Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-06-12
SOCIAL and PERSONAL
Interesting News Notes About People
!; Of Alexandria Happenings
/ IN Society. s;@'s j.

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The wedding: Of Miss Nathalie May
Boush, daughter of Mr. and ., Mrs.
Samuel C. Boush, of this: city and
Mr. G. Gordon Asher, also Of Alexan-
hria, in Christ Church last night was
one of the prettiest witnessed: here
abouts for a long time.
| The ceremony was performed by
1.-The Rev. w. j. Morton, rector Of
the church. The edifce was beauti-
|lfully decorated with spring blossoms.
|IAfter the wedding IA reception TOOK
||place at the home of the brides par
TENTS, 222 south Washington street, at
(which about five hundred guests gath
tered, including many from Washing
! ton, Baltimore and Richmond.
/ The bride was beautifully gowned
/ in a Partisan costume of white satin
trimmed with rose point Venetian
!+lace. She was attended by Miss Cen
/ evieve Champ Clark, daughter of
speaker of the House of Representa-
tives, as maid of honor, and by two
bridesmaids, Miss Daisy Morgan, of
Richmond, Va, and Miss Katherine
Lance, of Pennsylvania. Tiny Edith
Asher, sister of the bridegroom, acted
as flower girl.
MIR. Lawrence CLARK, of Baltimore,
was best man for Mr.. Asher, and the
ushers were Mr.. C. Keith Carlin, son
of Representative C. C. Carlin, Mr.
}Garnett Pitts, Mr.. Bryan Pitts, of this
| .ity, and Mr.. James w. Fowle, OF
Washington.
Miss Genevieve Clark was attlred
in pink chiffon and pink Dolly Warden
That, while the bridesmaids wore
white shadow lace gowns with pink
,irdles, and carried flower wands.
Miss Boush is a member of dis
singuished Virginia family, while Mr.
/ Asher is descended from Light Horse
Harry Lee and Governor Spottswooo
of colonial fame. Out of compliment
to the famous Knights of the Colder
J Horseshoe. legend in Governor Spots
I aool' s.csF, Mr.. Asher gave golden
! ragsls1ga5 20 the best man and ush'
y,z. while Miss Boush gave golden
! ,pisabones 20 her attendants.
( q mos. enjoyable affair for small
! .oTs vas re prettily arranged party
! si.eh b ars. George French yester-
4 lar afternoon at her attractive sum-
+ .5ei home in Arturus, to her little
d:a.@htar Margaret. Mrs. French had
arranged for special car to convey
,lle guests both to and from her
home, ard at two-thirty some sixty
Z il-lg folks accompanied by a half
I dozen .cosn-ups, boarded the car at
: ne R1.a! street station. Mr.. French
\ ms. inc car and escorted the children
/ q the rgsidence where Miss Margaret
! ana iler mother greeted them from
beneath wide spreading pink ramb-
,er. The color scheme throughout the
festivities was pink, and as each lit
tie guest threw off their bonnets or
caps, they were asked to draw a
number, which number they went in
search of among the lower branches
Of the trees where numbered parcels,
holding a wonderful surprise within
their pink tissue coverings, winked at
the eager hunters. Then lemonade
well which really had no bottom, for
lrink as one may the same supply
was ever in hand. Swings were sus-
pended from every available Dough.
After the games and rcmps on the
grounds and the beach, the children
we're summoned by the ringing of a
big bell to the daintily arranged tab
les of refreshments. Clusters of pink
yoses bedecknd the goodly laden tab
les. and the guests were piled with
az much ice cream and cake as a
oungster could manage.
Mrs. NJ. NJ. Lewis will arrive today
to be the guest of DR.. Snowden and
family.
Nj. Cecil X. Sherman left yester-