The Washington herald., 1912-04-18

Of which the bride and bridegroom stood
TO receive congratulations. Mr.. and Mrs.
ding trip, the bride wearing q smart
travelling suit Of gray. with a purple
hat and a corsage bouquet OF violets.
The marriage is announced Of Miss
Irene A. MattIngly. daughter OF Mrs.
Annie A. Fowler. to Mr.. John F. Conner.
The ceremony was performed Tuesday
morning at . o'clock in ST. Joseph's Cath
olic Church. Mrs. Walter z. Burgess, Of
Prince George County. Nd. was her SIS
ter's matron OF honor. and Mr.. Michael
Noonan was best man. Messrs Francis
NJ Fowler. Of Washington. and Walter T.
Burgess. OF Maryland. were the ushers.
Following the ceremony q reception was
held at the home Of the brides mother,
SIS Ninth Street Northeast. and later In
the day Mr.. and Mrs. Conner left Wash
ington for a short bridal trip.
Miss Mae de welden Brenefnan and
Rev. Henry Thomas. Of Pinkney Memo
rial Church, Hyattsville. Nd, were mar
ried yesterday afternoon at O'Clock In
St. PauPs Episcopal Church. Bishop
Harding oficiatfng Mr. w. W. Brene-
was attended by her little niece. Miss
Helen Breneman. Mr.. George Thomas,
Of Baltimore, cousin of the bridegroom,
was best man and the ushers were Mr..
Charles r. Wilson. Mr.. Frederick de
Courcy Faust. Mr. Edward de Welden
Breneman. and Mr.. Wallace Poole. No
invitations were sent out for the wedding.
but announcement cards were sent out
last evening.
Mrs. Henry G. Danforth entertained at
luncheon yesterday at her residence in
Twenty-second street.
A beautiful wedding took place in Holy
Trinity Catholic Church. Georgetown,
yesterday afternoon at 40 o'clock when
Miss Marie T. Ray. daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. George Washington Ray. and Mr..
Maurice Vilsack. OF Ptttsburg. were mar
ried. The church was handsomely dec
GRATED with quantities of palms and
spring blossoms. and the altar was
adorned with tall lighted tapers. Tall
standards OF pink roses marked the pews
reserved for the relatives. The bride was
escorted and given in marriage by her
father. She was gowned in white satin
charmeuse trimmed with duchess and
rose point lace with a long court train
SONS and touches Of rose point lace with
the bodice of chiffon and rose point lace
embroidered in pearls.
Her bridal veil Of tulle was edged with
narrow rose. point lace and held In place
with a coronet Of orange blossoms, and
her only adornment was a diamond neck
lace a gift OF the bridegroom She car
ried a shower OF orchids and lilies Of the
valley, reaching to the hem Of her gown.
Miss Antoinette Ray. sister of the bride,
was the maid of honor. She wore a dainty
French gown of rose pink satin char
meuse veiled in rose pink chiffon and
shadow lace in empire effect with drap-
ed trained skirt caught at the side and
q hat of white straw faced with rose
pink satin and trimmed with a large rose
pink chiffon butterfly bow and pale pink
roses. She carried bouquet Of Maryland
roses. Miss Genevieve Butler. Of New
York: Miss Dorothy Freuenheim. Of
PittsburE, and Miss Christine Fox and
Miss Elizabeth Mccartney. OF this city,
were the bridesmaids. and 1Httie Miss
Helen Louise Colbert was flower girl
The bridesmaids wore satin charmeuse
veiIed in white chiffon with a side drap-
cry OF lace and touches of pink chiffon
and pointed trains Of the lace.
Their hats were white straw. faced
with pink satin. and trimmed with pink
chiffon butterfly bows. They carried
Killarney roses. Mr.. Carl J. Vilsack
acted as best man for his brother and
the ushers were Messrs. Frederick Kali
IA. OF New York: Henry Carlin. Of New
York; Frank Goodwin and Edward
Frauenheim, OF Pittsburg. and Mr..
William B. Sullivan, OF this city. Pre-
ceding the entrance OF the bridal party
an organ recital by Armand Gumprecht
was played. including Meditation"
from That's" Schumann's AVE Maria"
Jocelyn's "Berceuse," selections from
Chopin, "Tanhauser, and the 'Johen-
grim and Mendelsshon wedding music.
Following the ceremony at the church
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray held a reception at
their residence in Thirty-hrst Street. in
honor OF the bridal couple. The house
was beautifully decorated with spring
blossoms, palms. and ferns, and the
Davis string orchestra played through
out the afternoon. Mrs. Ray received
with the bridal party. She wore hand
some gown OF apple green satin char
meuse, veiled in amethyst chiffon, with
an overdress Of black lace, banded with
gold bead passementerie. ana a hat of
white straw with amethyst satin and
trimmed with two-toned plumes.
Mrs. leo B. Dannemiller, aunt of the
bride, wore corn-colored chiffon. draped
over orchid satin and trimmed with
lace. caught at the side with a chiffon
rose and a pointed train of lace. with
straw hat faced with the chiffon and
trimmed with orchid plumes. Mrs. NJ.
J. Colbert. also an aunt Of the bride.
wore white charmeuse satin. draHed in
onion chiffon. with a picture hat trim
med with chiffon roses of the same
shade. Miss Sullivan, another aunt,
wore Marie Louise blue chiffon over
white satin charmeuse, with shaoow
lace. and a white picture hat trimmed
with a shaded blue plume.
Mr. VIlsack and his bride left WASH
ington Immediately after the reception
for an extended bridal trip in the North.
They expect to sail shortly for Europe
for an extended European tour. The
brides going away gown was of two
toned brown grosgrain silk with a
hat Of the same shade.
Miss Genevieve, Clark. daughter of the
Speaker OF the House; Miss Caroline !
Morton. and Miss Sue Riley will sell
at the entertainment to be
given by the University of Virginia |
Glee Club. at the Columbia Theater
Friday afternoon. April 26. for the ben |
eft of the Confederate Memorial Home |
Fund. Miss Riley will represent the |
Robert z. Lee Chapter and Miss Nor
ton will represent the Winnie Davis !
Chapter Of the Daughters OF the Con-
federacy.
Miss Alice Eversman went to New
York yesterday. and will sail to-day for !
Italy. Miss Eversman will go to Milan. !
Italy. and viii spend the summer in fur |
ther musical study.