Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-17

rooney OF New DIX.
An interesting wedding Of tonight will
he that of Miss Bessie Il. Birch. daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Birch. and AIR.
Archer Iegrand Haycock. which will take
place at O'Clock at the Dumbarton Ave
nue. NJ. r.. Church. The bride viii be given
away by her father and viii wear the
conventional white satin. with a tuile
Rev. Charles l.. Pate. assisted by the
Rev. Il. ID. Cav. will perform the cere-
mony. Mrs. John Waters will be her sis
ter's only attendant. and Mr.. John Wa
will be Mr. Leroy Birch, the brides
brother; Mr.. John Daniel Mr.. Vincent
Smith. Mr.. Neeland Henry. Mr.. Frank
Feiler and Mr.. Ira Haycock. Mrs. Beu-
lah L. Brown will sing during the cere-
mony.
reception for the family and the
bridal party will follow at the residence
of the brides parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Haycock will reside at
Dumbarton Court after their return from
the wedding trip.
quiet wedding will take pace this
afternoon at O'Clock, when Miss Ona
Belle Wellborn will become the bride of
Mr. Homer Brett, the newly appointed
consul to Maskat. Arabia, at the home of
the bride. 1437 Monroe street
The bride will be given away by her
mother Mrs. w. l.. Wellborn, and will
1900 .
hat to match.
There will be no attendants, as the
brides family are in deep mourning.
Immediately after the ceremony M
phia.
They will sail Thursday next for the
groom's post.
Kidwel. daughter of Mrs. Leona f. Kid
well. and Mr.. Jocelyn Paul Ycder o.
Boston will take place tonight at =
O'Clock at ST. Margarets Episcopal
Church.
The ceremony will be performed by
| the Rev Herbert Scott Smith and the
bride will be escorted and given away
10y her mother.
| Mrs. Charles F. b. Price. wife of Lieut..
Price L. s. A, will be the matron of
honor and the best man will be Lieut..
Edward L. Kelly, t. : ~
DIR. Robert w. Sullivan, Mr. Sidney
Kent. Mr.. John r. Thomas and Mr..
Roswell Snow viii be the groomsmen.
The decorations in the church will be
unusually effective, profuson OF
Palms and white chrysanthemums hav-
ing been used.
The bride win wear a gown of ivory
satin francais with court train trim
med with quantities of lace, clusters of
orange blossoms and embroidered in
pearls.
A reception for the bridal party and
relatives will follow at the brides home
on 10Th street.
Mr. Yoder will take his bride to Bos-
ton. where they will make their future
home, he being the manager of the Bos-
ton bureau Of the United Press
Among the out-of-town guests here for
the wedding are Mrs Charles j. Brooke
Bispham, daughter of Mr.. David
Bispham, of New York, and Miss Nellie
Crounse of Virginia.
After the golden wedding dinner at
which Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph H. Choate
sat at the head of the horseshoe table.
about which their family, relatives and
personal friends We're gathered. there
were speeches and poems, with re-
sponses from the host yesterday at
Stockbridge, Mass.
Mrs. Choate cut the golden wedding
cake, which was three feet across and
was embossed and ornamented with
gold. Her children gave the knife with
which she cut the cake, which was later
distributed in golden boxes bearing the
inscription: &c. D. Sd. H. C.-1s61-
1911
Then the guests viewed the gifts. ].
Pierpont Morgan gave a gold service of
three rieces-a salver, twenty-four
inches across, with raised border; a COW
cred bowl. eight inches high, and a ladle.
Ambassador and Mrs. James Bryce sent
four gold coronation spoons: the law
firm of which Mr.. Choate is a member
a gold inkStand, and Mr. and Mrs. Fred
erick Sterling a gold bound book con-
tanning engravings of Turner's paintings.
The children Of Mr.. and Mrs. Choate
gave gold vase. Mrs. j. Montgomery
Sears gold coronation medal and Mr..
and Mrs. John f. Parsons two gold fruit
plates with standards.
There were 800 gifts in all.
At the large reception in the afternoon
Mr. and Mrs Choate received unassisted.
The decorations for the day were largely
of yellow roses and chrysanthemums.
Outside the entrance, on either side, were
massive banks Of yellow chrysanthemums
and ferns. Golden autumn leaves deco
rated the porte cochere.
Mrs. Choate received in n Partisan
gown of white embroidered chiffon over
purple, and carried a massive bouquet OF
fifty yellow roses. Miss Mabel Choate,
who assisted in showing the golden we'd
ding gifts, wore a gown of black lace.
with gold embroidery. Miss Nora Iasigi
assisted Miss Choate.
A concealed orchestra played during the
reception After the guests had arrived
all the young people present formed a
ring around through the dining room, re-
ception room and library, leaving Mr..
and Mrs. Choate alone i'm the center. The
young folks danced around the couple
and an orchestra played 1.-The Golden
Wedding March Mr.. Choate calamity
kissed the bride of fifty years. Then all
the younger set went out on the terraced
greens, where they danced the Virginia
reel.
One of the incidents or the day was the
distribution of gold coins to the employees
of Naumkeag. All the hands on the es-
tate were summoned to the piazza. where
MI and Mrs. Choate received their best
wishes and congratulations. The gold
was in envelopes. and ali The adults re-
ceived ten-dollar pieces and the children
fve-dollar pieces. About 500 was dis
tributed.
To the reception had been asked all
the Stockbridge folks to whom Mr.. and
Mrs Choate have been known through
contact i'm business and i'm affairs in fh,