New York; Mr.. Monroe Rob
inson, nephew OF Col Roosevelt; Mr
Clarence Hay. son OF the former Sec
retary OF State: Mr. Burren HUFF. OF
Washington; Mr.. jeffrey Dodge. OF New
York; Mr.. Francis Riggs. Of Washing
ton: Mr.. Thomas Biumer. OF New York:
Mr.. John Thayer. Of Boston; Mr.. Alan
son Enos. OF New York; Mr.. Hamilton
Fish. Mr. Frederick Forster. and M
Peabody Gardner, OF New York.
Bfr. and Mrs. Mum will sail for Europe
IN few days. and viii pass their honey
moon motoring through England.
Miss Frances Fell. the maid Of honor.
who is a cousin OF the bride, will be mar
ried tomorrow 70 Mr.. A. J. Antelo Dew
ereaux. The cousins are close friends.
one bride, the other a brunette. They
made their first bow to society at the
same time. and have been two OF the
most prominent figures in smart society
IN Philadelphia. New York. and Newport
ever since. Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander Van
Rensselaer, are entertaining a house
party Of guests for the occasion at their
country seat, Camp Hnl Hail." Fort
Washington. Others having parties for
the two weddings are Mr. and Mrs.
George W. Drexel. al 'Wootten," Bryn
Mawr. their country place. and Mrs.
Joseph Drexel. who has Mr. and Mrs.
Harry Lehr and DR.. and Mrs. Duncan
Emmett at her place, Pen Ryn." at Tor
resdale. Pa.
The Vice President. Mr.. James s. Sher-
man, spent the weekend with his family
in their home IN Utica. n. Y.
Viscount and VIscountess de Slbour and
their young son. viscount Henri, have
sailed for Europe to spend the summer.
Mrs. SatterIee and Miss Constance Sat
terlee. wife and daughter Of the late
Bishop OF Washington. sailed on Saturday
TO spend some months abroad.
The French Ambassador and Nine JUS
serand are receiving constant attentions
in Seattle. where they are visiting the
exposition Nine. Jusserand was the
guest Of honor, along with Mrs. r. A.
Ballinger. wife Of the Secretary OF the
Interior, who is spending the summer in
her Seattle home, at a reception given
by the Daughters Of the American Revo-
luton, following the presentation Of their
statue Of Washington to the exposition
on Flag Day. June Il. After the recep-
tion Mrs. Ballinger entertained at a
luncheon in honor Of Nine Jusserand at
the Country Club. Nine. Joujon- Roche,
wife Of the French consul at Seattle, was
also present In the evening OF that day
the Ambassador and Nine. Jusserand were
the dinner guests OF Mr.. and Mrs Josiah
Collins. and later were the guests In
whose honor a brilliant reception was
given by President ChiIberg, OF the ex-
position, and Mrs ChilberE.
An interesting feature OF the unwilling
OF the statue presented by the D. A. r.
was the fact that II was unveiled by the
three-year-old daughter OF Mr. and Mrs.
Hugh NJ Caldwell and a great-great-
granddaughter OF John Augustine wash