Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1912-10-25
Welded AT ST. ANNE'S.
Pretty Naval Ceremony With Miss
Burton Starr as Bride and Ensign
Bright as Groom Reception
Follows Wedding.

f0ll0ws wedding.
Another wedding OF interest in
naval and Annapolis society took
place in old St. Anne's Protestant
Episcopal Church at O'Clock last
evening. when Miss Burton Starr,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William L.
Marcy became the wife of Ensign
Clarkson j. Bright, of the Navy. A
large number of relatives and friends
of the couple witnessed the cere-
mony, which was performed by Rev.
DR.. Joseph p McComas, rector of
ST. Anne's.
The altar and chancel of st. Anne s
were deliberately decorated with palms
and white chrysanthemums, which
made an effective setting and the yes
per lights on the altar and the glim-
mer of many candles in the handsome
candelabra either side of the altar.
The bstrothal service was performed
at the foot of the chancel and the
bride was given in marriage by her
step-father, Mr.. William Larned
Marcy. The wedding march was play
ed by Professor Wilkinson, organist
anu VI 81. <liluC . anu aS
a professional the Bridal Chorus
from Lohengrin and occasional Men
delssohnss wedding march were beau
tifully given.
The ushers were Ensign Charlton
E. BattI :. Ensign c. K. Martin, Junior
Lieutenant Hills Cooley, Junior Lieu
tenant H. s. Babbitt and Gnsigns j. p.
Norfleet and Conrad Ridgely. All
wore the uniform full dress of their
respective rank. The best man was
Ensign Godfrey dec. Chevalier,
classmate of the bridegroom.
The bride had FIVE attendants, as
follows. Mrs. G. c. Soule. Jr., wife
of Lieutenant Soule, and Mrs. A.
R. Allen, wife of Lieutenant Allen,
United States Navy, as matrons of
honor: Miss Laura Steele, of Annap-
oils, as maid of honor, and Miss
Annie Wilmer, of Annapolis, and Miss
Sybyl Janeway, of Philadelphia, as
bridesmaids.
The bride entered with her step
father, who gave her in marriage,
and was met at the foot of the chancel
by the groom and his best man, who
entered from the vestry room, pre-
coded by the officiating clergyman,
DR.. McComas, the rector of st.
Anne's. The groom and his best man
wore full evening dress uniform of
their rank.
The bride wore gown of white
charmeuse, embroidered in orchids
and lilies-of. the-valley, with a tulle
veil, and carried bouquet of lilies
of-the-valley. The matrons were
gowned in blue charmeuse, the maid of
honor in yellow charmeuse and the
bridesmaids gowns were of white, veil
ed with yellow charmeuse and white
chantillv, and all carried bouquets of
yellow chrysanthemums. The brides
mother, Mrs. William l.. Marcy, was
handsomely gowned in black satin.
The color scheme of the wedding was
green and yellow and this was carried
out in the decorations and costumes as
we'll. The house decorations where a
reception was held, following the GET
emony, consisted of southern smilax
and yellow chrysanthemums, while
palms and other potted plants with
the same variety of flowers, were
used IN the church decorations.
There were pr sent at the reception
about seventy-five invited guests,
consisting of relatives and intimate
friends of the bride end BRIDE
g,'oJm.
The rear porch of the Marcy hone
on Prince George street, where the
reception was held, was enclosed for
the occasion with canvas, and was
decorated with flags of many nations
as we'll as flowers and trailing vines.
This was used as a punch room. A
number of out-of-town guests were
present. The bride received many
handsome and useful gifts. Fol-
lowing the reception, Ensign and Mrs.
Bright left on wedding trip.
Ensign Bright is the son CT Mr.. and
Mrs. A. r. Bright, of Columbus,
Mo. He was appointed to the Naval
Academy from his native state and
graduated with the Glass of 1910.
At present he is assigned to duty
aboard the u. s. S. Petrol.