The Washington herald., 1912-10-30
THOUSAND GUESTS
ATTEND WEDDING
Miss Alice du Pont Becomes Bride
Of Paul E. Wilson-ceremony
in Wilmington.

Special to The Washington Herald
wilmington, Del, Oct. 29.-Miss Alice
Hounsfield duPons daughter of Gen. and
Mrs. T. Coleman DUPONT. and Mr.. Paul
Edmondson Wilson. souobf the late Col
Andrew G. Wilson and Mrs. Wilson. Of
this city. were married At Trinity Epis-
copal Church at O'Clock this evening.
The wedding was ATTENDED by ne thou
dent Of the dupont Powder Company
and heads a seS0Oo.000 syndicate that
will erect the largest Office building in
the world on the site Of the old Equitable
building. New York.
The ceremony was performed by Rev.
Frederick NJ. Kirkus. rector Of Trinity
Episcopal Church. assisted by Rev. DR..
George c. Hail. archdeacun Of Whining
ton. The brides father gave her in
ception was given at the home Of Gen.
and Mrs. dupont. sos Broome Street. at
which there were $50 guests Late to-
night the couple left on Gen. duPont's
steam yacht Tech" for a cruise. This
will be followed by an extended auto
mobile trip. Mr.. and Mrs Wilson will
reside at No. 81 Madison Avenue. New
York. where they will be at home after
December /.
sNtsS Noicfldn ci6tcE VI
the bride, was maid Of honor. Mr.. Rodg-
ers Wilson, of this city. brother Of the
bridegroom. was best man. The brides
maids were Miss Renee de Pelleport dY-
Pont. sister of the bride: Miss Greta
Barksdale. cousin Of the bride; Miss
Ethel Tallman, all of Wilmington; Miss
katharine Clark. Northampton, Mass:
Miss Elizabeth Molloy. Shelbyyille, KY.
and Miss Geraldine Emory. Of Washing
ton. Pa.
Miss Natalie dupont, daughter of
Lammot DUPONT. and niece of the BRIDE
groom, and Eleuthere Irene dupont.
brother Of the bride. were flower bearers
F. V. dupont. brother Of the bride,
Reynolds Wilson, brother Of the bride
groom. Henry p. Scott, jr.. all Of vii.
minston: Arthur deb. Robins. German
town. Philadelphia, and Sidney Henry,
OF Cambridge. Nd. were the ushers.
The brides gown was Of white satin
with embroidery and old point lace. She
carried orange blossoms. white roses
and lilies. Miss Ellen dupont, the maid
Of honor. wore a gown Of blue silk,
trimmed with lace. She carried white
roses and lilies. The bridesmaids were
sowned in pink charmeuse. They car
ried pink roses. Little Miss DUPONT, the
flower girl wore white with a pink sash.
The guests included Postmaster Gen.
eraI> FRANK H. Hitchcock. Of Washing
ton, personal friend of Gen. dupont:
DR.. and Mrs. Rose Mcpherson, Mrs
Beverly Robinson and the Misses Rob-
inson. and Frank NJ. Andrews, New
York; Miss lara DUPONT. Louisville,
KY: Miss Aileen dupont, Cleveland
Ohio; Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Belin. Miss
Belin. Scranton. Pa; Mr.. and Mrs. E.
M. DUPONT. Johnstown. Pa: Mademoi-
selle Susanne de Tragomain, Paris;
Miss Marion Irwin, Toxic. Japan; Mr..
and Mrs. Edward Sanderson, Water.
bury, Conn: Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore
Brown. Germantown, Philadelphia; Mr..
and Mrs. Bruce Ford. Chestnut Hill.
Pa; Gardner Catlin. Waterbury. Conn,
and many other well-known persons.
While the guests were assembling in
the church, an organ recital was Rfyen.
The Wedding professional was from "Lo-
hensrin;" the recessional was by Men
delssohn.