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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1905
Page
42
The article notes multiple marriages including Julia Ravenel to Stanton C. Peele at the Ravenel home with a private ceremony and a reception, details of wedding attire, attendants, and travel plans, plus two additional marriages of Edwin St. Clair Thompson to Miss Hilla Bogue Clapp and Miss Chiswell to Mr. Kite, with related family ties and church settings.
Miss Gertrude Alice Ward wed Aloysius Etienne Offutt at St Pauls Catholic Church with Rev James F Mackin officiating. The ceremony featured palms and chrysanthemums, family pew markers, and a lavender reception at the bride’s Belmont avenue home. The couple plan a New England and Canada trip, then reside at 184 Belmont avenue.
Miss Pauline Casey Wright daughter of Gen and Vas Marcus J Wright married Mr William Walter Dinwiddie of Charlottesville Va at St Thomas Episcopal Church in a six o clock ceremony. The church decorations featured palms chrysanthemums and white satin ribbons. Attendants included Mrs Wright Miss Natalie Driggs and Miss Bessie Dinwiddie. The groom's brother Harman Anderson Dinwiddie served as best man. The couple left for a honeymoon and will reside in Washington where the groom works in the Naval Observatory.
Miss Neilie Jenevus Bishop, daughter of Mr and Mrs Warden P Bishop, married Ma Edneni He Jones of New York in a ceremony at Ninth Street Christian Church. Rev. 12B Bikini officiated. The bride wore white peau de soie with pearl lace, veil of tulle, and carried Bride roses. maid of honor Avtatalde Quisenberry wore white and green and carried bridemaid roses. Best man was Frank Jones. ushers included Frederick Jones R. J Cortner Howard Roderick and James Cooper. A reception followed at 728 Fifth Street Northeast. couple will reside with bride’s sister Mrs. Thomas L. Jones after a northern trip.
Mr. Tompkins, 384 Cornell man, and 13 connected with the Forest Service in the Agricultural Department, featured among the day’s brides. Among gifts was a silver service and tray from his associates in the office.
Miss Nettie Bloise Law daughter of Mr and Mrs Frank A Law and Mr John Lewis Johnson a District bar member married last night at the bride parents residence 1627 Fourteenth Street NW. Rev Bittinger officiated with Rev Gotwald assisting. Guests included out of town relatives and friends. After a reception the couple departed for a New England honeymoon and will reside at 1627 Fourteenth Street NW after December 1.
A noon ceremony at Trinity Church in Washington DC joined Miss Virginia Chiswell and Mr. Harry Arthur Kite. The Chiswell family includes former Maryland senator William T. Chiswell of Frederick County. Rev. F. P. Williams officiated. ushers included Harry Wardman and Wallace Chiswell. Bridesmaids were Helen Chiswell Rena Sigourney and Myrtie Kite with Harry Wardman as best man.
Miss Florence Holbrook Johnson daughter of the late Joseph R. Johnson married Mr Harry James Tompkins formerly of Troy now of this city. The ceremony was at St Thomas Episcopal Church with Rev Willard Davenport officiating. The bride wore a white striped grenadine gown with a picture hat and carried Bride roses. Attendants included Miss Jean Wallace Johnson and Miss Grace Tompkins. The groom's brother Frank Tompkins served as best man.
Miss Lillie May Vernon married Albert Arthur Robey in a 7 pm Kendall Baptist Church ceremony officiated by Rev Theron Outwater. The bride, walked with her father, wore white with tulle veil and Bride roses, and left for a Southern trip with the groom. They will be at home after November 7 at 804 Eighth Street NE.
Florence Evans O'Brien wed George Langdon Whitford at St Stephen's Episcopal Church with aunt Mrs. O'Brien presenting the bride. Attendants included Nettie Classen as maid of honor and B. O. Whitford as best man. They plan a brief honeymoon and will reside at 1209 Princeton Street.
The couple Bertha F. Comstock and Horace E. Alexander married at the Church of the Epiphany with Rev. J. D. La Mothe officiating. The bride wore white silk mull with Mechin lace and carried white chrysanthemums. They left for Virginia Beach then New York, with a Philadelphia reception planned on return.
American firms express eagerness to submit bids for Panama Canal construction work as contracts are awarded for nineteen seventy five ton steam shovels and wooden freight cars. J McMullin of Atlantic Gulf Pacific vows to bid as plans and specifications are released. Chairman Shonts rests briefly but remains active in canal affairs with Taft visiting yesterday.
The Central Supply Association of plumbing steamfitting and gas equipment manufacturers met in New York and urged the Isthmian Canal Commission to establish a New York warehouse. They claim eight to nine months pass between shipment and compensation for Panama shipments, and a revolving point in New York could relieve delays. Officers elected: John B. Hibbard president J M Young vice president E F Niedecken treasurer Pauli Blatchford secretary.
A temperance revival at Wesley M E Church drew a large audience with Mrs Clinton Amirth presiding and Rev Charles H Butler giving prayer. A D Wilcox claimed the liquor traffic kills over 100000 Americans yearly. The male quartet from the People’s Mission sang temperance songs and pictures illustrated the selections. Tonight the program emphasizes children with the theme Kings and Queens and more music by the quartet.
Francis in prison after surrender by his bondsman John H. Scott amid a Federal Court fraud case tied to the defunct Storey Company. Scott, brother of attorney Henry J. Scott, posted renewed security of 25000 dollars as a new motion for a new trial loomed. Francis was taken to the Federal building and placed in custody by the U S marshal.
Inspectors urge raising admission height to five feet four or more and trimming building costs at West Point. The board recommends halving chapel and riding hall budgets, capping administration costs, and improving hygiene and medical tenure while praising discipline and overall management.
Capt. E. E. West rested the case for the prosecution at Mare Island California as Commander Lucien Young faces a court martial over negligence tied to a boiler explosion in San Diego. West argued Young knew boilers were poor and Ensign Charles G Wade had no prior experience in the engineer department, signaling lax discipline. The panel met in closed session to reach a finding on Young and to address Ensign Wade’s case next.
Orders issued by the Naval Office detachments list Commander W Coffin sailing to Asiatic station from San Francisco on November 1 1905 and other posts. Warrant Machinist H Desmond to Charleston revoked while continuing treatment at Norfolk Naval Hospital. Acting Warrant Machinist J H McDonough discharged for treatment at Washington DC and to receive care at Norfolk Naval Hospital.
Dispatch reports widespread anarchy in Riga with frequent clashes, casualties, and looting of government spirit shops. The polytechnic school has been closed as authorities struggle to restore order.
Alton Illinois October 25 Miss Sister Coppinger and Mrs A C Barr were chased for over a mile by gray wolves along the Godfrey road. The wolves raced beside the buggy leaping at the vehicle and drew blood from the horse before retreating into the outskirts of Alton. Barr drove, Coppinger used a stick, and about a dozen armed men with dogs pursued the animals hoping to kill them.
Secretary Taft notes Ali the Moro chief with a band of fifty to one hundred followers threatens to descend from the mountains on American troops in the Moro province. Taft says the troops would welcome such a challenge and notes deserters seek protection with the soldiers.
Mrs Mary Antoinette Cheney-Swain a member of a leading Washington family died at the home of her cousin Mrs Warren Lee Goss in Rutherford New Jersey. Heart disease was the cause. She traced lineage to 1642 with Col Nicholas Brower a Revolutionary officer. Survived by four sisters and a brother. Funeral at 2 PM today private at 41 New York Avenue with interment in Oak Hill Cemetery.
In Los Angeles on October 25 a novel insurance peculation was revealed as two ancestors of the United Patriots of America, a local insurance order, wrote the burial applications for cemetery occupants and after sending the reports to the head office, collected advance sums due. The solicitors vanished before the scheme was uncovered.
Indianapolis October 25 Vice President Fairbanks and Senator Beveridge spoke at the laying of the cornerstone for the Methodist Hospital a $300000 project Governor Hanty assisted in placing the stone Fairbanks is said to be receiving the highest degree in Masonry that day as ceremonies proceeded without delay
Ohio court sustains plea that answers will incriminate. R. B. Gibbs treasurer of the King Bridge Company Cleveland arraigned before Judge Kohler on contempt charges for refusing to answer grand jury questions. He was discharged because his self incrimination claim was valid.
Army orders list Sheldon W. Anding of the Thirtieth Infantry as granted a twenty six day leave of absence. First Lieutenant William J. Laurens is authorized to attend a regular instruction course at the garrison school.
Cleveland capitalists finalize consolidation of Heim Brewing and Rochester Brewing of Kansas City into the Kansas City Breweries Company with capital of 2.5 million dollars and a bond issue of equal amount. The move unites major brewing interests in Ohio and Missouri under one entity.
Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock endorses abolishing all land office receivers, a saving of about 256000 dollars annually. He argues the courtlike two-person hearing is costly and unnecessary, proposing that only the register handle routine land office work to speed settlements.
Massachusetts women warned of arrest under state law for wearing hats adorned with plumage of song and insectivorous birds. The state game commission ordered milliners warned nationwide that possession or display of such birds or feathers for dress will be rigorously enforced with possible arrest for wearers, sellers, or dealers.
Michael Joseph Leahy of the District of Columbia was chosen to preside over Georgetown’s graduating class on Monday. He attended parochial school and Gonzaga College and has been a debating team member, intercollegiate debater, class vice president, and president of the debating society. Other officers elected include Crowley Indiana vice president Zabie Ohio secretary Nolan Connecticut treasurer Duggan Pennsylvania historian Walters Illinois sergeant at arms.
California dressmaker Mrs. St E Bowdell, long in Los Angeles from Chicago, will inherit part of a large estate from her uncle LU Hilton of Colorado. Hilton’s fortune, built in mines, totals about 25 million dollars, with Bowdell among several relatives to receive portions. In another item, Annie Alexander of Duryea seeks divorce after forty-seven months of marriage amid claims of desertion about every five weeks.
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