Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-01
IN THE WORLD Of SOCIETY
MIR. AND MRS. PAINE CELE-
BRATE SILVER WEDDING.
Here and There With Other Well
Known Capital Residents.
Wedding-Notes.

Mr.. and Mrs Elmer f. Paine celebrated
their silver wedding anniversary last
night in their new home at 1906 18th
street, which was also for the first time
thrown open TO large invited company.
It's spacious rooms, halls and porches
were decorated with roses and foliage
plants, oak boughs etc, and the extern
sive garden was hung with Japanese Ian
terms The grove of tall oaks and beech
es further In the rear and the new moon
shining over them completed the outdoor
view of house and garden fete OF IN
usual pleasure and interest.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paine received in their
drawing room, and had with them their
guests, DIR. and Mrs. John A. Waiting,
formerly of Ann Arbor. Mich. who at
tended the silver bride and groom at the
marriage ceremony, which took place at
the University of Michigan. from which
Mrs Paine had first graduated.
Midshipman Roger Paine. u. S. N, q
member OF the June graduating class at
Annapolis, who will leave in a fortnight
on the l.. s 8. Kansas, and his sisters.
the Misses Margaret. Dorothy and Janet.
assisted their parents in welcoming and
entertaining their guests
An orchestra played in the lower hall
the TtCcpllOH dHu idlcl III III
evening for dancing.
The silver gifts sent Mr.. and Mrs. Paine
We're shown in an upper room. Several
hundred beautiful articles are among
them. Mr.. Paines associates in the AS
ISOLATED Press sent silver salad bowl
with spoon. fork and tray; other news
paper friends united in gift of silver
nut bowl and dishes, and the Fortnightiy
Club of which Mrs. Paine was formerly
secretary, sent set of silver bread plates.
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the long ago were portraits of Mr.. and
Mrs. Paine at the time of their mar
riage, framed in silver, with suitable
Inscriptions. These accompanied silver
framed photographs of DR.. and Mrs.
Waiting, the donors. as they appeared
also twenty-five years ago. and the
four pictures had places OF honor on
the mantel near the receiving party.
Mrs. Paine wore a handsome dress Of
chantilly lace. with silver lace on the
corsage, and carried bouquet OF
American beauty roses.
Passed Midshipman Eldridge Goodhue
and Miss Stella Harrison are house
guests.
Refreshments were served in the din
ing room. the table having a center
piece of Killarney roses, filling a rib
bon-tied basket
During the evening Miss Gretchen Hood
and Mr.. Joseph Matthew, sang delightful
ly several times solos and duets.
Mrs. Mower. widow of Gen. J. A.
Mower, has left for New London. Conn.,
to spend the rest of the summer with
her daughter. Mrs. b. III. Lee.
Miss Kelsey, who has been visiting
her sister, Mrs. J. X. Darling. at the
Dresden. has left for Philadelphia She
will sail for Holland July 4.
DIR. and Mrs. III. L.. Perlie have gone
to Atlantic City and Boston and will
be away fifteen days.
Miss Mary Louise Tompkns, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. F. II. Tompkins of Min
den. La. was married to Mr.. Lawrence
Augustus Pyle of Washington. d. c., yes
terday at o'clock. The wedding cere-
mony, which was performed by the Rev.
j. s. DePue of Arlington Presbyterian
Church. at the home OF the bride, AS A
street northeast. was attended by a small
company of relatives and immediate
friends and was followed by an informal
reception.
provised altar of palms and flowers and
given IN marriage by her father wore
q charming travelling suit of cream serge
with hat to match. and carried shower
bouquet of bride roses and lilies of the
valley. The wedding music was played
by Miss Kathryn Allwine.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pyle will be at home to
their friends after September ! at 18th
and r streets, Randle Highlands.
Among the out-of-town guests were
Gen. Albert Estopinal and Judge j. r.
Watkins of Louisiana. Mr.. and Mrs. Roy
Thompson Of Oklahoma, Mr.. DIV ght J.