The Washington herald., 1911-11-22
EEWSOPALEXANDRIA
Miss Harrington Welded to
Douglas T. Ramsay.

Alexandria, Va, Nov. H.-The Method
list Episcopal Church South was the
scene of a pretty wedding ceremony al
is o'clock tonight, when Miss Mary Ethel
Harrington. daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
i Peter Thaddeus Harrington, became the
bride of Douglas Taylor Ramsay. The
ceremony was witnessed by large gath
ering Of relatives and friends OF the con-
tracing parties and was performed by
Rev. H. NJ. Canter, pastor. The church
was prettily decorated with palms and
pink and white chrysanthemums.
The bride entered the church on the
arm of her father, by whom she was
given in marriage. She was attired in
a draped princesse gown of white chif-
fon satin, trimmed with pearls and Irish
lace, and wore tulle veil, caught with
a cluster of orange blossoms. The bride 8
only ornament was a pearl pendant, the
gift of the bridegroom. She carried a
| shower bouquet of Bride roses.
Miss Margaret Pattie Finks was the
mnid of honor. She wore pink silk crepe
| de chine trimmed in fringe and messa-
! line, and carried bouquet of pink roses.
/ The bridesmaid was Miss Helen Marion
| Corbett, who wore white embroidered net
trimmed in pink messaline over pink
|
of pink chrysanthemums. The flow
er girls were little Misses Rebekah
Lillian Harrington, sister of the bride.
and Inez GwYn Moore. They wore white
! with pink ribbons, and carried baskets
OF pink roses. Dennis Ramsay. of Bal
timore. brother of the bridegroom, was
| best man.
| Mrs. Harrington, mother Of the bride,
wore a gown of pale blue marquisetta
/ q tn e-N
| blue silk. The ushers were: Alfred Grif-
nth Uhler. Warren S. Grubbs. William
n. Harper. Ashby Reardon. and Frank
vernon Quigley, of Baltimore.
Following the wedding an informal re-
ception was held at the residence of the
| brides parents. sos Prince street. The
house was decorated with palms, cut
flowers, and autumn leaves. Only the
! Immediate relatives of the two families
attended the reception. Afterward Mr..
and Mrs. Ramsay left for the North.
| The brides going away gown was Of
| brown with black velvet picture hat,
trimmed with French plumes. Mr.. and
Mrs. Ramsey will be at home afterND De-
cember l at 9OS Prince street on Wed
nesdays
Among the out-of-toUn guests at the
wedding were Mrs. Thomas Sedden Tai
iaferro and children, Rock Springs, Wyo;
Miss Clara A. Moore, Wyoming; DR.. and
Mrs. c. Z. Conger. Harrisonburg. Va;
Minish Newton Wheeler, North Carolina,
Robert Miller Reese and children, Wash
ington, and Dennis Ramsay Baltimore.
Miss Mary ]. Dryer and Henry G.
Bernhard were married this afternoon at
ST. Mary's Catholic Church. The cere-
mony was performed by Rev. L. F. KEEL
~. Following the wedding Mr.. and Mrs.
n III Lee g.
ern bridal trip. They will reside in this
city.
The bride was formerly ticket agent
for the Washington-Virginia Railway
Company here and the bridegroom is a
Southern Railway engineer.
Before a large audience, J. D. Eggle-
ston, State superintendent OF public in
struction. tonight delivered an address
at the Young Peoples Building OF the
Methodist Episcopal Church South Mr.
EgglestOn told of the wonderful progress
being made by the public schools OF Vir-
gtnia, and said that central schools are
rapidly taking the places OF the little
schoolhouses all over the State. The re-
suits, he said, show an increased attend
ance.
The meeting was presided over by A
D. Brockett, president of the chamber
of commerce, who introduced DR.. W. NJ.
Smith. chairman of the city school board,
and the latter presented Mr.. Eggleston.
DR.. Smith, in his remarks told of the
wants of the local school board.
Among those in attendance were Super
intendent w. H. Sweeney members OF
city school board, teachers, together with
many others, and delegations from the
chamber of commerce. Junior Order OF
United American Mechanics, and Fra
ternal Order of Americans.
Mr.. Eggleston to-day inspected the pub
lie schools of the city and also Alexan-
dria County. He expressed himself as
well pleased with the schools, and espe-
cially Lee School for Girls. Accompany
ing him on the inspection trip were DR..
Flanagan, State health officer; SuDerin-
tendent of Schools w. H. Sweeney. Mayor
F. ]. Paff, Councilman A. D. Brockett.
president Of the chamber Of commerce.
The latter entertained Mr.. Eggleston
during his visit here.
In the Circuit Court to-day the will Of
Henry Baader was admitted to probate. |
The testator leaves an estate valued at |
$40, 900 to his wife, Caroline Baader, dur |
ing her life, and on her death directs II |
shall go to his children. He also d. |
reefs that the business conducted under |
the firm name OF Henry Baader & Sons |
be continued by his sons, Henry and |
William, and directs that they pay a |
fair appraised value for same. At the |
time of his wife's death or marriage |
he directs that $4,000 with interest at /
per cent be paid from the business to the
estate. The sum of 5000 each is be-
queathed to his daughters at the death
OF his wife. Should his widow marry he
directs that she receive one-third Of the
estate.
The testator names his wife, Caroline
Baader, and the sons, Henry and Will
lam, together with Douglas Stuart, as
executors. They qualified as such, no
bond being required.
The tender and express car Of a north
bound passenger train on the Harrison
burg branch of the Southern Railway
was derailed at Woodstock, Va, at As
o'clock this afternoon. No one was in
jured.
The Christ & Doran Company, Incor-
oorated, Rosslyn. Alexandria County,
mas been granted charter by the State
commission, with a maxi
mum capital stock OF $4,000 and min
mum of 5000. The object is real es-
ate business. Officers are .. E. Doran,
president; c. A Christ, secretary and
treasurer, and w. C. Nen, vice president.
LII Of Washington. ii
News has been received Of the serious
illness OF Rev. Ivan Marshall Green,
'ector of the Protestant Episcopal
church at Clifton Forge, Va, at the
,ome of his father In Stafford County,