The Denver star., 1917-02-10
ELITE SOCIAL FUNCTION.
Or. and Mrs. M. W. D. Norman csis-
hrsts silver Wedding at Washington.

Or. and Mrs. M. W. D. Norman csls.
hrsts Silver Wedding at Washington.
Washington.-A function that estab-
,ished new standard for such affairs
In the social life Of this city was the
recent celebration Of the .'silver ami
versary" of the Rev. and Mrs. NJ. W. d.
Norman. This highly unique observ-
ance was held at the beautiful home of
the bride and groom of a quarter Of
a century, 1888 Thirteenth street, north
west, one Of the stateliest of the mod
ern homes now owned by members Of
the race in this city of magnificent edi-
fees.
The hosts of friends of DR.. and Mrs.
Norman turned out en- masse. The
Metropolitan Baptist church of 5000
members, of which DIR. Norman is pas
tor, was invited as a unit, and cards
were also sent to some Of the other
churches the doctor had formerly pas
tored. Besides this, $50 tickets were
sent to friends outside of the church,
bringing the total number of invited
guests up to more than 5000. No de-
tail was lacking at the Norman man
sion to make the affair all that the imA
portance of the occasion demanded.
The elegant and spacious salon parlor
was tastefully decorated with palms
and ferns, behind the embankment of
which sat an orchestra, which made
the hours merry with the enchanting
strains Of music. The color scheme
was silver and blue, with touches of
pink.
Mrs. Norman, radiant with happiness.
was ,ery becomingly attired in an ex-
quisite gown of silver cloth, draped
with heavy silver lace and with an
ultra fashionable wide panel of silver
lace insertion in back. reaching from
the shoulder to the bottom Of the skirt.
the whole affair mounted over light
blue chiffon satin. The ladies In wait
ing were costumed as follows: Misses
Fannie and Amaza Hill. nieces Of Mrs.
Norman, wore light blue and canary
silks;s Mrs. w. r. Richardson, light
blue silk. butterfly style; AIrs. P. W.
Moore, Elizabeth City. N. c., gray
duchess satin, with silver trimmings:
Mrs w. A. Sanford, pale pink satin,
Dutch style, trimmed with gold lace;
Mrs. L. o. wingfeld, medium pink
chiffon satin, with border and hand
some gold lace appliqued, made Louis
XIV. style; Mrs. ]. c. Fountain, black
velvet, with metal trimmings; Mrs. w.
D. Jarvis, gray silk with chiffon; Mrs.
w. H. Mitchell. shell pink satin, trim
med with gold lace and ermine fur:
Mrs. A. f. Peters. steel gray silk with
gold lace trimmings, and Mrs. j. II.
Randolph. light gray silk, draped With
chiffon.
DIR. Norman. a perfect type of virile
manhood, fitted admirably into the pic
ture, dressed in the Conventional
black" as did also his courtiers of gen.
tlemen friends in line. They were E.
G. Norman, brother Of DIR. Norman;
w. H. Mitchell, Rev. Holland Powell,
Rev. w. ID. Jarvis, Rev. II. v. Ran
dolph, Rev J. c. Fountain. Mr.. A. E.
Peters. Rev. l.. d. Best and Rev. G. 8.
Wormley of Baltimore.
With queenly grace and dignity a CO.
terie Of charming ladies saw to the in
PRODUCTION Of the guests and extended
the freedom OF the home in the name
of Mrs. Norman. These ladies' were
Mrs. Susie p. Saunders, dressed In
ivory white satin, corded and boned.
made in butterfly style; Miss Marie A.
D. Madre, LII. b., LII. NJ, dressed in a
very rich Partisan model of costly. lace
spangled with sapphires, and Mrs.
Anna Clark Williams, dressed in white
tulle,. with pink rosebuds, made real
Dutch style.
The Metropolitan Baptist church ush-
ers served In both capacities us ushers
and walters under the skilled and
painstaking management of Mr..
Brown. The cloakroom, presided over
by Mrs. Burden, Miss s. e. Miner and
Mrs. Winslow, was handled without
an error. The presents received by DR..
and Mrs. Norman made the display
room look like the store Of first class
silversmith.
This elaborate function was an illu-
minating testimonial to the popularity
Of DR.. and Mrs. Norman, not only in
Washington. but in the country at
large. In the decade or more that DR..
Norman has pastored Metropolitan
Baptist church he has impressed him
self as an earnest friend Of humanity.
q conserver of the highest standards of
citizenship, broad gauged man of at
fairs, scholar and a Christian gentle
man. AS lecturer and authority OH
the Bible he has no peer in this COM
munity As an orator and pulDiteer he
is without peer. In all Of bis work