The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-04-19
w NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Of Any During Season
in Washington.
HIGH OFFICIALS
IN ATTENDANCE
House of Representatives, as Spe-
cial Mark Of Favor, Adjourns
in Time for Members to Wit
ness Marriage-Brilliant Re-
ccption at Pan-Ancr-
lean Building.
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Washington. April l8.-Ainid tho
most gorgeous and elaborate cere-
III onies and surroundings seen at any
sirnilar occasion In Washington this
season. Miss Anna Waller Portner.
Manassas. was married at 3 O'Clock
this afternoon 70 Henry Delaware
daughter OF late Robert Portner. OF
Flood. Congressman from the Tenth
Congressional District OF Virginia, by
the Rev L. q. B. Pierce, in all Souls
Church.
For beauty o, horal and other deco
rative Surroundings. end official and
social rank Of those in attendance, tho
wedding far surpassed anything seen
In Washington IN many years.
Not even tho critical situation eur
rounding the Mexican controversy vas
or sufficient Importance to interfere
with the presence At tho church and
later nj the reception OF President VIII
son. Vice President Marshall and Soc
r.tary OF state William jennings
br%an. In fact. almost every one OF
high official and social Importance At
the national capital was In attendance
Special Mark OF Good Wishes.
As special mark OF good wishes the
House OF Representatives. early this
o'clock. instead OF between 6 and 2
o'elock. In order TO allow n great many
members TO attcad the ceremonies 1t
nououul II such an occurrence has
happened before In tho past decade
the senate adjourned from Friday
over until Monday. ana this allowed
the attendance OF quite a number OF
Senators
The Unitarian Church service was
Ca ana II was noticeable tina, the
"ora obey" was omitted from the
bridal pledge.
79n bride wore white satin with
point lace a court train and point
lace veil. She carried a bouquet of
orchids and lilies OF the valley
The bridesmaids dresses were OF
PINK taHeta silk. with large mushroom
hats of leghorn straw. with full pink
rnciFe crowns. adorned with clusters
OF tiny French rosebuds. They car
'iod shower bouquets OF bridesmaid
roses. tied with rambler roses.
The btide's attendants were her sis
;ers. Mrs Lor:tner Graham. and Miss
ili!deSarde Portncr. as matron and
maid of honor. and Misses Genevieve
Clark. daughter of Speaker Clark:
Hanna Taylor. Cornelia Clagget Edith
Oracle Lucy Martin daughter OF Sena-
Tor Martin; Miss Douglass Fuller. OF
Winch ester, and Baroness Marie Baum
sartcn.
Evelyn Byrd. OF Winchester, was best
man. The ushcrs We're ConEressmen
Mcclellan and Dupre. John Barrett,
president OF the fan-Americar Union;
Thomas Boiling Byrd and Ensign Rich
ard Evelyn Byrd. John Quinn. OF New
J ORR; colonel Joseph Button, State In
surance Commissioner of Virginia, and
Paul V. and Edward G. Portner. broth
ers OF the bride.
Nirgininns in Attendance.
Among the hundreds OF virginians
who came here TO attend the wedding
were former Governor Mann, Lieuten-
ant-Governor Ellyson. Secretary OF
commonwealth b. o. James and Thomas
=. Ryan.
From the church. after the ceremonies
were over, the wedding party went to
the beautiful Pan American Union
Building. the headquarters here OF the
south American republics. where :.
formal reception. lasting about two
hours, was held The building. which
is one OF the beautiful architc
triunphs OF Washington, was profuse-
~ decorated with American Beauty
roses and spring roses y color scheme
cf pink and white was adopted hero.
following that of the bridal nnely
Leaving the reception line after
passing the bridal couple. the guests
came TO the large and beautiful ball
room, where young and old Joined In
dancing the tango, ono step and other
new dancing creations TO the music
OF large orchestra.
Refreshments were served OH tho
hrst floor I'm the large portico, of old
spanish design. and on the extensive
lawns surrounding the buildings
The decorations at the church were
most gorgeous. The altar had been
banked with tall palms and ferns in
tcrspcrsed with Arnunciation lilies,
rambler roses and pink snapdragons.
The groom's gift TO tho bride was q
MAGNIFICENT string OF pearls
At tho conclusion of the reception.
tho bridal couple took the train for
New York The length OF thcir
honeynoon is very uncertain. on ac-
count Of tho troubled situation In
Mexico. Mr. Flood being chairman Of
the House FOREIGN Affairs Committed
must necessarily remain I'm close touch
with international affairs here. and be
prepared to call a meeting OF his COM
mittce at any moment.
Handsome Presents.
Hundreds OF handsome bridal pres
ents were received all during tho week
at the home Of Miss Anna V. portner,
in The Highlands. and were viewed by
close friends. They were so nulner-
ous that three rooms were set apart,
with long tables upon which tho hun
drcis of presents were laid. One of
the most beautiful OF the presents was
large diamond bar pin. the gift OF
Thomas Fortune Ryan to the bride. Mr.
Ryan Is a close friend of Mr. Floods
Among the other presents are tho fol-
loving:
silver punch bowl, Mr.. and Mrs. d.
y. l.anghornc, Albemarle, Va: after
dinner coffee set, Senator and Mrs.
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