The Washington herald., 1911-09-12
Miss Annie Marie Fiske Bride of William j
Furmage-Secretary Stinson Will attend
Wedding of His Cousin.

Miss Annie Marie Fiske, daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph H. Fiske. was
married yesterday morning to Mr.. WILL
| lam J. FURNACE of this city, in the
home of her parents in L street. The
ceremony was performed at 1870 by
Rev Nelson H. Miller, in the presence
of the relatives of the bride and bride
groom. In spite of the simplicity OF
the wedding and the extreme privacy,
the decorations were both beautiful
and elaborate. the flowers and Foliage
| all being sent by the brideGrooms S IA
ther. They were palms. Bride roses,
| and quantities of asters. The wedding
music was played by Miss Ruth Beall
The only attendant was the brother or
| the bridegroom. Mr.. George Furmage'
who acted as best man.
The bride entered the drawing-room
with her father. who gave her in mar
riage. She wore a tailored gown OF
white serge. made on simple lines, ana
very effective and mOdish. She car
ried a shower of white gardenias. I'm
mediateIv after the buffet breakfast
the bride and bridegroom left for their
wedding trip the bride wearing a SUIT
Of Champagne-COlore hrOadClOth with
hat of the same tints. and carrying a
bunch of orchids which exactly matched
her costume. There were no guests
outside the family at the wedding be-
cause of the recent death of Il member
Of the brides family.
After October Mr. FURNACE and his
bride will be at home at the InEleside
apartment. where they have A CoZy fat
awaiting them. and where their unusual
collection OF wedding gifts will he re-
moved. Mr.. and Mrs. FURNACE have
been friends since childhood and grew
up together in the Sabbath school of
the North Presbyterian Church, under
the pastorate of the late Rev. pr.
Charles r. Ramsdell, the church now
being merged into the Northminster
Presbyterian Church.
The American Minister TO China and
Mrs. William n. Calhoun, who spent the
last month in Chicago. were very much
feted during the past week. on Monday
afternoon. Mr.. and Mrs. Norman Scott.
who have postponed the hOusewarming
Of their beautiful new home in Lake
Forest until the arrival Of the Cal
houns, gave brilliant reception in their
honor Every day the Minister and Mrs
Calhoun have been the honor guests at
smart dinners and lunCheOns
Mrs. Calhoun is looking forward to
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great favorite Of the Chinese court
ladies and grandes DANES. Last winter
she gave the first ChildTen's party ever
given in Pekin, and introduced to the
Chinese youth for the first time the
fascinating games OF blind mans bluff"
and drop the handkerchief" Now
| these parties are the fad in the Orient.
They will return to China via the
Siberian Railway with a party Of Off
cialS also en- route TO PekIn. In this
party will he Mr. Willard straight and
his bride. formerly Miss Dorothy Whit
ney and the English Minister to China
and Lady French.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas P. Morgan an
nounce the marriage Of their daughter,
Tevis TO Mr. Alexander Monroe Elliott.
Of this city, on August %. The young
people are now with Mr. and Mrs. Nor
gan, previous TO their removal on Oc-
tober ! TO Pittshurg, where Mr.. Elliott
is engaged in business.
The marriage is announced Of Mrs
blanche Embree to Mr. I. Burton, of this
city The ceremony was performed on
August u in the brides home in ROa-
nOke, Va. They will he a home in this
city later on. at the Plymouth. Mrs
Embree was connected with the music
department Of the National Park Sem
mary at Forest Glen and has a host Of
friends Mr.. Burton has been a resident
Of Washington for some years, though
he : as formerly a West Nirginian.
Miss blanche A Yewen. who spent the
summer with Mrs. A. NJ. blair at East
Gloucester. Mass, was called home a
fortnight ago because Of the serious ILL
ness of her mother. Mrs. Yewell is
ole
out of danger.
Secretary Henry L. Stimson will attend
the wedding Of his cousin, Miss Julia A
Loomis, and Mr.. Landon X. Thorne. eldest
son OF Mr. and Mrs Edwin X. Thorne
in ST Mary's Church, Tuxedo, saturday
The bride will be attended by Mrs. John
Home Auerbach, Miss Carol Hartman,
Miss Mary Sturgis, Miss AnzOnella Kane,
Miss ROsamund Burr Miss Rosina Otis
and Miss Ellen Farnsworth, of Boston.
Mr.. Francis Thorne will be his brothers s
best man, and the ushers will be Messrs
Frederick Fearing, Bayard Sturgis, Carl
Shurmann. Of st. Paul; George Mont
gomery, Harry B. van Slnderen, Howard
Bonbright, and Harold Wright. Rev.
Watson Fitz-Simon will perform the Cere-
mony, assisted by the brides uncle, Rev.
Dr. Henry 4. StimsOn. Following the
ceremony a reception Will De held at the
home of the brides parents. Mr.. and
Mrs Henry p. Loomis, a t ''Wundham," ,"
their place at Tuxedo.
Miss Nora Pepper, daughter of Mr..
Charles NJ. Pepper, commercial adviser
Of the Bureau OF Trade Relations, of the
state Department, is the guest of her
aunt, Miss Mary Pepper, in Cleveland.
Ohio. The latter gave charming gar
den party and tea last week in honor
Of her niece. Many other delightful
affairs have also been given for Miss
Pepper
Mrs. Flora c. Dyer has returned to
her home in r street after an illness of
several weeks in one of the hospitals.
If she is able to travel she will make
trip to her daughters home, in New
York. two Weeks from now.
Mise Adams. of Washington. and Mrs.
D. Buchanan -derryman, who are at
Bar Harbor, Me-, will leave there on the
2Oth for Warm Springs, Va, where they
will spend a month.
Mrs. Louise Lcetch and son. Daniel,
and Mrs. Charles Gillette and daughter,
Ruth. who have spent the last two
weeks at Betterton, Md, and Atlantic
City, are now in New York. They will
motor up the Hudson and through Long
Island, visiting at League Island, Phila-
delphia, before returning to this city.
Miss Eleanor V. Emerson, of 2OO6 Co.
lumbia road, sailed on Thursday from