Evening star., 1920-01-29
Huyck-Bruf Wedding.

nized yesterday at o'clock at st. Pauls
| Catholic Church, when Miss Mary E.
Bruff became the bride of Mr.. Thomas
| Bryan Huyck. The ceremony was per-
| formed by Rt. Rev. Mgr. James F..
I Mackin, rector of ST. Pauls. and with
him on the altar were grouped num-
| ber of prominent priests of the church,
| friends of the couple, among whom
were Rt. Rev. Mgr. Thomas S. Lee and
Rev. E. L. Buckley of ST. Matthew s,
Teresa's, and Fathers Cooper and Car
roll. While very simple and quiet,
owing to illness in the bridegroom S
| family, there was a number OF the
! friends of the couple present. The
bride wore a becoming tailored suit
of reindeer brown Kittens ear cloth
with beaver collar. Her hat was an
| attractive one of brown straw and
| sa tin. She wore necklace of pearls
| a gift of the bridegroom. and a clus-
| ter brooch of seed pearls, with ear
rings to match, a gift of a sister OF
the bridegroom. Her bouquet was a
corsage of orchids, bride roses and
white lilacs.
! Mrs. Il. l.. Mason was the matron
/ of honor, and wore a gown of navy
| blue taffeta silk, with a picture hat
! of black tulle and straw, with moss
rosebuds. Her bouquet was a corsage
of Columbia pink roses.
Mr.. Van Ness How Bates of Brook
| line, Mass, the oldest of the
| bridegroom's four nephews, acted as
! best man for his uncle. The brides
/ hephews. Master John Joseph Bruff and
Master Jack Wellone Mason, acted as
| ushers.
| The wedding marches were played
by Mrs. Dowling, the Spring Song" be-
| ing played during the ceremony. The
| church was banked with palms and
| ferns and Columbia roses and other
| cut flowers decorated the altar
The bride is the only daughter of the
late Mr.. William Theodore Oliver
! Bruff. and a granddaughter of the
| late Joseph Goldsborough Bruff
Of Maryland. The bridegroom is
the only son of the late Jesse Van
Ness and Mary Margaret Huyck, and is
prominent in business, musical and So
cial circles.
In the short period since announce
ment of their engagement at a small
tea and musical given by the BRIDE
groom fortnight ago the bride has
beep showered with invitations, and on
! Sunday last was the guest in whose
|, honor Mrs. Francis W. Hill and the
Misses Hill entertained at tea.
A small reception for relatives and a
rev close friends followed the wedding
az the home of DR.. and Mrs. T.. l.,
Mason L.
| The newly married couple left for q
short honeymoon trip to Atlantic Citv
| and New York. Upon their return they
VIII reside at the Mansfield on M street
where they will be at home informally
to their friends after February 20.
| Mrs. Daniel C. Roper, wife of the
| commissioner of internal revenue
gave an elaborate reception TUESDAY
| afternoon at her apartments in the
Parkwood, IN honor of Mrs. Nathaniel
B. DIAL. wife of the senator from
/
out were decorated with American
beauty roses. potted ferns and palms.
Mrs. James ]. Blakslee, wife of the
fourth assistant postmaster general,
| and Mrs: Angus Mclean. wife of Di-
| rector Mclean Of the War Finance
table by Mrs: David r. Coker of
Hartsville. S. c.. mother Of Mrs. Roper,
and by Mrs. James H. Patten of
Washington, a daughter of the late
senator Asbury c. Latimer of South
Carolina A group of girls attending
in the dining room included Miss
Dial. Miss Roper. Miss Showalter. and
Miss Sara Latimer of South Carolina
who is visiting her sister. Mrs. Pat
| ten. The reception afforded an oppor-
! friends of the commissioner and his
| family of meeting Mrs. Dial
Miss Peggy Winslow of Duxbury.
| Mass. and Miss Helen Maxwell of
| Brookline. Mass, We're the honor
! by Mrs. William Dwight Chandler of
1914 Connecticut avenue. The guests
| invited to meet Miss Winslow and
Miss Maxwell were the former girl
| hood friends of Mrs. Chandler, who
| was well known in Washington be-
| fore her marriage as Miss Army Rich
ards.
Before luncheon was served the
guests were entertained in a most
delightful and instructive way by a
talk given by Miss Grace L. Tenn
ple, on "Old Wall Papers," Miss Tenn
pie has spent several SUMMERS tour
! ing through old New England towns
and villages in search of papers and
} their histories. The walls of the
| large drawing room were covered
| with rare papers belonging to Miss
Temples unique collection.
| Cards have been rece,, ed from Mr.
and Mrs. Robert Corbitt Malone. an
! nouncing the marriage, of their
daughter, Virginia Dare, to Mr. Will
| liam Alvin Jacobs, on Saturday. Jan
nary 10. 1920, at New Orleans Mr..
and Mrs. Jacobs will he at home at
! 2125 ST. Charles avenue, in that city.
The Washington Social Register has
made it's appearance and this year. a
star is affixed opposite the names of
men who have been honorably dis
charged from the service in the de-
Tense of their country in the late war
| One hundred and ninety-six stars ap-
pear in the Register.
| During the year 1856 persons have
been married. as compared with zoe
last year and 1875 the year before, and
there are noted the deaths of 59.wom
en- and Is men during the year, as
compared with that of 5s women and
| 81 men last year
Miss Mae McCauley, who has beer