The Washington herald., 1914-09-17
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| St. Adams Church. in the Cathedral
Close. was the scene OF beautifully ap-
pointed wedding last evening. at which
the contracting parties were Miss hOra
CHAMPION. daughter Of DR.. and Mrs.
Charles CHAMPION, Of Georgetown, and
Mr.. Perry Michener, OF New Krk.
The floral decoration OF the church
was in palms and ferns as a back
ground for masses OF white and pink
asters. The ushers who seated the
large company witnessing the ceremony
were Mr.. Franklin Fairchild. Of New
York; Mr.. Clifford Noble. of New Haven;
Mr.. Milton Watts, and Mr.. Carl Cramp-
ton. OF this city.
The bride was escorted by her father
and preceded by Mrs. willis B. Spear.
of wyoming, a very recent bride. as
matron Of honor. and Miss Margaret
East, OF Norfolk. and Miss MabeIle Mich
ener as bridesmaids. The brides gown
was OF white satin with long train and
garniture Of rose point on both bodice
and skirt She wore a gracefully ar
| ranged tuIle veil and carried a bouquet
OF lilies Of the valley and bride roses
Mrs. Spear wore her wedding gown
| Of white satin with slight alterations
to meet the change of role, and carried
pink roses. The bridesmaids wore charm
ing gowns Of pale pink satin and car
ried roses to match.
bridegroom. was best man. Rev. Charles
T. Warner, rector Of the church, ohi-
| ciatec. In addition to the regulation
wedding march there was a short nau-
sical program during the seating Of the
guests, with Mr.. Clark Middleton at the
| organ.
| A reception at the home OF the brides $
parents followed the ceremony. Later
in the evening Mr.. and Mrs. Michener
left for a short honeymoon trip before
taking up their residence in New York.
Miss Chloe Alberta McFall and Mr..
Harry Louis Meader were married yes
terday afternoon at the Ninth Street
Christian Church in the presence OF a
large invited company.
Messrs. Fred E. Adams and Frank
Gatewood. both Of Washington. served as
ushers. The bride was escorted by her
father, and had as her attendants her
sister, Miss Rosy NJ. McFall, and Miss
Louise Sioussat. They wore gowns OF
amethyst crepe, with modish little hats to
match. and carried sunburst roses. The
brides gown was of blue crepe meteor
and chiffon, with which was worn a
smart little hat of white satin. Her
bouquet was OF Bride roses. Mr.. Milton c.
| Thompson acted as best man. Rev.
George A. Miller oficiated. A reception
=.
and Mrs. John Campbell McFall, fol-
lowed the ceremony.
A very pretty home wedding was cele-
brated yesterday afternoon at the resi-
dence of Mr.. and Mrs. John Webster
when their daughter. Miss Elsie V. Web
ster became the bride of Mr.. Harry A.
c. Fay, Of Boston. There were no at
tendants, the bride and bridegroom enter
ing the room together to the bridal music
Of "Lohengrin," with Mrs. Norma Hine
at the plano. Rev. W. A. Masker. of st.
Marks Episcopal Church. oficiated. The
brides gown was Of ivory satin with
garnIture Of lace. The lace on the COR
sage was held by a diamond brooch, the
gift Of the bridegroom. Her tuIle veil
was held by a coronet Of orange bios
SONS, and her bridal bouquet was a clus-
ter Of lilies and roses.
The small company witnessing the cere-
mony included the parents of the bride
groom. DR.. and Mrs. William E. Fay, of
Boston: Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Winter
Andrews. of Philadelphia, and Mrs
Buckingham. of Baltimore Mr.. and Mrs
Fay will live in Boston. n
The marriage Of Mr. George Linn
Bland and Miss Marie McArdle took
place at the Second Southern Presby-
terian Church yesterday at noon. Those
in attendance, in addition to the mem
hers Of the immediate families. were
the Postmaster General and Mrs. Burle-
son. the Attorney General and Mrs.
Gregory. Mrs. Mary NJ. MacEawen, Mr..
Robert Lee Maddox, and Prof. ]. AIliene
Brown. The bride was given in marriage
by her brother. Mr.. John Ruskin Nc
ArdIe. The future home Of the young
couple will be Weston W. Va, where
Mr.. Bland is prominent both socially
and in business. The bride is the daugh-
ter of the late Harry Arthur McArdle,
and a resident of Texas. where her
father was well known as an artist and
historian. Her mother was before her
marriage Miss Huntington, Of West
Virginia.
The marriage OF Miss Ruth B. Mon
tanye. daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel
L. Montanye. and Charles Brown Lingam-
felter took place last evening at the
home of the brides parents on street.
Only a small family party attended the
ceremony, which was followed by an in
formal reception. Miss Ida Montanye
was her sisters bridesmaid. with Mr..
B. E. COrwin as best man. After
months honeymoon Mr.. and Mrs.
Lingamfelter will be at home at 1922
Livingston street.
Secretary of State Bryan and Mrs. |
Bryan left Washington last night for
AshevilIe, N C.. where the Secretary |
will rest for a few days. He expects to
be back early next week, or sooner II
any emergency DEVELOPS. sThe Secretary |
leased a house in the mountains near
Asheville early in the summer, but has
rot yet had a chance to occupy It. He
was planning to go just about the time |
the war broke out in Europe.
Mr. and Mrs. George Herman Zellers
announce the marriage Of their daughter,
Ruth Marguerite. to Mr.. Walter Edwin |
Paul, OF this city. The ceremony was
quietly performed Tuesday morning. Sep
tember Is. attn o'clock by Rev. William
II. Dexter at the Westminster Presbyte-
rian Church. The bridal party consisted
of Miss BERTHE W. Zellers. sister of the
bride. bridesmaid; James c. Dulin, jr.,
and F. c. White After the wedding the
bridal party lunched at the Continental
Hotel and left the city on an extended
tour at l o'clock. They will be at home
at the Wellington after November /
Mr.. ]. II. Prescott, OF Detroit, Mich. |
is in Washington attending the conven- |
ton Of American Association of Public ]
Accountants. He Is accompanied by Mrs.
Prescott, and during their stay are
guests at Hotel Powhatan.
After spending the summer at Lake
View, Nd, and Berkley Springs. w.
Va, Mr.. and Mrs. John G. Capers and
family have returned to their home in