The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1911-06-10
MISS MAURY WEEDS
WILLIAM s. REyBURN
AT OLD ST. JOHNS
Small But Select Company
Sees Wedding Ceremony
SolemniZed.

The conclusion of a romantic court
ship came today, when Miss Georgia
F. Maury became the bride of Repre-
sentative William Stewart Reyburn, OF
Pennsylvania. son of the mayor. OF
Episcopal Church.
A distinguished company comprising
only relatives of the young couple,
and including the Mayor and MrA
Reyburn, who came to Washington fog
the occasion, attended the ceremony.
which was solemnized by the rector,
the Rev. Roland Cotton Smith.
The quaint little edifice in which each
sunday a notable company of prominent
society folk, including the wife and
daughter Of the President, gathers for
the services, was decorated for the
event with palms, ferns. and white
spring blossoms, and an appropriate
musical program was played by the or
ganist preceding and during the cere-
| mony.
Escorted by Her Brother.
The bride was escorted by her brother,
John F. Maury, who gave her in mar
| rage and she went to the altar, unat-
tended. Her bridal gown was OF rare
Honiton and BRUSSELS lace, an heirloom
in her family, over ivory satin, with a
long train. Her statuesque brunette
beauty was greatly enhanced by her
bridal veil Of tulle edged with some of
the lace Of her gown, hel1 in place by
coronet of natural orange blossoms,
sent from Florida for the occasion. Her
only jewelry was a handsome diamond
horseshoe, the gift Of the bridegroom,
and she carried a shower bouquet of
orchids and lilies Of the valley
DR.. Hubley Owen, of Philadelphia, at
man.
Following the ceremony. a wedding
held at the home OF the brides mother,
Mrs. +. V. Birmingham, 1873 Oregon
avenue. Here the floral decoration were
| like those at the Church-palms, ferns,
| and quantities of white spring blossoms,
combined with American Beauties.
Bridal Trip on Yacht.
After the breakfast, Representative
and Mrs. Reyburn left Washington for
a bridal trip to the West Indies. going
on the mayors private yacht, The
| Gretchen. They will be absent about a
fortnight. returning for the remainder
OF the session of Congress. While in
Washington they will make their home
| at the Washington home of the Rey-
| burns. Wendell Mansion, on Massachu-
sets avenue. In Philadelphia, they will
reside at 1922 Spring Garden street.
| MIR. and Mrs J. H. Morehead, OF Phil
adelphia, cousins of the bridegroom;
Mrs. Hubley owen, of Philadelphia
| wife Of the best man. were among the
| 0ut-Of town guests at the wedding
Among the two or three invited guests
outside of the family, were Mrs. Henry
G. COrbin. wife of me late General Cor
bin, L. S. A; Mrs. LaMontagne, and
Miss Patterson, intimate friends OF
| Mrs. Reyburn: Capt and Mrs. W. B.
Capertcn, u. s. N, uncle and aunt o.
| the bride, and Miss Marguerite Caper-
ton, her cousin. we're also among the
| guests.
No invitations were sent out to the
| wedding, but several thousand an
! nouncement cards were mailed this
| afternoon to the numerous friends OF
! the young couple. throughout this
country and abroad. including many
| of the political friends of the bride
| groom and his father.
| Quite a handsome array of gifts have
| been received by the young couple. de-
! spite the small and private character OF
| the wedding. From the bridegroom
| parents came a large touring car and
silver tea service, diamond rings, after
| dinner coffee silver and gold services,
platters, trays, vegetable dishes, fiat
| silver, bureau sets, vases, rugs, pictures,
and other useful and beautiful articles
| are greatly in evidence.