Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-31

help celebrate her recent birthday WITH
games of various kinds. dainty refresh
ments and a general good time. Mrs.
Eva Hurd Willis and Miss McCoach as
sisted Mrs. SaltZman in entertaining the
guests, who We're Miss Helen Suckei,
Miss Althea Barnes, Miss Inga SteJneger,
Miss Cora Nicholson, Miss Elizabeth
Kraake. Miss Arlene Ball, Miss Marjorie
Ball. Miss Irene McMullen, Miss Louise
Smith, Miss Marjorie Wall, Miss Eva
Hanson, Miss Mary Wall and George
Porter, Donald Folk. Merrill Burnside,
Arthur Boucher and John and Edwin
Williams.
Mr. and Mrs Randolph NJ. Fell of
Chevy Chase, Md, will leave Washington
on "A trip to Florida and Cuba, gong by
water from Baltimore and returning from
Florida by rail
The R. r. Social Club will give it's
annual dance and minstrel show in the
new Masonic Hall, 18th and Monroe
streets, Wednesday evening, April H.
Miss Marie Frances Bevan, niece Of
Mrs. Isidor Rayner and Mr.. c. Francis
Owens, son of Mrs. Elizaeth Owens,
formerly of Rockville, Md, and now of
Washington, were quietly married yes
terday morning at the winter home OF
United States Senator Rayner 1920 18th
street northwest, Washington. in the
presence of only few members OF the
bride is a daughter of Mrs. Richard
Bevan of Arlington, Baltimore. The
ceremony was performed by Kew.
Bernard H Braskamp, assistant rector
after the ceremony Mr.. and Mrs. Owens
| left for New York. The wedding was
a complete surprise to many of the most
! intimate friends of Mr.. and Mrs. owens
| both of whom maintained aggraVatins
silence as to the date of the nuptla s.
| The bridegroom slipped down to the
! city hall and procured the license. anc
proceeded at once with his bride-elect to
| Senator Rayner's residence
with her daughter. Mrs. Henry Cullen
Straus will be at home to their friends
from 5 to Tuesday. April :.
Senator Nathan p. Bryan escorted thu
| bride, who is his sister at the recen
marriage of Miss Margaret Hawthorne
Bryan and Mr. Robert Marshall Price, il
Miami. Fla. \ quartet sang 20 Perfec
Love as the bridal party entered th'
| church. The bridesmaids and matron o
honor wore white chiffon, with crystal
| trimmed tunicS. The bridal costume wa!
| OF charmeuSe over satin with Ions
train of real lace edged with plaftings o
| white tulle. The only ornament worr
was the gift of the bridegroom, a pear
necklace with pearl pendant. The vel
worn by the bride was of tulle covering
| the train. She carried a bouquet of bride
roses and lilies of the valley.
| The bride is of Florida's mos
| charming young women, gifted i'll many
ways and beautiful. She is a daughter o.
| the late John Milton Bryan, one of Flor
! ida'S foremost citizens who lived to see
| two of his sons in the United States Sen
ate.
The church was handsomely decorated
| in white and green. The windows were
arched with ferns and cocoanut frOnds
hn .l1r l,ny writ
and palms, white roses and peri
wrinkles. Each pew post was decorated
with maidenhair and crepe ferns, tied
with white tulle.
were beautiful. The library was deco,
rated with long fronds of ferns and green
foliage, and the dining room was lighted
with candles and decorated with maiden
hair ferns and poinsettia The walls OF
the hall were lined with bamboo and hi
Discus and lighted with Japanese IAN
terms.
Mrs. John Milton Bryan, mother of the
/ bride was goWned in black silk, with cor
sage bouquet of Parma violets.
! Mrs. William James Bryan, SiSter-in.
| law of the bride, was handsomely goWned
/ in black silk and also carried a bouquet
of Parma violets.
An interested and most interesting spec
! tator was the brides little niece Eliza
beth Randolph Preston Bryan. daughter OF
the late Senator William James Bryan
Inc Httle lady wore a n2ndlnaue dress OF
white, also veil of white tulle, with a
wreath of small roses, and carrying g
miniature of the brides bouquet
! Engagements announced during the
past week We're those of Miss Katherine
| Snowden, daughter of Commander anC
| Mrs. Chester Atwater, to Ensign LybranC
| Palmer Smith, L. s. N. Miss Lucille NJ
| Stevens, daughter of Mrs. John Rhine
lander Stevens of New York. to Lieut.
Edward +. Spafford. L. S N, now or
! duty in Washington, and of Miss Mar
| jorie Ide to Shane Leslie, son of Col. anC
Mrs. John Leslie of London. Miss Ide i.
a daughter Of Henry c. Ide American
minister to Madrid. and is sister Of Mrs
W. Bourke Cochran.
/ The wedding will take place June / a.
the country place of Mr.. and Mrs Cock
ran. Port Washington. Long Island Mr.
| Leslies mother was before her marriag.
Miss Leonie Jerome, one of the three
| daughters Of the late Leonard Jerome o.
this city. Her sisters are Mrs. George
CORVALLIS West. formerly Lady Randolph
| Churchill, and Mrs. Moreton Frewen. Mr.
Ide and Miss Ide will arrive in New Yorl
from Spain early in May.
| Mrs. Otto II. Pittman of Washington
| who was the guest of her brother, 4Ir
| Ross Wilkins. at his home in Detroit las
| week, was entertained by large circle o.
| friends at round of small informal af.
| fairs. Mrs. Edward II. Parker gave a
| small bridge party Tuesday last for her.
| Mrs. Gronna, wife of Senator Gronna
| gave a luncheon Wednesday in compli-
| ment to her house guest, Mrs. George
| Nelson OF Fargo, N. D.. who is spending