Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1916-06-02
AN EARLY JUNE BRIDE
A MILITARY WEDDING
Beautiful Marriage Ceremony at
St. Anne's, Uniting Lieut. Lau-
renee N. McNair and Miss
Emily Nj. MunrOe.
RECEPTION FOLLOWS.
Distinguished Gathering at Church and
Residence---Church Service Hand
some Decorations Elegant Pres
ents for Beautiful Bride of
First Of June.

Never did more beautiful bride
grace the chancel of handsome old St
Anne's than the bride of last evening.
Miss Emily Wickhsm Munroe,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. James Mid.
dleton Munroe, whose wedding to
Lieut.. Laurence North McNair. u. S.
NJ, was the event of the social season
of June Week
Never did the lovely church edifce
look more lovely or more churchly than
on this occasion Everything bespoke
a wedding ceremony and St. Anne's
lends itself with ali dignity and i'm
posing churchliness to weddings.
The chancel was banked with grace
full palms and ferns. and the altal was
decorated with white peonies and
roses, over which the vesper lights
shed religious glow, and above
which the hundred candles in the large
candelabra on either side of the altar
glimmered. and CLEANED and height
ened the effect.
The entire row of middle aisle pews.
set apart for invited guests, we: tied
at the entrance with branches of pink
laurel, and white tulie, the entire
scheme of color throughout, being pink
and green, and the effect was most
pleasing.
Prior to the service the organist.
Mr.. Edward Ritchings played a select
ed musical program, and the Bridal
| Chorus from Lohengrin as a process
s'onal, with Mendelssohn g weddi no
march as a recessionaI.
The ushers, seven of whom were ma.
val officers. classmates and personal
| friends of the groom were Lieut.. w
S. McClintic, u. S. NJ, of the U S.
S. Pennsylvania; Lieut. w e. Eberle,
u. ), N, of the u S. S. Arkansas |;
Lieut. G. w. Haines, u. s. NJ, of the
U. 5. 5. Pennsylvania; Lieut.. j. j.
London, U S. NJ, of the u. S. S.
Wyoming; Lieut.. T. F. Dortch, u. S.
N, of the U. S. S. Warrington; Lieut..
Frank J Fletcher. u S N, of the Ma
val Academy; Lieut.. C. Van Hook, u d.
S. N. of the Naval Academy. and
Mr.. 4. 0. McNair, Jr., brother of the
groon., and Mr.. Ohm Sellers Barnes. of
Philadelphia.
The best man Lieut. j. w. Will
cox, U. 5. NJ, of the U. S. S. Virginia
together with the groom met the
bridal party at the foot of the chsncel.
The bride entered with her father
James Middleton Mun,oe, ESQ by
whom she was given in marriage.
She was attended by her sister. Mrs
Donald p. Morrison, as matron of
honor and two bridesmaids, Miss julia
McNair, sister of the groom, and Miss
Adele Munroe, sister of the bride.
The bride, radiant beauty of the
brunette type, never looked more
beautiful than in her bridal robe. an
elegant gown of ivory white satin with
pearl trimming, after the fashion of
short skirt, with court train, her tuIle
veil -eaching tn the end of her train
some four yards 10 length. The veil
was adjusted in coronet fashion, with
wreath of orange blossoms. She car
ried shower of rosebuds and lilies-of-
the-valley.
The matron of honor wore an ex
quisite dress of grey tulle over silver
cloth; grey tulle hat and carried ar
old fashioned bouquet of pink rose.
BUDS. The bridesmaids wore dainty
dresses of green tulle over silver cloth
skirts. hats of pink tuIle, trimmt d
with pink roses. and carried pink
sweet peas.
The groom, best man and sever
ushers wore full evening dress naya+
uniforms
The brides mother looked handsome
in gown of white satin en- trai e
and the brides grandmother, Mrs
Chase, was elegantly gowned in black
lace over black satin, and wore a cor.
sage of lavendar orchids.
| The betrothal service was performed
at the foot of the ehancel by the Rev.
F. c. Shears, of Millersville parish, a