Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-25

The marriage of Miss Mary Barbour
Rixey. daughter Of the late Mr. John F.
Rixey, who, for number of years. repre-
scented the eighth Virginia district In
Congress, and DR.. Robert F. Compton
will take place Tuesday, November 8. at
the home of Miss RiXey's mother. near
Charlottesville, Va. Rear Admiral Rixey
uncle of the bride, and Mrs. Rixey will
go on for the wedding. DR.. Compton
is member of the medical faculty of
the University of Virginia.
DR.. and Mrs. William ]. Pettus and
Miss Charlotte Pettus are at their Chevy
Chase home after travelling in Europe
during the summer and early fall They
will come to town late next month.
The Peruvian minister to Panama and
Nine Pezet, who have been the guests of
Mr.. and Mrs Clifford Walton, entertained
at theater party last night, when their
from Panama: Mr.. Freyre, secretary of
the Peruvian legation: Mr.. and Mrs Cliff
ford Walton, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Lee
Fearn and Miss Mildred Fearn. A sup
per followed at the Willard. NJ. and Nine.
Pezet left today for New York, to sail
for Panama, to return to NJ Pezets post
of duty.
Countess de Chambrun is back from a
short stay at Hot Springs.
Mr. and Mrs. William r. Merriam will
remain at their country place in Virginia
until December. Miss Laura Merriam
will go shortly to Boston for visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. William ]. Boardman, who
have been staying in Pittsfield Mass.
after closing their place at Manchester,
left yesterday to return to their home
here.
Miss Susan Elliott Tomkins. daughter
of the late Rev. and Mrs. Elliott Tomkins
of New York. and Mr.. Henry Lloyd
Aspinwall. son of Rev. John A. Aspin-
wall of this city. will be married in
Philadelphia Thursday next TIE cera-
mony will be performed by the bride S
uncle. DIR. Floyd w. Tomkins. with whom
she has resided since her parents death.
DIR. Tomkns will be assisted by Mr.. AS
pinwalrs father, and the marriage will
take place at II o'clock in Holy Trinity
Church. RittenhOuse Square. to be fol-
lowed by small breakfast at the rectory,
1904 Walnut street to which only rela-
tives and few intimate friends have
been invited.
Owing to the fact that Miss Tomkins
is in mourning she will have no attend
ants.
Mr.. Louis Nj. AspinWall, for best man.
and Mr.. Livingston Rutherford and Mr.
Lawrence ASpinWall. his cousin, both of
New York. as usherS
After an extended wedding journey the
couple will come to this city to live
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles w Needl1am and
the Misses Needham have returned to the
city, and at the Netherlands for the
winter.
Mrs. +. \. Knapp and Miss MoIlie
| klapp of st. Paris. Ohio. are visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. ID. n. Knapp of l14O 1871,
street northwest.
Capt. V. l.. Cottman commandment of
Puget sound navy yard. and Mrs. Colt
man, are visiting Commander and Mrs.
| Thesis at 110S - street northwest>
Judge and Mrs. George w Atkinson
| have gone to Clarksburg w. va. ac-
companying the remains of the son of
the latter, the late +. r. Davis. who died
suddenly last night at hosnitaI near
| Baltimore The judge and his wife will
| be away ten days.
| Miss Dorothy Williams is leaving to-
morrow for a visit to Chicago, st. Louis
| and New York.
Mrs. Charles f. Hughes, wife of As
sociate Justice Hughes. is a delightful adj
Court circle and one to whom many
Washingtonians look forward to the
| pleasure of meeting the coming season.
| House choosing was the cause Of several
visits to this city In the early summer
| and after their selection was made Justice
and Mrs. Hughes We're among the first of
| the prominent residents i'm their part of
! Massachusetts, avenue TO open up their
home and to begin al once to get COM