Evening star., 1915-06-16
EVENTS Of INTEREST
IN AND OUT Of TOWN
Marriage of Miss Bowman and Mr..
Skippon at Noon
Today.
Mrs. Sigerfoos Hostess at Bridge
Party-Dinners of Last Night.
General Social News.

. A pretty wedding took place today at
|. noon at St Paurs English Lutheran
. Church, when Miss Nellie Bowman,
. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Orlando Bow
: man, became the bride of Mr.. Charles
. D. Skippon. Rev. J. T. Huddle officiat-
. ed. assisted by the Rev. Louis Randall.
: Palms. Killarney roses and ferns dec
. grated the church.
: The bride, who was escorted by her
!. father. wore a beautiful gown of white
creme de chine and chantilly lace trim
med with pearls. Her hat was of white
, seorgette crepe trimmed with ribbon
. and silk poppies. She wore a diamond
and pearl brooch. the gift of the bride
. groom. and carried a shower bouquet
. of bride roses and lilies of the valley.
.. Miss Virginia Skppon, sister of the
. bridegroom, was the maid of honor, and
her gown was of point desprlt over
. pink crepe de chine, trimmed with orl-
. entail lace and rosebuds. She wore a
leghorn poke bonnet trimmed with pm
. tulle and roses.
: Miss Edna Hyer and Miss Ferena
Schmid were the bridesmaids. ana
their gowns were of point desprlt over
" nile green crepe de chine. trlmmeu eu
shepherdess hats with black velve!
!, crowns. trimmed with pink roses, ana
they carried bouquets of Killarney
| roses. ,.
| Mr.. Allen D. Lewis acted as best
| man, and the ushers were Dr. harry
A. Ong, Mr. Julius Jensen, Mr.. HARRY
Kidwell and Mr.. Fillmore Eiker
| Mrs William Hamilton Bayly piayeo
| the wedding marches, and solos were
rendered by Mrs. Frank A. Frost.
reception for the relatives and
bridal party followed the ceremony at
l.,.. ,ft hrid
Mr.. and Mrs. Skippon left later Tor
their wedding trip, the latter wearing
a travelling costume of blue and green
changeable taffeta with black pic
ture hat. -
They will be at home after July 10
| at the seaton apartment
II Among the out-of-town guests were
Miss HiIda Kirschner of York, Pa; Mr..
and Mrs Frank Donaldson, Mrs. Ed
ward Lyons, Mrs. James Donaldson
and Mrs. Howard Wilson. all of Balti-
more.
Mrs. Edward Sigerfoos, wife of Maj.
| Sigerfoos, is entertaining informally at
bridge this afternoon.
An interesting wedding will take
place this evening at o'clock, when
Miss Doris Moore, daughter of Mr.. and
| Mrs. William N. Moore. and Lieut.
at the home Of the brides parents on
| o street.
The brides sister. Mrs. Edmund Car
| rington. will be the matron of honor
and Lieut. Lee C. Carey .. N. N" viii
| act as best man. Lieut.. Booth and his
bride will spend the summer at New
| port.
l Mrs. John w. Thompson has as her
| guests for the week Mr.. and Mrs
| Dwight ]. Particle. Mrs. Particle came
| east to meet Mr.. Particle, who has just
| returned from London.
Eastern Presbyterian Church will be
| the scene of a pretty wedding this
| evening at o'clock, when Miss Annie
! Catherine Allwine. daughter of Mr.. and
1 come the bride of Mr.. Charles Everett
| Lancaster Rev. Alfred E. Barrows
the pastor. will perform the ceremony
The Pyle eI and the maid .,
honor Miss Elsie Allwine, sister of the
: bride. Misses Alice and Ruth Allwine
/, sisters Of the bride, will be brides,
!! the Sunday school primary department
! will accompany the bridal procession
q led by Miss Kathryn Allwfne. niece
q of the bride.
8 Mr.. Oscar E. Lancaster, the groom,
brother. will be best man. and the
= ushers will include Mr.. James Austin
Z who was an usher at the marriage OF
4 the brides parents. and two Of the
! brides brothers. and Messrs. Henry
I Ernest and Milton Allwine. Milton
Buck and Ross J. Woodward
Tho marriage of Miss Mary L. Duke
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin N
Duke of New York, and Mr. Anthony
I Joseph Drexel Biddle. jr., son Of Mr.
I and Mrs. A. J. Drexel Biddle of Phila
delphia, will take place this afternoon
! at o'clock, at Duke Farms. Somer
I Vile, N. j., the country home of the
I brides uncle and aunt. Mr.. and Mrs
! James Duke. Mr.. Duke has had spe
cial tracks built from Somerville tc
= Oysterfleld, thereby making 1t possible
! for the through train, which will con
4 vey about 365 invited guests. to go di
: rectly to Duke Farms:
Mrs. Angler Duke will be the matror
! Of honor. She was Miss Cordelia Bid
I turned from their bridal trip spent or
!; the Pacific coast, last Saturday
Mr.. Angler Duke will be best man fol
1 his brother-in-law
I Helen Yuille. Miss Florence Gilbert
4 Miss Caroline Fuller, Miss Lucie Stoke.
I Of New York. Miss Yvonne Townsend
!: of Washington and Miss Anna Bransor
l Mr.. Livingstone l. Biddle. an uncle o.
the groom: Mr.. Reginald L. Hutchin
! son. Mr. Alfred Putnam. Mr.. de Benne
VILE Bell of this city. Mr.. Maurice
Burke Roche, Mr.. Edward W. Kane
Mr.. williasn sturgis Mr.. Russell Evan
Tucker Of New York., Mr.. Pierrepon
D. Schreiber of Short Hills. N. j.. ant
! Mr. Laurence H. Villas of Chicago.
On their return from their bridal tril
on the Pacific coast Mr.. Biddle and hi
: bride will go to Narragansett Pier ant
4 Newport. where they will be extensive
4 ly entertained. Mr.. and Mrs. Biddle
: jr., will reside in New York
Duke and Duchess de Richelieu vii
sail from France soon for America
\ where they will spend several months
I returning in the autumn to thei
chateau near Paris.
Mrs. John H. Russell Of this city. Il
| visiting her sister. Mrs. l. Warrington
| Cottman. at her homo in the Greer
ISpring Valley.
| The Informal dance at the Cairo thi
levening. arranged by Mrs. George Ben
nett Ashby, for the benefit OF thu
| Washington Emergency and Receiving
ltHome for destitute children, promises
to be q most enjoyable affair. Musi
l will be furnished by the Engineers
Band and refreshments will be servet
during tho evening.