Evening star., 1914-04-12
he given in marriage by her uncle and
guardian, Judge T. Van Clagett.

Miss Theresa Waters. daughter of Mr..
and Mrs John O. Waters of Rock Creek
Church road. and Mr.. Leo Downey of
| Alexandra, Va. will be married at the
| Church of the Sacred Heart next We'd
| nesday.
/ The maid of honor will be Miss Ger
trtlde c. Spetzler of Baltimore, and Miss
Virginia Downey of Alexandra, Va.
| sister of the bridegroom: Miss Mary
! J[ayanaugh of Staunton, Va; Miss Mar
| raret I. Waters of Denver, Col; Miss
| Helen Springman. Miss Josephine DAILY
and Miss Margaret DAILY of this city will
| be bridesmaids.
nev. brother of the bridegroom. and the
I ushers are to be Judge Michael Doyle,
i Richard A. Wahl of Philadelphia, Ed
! rnund Dwyer of Alexandria, Va, julius
Zieget of Baltimore Edward Callahan of
/ Patton. Pa, and John r. waters. orother
| of the bride.
| After a western trip the couple will live
! in Cumberland. Md.
| Brig Gen. John NJ Wilson has sent
| out the invitations for the marriage of
/ Brooks. and Mr.. Edward Cunningham
| Bergner Fletcher. at St Thomas Church
Saturday afternoon, April ., at o'clock
! y reception will follow at the Wilson
/, home. lI13 Massachusetts avenue, at $50
O'Clock.
AT home cards for Fridays after June
/. at .Nstead, Radnor. Pa, are also in
closed.
| Miss Amy W Brooks will be the
/ maid of honor for her sister, and Mr.
FIetchers sister. Mrs j. Ernest Richards
| Of Philadelphia. will be matron of honor.
! Little Miss Joy A. Fletcher will be the
lower girl
There will be six bridesmaids-AIs Ger
| trude Gordon. Miss Ruth Hitchcock. Miss
Ruth Larner. Miss Miriam Hubbard, Miss
! Clara Kingsbury and Miss Estelle Crane.
Mr.. Gustavus Bergner Fletcher will be
the best man for his brother, and the
ushers will be Mr.. Frederick Leidy. Mr.
| j. ]. Sullivan. jr. Mr.. George b. Evans,
| jr., Mr. Lloyd p. Jones. Mr.. Howard F.
| Hansel, jr.. all of Philadelphia, and Mr.
I John c. Aspinwall of this city.
A number of entertainments will be
given for Miss Brooks during the next
| two weeks.
| Miss Persis Coreman Will leave Cali
fornia for this city. where she Will be
one of the attendants at the wedding of
| her niece. Miss katherine Jennings. and
Mr.. Chauncey Hackett.
The Rt. Rev. George ". Peterkin. Bish
| op of West Virginia. and Rev. Dr.. Roland
Cotton Smith will perform the ceremony
at the marriage next Tuesday noon. at st.
Johns Church, of Miss Agra Bennett and
Mr.. Johnson Camden Mckinley. Miss
Mary Steacy of York, Pa. will be the
maid of honor. and Misses Genevieve
Clark. Miss Helen McCurnber. Miss Ruth
Hitchcock. Miss Margaret MeChord, Miss
Edith Oracle. Miss Edythe Howard. Miss
Mary Balfour of Parkersburg. niece of the
groom; Miss Florrie Jackson of Clarks-
burg, W. Va; Miss Eileen Roach of Bal
timore, Miss Miriam Bisler of Philadel
phia will be bridesmaids. and the two
small cousins of the bride, Robert Grain,
ir.. and Bennett Grain. sons OF Robert
Grain of Baltimore, will be her train
Na1c nf
Wheeling. w. Va, will be best man. and
the ushers will be Messrs. George Baird,
Merits Franzheim. Lee PAUL and Or.
Haning of Wheeling: Mr.. c. Talbot Hite-
show of Parkersburg. w. Va; Mr.. Douglass
Mccormick of Columbus. Ohio; Lieut..
Harry Clagett, Mr.. Ralph Snowden Hill,
Mr.. John st. Clair Brookes of Washing
ton and Mr. Louis Bennett. jr., of Wes-
ton. w. Va, brother of the bride. The
West Virginia party will arrive in a pri
vate car tomorrow morning and will be
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Bennett,
parents of the bride. at the New Willard.
Admission to the church will be by card,
and musical program, with vocal selec-
tionS, will be given before and during
the ceremony.
A small reception and breakfast at the
New Willard to relatives and the intimate
friends of the two families will follow.
Miss Bennett will not be the fist of her
family to be married in the capital. The
first White House wedding was that OF
one of her ancestors, Judge John ]. Jack
son, whose bride was Polly" Payne, sis
ter of Dolly Madison Judge Jackson
was a member of the House of Repre-
sentatives at that time, and Mr.. Madison,
afterward President, was Secretary of
State
Miss Bennett was presented at the first
court of King George and Queen Mary.
After the London season she and her
mother spent the summer in Norway,
the land of the midnight sum-. and the
following winter were guests In the gov
ernment camp at Delhi for the durbar,
and spent much time travelling through
India. and were among the few invited
TO be present at the viceroys palace to
meet the king and queen on their ar
rival in Calcutta.
sake of the late United States Senator
johnson \. Camden, and is interested in
many business enterprises. He is a
member of the Fort Henry, Country and
other Wheeling clubs.
The marriage of Miss Louise Teicher,
dang of Mr. and Mrs. John G.
Teicher, and Mr.. w. a. Seegers of Co
lunlbia S c.. will take place Wednesday
| evening of this week at o'clock In the
Church of the Reforma ton. Mrs. Burns
g. Downey. only sister of the bride, will
be dame of honor, and Miss Marian Ella
son and Miss F'loride Seegers. sister Of
the groom. bridesmaids. Mr.. Teicher will
escort his daughter and give her
! in marriage Mr.. G. c. Habenicht of
Columbia S. G. will be best man for
| Mr.. Seegers, and the ushers will be Mr..
| Burns C. Downey and Mr.. II. B. Hair of
| Washington D. c.; DR.. Muller Griffith of
| Baltimore Md. and Mr.. Tench Boozer
| Of Columbia. 5. C. A small reception
will follow the ceremony at the home of
| the bride.
| Miss Eliason gave linen shower for
Miss Teicher Friday. and Miss Flora
! Dellwig a luncheon Saturday.
An interesting note in connection witr
the marriage next Tuesday evening at st
/ Johns Church of Miss Mary Margaret
Worthington and Mr.. Beach Helme Stock
| ett is that it was just sixty years ago this
Easter week that the brides grand
| mother Mrs. Cleland kinloch Nelson
| was married in the same church, and al
| least one or two who were present or
! that occasion will witness the marriage
Of her granddaughter.
| Miss Josephine Beverley Mason will bt
maid of honor for Miss Worthngton
! and her bridesmaids will be Miss Louise
Harrison, formerly of Williamsburg, Va