The Washington times., 1904-06-04
STROKE Of FIVE.
HOUR OF WEDDING
Neville Taylor the Bride of
Lieutenant Gherardi.
in CHURCH AT CHEVY CHASE
Marshall Phillips and Annette Town
send Married Today in Old St.
John's-Other Nuptials.

/ Rear Admiral and Mrs. Henry c. Tay-
/ Tor will furnish a novel and delightful
! innovation in the way OF weddings at
the marriage Of their daughter. Miss
Neville Simms Taylor, to Lieut.. Walter
Rockwell Gherardi, which takes place at
All Saints Church at Chevy Chase at 5
o'clock this afternoon
The time for the wedding. early even
/ Ing, or late afternoon. is adapted 20 the
/ convenience of the numerous friends of
the family from Washington. who will
be enabled to attend the wedding and re-
ception in the early part Of the evening.
/ White and pink, the color scheme of the
wedding, suggests the spring-time ap-
| pearance Of the semi-rural surroundings
Of the church and the brides home.
! Admiral Taylor, the groom. Lieuten-
/ ant Gherardi. and four Of the ushers,
as well as the best man, Lieut. II. V.
Butler, viii all wear uniforms An or
! chestra composed entirely Of violins
from the navy yard. where Lieutenant
| Gherardi is stationed. will give the mu-
steal program at the church. and for
the reception at the house, which fol-
lows.
The guests will include Secretary Of
the Navy Moody, Admiral and Mrs
Dewey, Postmaster General and Mrs
Payne, and a large contingent of the
most prominent people in Washington
Among the out-of-tOwn guests who
have arrived for the wedding are Mr..
and Mrs. II. NEG. Taylor. and Miss
/ Virginia Taylor. Of Greenport. L. l.: Mr..
and Mrs. Frederick Taylor, Of Boston;
/ Roger Taylor from Canada; Presley
/ Morgan Taylor. who is a student at the
college at Troy, \. Y; Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Taylor. and Miss Taylor, Of New
York; Mr.. and Mrs. Gherardl Davis,
] cousins OF the groom. from New York
and Colonel and Mrs. Rockwell and Miss
I Rockwell. also Of that city, and the
} Misses SImms and DR.. and Mrs. Fra
ley. Of Philadelphia.
Mr.. and Mrs William NJ La Porte
/ have issued invitations for the marriage
of their daughter, Hattie May La Porte
/ to Henry Charles Stein. Wednesday
! evening, June -. at COncOrdia Luth-
Gran Church. Twentieth and G Streets.
honor. Miss Marion Conner and Miss
Kate Moran, a cousin Of the bride. will
] DC bridesmaids
The ushers will be Frederick Yount.
Alfred Columbus. Luther Acker. and
/ Frederick Stein, and John Stein, broth
er3 Of the groom.
|
today with the numerous friends of
Miss Annetta PeIl Townsend and Mar
shall a Phillips, who were married
there at high noon. the Rev. Roland
Cotton Smith performing the ceremony.
| The decorations Of the church were
htungly adapted t. the youth Of the
bride. who made her debut here a year
aso.
The eldest brother Of the bride.
Thomas Gerry Townsend. escorted the
bride to the altar and gave her away.
while another brother. Edward d.
| Townsend, Of this city. was one Of the
Ushers.
The bride. who is girlish and pretty,
was doubly attractive today in a gown
OF white chiffon. and a gracefully drap-
eI ven Of tuIle She carried a bouquet
% lilies of the valley and orchids. and
wore pearl ornaments
Miss Carolyn S. POsuethwaite. wear
ing charming gown OF white null
trimmed in French lace, and carrying q
/ bouquet of sweet peas. was maid OF
honor while Miss Coster, of New York,
Miss Julie Phillips. Of Baltimore; Miss
] Alice Parker and Miss Grace Bell, OF
| Washington. and Miss GrOsvenor. OF
II evidence. II. l.. We're bridesmaids. all
wearing gowns and hats fashioned after
the costume of the maid Of honor.
! The groom had as best man Armit
Brown. Of Philadelphia. and the ushers
We're Latrobe Cogswell and James e.
SChcuCk Of Baltimore; Edward Iroth
and Buckle Rhodes. II Philadelphia. and
Edward d. Townsend and Shields Cur
ley. of this city.
4 a number Of guests came from Now
York Philadelphia. and Baltimore, 10
attend the wedding. and afterWard with
the wedding party were guests AZ me
breakfast at the home OF the brides
The groom is the son OF Airs. Marshall
Phillips OF Baltimore. and is well known
in Washington society, and in Phifadel-
| phia where he Is IN business.
/ The bride OF today is the daughter OF
Mrs Thomas Gerry Townsend. formerly
Of New York but now Of Washington
and is the granddaughter OF Mrs. Car
PnCe PeIf and niece Of Mrs. G II Cos
ter and Miss Pell. OF New York She Is
| a pretty and populer ,irl Of che young
er set. and was completely Surrounded
at the wedding hv her girl friends.
| After one Of those mysterious wedding
| iournevs IN vogue today. Mr.. and MIS-
Phillips viii i've In philadelphia.
AIr. and Mrs. F Y. Holden. of 1S2t
Ninth street. have ISSUED cards for tho
marriage Of their daughter, Jessie Leon
tine. TO Louis 3. Grening, OF SaratoSa
-. y. Wednesday. June ). at O'CLOCK
| at H2mline Church
spencer T. Esddy, secretary Of the en-
bassy at St. Petersburg, has gone K
Paris 10 meet his mother, who went
abroad several months ago.
! Ambassador Mccormick Is said to be
much broken up with work and worry
land upon the return OF Mr. Eddy 10 st
! Petersburg VIII probably go with Mrs
! Mccormick to Carlsbad for a months
stay After that. ii the mbassadoI
Is in excellent health, Mrs. Mccormick
may visit America.
Mrs. Audenried left town yesterday
for Ardmore. Pa, TO spend the month
lof juno with her sister. At the latter
country place Mrs. Audenried prob
ably will spend the summer at enc OF
the New England resorts instead Of al
Deer Park. as in former years.