Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-24
Miss Diana Ireland Norton.
week. They have taken a house here for
the winter at 18th and n streets.

week. They have taken a house here for
| the winter at 18th and N streets.
Mr.. and Mrs. Perry Belmont went
, abroad only a week ago and will not re-
main long, as it is said to be their in
| tention to live in their new white palace
before the new year. The grand entrance
| is under the porte-cochere at the New
Hampshire avenue and 18th street point.
| AS will be recalled in the early deScrip-
| tons made when the house was COM
merced two years ago, the living rooms
are to be on the main floor and the second
floor has in it a splendid picture gallery,
salon. large dining room and osher
splendid entertaining facilities.
The appointment of Mr.. William Phil
lips to the American embassy in London
breaks up a pleasant household here and
| incidentally removes one of the eligible
bachelors of the official set. Mrs. John
I c. Phillips. his mother, and his sister,
Miss Martha Phillips. will go to England
| with him and establish a home in London.
While Mr.. Phillips was private secretary
to former Ambassador Choate his mother
and sisters Zone is now Mrs. Raynal
Boiling lived in London and both were
presented at court.
Mr.. John W. Garrett of the American
| embassy in Rome and Mrs. Garrett will
divide the autumn between the suburban
villa they have taken and Rome. Mrs.
Benjamin H. Warder sailed last week to
spend some time with her son-in-law and
daughter.
Col and Mrs Thomas w. Symons who
have been some weeks in Portland. Ore,
were entertained almost continuously at
dinners. luncheOnS and every other pos
sble hospitality. Col. and Mrs. Symons
were stationed at Vancouver barracks
about fourteen years ago, at which time
Col. Symons was in the engineering
branch of the service.
The announcement of the engagement
of Miss Diana Ireland-Norton to Capt.
Clarance Northrup-Jones of the Sd Field
Artillery, Fort Myer, Va, has in
terest to the many friends Of that popu-
many southern points where she has
visited. also in army and navy circles
and especially the social and artistic set
of Washington.
Miss Norton is the only daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Stevens Norton,
1417 Belmont street northwest, and comes
of an old southern family. Her grand
| father. Col. E. NJ. Norton, was a widely
known pioneer in the iron industry and
one of the most prominent iron masters
of West Virginia.
Through his friendship for President
Lincoln he accepted the appointment Of
was also more than any one person
responsible for the establishment of
public schools in West Virginia. The
late Judge Ireland, her maternal
Kentucky and with a few other Union
men he held the state together and kept
it from seeding during the rebellion.
Aside from possessing great charm of
manner, the bride-to-be has a soprano
voice of rare quality and has been fire.
auently heard in recitals here. Her
ability to paint also, made it hard at one
time which path to choose In addition to
these accomplishments her legion of
friends and admirers account her also a
woman of singular beauty and mag
netsm.
Capt. Northrup-Jones. the prospective
bridegroom, after service in Cuba and the
Philippines, has been stationed at Fort
| Myer for the past two years, where he
has been adjutant a greater part of the
time.
! The wedding is planned to take place
in the early spring.
The reign of the bride will be
| triumphal one this week. OF the large
! church weddings that of Miss Mary
Athow West. daughter of Commissioner
AMI Mrs. Henry Litchtield West and Mr..
Orville Breckenridge Drown, Wednesday
! night at o'clock, at Mount Pleasant
Congregational Church, has VIDE
public interest. In the bridal party will
of honor and the following bridesmaids:
Miss Eleanor Traylor, Miss Carrie Nc
Kinley, Miss Pauline Zeh, Miss Mary
Minnix and Miss Laura Sylvester of this
N. J. Miss Marjorie Pickens and Miss
Mary Lee McComas. nieces Of the bride
groom. will be flower girls. Mr.. Frank
Norris Jones will be best man. and
of the bride; Joseph Tarbell Dyer jr..
Laurence II. Green. Ralph De S. Quinter.
Donald S. Edmonds and John B. Sleman,
jr.. will be ushers.
immediate relatives and the most init
mate young friends of the couple being
asked to the house after the ceremony.
Another wedding that evening will be
Mrs. William Kirkus, jr., and Mr.. Walter
Church. There will be a large bridal
party also. Miss Laura Beaumont of
and Miss Helen Champion. Miss Louise
| Davidson, Miss Anne Williams, Miss
Mary Wroth of Baltimore. Miss Helen
| Ford of Scranton, Pa. and Miss kath
will be bridesmaids. Mr.. Howard Turn
g. of Paterson. n. j., will be best man.
Mr. Spencer Gordon and Mr.. benjamin
| Champion of this city. Mr.. Nathaniel
| Ewing. MIR. Frank Keen of Philadelphia
Mr.. Donald Gilpin of Wildwood, Va, and
Mr.. Ralph Gamble of South Dakota will
| be ushers
| Rev Herbert Scott Smith will perform
| the marriage ceremony SATURDAY evening
| at st. Margaret's Church for Miss Edith
Finch and Lieut. Claude B. Thummel. L.
S. A. Miss MARITIME McCulloch of Owens
| boro, KY. will be maid of honor and
| four cousins of the bride will be her
bridesmaids: Miss Mildred Hoge, Miss
Elsie Wilson, Miss Lucille Wilson. all of
Baltimore, and Miss Lillian X. Schley of
| Frederick, Md. Cadet Neil G. Finch of
West Point. brother Of the bride-elect,
will be best man for Lieut.. Thummel
and the ushers will be Lieut. George
w Goethals, L. 8. A; Lieut.. Earl ].
Atkinson, L. S. A, both of the Engineer
Corps; Lieut.. Horace H. Fuller. L. S. A,
Cavalry, and Lieut.. Theodore M. Chase,
IL s. A., Coast Artillery.
| A reception for relatives and the bridal
party will follow at the home of Gen.
| and Mrs. William w. Dudley.
| Mr. and Mrs. Simon kann returned to
town Wednesday from an automobile trip
to New York and Atlantic City
| The marriage of Miss Anne Alberta
Sis, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John H.
Sis, to Mr.. Arthur S. Harvey. will take
place Tuesday next at the Immaculate
Conception Church at 8 am, and will
be followed by nuptial mass.
| The pastor, Rev. Father Mari, will Off
ciate.
The maid of honor will be Miss Ethel
Parker of Vienna, Va.
! Mr.. U. Howard will be the best man. and
the ushers will be the three brothers