Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-11-19
BuRKE.ANDERToN NEEDING
Historic Christ Church Scene of Bril-.
liant Ceremony Last Night.

Historic Christ Church added tt
its list of notable weddings last nigh
/ when Miss Alice Adelaide Anderto.l
! daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. George
PRYOR Anderton became the bride O
Mr.. Julian Thompson Burke. son ot
Mr.. and Mrs. Julian 7. Burke. TIL.
white interior of the church made an
artistic back ground for the masses
of Autumn leaves, large white chys'
anthemums and banks Of palms.
which we're grouped inside the chan
eel rail and windows. The wedding
ceremony was performed BY Rev. VIII
liam Jackson Morton, rector OF the
church and the wedding march from
Lohensrin was played by Mrs. Len
non.
The bride. who was given in mar
riage by her father, was beautifully
cowned in white chiffon cloth brolad-
ed in velvet, trimmed with dentelle
ancien and pearls. with a court
train OF crepe meteor. Her white tulle
veil was draped with Dutch cap et-
feet and caught with sprays OF or
ange blossoms, and lace, and she car
red shower bouquet OF lilies Of the
valley and wore as her only orRa-
ments a sapphire and diamond circle
the gift of the groom and a string
of pearls. heirlooms in the family.
Little Miss Anne Carter Greene
niece Of the bridegroom. was the
flower girl She was dressed in a
dainty white lingerie frock and car
od basket of white sweet peas.
Miss Marguerite Elkins, OF East
Orange. New Jersey. the maid of hon
: was most charming in the pictur-
asuue gown in which she was pres
ented at the Court Of Saint James
and wore in her hair the three white
ostrich feathers denoting her presen-
tation.
The bridesmaids. the Misses I.eona
Dixon, of Mex orleans, W n;fIed
Thompson. OF Toronto and Esther
Burke wore lovely dresses Of white
taffeta with draperies Of white tullo
and trimmings Of crystal passemen-
terie. The maid Of honor and brides
maids carried American Beauty rosSs
and wore deep girdles Of American
Beauty shade The brides gifts to her
attendants We're friendship circles 0f
brilliants.
Mr.. C S. Taylor Burke was bis
brothers best man and the grooms
men were Mr.. Hamilton Claiborne, of
Richmond, Dr. John Burke and Dr..
Lewis Greene of Washington. Mr..
George Pryor Anderton. Jr.. Mr..
iBeaudric Howell and Mr.. Conrad
Johnson.
A reception for the family and in
innate friends followed the cerc-
mony al the Anderton home in Brad
dock. The glrI:* were rrrriNGG lv
Mrs. Anderton. who wore a smart
gown of white crepe, the bride and
groom and entire wedding party. Mr.
and Mrs. Burke. left last night on an
extended trip. Mrs Burke's travelling
costume was an imported tailored
suit of blue garbadine with which
she wore q small black velvet hat
trimmed with white aigret.
Among the out-of-toWn guests for
the wedding were Misses Nlaude and
Margaret Anderton, of New York:
Mr.. John Mitchell Of Bedford City.
Va. Chief Justice and Mrs. f. *.
Campbell and Miss Jean Campbell OF
Washington Mr. F.. H. Robnett. of
Baltimore: Mr.. and Mrs. J.. X Cham
pion. of Havana, Cuba; Miss Chole T.
Cooke. of Baltimore; Miss Julia
Thompson of Winchester. and Miss
Anna Thompson, Of Washington, Mr..
Robert z. Lee. Of Washington.
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