Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1906-12-13
ANTE CHRISTMAS WEDDING.
Pretty Ceremony AT st. Anne's p. E.
Church Last Night.
MARRIAGE OF MISS HILL AND LIEUT..
BENNET PURYEAR.
Young Girls Act As The ushers"."0 Perfect
Love" Sung Before ceremOHy--Re-
ceptiOn 10 Bridal Party.

A
| A very pretty church wedding, which
| had the air of an ante-Christmas GER
| emony as we'll as rainbow we'd
| ding, took place last night sat st.
Anne's Church. The bride was Miss
/ Harriet Newell Ragland Hill, daugh-
| ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Allan Christian
Hill. for the past six months residents
of Annapolis, formerly of New York
CITY. The groom is Lieut.. Bennett
| Puryear, Jr.. United States Marine
Corps, of Orange, Va, and sen of
Dr. Bennett Puryear, for many years
president of Richmond College, Vir-
ginia.
The ceremony was performed by
the Rev. Joseph II. McComas, rector
of st. Anne's. The ceremony was
with the bstrothal service as well as
the marriage service. The church
was beautifully decorated with large
palms and white chrysanthemum and
the altar lighted with wax tapers.
A unique feature of the wedding was
the presence of eight young girls as
ushers, instead of men, as customary.
The girls were collegemates of the'
bride at Columbia College. The ushers
were Misses Mary and Kathleen
Fletcher, of New York; Miss elsa
Mckee, of New York; Miss Ethel
Norton. of New York; Miss Emily
Waddill and Miss Bessie Lamb OF
Richmond, Va; Miss Mary Graves,
of Petersburg, Va, and Miss Julia
Hawes, of Charlottesville, Va. The
ushers were handsomely gowned, four
being in white and four in colors-
blue and pink. Misses Graves, Wad-
dill, Lamb and Hawes wore beautiful
gowns of white lace, lingerie effect,
with long white gloves. Miss Mary
Fletcher wore an exquisite gown of
lihgt blue messaline and Miss Kath-
leen Fletcher an equally handsome
gown of light green crepe de chine
over tafTeta. Miss Mckee wore pink
silk and Miss Norton also wore pink.
The bride was attended by n matron
of honor, Mrs. Il. Leslie Spence, Jr., of
Richmond, Va, who was handsome
ly gowned in white point d esprit
over blue silk with blue velvet hat
and white plumes. She carried Amer
lean Beauty roses. The maid of honor
was Miss Sallie Puryear, of Richmond,
Va, sister of the groom, who wore
an empire gown Of blue radium silk
and lace, white hat with plumes and
carried white roses. The little flower
girl, Nellie Walker, the little sister
of Midshipman Eugene Walker of
the first class Naval Academy looked
sweet in an embroidered white dress
with pink ribbons. She carried
basket of ferns and white roses, the
petals of which she scattered in front
of the bride after the ceremony.
The bride wore an exquisite gown of
white radium silk, court train, made
empire effect and trimmed with
profusion of rare lace. The bodice
was garnished with pearls. Her tulle
veil vas caught in the hair with orange
blossoms and she carried bouquet of
white chrysanthemums The brides
only ornament was pearl pendant i'm
the grape effect, the gift of her college
chums, the ushers.
A pretty feature of the ceremony was
the singing of beautiful solo "Oh
Perfect Love" by Mrs. James Walker,
of Denver, Colo, before the entrance
of the bridal party. Mrs. Walker has
a rich, cultivated soprano voice, and
she sang very sweetly.
The organist and choirmaster, MIR.
George Thompson Williams, played
Mendelssohn wedding march as the
bridal party entered the church, and
the Brlual JnOTuS from lOneUHTln as
occasional. The bride entered with
her father, Mr.. Aflan Christian Hill,
who gave her away. She was met at
the chancel by the rector, the groom,
who wore the full uniform of his rank
as lieutenant of marines, and the best
man.
After the ceremony a reception was
held at the residence of the bride s
parents, corner King George street and
College avenue, for the bridal party,
immediate families and few friends.
Some of those present from out of town
were Congressman John Lamb, of the
Richmond district, Va, an uncle of
the bride; Mr.. Carl Willie, of Wash
ington, ID G.. Or. Emory Hill, Of
Richmond, Va.
The bride is a graduate of Column
bia College 1904 and the groom is a
graduate of the Agricultural and Me-
chanical College of Texas and also
of the School of Application, Marine
Barracks, Naval Academy. The bride
received large number of beautiful
and costly presents.
Lieutenant and Mrs. PuTyear, after
a short wedding trip, will sail for
Havana Cuba, where the groom is at
tached to duty at Camp Columbia.