Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-01
IN THE WORLD Of SOCIETY
MARRIAGE OF MISS EDISON AND
LIEUT.. J. w. MCKEE TODAY.
Ceremony at St. Thomas Followed
by a Small Breakfast-Other
Weddings-Notes.

Miss Florele Edison, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph Romance Edison, and
Lieut. John William MCKEE Coast Arti
lery Corps. L. S. A. were married today
at noon at St. Thomas Church, in the
presence of large gathering of their
friends. At this, the first of the June
bridals, roses were the distinguishing
touch in the decoration. the chancel vase >
being filled with lovely pink specimens.
Similar flowers adorned the Edison home,
where the bridal party and the immediate
relatives of the young people were after
ward entertained at breakfast.
The wedding march heralded the APP
proach by the middle aisle, of the bride,
who was escorted by her father and her
attendants, her schoolgirl sister, Miss
Margery Edison. and the Misses Gertrude
Wagner and Marie McMillin Brown, as
bridesmaids. The ushers preceded. They
were Capt. John NJ. Dunn, Lieut.. 2. II.
Emerson, Lieut.. c. ]. Goodier and Lieut..
Henry c. Pratt, all 1904 classmates of the
bridegroom at West Point.
The bride, who is a charming girl a
linguist as we'll as a musician, having
passed several years in Paris studying
the violin. was beautifully gowned in
brccaded white satin. roses forming the
pattern i'll it. over which fell a drapery
of white chiffon. on the bodice rose
point lace formed the trimming. Her
tulle veil was crowned with wreath of
orange blossoms. and single bud here
and there iooped its sweeping folds to
the long trained skirt Her bouquet was
of white roses, with a shower of lilies
of the valley. The young maid of honor
wore q pretty dress of white batiste and
lace made over pink silk slip. Her
large straw hat had trimming of pink
roses yelled in pink tulle. She also car
ried roses, but pink ones.
The bridesmaids wore trained dresses
of pink satin yelled with pink marqui
settle, large pink hemp hats trimmed with
pink roses and foliage pinned on with
the brides souvenir GiftS-leWeled hat
pins. Their bouquets We're of pink roses.
Rev. Charles Ernest Smith. ID. D.. rec
tor of St Thomas, officiated and Lieut..
Edmund r. Weisel was best man.
Mrs. Edison wore a very elegant prin-
cess costume of soft blue satin. yelled
in white marquiSette, that had yoke and
sleeves of lace and gold tissue and touch
es of jet in the further trimming. Her
black neapolltan hat was lined with blue
and trimmed with blue willow plumes.
Among the out-of-town relatives and
friends present at the ceremony were the
following from New York: Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Townsend. Mr. and Mrs Craig
Collegiate whose wedding Mrs. Edison and
her sister, Mrs. Medorem Crawford, re-
Gently attended in New York. and Mr..
and Mrs. William Travers Miller. Mr..
and Mrs. Lawrence Bronson of Hartford,
Conn; Lieut. and Mrs. Crawford of Fort
Monroe and Maj. and Mrs. Schulz. broth
crin-law and sister of the bride of Bos-
ton. Mass. were also here
The brides presents were both numer-
GUS ana valuable.
Lieut. and Mrs. Mckie left for their
honeymoon jaunt this afternoon and will
later visit in Boston and New York. The
bridegroom's station is at Fort Dade.
Fla.
\ color scheme of pink aud white will
also prevail in the floral decorations at
| ST. Thomas this afternoon at :, O'Clock,
| when Miss Mary Remey. daughter of
| Rear Admiral and Mrs. Remey, and Capt.
John Winthrop Wadleigh. L. S. Nj. G..
will be married by the rector Tile bride,
| who will wear the conventional bridal
| costume of white satin and point lace
and a tulle veil with orange blossoms.
| will be attended by her sister Miss An
gelica q. Remcy, as maid of honor. who
| will also be dressed in white messalne
| satin and wear "A white hat trimmed with
| pink and white roses and carry pink
roses. DR.. John L. Nelson, L. S. N, will
| be best man, and the usherS will include
Lieut.. Richard Vain wright, jr.. bride
| groom of less than month: Capt. {. T..
Williams l.. S. NJ. c. and the bride S
Among the out-of-town guests will Ice the
| hrdegroom's parents, Rear Admiral and
Mrs Wadleigh and his sister, Miss Wad-
| leigh. of Lexington, Mass; his married
sister Mrs. Severance Burrage, and her
children of Lafayette. Ind, and his aunt.
Mrs Williams of Dover. n. H.; Mrs. Will
| liam Bush of Wilmington, Del. Mss CLARK
| of Boston and Miss Barry of Mont
| clair, n. j., are house guests of the
| brides parents during the wedding. A
reception will follow at the Remey home.
| Capt. Wadleigh is stationed in Boston,
| where he will take his bride.
Miss Laura Annesley Stotsenburs.
daughter of Mrs. John Nj. Stotsenbure,
and Lieut.. Charles Russell Mayo. 10th
Cavalry, u. s. A, will be another couple
of the afternoon, their marriage cere-
mony to take place at St Margaret s
| Church a 4:30 o'clock, when the rector,
Rev. Herbert Scott Smith. will otficiate.
| Mrs. Leon 3. Kroner. wife of Capt.
! KRONER of the quarternlast er's depart
mcnt, L. $. ~, and sister of the bride