Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-26
N THE. WORLD OF SOCIETY
MIR. AND MRS. TAFT TO DINE
WITH NEW YORK FRIENDS.
Miss Taft Honor Guest at Italian
Embassy-Morning We'd
dings Today.

| icSlueul duu ANIS. ld1I VIII O1hc WITH
Miss Winifred Holt. The President will
afterward open the Blind Workers ex-
hibition at the Metropolitan Opera House.
Among those who have taken boxes for
the opening tonight are Mrs. August
Belmont, Mrs. Benjamin Brewster, Mrs.
W. Seward Webb and Mrs David r.
Morgan.
| The Italian ambassador and Marchesa
| Cusani entertained last night for Miss
Helen Taft. In the party were Miss Ell
sic Aldrich Miss Jean Oliver, Miss
Marion Oliver. Miss Yvonne Townsend.
Miss Eleanor Wayne Parker, Miss Mary
Carlisle, Miss Sophy Johnston, Miss Ger
trude Williams, Miss Dorothy Williams,
Miss Harriet Switzerland, Dona Beatrice
Cusani, Henry c. Emery, Capt. Graham
L. johnson, Count Felix Won Brusselle-
Schaubeck. Austrian first secretary; Count
Elemer Pejacsevich, Austrian attache;
William G. C. Gladstone. British attache;
Manuel de Freyre y Santander, Peruvian
first secretary; Charles Symon. Belgian
attache: Wilhelm Thorleif de Munthe
de Morsenstierne. Norwegian attache:
Charles Richardson, Franklin Ellis. NO
bile Lazzaro del Marchesi Negrotto Cam
biasO, Italian counselor: Capt. Serrott1
Of the Italian navy and Signor Augusta
RossO. Italian attache.
The Belgian minister and Countess de
Buisseret entertained the Attorney Cen
eral and Mrs. Wickersham at dinner last
night. their other guests being the Meth
ator du Point. Mrs. Cordes of Frlwood.
England; Mrs. Paynter, Mrs. John w.
Story, Miss Ernst. Prince Koudachefr,
Russian charge d'affaires: Mitchell Innes.
British counselor. and Sir Robert Had
field.
Miss Edna Thomas, daughter Of Mr.. and
| Mrs. Joseph Burns Thomas. and Mr.:
James Dermott Sheridan were married
! last night at the Mount Pleasant Con-
sregational Church, Rev. Frank Good
win officiating The church was deco
rated with flowers and foliage plants.
The ushers were Mr.. Paul A. Rehr of
New York, Mr.. Park A. Galleher, Mr.. Y.
Owens Wilson Of Baltimore. Mr.. J. Ben
son Thomas, Mr.. Courtney c. Thomas
and Mr.. Alfred L. Pagan.
The bride, who was escorted by her
| father wore white satin, with tulle veil
| were Miss Gertrude Thomas. Mrs. Y.
Owens Wilson of Baltimore, Mrs. j. Ben
son Thomas and Mrs. Guy Harrison Oys-
| ter of Porto Rico, matrons of honor; Miss
Grace Houchens and Miss Charlotte
Thomas.
| A reception followed in the church par
| lors and later at the brides home before
| the couple started for the bridal trip.
A pretty wedding took place this morn
| ing at 10 o'clock at st. Aloysius Church.
| when Miss Anna Quackenbush became
| the bride Of DR.. Claude Galiher.
Rev. Father Eugene Del; Mcdonnell;
mass and performed the ceremony.
The altar was decorated with white
| blossoms
| The bride looked particularly handsome
| in suit of white serge.
white ripfllro hat trim.
med with white plumes and had a cluster
of pink roses and forget-me-nots.
She wore corsage bouquet of lilies OF
the valley
Miss Helen McGill was the maid of
honor and wore gray serge suit, with a
| white hat trimmed with pink plumes.
Her corsage bouquet was of pink sweet
peas.
Mr. Denis Connell was the best man.
A small reception followed at the home
| Of the bride on H street, at which only
the relatives and few intimate friends
were present.
| ceivins by Mrs. John Davis. the bride
| mother, who wore a becoming gown of
| blue silk trimmed with lace.
Early this afternoon DR.. and Mrs. Gal
| liner left for their wedding journey. They
| will spend some time in New York. Tue
bride went away in a smart travelling
costume Of blue broadcloth with black
| hat trimmed with plumes.
Or. Galliher, whose native state Is Hi
nois, graduated from college last June.
He is the son Of Mr.. and Mrs S. S. Cal
| liner, who were present at the wedding.
The marriage of Miss Ethel Rice and
Mr.. George Fl. Lecarpentier took place this
morning at 10 o'clock at st. Peter 8
Church. The ceremony was performed
| by Rev Father r. P. Morris. assisted by
| the Rev. Father John Lynch Of Whining
/ ton, Del, and was followed by a nuptial
mass.
Bouquets Of white roses and ferns dec
GRATED the altar. and Mrs. Fred ]. Rec,
sster-in-law OF tine bride, sang several
beautiful selections during the mass.
| Mr. Edmund B. Rice. and wore a gown
of white marquisette over white silk,
with large white hat trimmed with
plumes. Her bouquet was of br. de roses
Miss A. NJ. Rice, sister of the bride,
| and Miss Josephine Spellman were the
bridesmaids. The former wore pale blue
| silk and the latter pale pink. and both
| had on black hats trimmed with plumes.
They carried bridesmaid roses.
| Mr.. A. B. Lecarpent err Of Philadelphia
i was best man for his brother and the
| ushers were Mr.. Shores. Mr.. Chester
Jones of Wilmington, Del; Mr.. John
Murphy. Mr.. Thompson and Mr. Fred J.
Rice, brother of the bride.
| A reception for the families and the
bridal party followed at the home of the
bride.
Mrs. Rice, the brides mother, assisted
in receiving and wore gown of black
six crepe de chine.
| Among those present were Mrs. ]. Har-
nv Collifiower. the brides sister, who
| wore violet marquisette with a black hat
| and plumes; Mrs. Edmund B. Rice. in
| blue silk with a black picture hat: Mrs
| Fred ]. Rice. in brown silk with a brown
hat trimmed with plumes of the same
shade. and the following guests from
| out of town: Mr.. and Mrs. ]. F. Lecar-
pentier of Wilmington, Del, the former a
brother of the groom; Miss s.. E. Lecar-
pentier. his aunt, and DR.. and Mrs. Mar
| tin of Baltimore.
Late in the morning Mr.. and Mrs. Lee
carpentier left for their honeymoon. the
latter wearing a gray serge travelling
| suit and a black and white straw hat TRIM
| med with touches Of coral. On their re-
| turn they will reside at their new home.
151 18th street southeast.
a very pretty tea and sale took place
yesterday afternoon at Rauschers for the
| benefit of st. Matthew'S Church.
The tea tables and stalls arranged
of the large ballroom presented a very
attractive and busy scene between the
hours of ; and Z.
The hat stall was presided over by Mrs
George Howard. assisted by Mrs. COrco-
| ran Thorn, Mrs. Perry Johnson, Mrs. de
Sibour, Mrs. Jack Story. Miss. Dorothy
Will ANS, Miss May, Miss Lay and Miss
Margaret Perrin.
The models on view were particularly
stylish and brought fine prices.
Many refreshed themselves with tea and
cake at the stall just opposite. and were
served by Mrs. White, wife of the Chief
Justice, assisted by Mrs. Mckenna. Mrs.