Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1910-07-12
4 NAVAL WEDDING
~. Rachel Claude TO Be Wife
of Ensign Needham-HOme
Ceremony This Evening
4 NAVAL OFFICERS BRIDE
,..,t Gland, Sister To Marry In The
sa,,i.e- A Quiet House Wedding
Of Former Naval Academy
Athlete

.-a.la-E this evening, the Rev.
t..l r. McComas, rector of St
,sl,s pr ant Episcopal Church,
a n.I .qy le words that will unite in
...,;eg. Miss Rachel Claude, young
6aggf.er of DR.. and Mrs. w.
c.smrnf Claude. Of this city, and En-
Igr Rarh Cutler Needham, United
states Navy.
m. ceremony win be solemnized at
,se residence of The brides parents
M 81 Johns street, this city, and
wiu be- a quiet home wedding, al
,sorob a1 elaborate church wedding
tsj been PLANNED for q date later on.
The attractive home of DR.. and
Mr.. Claude IS made even more in
ritng by decorations Of field flowers
ood vines. ferns and potted plants,
tbe bridal party will stand under a
bower Of palms, roses and honey
suckle in The west parlor
The bride will be attended by her Sis
,sr Mrs Robert Ross Welsheimer, as
matrou Of honor wife of Lieutenant
WelsbeImer u. S. Army, now sta
,oped ~ Fort Totten, N. Z. The
gr,om 5 best man will be his brother,
NJ Harry Lee Needham of Baltimore.
The bride will be given in marriage
by her father, the Rev. Joseph 2. Nc
Comas. Of 81. Annc's, performing the
Wedding ceremony, after the betroth-
Al service. The beautiful and impress
dye form Of the Episcopal Church
will be used
The bride. q graceful brunette, will
wear gown of white net and lace,
over white silk. and carry a shower
bouquet Of lilies f-the-valley.
The matron Of honor will wear a
white lingerie gown and carry an arm
fl Of pink roses. The groom will
wear the full service uniform of his
rank in the navy.
Besides the Immediate family, only
a few friends Of the bride will be
present, including two who were to
have been attendants at her wedding
bad il been q church ceremony-Miss
Helen Ross, of Philadelphia, and Mrs.
Y " Woodward, of Norfolk, Va.
Other friends at the wedding will be
Miss Ruth Bowyer, daughter of the Su-
perinteudeut OF the Naval Academy,
and Miss Esther Smith, daughter of
Mr Thomas Wilson Smith, of Wash
iagto1. ID G. After the ceremony
there viii boz a small reception.
The bride and groom will leave
this evening for a short wedding trip.
ihe objective point of which they are
carefully guarding rs n secret, even
from their most intimate friends. The
brideto-be is one of the most popu-
lar young girls Of the younger smart
SET She has a host of admiring
friends, who wish her happiness.
She is The third daughter of DR.. and
Mrs. " Clement Claude to marry
10 The service. the other two sisters
both having married Naval Academy
graduates but one lieutenant We'll
heimerlh3ving later been transferred
lIon the Navy TO the Army.
The groom to-be is a graduate of
the Naya' Academy, Class 1907. He
snow attached to the L. S. S. Min
HeSota at Norfolk, Va. This is the
second young naval officer on the Min
'esota % marry in the past few
seeks. Ensign Penn and Miss Helen
nth having been the other couple.
Ens'ge N.ejham. when a midship-
aaa al ae Naval Academy, was
Mmine athletics, having been
= the baseball and football squads
Nt6e Naval Academy. His home is
Mons Nass.