The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1906-11-10
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AMEs-MATrHEws.-A quiet wedding took
place at noon on Wednesday, in Grace P. E.
| Church. Baltimore, when Miss Eleanor Mat
thews. only daughter of Colonel and Mrs. D.
| NJ. Matthews, of Br0okw0Od, Dulany's Valley,
was married to Mr.. Reginald Mountford Ames,
formerly of Providence, R. i. The ceremony
was performed by Rev. A. X. Walker, rector
of Trinity Church, Long Green, assisted by
Rev. Arthur Chiffon Powell, rector of Grace
Church. and Rev. Arthur Machen Lewis, of
Powellton, w. Va. The bride and groom
entered the church together and had no attend-
ants. The bride wore handsome going away
costume of violet chiffon cloth, with black
velvet picture hat. trimmed with ostrich
feathers, and carried a white prayerbook. A
breakfast for the members of the two families
only followed at the Stafford, after which Mr..
and Mrs. Ames left on their bridal trip, and
upon their return will reside at the Shirley, on
West Madison street. The wedding is of par
ticular note as uniting two of the leading
colonial lines of the North and South. On the
maternal side the bride is granddaughter of
the late Andrew Aldridge and Margaret Green,
of Charles Town, Jefferson county, W. Va,
through whom she is descended through long
line of old Virginia gentry from Robert Green,
who was member of the House of Burgesses
in 1876. The groom is a member of the well
known Ames family of Massachusetts, and a
cousin of the present Governor of that State.
married at 2 P. NJ. Tuesday, in Trinity Protes-
tant Episcopal Church, Towson, to Mr.. W.
TAYLOR Phipps, of Savannah, Ca, but formerly
of Towson. The church was beautifully deco
rated with flowers. The maid of honor was
Miss Elizabeth Williamson, who was attired
in dress of white chiffon and wore pink
picture hat and carried bouquet OF pink Car
nations. The bride was attired in princess
gown of embroidered null, trimmed with
valenciennes lace and wore tulle veil
clasped with orange blossoms. She carried a
shower bouquet of Golden Gate roses. Mr.. j.
Thomas Phipps was best man. The ushers
were DR.. F. D. McCarrier, Mr.. Jas. +. McCarrier,
Mr.. F. D. Dolenberg, Jr., and Mr.. ]. Howard
Flayhart. The bride was given away by her
brother, Mr.. John Lyons. A reception was held
at the home of Mrs. Louisa Lyons, the brides
mother, after which the couple left for Savan-
nah. The groom is the Oldest son Of Mr.. Joseph
Phipps. farm manager at Hampton. 1t is said
that among the numerous presents received by
the bride was house in Savannah, furnished
throughout.
BUrTNER-CLARKE.-The marriage of Miss
Miriam Gibson Clarke, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. George w. Clarke, of Baltimore, to Mr..
William Jackins Buttner, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
John l.. Buttner, of Mount Washington, took
place Wednesday evening at O'Clock at EN-
William T. Way, performed the ceremony,
assisted by Rev. ]. H. Fenner, of Philadelphia.
The bridal party entered the church to the
strains of "Lohengrin," sung by the quartet
choir The ushers were Messrs Gustav VOL
tereck, Harry B. Joyce. David Kinnear and J.
Albert Griffin. The bridesmaids were Miss
Mabel Beadenkoff. of Glyndon, and Miss
Maud E. Elliott. They wore gowns of white
mouseline silk and carried pink chrysanthe-
NUNS. Miss Lillian G. Clarke, sister of the
bride, was maid of honor. The bride was at
tired in a gown of hairline cloth trimmed with
Irish point and princess lace over white satin,
and carried q shower bouquet of lilies of.the-
valley Immediately after the wedding Mr..
and Mrs Buttner left on Northern trip and
on their return will reside in Baltimore
NIED-BEvAN-Miss E. Manye Bevan,
daughter of Mr.. John T. Bevan, of Andrews
Choice, White Marsh, Baltimore county. was
married on Wednesday to Mr.. Harry B. Med,
of Baltimore at st. Patrick's Catholic Church.
The ceremony was performed by Rev. M. A.
RYAN, The bride wore q tailor-made suit of
white French broadcloth, with large picture
hat of white French felt, trimmed with large
white plumes, and carried Bride roses. After
the ceremony Mr.. and Mrs. Med left for a
Southern trip.
-HowARD.-Mis Rachel D. Howard,
daughter of Mrs. Columbus G. Howard and
Mr.. Wesley C. Cooper, son of Mr.. John w.
Cooper of Warren, were married Wednesday
night by Rev. Herbert F. Wright of the NJ. z.
Church. The attendants were Miss Alice
Howard. sister of the bride, and Mr.. Lindwood
Cross, cousin of the bride. On their return to
Warren q reception was given to them at the
home of the BRIDES mother.