Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1915-06-05
AN EARLY JUNE BRIDE
PRETTY NAVAL WEDDING
Ensign Tawresey, U. S. N.and Miss
Julia Writ Hall Plight Their
TrOth.
CEREMONY In ST. ANNE'S CHURCH
A Feature Of the Reception is An
nOuncement Of Engagement Of
Brides Sister to Ensign Blair
U. S. N. Yesterdays
Graduate.

~ ~ I've ANStCiNay
Graduate.
A fitting close of June Weeks fes-
tiyities was the pretty naval wedding
celebrated this afternoon at o'clock
in ST. Annes Church. the bride being
Miss Agnes Writ Hall, daughter of
Mrs Carvel Hall, of this city, and
granddaughter of Rear-Admiral Thom
Williamson. U. S. ~. (retired). and
Mrs Williamson, and the groom. En-
sign Alfred Haken Tawresey. U s. ~,
son of Naval Constructor JohnG. Taw-
resey, of Philadelphia.
The church was prettily decorated
with palms. white peonies, daisies and
laurel, and the candles from the can
delabra on either side of the chancel
and the vesper lights on the altar shed
a deep religious glow" over all, ad-
ding to the beauty of the scene
The organist. Mrs. Griffith Johnson.
of Washington,a personal friend of the
family. played a selected program
prior to the ceremony, and the pro-
cessional,the Bridal Chorus from Lob
engrin. and Mendelssohn's wedding
welding march as the recessionaI.
The ushers were Ensign Philip
Yeatman, U. s. N..Ensign John Meyer,
4. S. ~, Ensign Alexander Farley. u.
S. N, Ensign r. e. Perry, U. s N, En-
sign c. d. Swain U. S ~. Ensign J. T.
Manning. Z. S. ~. all classmates of
the groom. The grooms brother, Mr..
John Tawresey, Of Philadelphia, acted
as best man. The groom and ushers
wore the naval uniform. which was
service full dress.
The bride was attended b her sister.
Mis- Julia Williamson Hall, as maid of
honor, and the bridesmaids were Miss
Marie Hall Wilson, of Pittsburgh Miss
Mary Burrage, daughter of Capt. Guy
II. Burrage. commandant at the Naval
Academy. Miss Alice Brice, and Miss
Virginia Mullins, of Washington.
AT the foot of the chancel the be-
trothal service was performed by the
Rev. DR.. William G. Casard Chaplain Of
the Naval Academy. The bride was
given in marriage by her grandfather.
Admiral Williamson, who wore the
Navy uniform. special full dress.
The wedding ceremony before the
altar, within the chancel,was perform
ed by the Rev. Or. Joseph p. McCo-
mas, Rector of St Anne's Church.
The brides dress was Of white satin
veiled with exquisite white lace and
trimmed with pearls. The bodice
draped with rich old family lace worn
by her mother and grandmother at
their wedding, and also a string Of
pearls worn by each on her wedding
day. A tulle veil arranged with eoro-
net OF orange blossoms, reached to the
end of her court train, and she car
ried shower of white roses and lilies
OF the valley
1t was yellow and white wedding.
and the color scheme was effectively
carried out in the gowns of the maid of
honor and the bridesmaids. The maid
of honor wore blue taffeta draped with
white fiowered chiffon, tulle waist
and bolero of silk. The chiffon drap-
cry around the skirt was fashioned i'm
seallops caught with rosebuds. She
wore large leghorn hat with velvet
streamers, and carried an armful of
yellow roses tied with blue ribbon.
Two of the bridesmaids wore yellow
taffeta, veiled with white Powered
chiffon,and two wore blue taffeta veil
with yellow lowered chiffon.
Wide blue girdles ornamented the
gowns and the effect was heightened
by each wearing a large leghorn hat
trimmed with wide blue velvet stream
ers and single pink rose as an orna-
ment. Each carried an armfuI OF vel
low roses tied with blue ribbon.
A large reception followed the cere-
mony at the home of the brides grand
| parents. 1S5 Prince George street. The
house was decorated with palms. dais-
les. laurel, roses and peonies. Assist
| ing Ensign and Mrs Tawresey to re-
ceive was the brides mother. Mrs. Car.
vel Hall, who wore an embroidered
chiffon and lace in black and white ef.
feet; the brides grandmother, Mrs
Thom Williamson, who wore a gray
crepe de chine trimmed with white
lace: the groom's mother, Mrs. Tawre
sey. of Philadelphia. who was hand.
somely gowned in black lace over
| peau de sole.
The guests from out of town. be
sides the groom's parents, were Mr.
and Mrs. Herbert Wilson, OF Pitts
burgh; Mr.. and Mrs. ". Hall Harris
Mrs. T. Harrison Garrett, Mr.. and Mrs
Robert w. Garrett, Mrs. Itadel lyle
hart, Miss Louisa Robinson, all of Bal
timore; DR.. and Mrs Rixie, OF wash
ington; Miss Pice. Paymaster and Mrs
Thorn williamson, u S. y; Miss Fran
ces Rutter, Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Ran
dolph. of Baltimore; Mrs. Libenow, o.
| Spokane, Wash: Captain and Mrs
Jayne, Of Washington; Mrs McCook
Miss Eastman. of Washington MI. and
Mrs A. j. Blair. of Milwaukee; Mis-:
LulieWilliamson and MissAnnieWalke
Williamson, aunts of the bride and Ad.
miral and Mrs. Zane, L. S. ". from
Washington. ID. c.
Almost the entire Naval Academy
| contingent and many civilian friends