Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-26
IN THE WORLD Of SOCIETY
DR.. OXFORD AND MISS DON.
NELL TO MARRY.
Comings and Goings of Interesting
Folks-Personal
Notes.

marriage of interest to Georgia, Ala
bama anu Washington people will take
place sunday next AT 3 pm in the par
Tors of the burlington apartments. when
Miss George Sue Donnell of Atlanta and
John Hall oxford. D. D.. Of Demopolis
Ala, will be the contracting parties. DR.
Oxford is in charge of the First Presby-
terian Church at Demopolis The cere-
mony will be performed by DR.. Remser
Byrd, D. D.. of Princeton Theological
Seminary, an old classmate of DR.. OK
ford's. Miss Donnell is the daughter of
Mr.. George S. Donnell of Georgia, who
has been for a number of years an ex-
aminer of the civil service commission in
Washington.
pretty home wedding took place yes
terday afternoon at 291o eth stree.
northeast. When Mr.. Joseph h. Yenney
was united in marriage to Miss Iona O
Bartimens. The full ring ceremony was
performed by Rev. George 5. Duncan
M. George II. Lambert was best man
and the brides sister. Mrs. Maud b
O'Donnell, was matron of honor. Mr.
and Mrs. Yenney will reside at 61S Girard
street northeast.
Mrs George L. Bradley gave luncheon
Mrs. Henry w. Chaplin.
Mr. and Mrs. Jay White have return
ed to Washington from Santos, Brazil
where Mr.. White was in the consular
service.
A wedding of interest to many Wash
ington people took place in St Paufs
Church, Seattle. WASH Thursday. Sep
TENDER %. at pm, when Miss Mar
garet Gertrude Upshur, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs GUSTS Parke Upshur. was mar
ried to Lieut.. s. Willard Sperry. 10th
Coast Artillery. The bride is grand
daughter of the present Rear Admiral
John H. Upshur L. 5. y. (retired. and
a niece of Mrs. Kate Upshur Moorhead
and Mrs. William II. Hunt of this city,
and a sister of Mrs. Alexander G. Brown
of Richmond. Va. Lieut.. Sperry is the
son of the late James w. and Mrs
Sperry, and comes of a well known Calf
fornia family. He is now stationed at
Fort Stevens, Oregon. to which post he
and his bride will return after a brief
wedding trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. Christian Hemmick who
motored to New York from Washington
were guests at the st. Regis Hotel DUR
ing their stay Mr.. Hemmick has gone tC
Fort Hope, Canada, 10 visit his parents
and Ms. Hemmick is guest of the Col
ony Club Both street and Madison ave-
nue., New York, awaiting Mr.. Hemmick'
return when, after a few visits en- route
they will return by auto to Studio
House
The commissioner of corporations and
Mrs. Joseph E. Davies and their family
have arrived in Washington and are
stopping at the Shoreham.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest s. Wise left Sun.
day afternoon for their honeymoon trip
to Boston by sea, returning via New
York to visit friends. They will return
to their new home about October /.
Mrs. Irving E. Hires entertained al
luncheon today in honor of her sister
Mrs. Norman A VIM of Macon. Miss
Mrs. Tom Manchester of Springfield, ILL.,
and Mrs. Joe McKenny of California
Lloyd and Mrs. c. F. Fletcher were also
present.
Mr.. and Mrs. George d. Crawford Of
TINS city are visiting Or. and Mrs. Bag
gett at Ocean City. Md. Mr.. and Mrs
Crawford will return to their home 1922
18th street, about October l.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nicholas Longworth en-
tertained at dinner last night at the New
YORK hotel where they are staying Mr.
and Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt, ir. Nj
and Mrs. Longworth arrived in New
York yesterday, and will start for Europ
tomorrow. beginning a tour of the worl,
with Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Letter. VIII,
have chartered Mr. Howard Gould
steam yacht, the Niagara
Rear Admiral Peary is returning from
his summer home this week to this CITY
where he and his family will spend tn
coming winter. His son is with him
Mrs. Peary is sailing for Europe mex
fn dal, NJ
Peary, who spent the past summer il
Geneva.
Mrs. Albert Ordway and Miss Valerie
Padelford are spending the autumn a
White Sulphur Springs.
Mrs Frederic Crowninshield gave {
reception at her Stockbrdge villa yes
terday for Mrs. j. Reynolds Lands, ant
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl A. de GerSdorff CAV,
a dinner at Orchard Hill last night fol
Col. Lands, L. s. A., and Mrs. Landis
Mrs. Haywood and Miss Doris Hay
wood have returned from their summer
travels and are at their l street home.
Cen and Mrs. John A. Johnston and
their daughter, Mrs. Summerlin. have
returned. after spending the summer on
the north shore.
Mrs. lockwood Hoar and her young
daughter Miss Louisa Hoar, are back
at their Connecticut avenue home. the
latter resuming her studies in school.
Miss Frances Hoar is visiting Mrs Clar-
ence Moore at Prides Crossing, Mass.
Commander Powers Symington, naval
attache of the United States embassy in
London. entertained at dinner in honor
of Mr.. William Bowie Clarke, who has
been spending the past fortnight in Lon
don.
Maj and Mrs. Sidney A. Cloman have
sailed for Australia and New Zealand.
The trip is in connection with the Pan
anna exposition.
DR.. and Mrs. G. c. Birdsall have moved
to their new home at lS32 kaiorama
road.
MARRIAGE Licenses.
Marriage licenses have been issued to