Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-04
ALEXANDRIA.

Mr.. and Mrs Post Wheeler have
gone to New York City after spend
ing several months in the home OF
/ MIR. and Mrs. Robert NJ. Reese, on
| Cameron street. Mrs. Wheeler. who
writes under her maiden name of
! Halle Erminie Rives, has been writ
! ing a novel in collaboration with her
| husband 1t is now completed and
will be published in the late Summer.
! Mrs Wheeler lived in Alexandria tor
| some time about 20 years ago, when
she was writing her novel Hearts
: Courageous" She promised then to
| return some day and write book
with the scenes laid in colonial Alex
andria.
Mr.. and Mrs. Anderson SommerS.
| Miss Nellie Sommers and Tom Som
mers are spending the week end and
| holiday with Mr.. Sommers' parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Sommers, in
| Somerset, Va.
Mrs j. Johnson Green has gone to
! Mount jackson. Va. to spend month
with Miss E,fiie Moore. Miss Ellen
| Douglass FaWcett is spending the
week end with Miss Moore.
Mr. and Mrs. John Barrett of Iva
| Gotta Farm. at Clifton, Va, were with
relatives in town during the week.
Mrs Benedict Wheatley is the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Willis Holcomb
Wills, in Lynchburg.
Mrs. John Stanley Llewellyn Is Wis
! ting relatives in Norfolk.
Miss Constance Boush and Mrs.
Henry Stephenson left Tuesday for
New York. accompanied by Mrs. Wal
ter Lennon of Paris. H.; Mrs. James
=
Washington. and the party sailed
cling in Europe.
Mrs. Thomas Franklin and her
young son, Jack Franklin, are spend
ing two weeks at Cape Charles. Va.
The marriage of Miss Charlotte
Ref. daughter of Mrs. Henry Ref, to
Mr.. Frank Lttleton Moore of Wash
| ington took place Saturday evening.
June %. In Emmanuel Lutheran
Church. The ceremony was per
formed by the pastor. the Rev. Carl
Goette. The bride walked to the altar
! with her uncle. Mr.. John Ref. Her
gown was of white satin. made with
close fitting bodice and bouffant skirt
trimmed with founces Of Chantilly
lace. The court train was of white
satin edged with lace. Her tulle veil
was sprayed with orange blossoms
and was fastened with coronet of
! lace. pearls and orange blossoms. She
carried bride roses and valley lilies.
The maid of honor was the brides
sister, Miss Margaret Ref, who wore
orchid taffeta made similar to the
brides. the skirt edged with scallops
of tulle. Her hat was of tulle with
streamers of the same material. She
COR n6 <.i,t Of ;nI
with yellow ribbon. The maid of
honor was another sister of the bride,
Mrs. Luttrell Rucker, who wore
gown of cream lace over peach color
taffeta, with sash of rainbow satin.
Her hat was of cream lace and she
carried Nine. Butterfly roses. The
brides other attendants were Mrs.
Bernard Dyer Ardinger of Washing
ton and Miss Ruby Lee Sheffield
They wore similarly made frocks os
taffeta. Mrs. Dyer in yellow and Miss
Sheffield in blue, with leghorn hats
trimmed with tulle to match their
gowns and with tule streamers.
| They carried arm bouquets of Column
bia roses. All wore ieweied bracelets,
the gifts of the bride. Mr. Douglas
Hamilton Moore of Washington was
best man for his brother. The ushers
were MI GEORGE heildf. Mr.. FREEZER
ick Weingart and Mr. Charles
Graves. After the ceremony a recep.
ton was held in the home of the bride.
on North Columbus street. Mr.. and
Mrs. Moore left late in the evening
for trip to Canada. the latter wear.
ing a, gown of navy blue silk with
a hat to match. After July Is they
Will be at home at 6l3 North
Columbus street Among the out of
town guests We're Lieut.. and Mrs
Frank Lewis and Mrs. r f. Jacobs
, of New York City, Mr.. and Mrs Rob
elt Hawkshaw of Birmingham, Ala. :
Ny. and Mrs. Walter Norris of Yer
mont and Mr.. and Mrs. F. J. Dunn
OF F.lmira, \. Y.
The first of the series OF Summer
dances was given at the Belle Haven
Country Club Saturday evening, June
20. Friday evening, June 25. there
was large dance at the boat club
At the latter the chaperones were
Mrs. Walter Tancil Oliver of Fairfax,