Evening star., 1915-11-02
EVENTS Of INTEREST
IN AND OUT Of TOWN
Miss Hagner and Mr.. James Married
at St. Johns This
Afternoon.
Weddings Here and Elsewhere.
Dinners and Dances-Home-
comings-Notes.

The marriage of Miss Isabella l.
Hagner and Mr.. Norman James Of Bal
timore at St. Johns Church at o'clock
this afternoon was attended by num-
ber of the personal friends Of the con-
tracing parties, as well as a large
circle of their relatives. both Of this
city, Baltimore and other places. Few
ceremonies in st. Johns Church for
many years have held more OF interest
to the old residential families, because
of the wide acquaintance Of the bride
in the official and resident world OF the
capital The arrangements TOR the
event were entirely informal. the date
being advanced because of the desire
of the bridegroom to go on to the bed
side of his son, Charles McGill James.
who is i'll at Phillips Academy. Exeter.
Mass Invitations to the ceremony
were extended during the past two days
by phone and telegraph.
The chancel was set with palms ana
the altar vases filed with white
chrysanthemums. Rev. Roland Cot
ton Smith, rector of st. Johns Church.
performed the ceremony.
The bride was escorted by her
brother, DR.. Francis Randall Hagner.
and wore her travelling dress Of dark
blue velvet, with a hat to match. Her
flowers were of valley lilies, violets
and cornhowers. She was attended by
Mr. James little daughters, Misses
Marjorie and Amelia James, who wore
carried bouquets of cornfowers.
Mr.. A. Hamilton s. Post OF Baltimore
acted as best man.
Mr. and Mrs. James left at once for
their wedding trip. the first part OF
which will be spent at Exeter.
The bride of today was formerly So
cial secretary at the White House,
from which position she recently re-
signed.
Mr.. and Mrs. James will reside in
Baltimore.
Miss Margaret Wilson was present at
the ceremony.
Mrs Norman Gait, bride-elect Of the
President arrived in New York yester-
day from Washington, accompanied by
Miss Helen Woodrow Bones They took
rooms at a 5th avenue hotel. and will
remain there over Thursday. when the
President will go to speak at the fifteenth
anniversary dinner Of the Manhattan Club.
| Mrs. Gait and Miss Bones were met
at the Pennsylvania station by Col. e.
NJ House and Dudley Field Malone
Miss Hope Truxton BeaIe, daughter
| of Mr.. and Mrs. Edward E. Beale, will
be married to Mr.. Oliver Eaton Crom-
well, son of Mrs. Edward T. Stotesbury.
1
delphia. The ceremony will be per-
| formed at noon. and q wedding break
fast and reception will follow at the
residence of Mr.. and Mrs. Beale. 40
brides attendants will be Miss Grace b.
Pierce, daughter Of Mrs. winslow s.
Pierce of Oyster Bay; Miss Eugenia
Kelso Cassatt, Miss Eleanor de Gran
MISS sse Harriet t G. I K. Geysiin Of Phila- o
delphia and Miss Frances Hunter Of
Providence.
! James Henry R. Cromwell will be his
brothers best man. The ushers will be
Prall Bird, John Hemphill Of Washing
ton, walter Brooks. IT,. OF Baltimore:
Leonard Truxton Beale. a brother of
| the bride; J. Kearsley Mitchell, Sd, and
Charles S. Hoffman Of Philadelphia.
Mr.. Cromwell is son OF the late
| oliver Cromwell Of this city.
| Col. and Mrs. John A. LeJeune with
present their daughter. Miss Ellie
| Lejeune. at tea on the afternoon OF
Saturday. December 4.
Capt and Mrs. Volney N. Chase will
| give a tea to present their daughters,
Misses Elizabeth and Suzanne Chase,
| December IL.
Miss Helen Walcott. who has been
visiting friends In Buffalo. has gone
to Cleveland, where she will remain
until the Mondays ana possibly
throughout the winter for the purpose
Of studying portraiture at the Cleve-
| land Art School.
The marriage Of Miss Ida Frances
| Tolson, daughter of Mrs. Edmonta
Grymes Tolson of King Georges coun-
ty, Va, and Mr.. Robert Edward Mar
tin of Sycamore county. ILL.,. will take
place November 3, at 10 o'clock, at
St Pauis Episcopal Church.
Senator and Mrs. Lee 8. Overman and
the Misses Overman have returned to
Washington for the winter. and are