The Washington times., 1915-04-07
Mems Notes and Gossip of the Day
In the Smart Set of WASHINGTON
Weddings-Engagements

Miss Marguerite Bateson Adams,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas A.
Adams. of go Upshur street. was mar
ried TO Charles Spencer Marcus. OF
Bluemont, Va. yesterday at 1880
o'clock. The ceremony was performed
by the Rev. John r. Esaias. pastor of
Gorsuch M. Il. Church at the home of
present. MIR. and Mrs. Marcus left
Washington Immediately after the cere-
mony to take up their residence In the
Shenandoah valley.
One of the most interesting events of
the evening will be the marriage of Miss
Grace Cordelia Middleton, daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Jefferson Middleton. to
John Goodwin H,erndon. jr.,, of Wash
o'clock at the Vermont Avenue Chris
tian Church The Rev. Earle Wiley
will perform the ceremony, and the
church will be charmingly decorated
with palms. smilaX and white and pink
hydrangcas.
The bride will enter the church on
the arm of her father who will give her
In marriage. attired in gown of white
crepe meteor, made with a bodice of
chantilly lace and founccs of chantilly
lace peeping from under the scalloped
tunic of the skirt. Her tulle veil will
be caught to her hair with orange bios
SONS, and she will carry a shower bou-
quet OF pink orchids and lilies Of the
valley
The bridal party will include the
brides sister. Miss Isobel Cauldwcll
Middleton. who will be maid of honor;
Miss Mildred Lee Collier, of Bloomfield.
n. j.; Miss Esther Henderson and Miss
Gertrude Tweedy, both Of Washington,
the bridesmaids. and the ushers, Law
renee Eley Blanchard. of Lumberton.
y. e.; Gordon Lewis Grower jr., OF
savannah, Ga: Dewitt Mclaughlin, OF
! Austin, Tex; Thomas Johnston Garner
or this city, and George Elmer Middle
.. ton, brother of the bride. The bridal
church. advance down the aisle to meet
; the bride. and return by the other aisle.
! Neal Norton Herndon will be best man
for his cousin. and William Breithwaite.
or Washington, will give q musical pro-
Sram before the service.
me maid Of honor will wear charm
ing frock of fiesh-colored crepe meteeor
scailoped and trimmed with tule and
| gowns are of pink taffeta, made with
| snort: fun skirts and trimmed with tulle
and they Will carry pink sweet peas.
Mrs mr. ,ah derndon is the son 9f Mr.. and
The latter will be gowned in fiesh-pink
| crepe de chine and the brides mother
VIII wear old blue crepe meteor, trim
med In chiffon and chantilly. lace.
[ among the out-of-town guests who will
attend the wedding will be Miss Grace
| wood, Of Trenton. n. j.: Mrs. Heacock.
| Of Los Angeles; Mrs. Roy Crandall. of
Braddock, Md.
| small reception will follow the cere-
mony at the home of the brides pa
rents. 17o5 kilbourne place. which will
be decorated in pink and white to cor
respond with the church. Only relatives
and the members of the bridal party
| nave been asked. The bride will leave
tor her wedding trip wearing a going
a smart black sailor hat. The young
couple will be at home at 1905 p street
| until June !, when they will leave the
city for six months.
At noon today Miss H. Louise Clark,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. J. Blake
Clark. was married to Richard A..
Murphy. Of this city. at St stephen 8
with palms and lilies. and the bride,
who was given in marriage by her
father, was gowned in white taffeta
with chiffon embroidered in pearls. She
wore a tulle veil, caught with orange
blossoms, and carried shower bou-
qua OF Bride roses and lilies OF the
valley. Miss Name Clark. who was her
sisters only attendant, wore smart
frock Of orchid taffeta, with a bodice
turesque leghorn shape, trimmed with
orchid velvet and pink roses. and she
carried bouquet of pink sweet peas
tied with lavender tulle.
| Walter Williams was best man. and
the ushers We're Russell Burroughs and
Morton Murphy, the groom's brother
The brides mother was gowned in
black satin, combined with chiffon and
point lace. Mrs. A. NJ. Murphy, the
bridegroom's mother, was among the
guests.
Immediately after the reception al
the home Of the brides parents 22lt
Washington circle. Mr.. and Mrs. Muir.
ply left for wedding trip. the bride
} wearing smart suit Of brown gabar.
dine, with a small brown hat trimmed
with yellow dah.ias. Upon their re.
turn they will make their home fol
the present with Mr.. and Mrs Clark.