Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-11-09
BRILLIANT WEDDING.
Miss Mary Donohoe Becomes Bride
of Mr.. McCandlish at Fairfax
Last Night.

was the scene OF beautiful wedding
last night when Miss Mary lie Grand
Donohoe, daughter OF S. II. lDonohoe,
Auditor ct Public Accounts OF Virginia
and Mr.. Fairfax Shield McCandlish
were married. It. was a big church az
fair and the church vas filled with
teautifully''gowned women and num-
bers of distinguished guests from all
parts of the state to witness the cere-
mony, which was performed by Rev.
D. Frank Page, Pink.foses and pink
candles were used, on tbs altar, and the
chancel of the church was banked with
palms, ferns and masses of pink
flowers.
The wedding march from Lohengrin
was played. as the bride entered the
church and McndeIssohns Spring
Song" was played during the ceremony
by Mrs. Mortified, OF Falls Church.
Miss Susie Moore Donohoe attended
her sister as maid of honor, her gown
was OF pink messaline with drapery
o! pale pink chiffon. The bridesmaids,
Misses Belle Willard and. Gay Moo-
tague, of Richmond; Mamie E. Nc
Candllsh. OF Saluda. and Sarah and
Mary Hazlett, OF Wheeling, West Vir-
ginia, wore frocks Of pink satin similar
to that of the maid OF honor and all
carried big bouquets of pink rosebuds.
Robert Montague McCandlish was
the groom's best man and the grooms.
men we're DR.. f. T. M. franklin, j..
Harris Franklin, Harry j. Hickey,
Junius B. Lamb, of Washington; DR..
S. R. Donoboe and 0. L, Shakelford,
OF Norfolk. The ushers were Harry W.
Burr and Frank w. Gwathney, of
Washington: r. M. Chichester, OF
Alexanrlria and F. ID. Richardson, OF
Fairfax.
The brides gown was OF white satin
ve,led in chiffon cloth and trimmed in
point lace, Her tulle veil was caught
with a crescent of pearls and she car
ried bouquet OF white chrysanthe-
NUNS. Her only ornament was
pearl pendant the gift Of the groom.
Mr.. Donohoe gave his daughter in
marriage.
A reception followed the ceremony
at the home OF her uncle r, Walton
Moore with whom the bride has always
;n.da he. ,ione. The Toore home
was also elaborateIy and beautifully
decorated in pink flowers and candles.
A stringed orshestra played during the
reception and later the guests were en-
tertained at the Fairfax Hall where
they danced until q late hour.
Mr.. McCandlish is the son OF the
late Robert McCandlish, of Middlesex
county and is widely related in Nir-
ginia. After a wedding trip Mr.. and
Mrs. McCandIish will make their home
10 Fairfax.
There were several hundred guests
present ct the wedding, those from a
were: Mrs, N. E. McCandlish.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. D. Evans, OF Saluda;
Colonel and Mrs. Joseph E. Willard,
former Governor and Mrs. A. ]. Mon
tague, Mrs. J. Cloyd Kent, Miss Per-
kins and Miss Tyler, ali OF Richmond;
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred P. Thon, Ad-
miral and Mrs. P. NJ. Rixey, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. A. Jones, DR.. and Mrs. Cabell
Moore and others, of Washington;
Fairfax Montague, of Atlanta; Mrs.
Elisha B. Meredith, Of Washington.
The Alexandrians were: Judge and
Mrs. Charles E. Nicol, Mr.. and Mrs.
Gardner L. Boothe, Mr.. and Mrs.
Clarence C. Leadbeater aud their house
guest Miss Hollohan, Mr., ahd Mrs.
Lewis Machep, ,lCapt. and Mrs. alJames
Monroe Love, Misses Julia and Pau
line Nicol, Mittie Herbert, Anne Lewis
Jones, Lisa Deane Anderson, Lila and
Kitty Barrett, Harriet and Eliza
Douglas, Jean Brent, Maidie Snowdep,
and Mrs. Louis Scott,
Messrs, Wallace Lindsey, Milton
French, James Douglas and Edmund
Hunter.
Among the many handsome presents
received by the bride was an elaborate
silver service, the gift Of Col. and Mrs.
Joseph f. Willard and a check for
s., 900 from her uncle, Mr.. r. Walton
Moore.