Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-08
Interesting Engagement.

interesting Engagement.
Mrs NJ. A. Whitman announces the
engagement of her daughter, Heller
Wiilet. to Lieut. Anthony c. McAuliffe
field artillery. U. S A Miss Whitman
is the daughter of the late William
r. Whitman and granddaughter OF
the late Col Royal E. Whitman, U
S. A.
The wedding is to take place Au.
gust %, much sooner than had beer
planned. as Lieut.. McAuliffe, who
graduated from West Point in 1918
has been recently ordered to CamI
Lewis. Wash. where he will be
stationed for an indefinite period The
ceremony will be followed by a re-
ception in the brides home for theil
intimate friends.
Miss Marian Whitman will attend
her sister. and Lieut.. Joseph Twitty
who was claSsmate of the bride
groom at West Point. will be best
man.
A pretty wedding took place Sat.
urday, July 81, at pm. at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank K Steele, 30Ot
South Dakota avenue northeast, wher
their daughter. Lilly Virginia, be-
came the bride of Mr.. Samuel Leslie
Stead of st. John, Mich.
The entire lower floor of the house
was decorated with cut flowers and
potted plants and the ceremony
which was solemnized before an i'm
provised altar of ferns and flowers
was performed by the Rev. Walter
F. EagleSon.
The wedding music was played by
Miss Ruth A. Howell and violin solos
were rendered by Miss Marguerite I.
Harbers, accompanied by Mrs. j. s.
Gutsell.
arm of her father and was attended
by her sister. Miss Mary R. Steele. as
maid of honor.
The bride wore a charming dress of
white organdie with tulle veil, trim
med with orange blossoms, and car
ried a shower bouquet of bride roses.
Miss Mary Steele wore pink or
candle and a tulle hat and carried a
bouquet of pink roses. The BRIDE
groom had as his best man Mr.. Mar
tin Kinsinger of Washington.
A reception followed the ceremony
and later in the evening Mr.. and Mrs.
Stead left for a short wedding trip.
They will later make their home at
Lansing. Mich
The marriage of Miss Mary Q.
Haser and Mr.. Anthony c. Ohge took
place Thursday, August 5. at O'Clock,
at ST. Alopsius Church, the Rev w: ).
lyman officiating reception 1oI-
lowed at the home of the brides par
ents, 1924 5th street northwest
A frequent visitor at the Sinclair
House, in Bethlehem, n. H. is the
Rev. Merrill E. Gates OF Wasnlngton'
who now has summer nome IN Bret
ton Woods. n. H. and spends ms en-
fire summers there, preaching occa-
sionally at one of the local churches
A highly successful entertainment.
entitled .sThe Orkney Minstrels and
Follies." was given at the Orkney Min
eraI Springs last week before an au-
dience that filled the great ballroom
to it's utmost capacity. Surrounulhs
the stage was wide frame of ferns,
pine and gigantic sunfiowers in keep
ing with the opening chorus and
dance of the "Sunfiower Sextet
This included Misses Elizabeth Green
lees, Miss Mary Louise Lemon ana
Miss Elizabeth Young of Washington.
Miss Dorothy Citizens. Merchantville,
N J., in picturesque sunfiower COS
tunes. Other attractive numbers were
THE Serpent" in oriental costume, OF
Mrs C. E. Hearst of Washington. and
the solos sung by Miss Dorothy Bith-
ems and Mr.. W. l.. McGhee, Norfolk.
Mr.. C. E. Hearst. Washington. and
Mr. John Montague, jr.. Norfolk. were
end men. Others in the general per-
formance were Mr.. John Montague.
sr.. Norfolk. Mr.. l. D. Tanner, Phila-
delphia; Mr.. Robert Gibson. Darling
ton. Md; Mr.. Edgar Brawner. Wash
ington. and Mr.. J. n. Brinkley. Mem
phis- Miss Perryman of Newport
News was accompaniSt-
Mrs. Webber Morrison and her
daughter. Mrs. Fred Offterdinger. have
gone to Park View Inn, Pen Mar, Pa,
TO spend the rest of the summer. Mr.
Morrison and Mr.. Offterdinger will
join them there for week end visits.
Isl iad t,y-
her sister, Miss Pauline Hunt. and
Miss Ethel Girvin, left Washington
Thursday for Boston, to be gone for
two weeks. After spending a few
days in Boston they will go to Hamp-
ton Beach, n. H, and York Harbor.
Me. where they will spend the great
er part of their time.
Mr.. and Mrs j: I. Peyser have gone
to Atlantic City for visit and are
staying at the Hotel Traymore.
Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Harper of ST
18th street northwest left Washing
ton Wednesday for Canada, where
they will remain for about three
weeks.
Mrs. Nellie P. Keleher will leave At
lantic City this week to visit her son
and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs.
James V. Keleher. at Gedney Farms.
stay in Brooklyn and in Albany, n. Y,
will go to Boston to remain indef-
initely.
Mrs. Henry f. Gundersheimer and
her son Jerome left Washington last
week to visit friends in Newark, N
j. and New York city. after which
they will spend week in Atlantic
City, where Mr.. Gundersheimer will
Join them.
Miss Sophia Monroe of Sth street
northeast is spending two weeks in
Atlantic City. Her sister. Miss AL
freda Monroe has gone to Point
Pleasant, w. Va. for a visit of two
weeks to her brother, Mr.. Emory
Monroe
Miss Florence Pittle is the guest in
Philadelphia of Mr.. and Mrs. Benield
formerly of Washington.
Miss Harriet B. Crump and her
mother have returned to Washington
after visit of six weeks to friends
and relatives in Cleveland, Ohio;
Niagara Falls, Canada and Asbury
Park. y. j.
Stories of Well Known Folk.
Queen Elizabeth of Bel.ium, who
seems never to tire of acknowledging
he'd debt to the American people, has
sent some photographs Of a century
old pageant staged each July in Os-