The Washington times., 1914-10-03


1 \ this afternoon, when MiSs Helen
Heyl. daughter of Col Charles
Heath Heyl. will become the bride of
Lieut.. Milo Pitcher Fox. Corps O.
| Engineers, U. S. A. The ceremony will
be performed at o'clock at the bride S
| home in Wyoming avenue The Rev. DR..
| Herbert Scott Smith. rector Of St. Mar
garets Church. will officiate. and only
small party of relatives and friends
will be present
The house is elaborately decorated
with palms. ferns. and red and white
roses. the Engineer colors. and the ncn
Of the bridal party will be In full dress
uniform. A stringed orchestra will give
program before the ceremony, includ-
ing Schuberts "Serenade," the "Medi-
tation" from That's" and Nevins
marches.
The bride will enter the room on the
arm of her father. who will give her in
marriage. She will wear a gown of ivory
satin with a tunic of white chiffon and
a court train hung from the shoulders.
The bodice is of chiffon and duchcsse
lace edged with pearls. and her tulle
veil will be arranged in a cap effect,
caught with pearls and white ribbon.
She Will carry a shower bouquet of gar
denias and lilies of the valley. The
brides sister Miss Julia Heyl, will be
her maid of honor and only attendant
She will wear a smart frock Of pale
blue satin, with an overdress Of blue
chiffon. and large black velvet hat.
and will carry sheaf of red roses.
Lieut.. Howard S. Bennion will be best
man, in place of Lieut.. Donald Connolly,
who was unable to come to Washing
ton. The ushers will be Lieut.. Brad
ford Chynoweth. Lieut.. Roscoe c. Craw-
ford. Lieut.. Joseph Mahaffey. all of the
Engineer Corps. and stationed at WASH
ington barracks. and Capt. DenetriO
Castillo. of the Cuban army.
After the ceremony there will be a
reception TO which additional guests
have been bidden. The bride and bride
groom will receive, assisted by Colonel
Heyl and the brides aunts the Misses
Heyl. Mrs. William F. Hogg and Mrs.
George E. Pflastcr will be at the tea
table. Later the young couple will leave
to spend their honeymoon at Bluemont.
Va. in bungalow loaned them by Mrs
Pflaster. who is a cousin of the bride.
The bride will travel in a smart tailored
suit of blue serge. with small black
velvet toGue. edged with fur.
Lieutenant Fox is on duty at Wash
lngton barracks and has leased an
apartment In the Beacon. where they
will be at home after November |.
Mrs. John P. Story, wife of General
Story, is spending tho fall season at
their country place at Whitehall Md.
Mrs. John p. Story. jr.. is at her cottage
at Whitehall, where she is joined every
week end by Mr.. Story. General Story
is at Pasadena. Cal.
Miss Louise Frances Royal. daugh-
ter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Lucius Tillman
Royal. and Walter Lee Helms. Of
Bayonne. n. J.. We're married at =
o'clock this afternoon at the home of
the bride. The ceremony was per
formed In the presence of the imme-
diatc families of the bride and bride
groom and a few close friends. by the
brides uncle. the Rev DR. William
Pettus, of St. Thomas Church. Preced-
ing the ceremony Miss Susanne Par
sons sang Beloved. 1t Is Morn" ac-
companied by Miss Mary Edith Par
sons. who also played the wedding
marches.
The house was decorated with
palms. ferns. and pink and white
roses: while the bridal couple stood
before an improvised altar Of palms.
The bride was given in marriage by
her father. but entered the room alone
after an old-time custom. She was
Sowned in white satin. with an over
dress OF chiffon and chantilly lace;
her veil was OF tulle, caught with
orange blossoms and she carried a
shower of Bride roses and lilies of
the valley. Miss Margaret Bieder
was maid of honor and wore a pic
ture hat and carried an armful of Kill
Iarney roses. Albert Helms, brother
OF the bridegroom. was best man.
After the ceremony there was ar
informal reception for the bridal
party and Mr.. and Mrs. Helms left
for a short wedding trip, the bride
wearing . suit OF chiffon broadcioth,