Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-20
IN THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
MRS. CROMWELL TO MARRY "A
PHILADELPHIA BANKER,
A Sextet Of Buds Join the Ranks
Today-Weddings.
Notes.

The most interesting social news today
is the coming marriage of Mrs. Lucrecia
Roberts Cromwell, widow of Oliver
Cromwell Of this city, and Mr. Ed
ward Z. Stotesbury of Philadelphia. The
engagement was admitted by both parties
today, and Fluctuations from their friends
in many cities by phone and wire We're
general.
Mrs, Cromwell only recently returned to
her home here from Europe, where she
went after the marriage of her daughter
and Mr.. Walter Brooks, jr., of Baltimore
last spring. Her sons are Messrs. Oliver
and James H. r. Cromwell. Her father.
Judge Roberts of Illinois, also has made
his home here. Mr.. and Mrs. Brooks will
arrive today from the Green Spring valley
to spend the winter a. the Cromwell
home on New Hampshire avenue.
Mr.. Stotesbury is one of the wealthiest
citizens of Philadelphia. millionaire sew
eral times over. He is president of the
Union League Club, and one of the best
known horsemen in this country. He is
president of DreXel & Co.. Philadelphia
bankers. He is identified with not only
industrial. political and other affairs. but
is known as a lover OF art, his picture
collection being valuable one OF old
masters. Among his special pleasures
are his horses on his stock farm, winch
won all the blue ribbons for trotters and
light harness horses at the last Maolson
Square show.
Mr.. Stotesbury entered the banking
house of which he is now the head at
seventeen years of age. He is director
in a score Of corporations. He was the
financial sponsor OF the Philadelphia
Opera House. He has two daughters,
Mrs. Sydney Hutchinson and Mrs II.
HERSHEY Mitchell, both prominent In Phil
adeIphia society.
No more cordial welcome has been ex-
tended debutante this season than that
given Miss Elizabeth Parker Crenshaw,
the second daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Augustus P. Crenshaw. at the large re-
ception yesterday which marked her
formal debut. Southern smilaX, palms
and red roses adorned the spacious rooms
and halls. and the decorations of the din
ing room were especially effective Elec-
trio lights burning under red roses made
soft ring of color around the center
piece on the table.
blue crepe meteor. presented her young
daughter, whose coming-out gown was or
white satin -veiled in crystal beaded
chiffon. From her dozens of bouquets.
she carried a lovely shower of Killarney
roses and lilies of the valley.
Miss Crenshaw wore black velvet and
crystal lace. si-~-
Nine. Rivero. wife of the minister from
Cuba. and Mrs. j. c. Burrows presided at
the tea table. Misses Rivero, Miss Clara
Murray of Baltimore. house guest of the
debutante; Miss Esther Foote of Fort
Howard. Md: Miss Virginia MILAN. Miss
Louise Howser. Miss Dorothy Taylor.
Miss Dorothy Gray Brooks, Miss Kath-
ryn Hitchcock, Miss Anne Seymour
Jones, Miss Edith Oracle. Miss Helen
Hardy, Miss Ellen Douglas Fillebrown.
| Miss Margaret Strother-Smith, Miss
! Frances Efinger, Miss Grace Helen vane,
Miss Mildred Bacon. Miss Helena Smith.
Miss Emily Beatty and Miss Louise
Walsh were in the groups of young assis-
tants. :.
The marriage of Miss, Elizabeth Beale
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. j. Wheeler
Beaie. and Capt. Mahlon Ashford, NJ. s.
n. viii take place this evening at the
Beale residence. Rev. DR.. Charles Ernest
Smith will officiate. in the presence of the
jn,nediate relatives of the couple Miss
Katherine Beale. younger sister OF the
BRIDE will be her only attendant, and
Mai. C. C. Collins. now stationed at Fort
Robinson Neb., Will be best man.
MAI. and Mrs. Bailey. Ashford, and DIR.
Francis Ashford and Mrs. Ashford Of
New York, brothers and sisters-in-law of
the groom. and Mr.. Carroll Beale of New
York brother OF the bride, and his wife
are here for the wedding.
Capt. Ashford will take his bride to
New York. and upon their return here
the couple viii be with Mr.. and Mrs.
Beale until Capt. Ashfords leave expires
in February.
A large reception. will follow the cere-
mony. The bride is a descendant of the
CAROLS Of Maryland and the Van Rensse-
laers Of New York on her mothers side
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