Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-08

Mrs w. D. Run1mel of Mount Union.
"a. is visiting AT the home of her mother,
Mrs. George T. Bassett, 621 Maryland
avenue northeast.
jolly party of young folks from Con-
gress Heights gave a straw ride last week
to Oxon Hill, Nd. and Benning, u. c. In
the party were Misses Lillian Deane. Ruth
smith. Ruth Vansise, Marie Cooper, Ma
r1on Miller, Bertha Bender. Dorothy Van
sise. Laura Jergens. Ellen King, Amanda
Wright and Miss Kenwood: Messrs. Frank
Pearson. RAYMOND Humphrey, John Holly
sanford. Clyde Hungerford Ear, cooper,
! Elmer Blaine. August Bender. J GUS El-
lott, Edward Geneal Robert Cowan, Wat
son Sanford and J. t>idwell. Airs. ). W.
Blaine and Mrs. Dennis chaperoned the
party.
The opening of the Georgetown Gentle
woman's League will be held November
Il at the residence of Mrs. Robert B.
Ienney, 31OS q street The patroneSSes
are Mrs. James H. w. Blake, Mrs. James
T. Marshall. Mrs. G. Powell Grady. Mrs.
Herbert c. wilkins, Mrs. T. ID. Walters.
Mrs. Frank $. Bright Mrs. Anna Middle
! ton. Mrs. Edgar Frisby. Mrs. George p.
Du Bose. Miss Anna Abbott. Miss Ella
Moore and Mrs. r. Lee Cox.
\ prett..- Wedding took place hast night
at the residence OF Mr.. and Mrs. Sanford
a. Taylor. when their daughter. Miss
Ade.e Ria Taylor. became the wife of
Ensign Thalbert Nelson Afford, L. :. y.
The ceremony was performed in the
lf1Ower-decked drawing room by Rev. Clar-
ence Whitmore OF Trinity Episcopal
| Church.
The bride, who was escorted and given
away by her father wore white crepe
meteor, with embroideries of ribbon and
pearls.
! Her tuIle veil was held with a spray of
| orange blossoms and she carried a bou-
quet of white chrysanthemums.
] yI,t Of ,.,a. al
was the maid Of honor. and wore pointed
chiffon over pale blue satin. with point
| lace trimming. She carried bouquet of
maidenhair fern.
Baker. Miss Ruth Albert and Miss Ruth
Rizer. Miss Baker wore pink satin. yelled
| in pointed chiffon. Miss Albert'S gown
was of white lace over white satin. They
carried bouquets of pink chrysanthe-
NUNS.
! Miss Ruth Rizer played the wedding
| music, and her gown WAS of cream bro
cade. Ensign l.. L. Bye. L. :. ~, was
the best man.
| Several of the groom's classmates were
present and We're like the groom and best
| man, in full dress uniform. rink ana
white chrysanthemums formed the deco
ration throughout the house.
Only the relatives bridal party and in
| innate friends We're present ut the cere-
mons' and there was no reception.
! Mrs. Taylor, the brides mother, wore
/
med with gold embroidery and lace.
Ensign Afford and his bride left
| last night for an extended trip, the
| latter wearing a suit OF blue cloth
with black velvet hat trimmed with
| plumes.
Ensign Afford is attached to the
United States torpedo boat Ammen,
now at Charleston. s. c.
| Miss Ellen Douglas Fillebrown. daugh-
| ter of DR.. and Mrs. John r. File
brown, will be presented at tea the
afternoon OF December Il.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Benjamin Mattingly
have closed Brightwood, near Laurel.
and with their family are occupying
| their home at 1910 18th street north
west for the winter months
Miss Margaret M. Hawkins, &C
companied by her mother, is at jack
sonville. Fla, for the winter.
Col. William b. Thompson, president of
| the District Society Sons of the American
Revolution. will be host at dinner TINS
evening at the Cosmos Club. entertaining
| the socjety's board of management and
chairmen of it's various committees. His
guests will be Col Gilbert G. kn1nen,
Mr.. W. V. Cox, Mr.. Wallace d. Mel an,
Mr.. Paul Brockett. Mr.. Philip +. Larner.
Spangler. Mr.. John E. FenWick. Mr.: Sell
den NJ. Ely. Rev. DR.. Childs. Mr.. William
A. De Caindry. Justice Anderson. Com
| mander Moore, Rear Admiral Baird. Gem
missioner Moore, Mr.. William L. Ma sn'
Mr.. Albert J. Gore, Col F. G. Bryan,
Mr.. George G. Maynard, Mr.. F. D. Owen,
Mr.. John e. Greenawalt. Mr.. Z. 3. Stock
ing. Mr.. John Paul Earnest, Mr.. A How
ard Clark. Mr.. Henry W. Samson. DIR. z.
A. Hill. Mr. William G. Parks, DR.. +. J.
Woodman. Mr.. William H. Somervell and
| Mr.. Zabina Moses.
Gen. and Mrs. Leonard Wood vel
coined an army gathering al the home
+! of the chief OF staff at Fort Myer yes
terday, the officers of the general staff
and Of the War College and their
families being the honor guests. Their
| house was attractively decorated with
chrysanthemums and autumn foliage.
Assisting Gen. and Mrs. Wood were
Mrs. WotherspoOn, wife OF Gen. Wother-
spoon. chief Of the War College; Mrs.
| Carter, Mrs. Weaver and Mrs. Garrard,
wife Of Col. Garrard, commandant at
| the fort
Commander and Mrs. L. L. Reamey
returned yesterday from a six month
| tour abroad
Mrs. Margaret L. Woods. who will
arrive Saturday to be Mrs. Bryce's
guest at the British embassy. will give
lectures upon Oxford. with lantern IL
Illustrations. for the benefit of the
| House Of Mercy. The first November
18th, IAN Old University and its Con-
tinuity," will be in the ballroom of the
British embassy. 1880 pm, and the
second on November 14th, Modern
Oxford" in the ballroom of Mrs. Ar
thur Jeffery Parsons, 18th and
streets. 4:3O pm. Mrs. Randall Hoes
Is in charge Of the sale of tickets
Mrs. Margaret L. Woods is the daugh-
ter of the late Dean Bradley of West
minister, and wife of II; G. Woods.
master Of the temple and late presi-
dent of Trinity College. Oxford.
Mr. Joseph Letter was in New York
yesterday and acted as best man at the
marriage at St Thomas Church of Miss
Yolande Vandeveer. daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs Eugene A. Vandeveer of Chicago.
ILL.,, and Frederick w. Perkins of Chi
cago by the Rev. DIR. Ernest NJ. Stires.
The marriage was the elimination of
q romantic attachment which began
about two years ago, when Mr.. Vande-
veer engaged Mr.. Perkins to design
country residence for him to be erected
at Taylorsville, Ill. 1t was while he was
working on the plans for the house,
which has since been built. that the cou
pie first met. Mr.. Vandeveer's country
house at Taylorsville is one Of the finest
in that section of Illinois.
The bride wore white satin gown with
q court train embroidered with pearls
and trimmed with family lace. Her veil
was surmounted by coronet of orange
blossoms and she carried a shower bou
0,ot of liJioc of valley Her fail