The Washington herald., 1914-04-14
SMART Set ATTENDS
MARYLAND Wedding
Miss Elizabeth Somerville Wilson Be-
comes Wife of Brooke Lee at
Upper Marlboro.
TWO NOTED FAMILIES UNITED

Special to The Washington Herald
Upper Marlboro, April l3.-Old Trinity
Church. repIete- with historic re.
miniscenes. was the scene OF a brilliant
wedding at noon today. when Miss Eliza
beth Somerville Wilson. daughter of the
late Joseph s. Wilson. State senator from
Prince George County. and granddaugh-
ter of Mrs. o. Van Antwerp Clagett. be-
came the wife of Mr. Brooke Lee. son OF
| United States Senator Blair Lee. of Silver
| Spring, Montgomery County.
A church was deliberately decorated
with palms, ferns. and pink and white
snapdragon. with a liberal display OF
Southern smila&. Large clusters of Eas-
ter lilies were placed in tall white stand
ards, which were used to mark the pews
set apart for the friends and relatives
OF the bride and bridegroom. After the
especially invited guests had been seated
there was a long line of friends who
followed the bridal procession into the
church and most of these remained stand
ing while the Episcopal marriage service
was read.
The bride entered the church on the
arm OF her uncle, Judge T. Van Clagett,
OF Upper Marlboro. who served in the
| session Of the legislature just adjourned,
and who has been her guardian since the
death OF Senator Wilson. She was
Gowned in an exquisite costume of ivory
charmeuse with waist of chantilIy lace
and chiffon embroidered with pearls. Her
handsome tulle veil was caught back with
orange blossoms. The only ornament
was diamond crescent, a gift of the
bridegroom. She carried a shower bou-
quet OF white orchids and lilies of the
valley.
The maid of honor was Miss Carol Van
Antwerp Wilson, sister of the bride of
Upper Marlboro. She wore a charming
shepherdess costume of pink and white.
with apple green girdles and white chip
hat trimmed with pink rosebuds and a
touch OF the green. She carried a shower
bouquet OF pink snapdragon and pink
rosebuds. The bridesmaids, similarly cos
TUNED, were Miss Mary SomerviIle Lyle
mart OF Baltimore. and Miss Louise
Brooke Clagett. of Upper Marlboro, both
cousins Of the bride. They carried shower
bouquets of pink rambler roses and
orchids, the effect OF these gowns being
most charming. The flower girl, Miss
Jeannette Yates Cochran. of Alexandria
va, wore dainty lingerie frock with
PINK ribbons and carried a basket of
pink and white sweet peas.
The ceremony was performed bv Rev
DR.. Randolph H. McKim, rector of
Epiphany Church, Washington, assisted
by Rev. Francis E. McManus. of Trinity
Church, Upper Marlboro DIR. McKim's
wife is the bridegrOom's grandmother.
the bride was met at the chanceI step
by the bridegroom. who was attended
by Mr.. Harold Dortia Harvey. of New
York City. his roommate at Princeton.
The ushers were Joseph A. w Igle-
hart. of Baltimore: Lansdale G. Sasscer,
of Upper Marlboro, both cousins Of the
bride; George S. Cochran, of Alexandria,
Va, uncle of the bride: p. Blair Lee,
Of Silver Spring, Nd, brother of the
bridegroom; Walker Blair BeaIe, of
Washington, and Amory L. Haskell. of
New York.
Mr.. George Williams. organist of st.
Michaers and All Angels Church. BaIti-
more. played Lohrengrin's wedding march
as the bridal party entered the church,
and Mendelsohn's march as they filed
out
Following the reception Mr.. and Mrs
Lee left for Atlantic City. and will re-
turn during the latter part of the week
to be the guests Of honor at a reception
to be rendered by Rev. and Mrs. Ran
dolph H. Mckim in Washington. They
will reside permanently at the home OF
Senator Blair Lee at Silver Spring. Mont
gomery Coz