The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-04-20
DR.. MITCHELL
WEOS MISS WEBB
Elaborate Ceremony i'll st.
Johns Church.
GRAND BRIDAL PROCESSION
Resident Society Represented at One
of the Most Important Affairs of
the Season.
GRAND BRIDAL PROCESSION

St. Johns Church was filled at noon
today with the hundreds of guests in
vited to witness the marriage ceremony
of Miss Eliza Hutchinson Webb. daugh-
ter OF Mr.. and Mrs. John Sidney Webb.
and Dr. James Fernandis Mitchell.
which was performed by the Rev. Will
liam L. Devries. D. D.. OF St. Marks
Church.
The bridal party was an unusually
large one for Washington. and the
formal procession down the left aisle
OF the church to the artistically deco
rated altar. consumed sufficient time TO
give everyone a glimpse of the pretty
girl bride.
The ten ushers who preceded the
brical party were DR. Louis C. Lehr,
DR.. William NJ. Dabney. DR.. Thompson
B. Futcher, DIR Hugh H. Young, DIR.
William +. NJ. Sewers, DIR. William A.
Fisher. Jr., and Harry Riggs. all of
Baltimore; D. R. Mckee. jr., Edward
R. Alexander, and DR.. William B. John
ston OF this city. W. s. Hin, OF Balti-
more was best man.
Maids and Matron.
After them came the bridesmaids and
matron and maid of honor. preceding
cago. matron of honor. and Miss Enrol
Cuthbert Brown of this city. maid Of
honor, wore shirred pale green chiffon
gowns over white, large white lace hats
and carried bouquets of lilies of the val
ley and white lilacs, tied with green
ribbons.
The bridesmaids were Miss Anita
poor. Miss Edith Sanger Miss Polly
Randolph. Miss Elise Hoban, Miss
Helen Bird Johnson. and Miss Anne
Phelps Brown. Their gowns more fully
sccentuated the color scheme of the
wedding. green and white, and were
ines of the same, the square necks filled
with creamy lace. and made over green
SILK. They wore large white lace hats
and carried white flowers tied wIth
green.
A Beautiful Bride.
The bride is one OF the most attrac-
tive girls of resident Washington So
ciety. and made a particularly pretty
picture in her bridal robe of soft white
chiffon cloth. made with many rows Of
openwoTk and daintiiy trimmed In lace
Her bridal veil was fastened with orange
E blossoms and she carried q bouquet of
valley lilies and orange blossoms.
Mrs Webb. the mother Of the bride,
wore gown of pale lavender.
There We're large punches of Easter
lilies. tied with white ribbons marking
the entrance and exit to the altar and
there We're huge vases Of lilies against
background Of green, as an alt-r dec
Grafton.
The same scheme of color was carried
out at the house. where 400 guests at
tended the reception and wedding The
front drawing room was Il veritabie
bower OF green. and the bride and
groom stood under a canopy OF green
from which was suspended "A huge
wedding bell, to receive the congratu-
lations OF their friends.
Their Wedding Trip.
Later this afternoon the bride and
groom viii leave Washington for we'd
ding journey, after which they will
make their home at 1914 Nineteenth
Street, which place DR.. Mitchell has re-
Gently bought
In the distinguished company al the
church today were a number OF dtpl0-
mats and representatives Of old Wash
inetOn society 10 which the brides fam
lily has belonged for number Of years.
AmOnez the Out-Of-IOWn guests who at
tended the wedding We're. DR.. and Mrs.
Osler. Or. md Mrs. Halstead, Or. Fin
ney and Dr. Walsh. OF Baltimore in
which city the groom has practiced and
been Identified with the Johns Hopkins
Hospital Richard a. Mitchell. father
Of the groom was present at the we'd
ding. but his mOtEar was prevented by
1T health from attending Miss Fer
naudis Mitchell. a sister. and Mr.. and
Mrs. j. 81. G. Watt. brother-in-law and
sister of the groom, were among the
guests.
The bride made her debut here about
four years ago, and has been exceeding
iy popular ever since. Hundreds OF
beautiful gifts, which have been on view
for her frienGs al the Massachusetts
Avenue residence Of her parents, for
several DAYS past attest the number OF
her admirers. Her grandmother. Mrs.
Hayward Hutchinson, presented her
With Il large chest OF silver.