Evening journal., 1910-06-29
NAVAL WEDDING
HERE TONIGHT
Miss Smith to Become Bride
Of Ensign Penn in Grace
Church

one OF the brilliant weddings OF sea-
son showing an unusual number oil
weddings Of social Importance, will 10
that Of Miss Helen Huntington Smith,
daughter OF Dr. and Mr.. Frank Roop
Smith. and Ensign Albert Mtior Penn,
L. g. n, which will be- roiemnzed IN
Grace NJ e. Church. ut o'clock this
evening
The ohancel or the church will be dec
Grated with palms and ferns only, form
1 Ing massive and effective background
TO the lavender and white OF the general
color scheme OF the bridesmaids cos
tunes. and TO the gold and blue Of tho
naval officers uniforms. The bride will
wear ivory-white satin. trimmed with
pearls and Duchesse lace The lace is nn
heirloom IN the family. having boon worn
by the brides grandmother. Tho we'd
ding-ven is the one worn by the brides
mother. The bridesmaids will wear white
lingerie dresses. with hats The Rev. n.
W. KelloRg. d. D.. will ofilciate.
Mrs. Virginia j. Penn the groom's moth
er and his sister, OF Laredo. Texas, arc
here 10 attend the wedding Miss Smiths
brother. Ensign Frank Roop Smith, Jr.,
L. s. n, cannot be present as he is on
duty on his ship, the United States Bnt-
tleshlp Tennessee. at Rio Janeiro. Bra-
I'll. There are guests from Baltimore,
Washington. Annapolis and Norfolk.
There will be no reception but follow
ing the ceremony. a wedding dinner VIII
be served 70 the bridal party and the
house-guests at the residence OF DR.
Frank Roop Smith. No. 1902 Washington
street The house decorations are palms
ferns, and lnvender sweet-peas The wed,
ding decorations are by George carsor
, BOYD.
.r.ast -nirut me bride gave dinner q
! the wedding party, al The home Of heI
! parents.
Covers were laid for fourteen The
guests included Miss Elizabeth G., smith
of Bnghamton n. ". The maid OF hon.
, or; the bridesmaids, Miss Louisa Drox'
, ol; Of washington. ID. g., and Miss Bea.
trice d. Bulien of Lancaster. Pa. Mis-,
Grace Boulden and Miss Alkaline Som
pic Of this city; the groom's best man
, Ensign G.. NJ. James u. s. NJ. of Iowa
{ and the ushors. Mldshlpman W. r. Car
ter. IT, S. ~. of Maine. Midshlpman j
G.. Jennings l.. S n. OF Iowa, Ensgi
) v. d. Herbster IT, S. ~. of Pennsyl
/ vana. and Ensign s. Y. Gygax. a.. S. n.
E OF Kentucky. Miss Florence Helen Smith
r Of Templevlllc. Md The little flower cir
was also a guest. The decorations IN IN,
dining room were lavender, sweet peas
ferns and smilax The hand-painted place
cards were brought from Japan.
The bride has received large number
of beautiful and costly gifts. which ar,
being shown 10 her friends in a room
, daintly trimmed in pink and white
Among the presents are solid silver table
ware from the family of the groom
. topaz necklace from Miss Elizabeth c
9 Smith. the maid Of honor. many beauti
ful pieces OF embroidered linen. hanc.
] painted china and silver pieces IN grca
l. variety. A very unique gift from ne
Y parents is that Of two trays the centra
part being made of old pictures. the old
q est being two hundred years old on
j gift that will be priced is polished sllvc
pitcher bearing the inscription. "T
Helen Huntington Smith, with the bes
wishes OF the captain and officers Of m
United States Battleship Minnesota. Jun
%. 1910" Miss Smith IS the fourth brid
I to receive a pitcher from the BattIeshi
' Minnesota.
The wedding had originally been plan
y ned for the autumn, but as Ensign Pen
y has to report for duty in July, the tim
r was changed TO Juns
Ensign and Mrs. Penn viii leave WED
r nesday evening on their wedding touI
which will be Of about two weeks. Upo
y returning they will go direct to Norfoll
a Va. where the groom ship IS now !,
e ing. He will report for duty about III
d middle Of July. The bride will continu
20 live in this city Miss Smith first m,
her betrothed at the Naval Academy. At
napolis. Md. while her brother. EnsiE
Ie Frank Roop Smith, Jr., was "a studer
IS there