Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-15
Alexandria.
Special Correspondence of Tic Star.

Special Correspondence of The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va. June IA. 1913.
This evening at the residence of Mr..
and Mrs. Samuel Gordon Brent, rs North
Columbus street, their only daughter,
Miss Jean Lloyd Brent. was married to
Mr. David Milton French. son of Mr.. and
Mrs. George Smoot French The drawing
rooms were decorated with palms and
clusters of pink roses. The ceremony was
performed by Rev. William jackson Nor
ton. rector of Christ Episcopal Church,
and the wedding music was played by
Mrs. Charles G. Lennon organist at that
church. The ceremony took place at the
west end of the drawing room, where
temporary altar had been erected. The
bride, who entered with her father, wore
a trained gown of white crepe meteor
trimmed with lace and pearls. a tule veil
caught to her hair with a cap of orange
blossoms, and she carried a shower of
bride roses and valley lilies. She was at
tended by two maids of honor, Miss
George McComas French, sister of the
groom. and Miss Mary Windsor Snowden.
who were both debutantes the same win
ter as the bride. Their gowns were of
white batiste embroidered in pink, and
they carried clusters of pink sweet peas.
Little Margaret Reed French. a younger
sister of the groom, was flower girl and
wore frock of white batiste with pink
ribbons. and carried a basket of pink
sweet peas. Mr.. French had Mr.. Richard
M. Chichester as his best man. Imme-
diately after the ceremony a reception
was held. Mrs. Brent, wearing gown
of black lace over lavender satin. received
with the bridal couple. Late in the even
ing Mr.. and Mrs. French left here for a
northern bridal trip. on their return from
which they will live in this city Among
the out-of-toWn guests were Mr.. and Mrs.
Clarence Randolph Howard, brother-in-
law and sister of the groom, of Freder-
icksburg: Capt. McComas French. T. S.
r. c. S.: Mr.. and Mrs. Prosser Tabb.
Mrs. Perrin and the Misses Perrin of Bal
timore, Mr.. and Mrs. J. Lloyd Tabb of
West Point Va, and Mr. and Mrs. Mac
kenzie Tabb of Middleburg, Va. Miss
Emily Johnson has returned from a visit
to Miss Margaret Keeling in Philadelphia.
Miss Johnson had as her guest this week
Miss Betsy Page of Fairfax. Miss Cora
Jones has returned from visit to her
brother and sister-in-law. Mr.. and Mrs.
John Marshall Jones, in Baltimore. Miss
to Miss Eliza beth Randolph in Charlottes-
Vile. Mrs. Benjamin F. Iden and Miss
Julia Ncol of Manassas were the guests
this week of Miss Nellie Uhler. on Cam
eron street Mrs. William B. Danger
field is a guest at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. G. William Ramsay. Cameron
street. Miss Roxie Doniphan has return
ed from Annapolis, where she went to at |
tend the June-Week exercises. Miss Mary |
Ball of Richmond is the guest of Miss |
Elsie Snowden, on South Washington |
street.
The weekly dance of the Old Dominion
Boat Club was held Saturday evening at |
the clubhouse. The chaperons were Mrs
Charles NJ Slepperson and Mrs. e. Her |
bert Oliver. Mr.. and Mrs. George Hilsee |
and Mr.. and Mrs. George Meadowcroft of |
Philadelphia were the weekend guests of |
Mr.. and Mrs. James Reid on Prince street. |
Miss Louise Howell is the guest of friends |
in Baltimore Mrs. Elizabeth Bartels has |
returned from New York. where she went |
to meet her daughter, Miss Elsa Bartels |
of Germany. Miss Bartels will spend the |
summer with her grandparents. Mr.: and
Mrs. Justus Schneider on North Wash |
ington street. Mrs. Marshall Cook and |
Miss Bertha Cook are the guests of rela- |
tives in Westmoreland county.
Mrs. Charles E. Outcalt is spending sew
eral weeks at Lake Mohegan, N Y Miss |
Louise Outcalt is visiting relatives in
Forest Park. Baltimore Mr.. and Mrs |
Kemp l.. Lambeth have returned from |
visit to relatives in Charlottesville. DR. |
F. Warning Lewis of Richmond was the |
p. Wools on Queen street. Capt Ernest |
Bragg has returned from visit to De- |
troit, Mich Capt and Mrs. Bragg have
now as their guest their niece, Miss
Belle johnson of Fredericksburg is the |
guest of friends in town. Miss Ellen Mon |
cure and Miss Caroline ~Moncure have re-
turned to their home in Stafford county
after visit to Miss Lila Barrett on Duke |
street DR.. Lucien c: Smith of Panama |
was the guest of relatives in town dur |
ing the week. Mr.. and Mrs. James z, |
Alexander have returned from visit to |
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Childs in Cazenova !
Va Miss Emma Thorn of Washington
was the guest this week of the Misses |
Chandlee on North Washington street |
Miss Hannah Chandlee is now the guest |
of her sister, Mrs. Edward S. Leadbeater |
at her summer home. Fort Lyon, Fair |
fax county. Miss Jean Carter of Wash |
ington was the guest this week of Miss |
Mary Phillips on South Washington |
street. Miss Christina Kemper has gone |
to the Eastern Shore of Maryland to be |
the guest of Miss Marjorie Burrel !
Miss Anna Barley returned this week |
from visit to the Misses Heitmuller |
in Washington Miss Barley left later |
in the week for Rapidan. where she is |
the guess of Miss Christina Furnival. |
Mrs. Bessie kerrick and Mrs. Virginia |
Colvin are the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. |
r. Lee Allen in Harrisonburg Miss |
Margaret Wallace and Master James
Wallace of Dobbs Ferry, ". ". are the |
guests of their aunt, Mrs. Edward 8. |