New-York tribune., 1911-12-29
WEDDINGS PAST AND TO COME

George W. Oivany Deputy Fire Commits
sOner Of New York City, and Miss Agnes
Irene lialpin, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Patrick Halpin, OF Ossining. were married
yesterday IN St. Augustine's Roman Catho-
lie Church, Ossining. by the Rev. Cor
nelius Y. Mahoncy. Miss Halpin went I'D
i'm an automobile from New York with lIr
Olvany. and Miss Minnie Myer, her brides
maid, and Lewis Lambert, best man. both
of New York. After the wedding they re-
turned to Manhattan. where a bTea kfast
WAS served i'm the Manhattan Hotel on
Friday the couple viii sail for the West
Indies.
Montclair. y. j., Dec. IS CSpecaD.-AIiss
Margaret Frederica Massmann, daughter Of
Mr. and Mrs. Frederick W. Massmann. was
married tonight 10 Walter Wilson Ervey.
Of Newark. The ceremony was performed
at the home of the brides parents. No. i6
BoOmeld avenue, by the Rev. Llcwcllyn ).
Fulmer, pastor of the First Presbyterian
Church Miss Harriet Massmann, a sister
of the bride. was the maid OF honor, and
Harry Ervey. a brother of the bridegroom,
was the best man.
Miss Mary Alalrd Busk was married yes
terday 10 William Mitchell Van Wrinkle. in
St. Jamcs's Church, Madison avenue and list
street the ceremony being performed by
Bishop Greer. Miss Busk is a daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Frederick T. Busk. and the
bridegroom is son of Colonel Edgar H.
Van Wrinkle. Miss Peggy Busk, the bride
sister, was maid Of honor and Cornelius
Won Erden Mitchell was the best man. The
dover girls were the Misses Alice and
Cclestinc Goddard, and the pages were
Joscph BuSk and William lmhoh The
ush.rs were J. Van Bcuren Mitchell Sid
u.y w Fish, James Park, Edward Bead
Verdi. Clement DespTd and Charles ".
! Short, j.
RosIyn. Long Island, Dec. 2S (SpeciaD.-
\ pretty home wedding, at which only the
immediate families Of the couple were
Present. took place at Wlomerc. the coun-
fry estate Of Rear Admiral Aaron Ward.
l.. s ~. this afternoon, when his daughter
Miss Edna Ward, was married TO Chief
Constructor Washington Lee Capps. L. =
y. The ceremony was performed by Father
Matthew {. Gleason, chaplain, /. s. y
assisted by Father Louis y. Martel, of s.;
Mary's Church, Roslyn.
lBy Telegraph to The TribuneI
Philadelphia, Dec. 2S.-Charles l.. Hires,
Of Uaverford. was married this afternoon
lo Miss Emma VAIN at the home of the
brides aunt, Mrs. Robert j. Kirby. of No
1902 Spruce street by Friends ceremony.
.
Mr.. Hires is sixty years old and wealthy.
Miss VAIN IS a direct descendant OF NichO-
ios VAIN, who came here with William
Penn on the good ship Welcome. Her
family has figured prominently IN the his
tory OF Philadelphia since its foundation
Mrs Ralph Oakley. Of No 10 Riverside
Drive. announces the engagement Of her
daughter, Katherine 10 Edward r. Pcrot.
ir.. son Of Edward +. Perot, of Yonkers.
Announcement WAS made last evening OF
the enlargement uf Mrs. Mabel Herbert
I-rncr. short story writer, TO Lathrop
Colgate Harper. Of No. 49, f'ifth avenue.
Mr.. Harper Is an expert on rare books
ana an authority on American history bib
Biography lie was the only American book
oxpeit To- attend the recent HUH book ,.ole
IN London Mrs l'rncr won. i've wears ago
thc golfers" g,"6 priZ" with hcr ghort
story The Letter That Va. Written and
the Letter That Was sent. Since then
she hgs devoted most u her time - short
tor writing fnI various magazines. max
|ne her home ~ the Madis on square Apart.
Joauts 80 - Madison avenue. She e.
native ot AloHaudid, Va Tue marriage
VII take place some time IN the late spring