The Washington times., 1916-06-03
MISS BARBARA THARP
TO WE'D THIS EVENING
viii Become Bride Of Benjamin
Ames Laning at st. Johns
Church.

| GIluTCIIs
| At the marriage Of Miss Barbara
Harris Tharp, daughter of Mr.. ard
| Mrs. Llewellyn Tharp. to BENJAMIN
Ar,es. LaninR. at st. Johns Church.
West Washington, this eevning. the
ceremony will be performed by the Rev.
c. p. Sparkling. rector OF tho church
He will be assisted by the Pew. Charles
| r. Buck. rector OF At. Paul's Church,
Rock Creek, who officinted ut the mar
riage Of the brides parents and bap-
tiled the bride. The hour Of the cere-
mony will be 8 o'clock.
Little Mjas Chesley Kelley grand
daughter OF DR.. and Mrs. Buck. will
servo as flower girl. and their son.
Edgerton Buck. will be numbered
among the ushers. The other ushers
| will be the brides brother. De waele
Tharp, and Lucius Fricdli. and Alfred
II. Laning will be best man for his
brother. Miss Nell Hen,sley Forman.
Miss Jeanette Richardson. Miss Bessie
Mcclure and Mr.. I.anlng's sister, Miss
Margaret 1.aning. will be bridesmaids.
Frock Of White Taffeta.
The brides father will give her In
marriage She will wear dainty frock
| of white chiffon taffcta and tullo. with
the skirt cut short and a court train
hung from tho shoulders. Both bodice
and train are embroidered in pearls and
the sleeves are OF tulle. She will wear
blossoms. and will carry graceful
shower, of white rosebuds and lilies Of
| the VALLEY.
The two bridesmaids who will enter
the church first, Miss Forman and Miss
Richardson. will wear gowns OF pink
| French wolfe. the skirts ruffed to the
waist, and the bodices finished by quaint
old-fashioned fichus. with butterfly bows
OF pink chiffon at the waist line. Miss
Mcclure and Miss Laning will have
| frocks of nile green taffeta. built over
ruff1ed white tulle skirts. All the at
| tendants will wear dainty caps OF white
tulle trimmed with posies and ribbons to
| match their costumes. and will carry
pink roses. The flower girl will wear a
charming little dress of pale yellow
crepe, with rosebud trimming. She will
precede the bride on her way to the
altar, and also as she comes down the
aisle after the ceremony, strewing the
way with rose leaves from the basket
she will carry.
To Play Wedding Music.
F. Percy Mimmick. organist of Ma
tivity Chapel, who Is an uncle of the
bride. will play the wedding music, and
In addition to the palms. ferns. and
smilax. which will be used in the deco
rations. the chancel will be fragrant
with sprays OF orange blossoms and
| deutzia.
At the reception at the home Of the
brides parents, which will follow the
ceremony. the same decorations will pre-
vail. Only the bridal party. relatives.
and a few intimate friends will attend
the reception. Mrs Tharp will assist
| the bridal couple In receiving and will
wear costume of Oregon green chiffon
| W.
of the same shade,
The brides going away suit is of black
sere serge. belted with white. and made
with collar and cuffs Of white. She
cretonne. Mr.. Laning and his bride will
make their home In Washington.
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Miss Dakin WEEDS This Evening.
At the marriage Of Miss Maude Daliin.
| daughter of Mrs. s. f. Dakin. TO DR..
| William Sidney Johnson. of Carbonate.
Pa. which will be solemnized this eve
| ming. the ceremony will be quite simple.
and will be attended only by members
| OF the families ana a few close friends.
| The wedding will take place at o'clock
| at the brides home. 1866 Church street.
and the Rev. DR.. ]. Preston Searle,
uncle of the bride, will officiate. DR.:
Searle Is president of tho Theological
Seminary at New brunswick. n. ].
The drawing room will have a simple
but effective decoration of palms and
white flowers. and in the dining room
pink roses will be used. There VIII be
no music.
The bride. who will be given In mar
riage by her mother. will wear a
gown of lovely Spanish lace built over
white satin. with tiny narrow bands of
white satin for trimming. and will CARR
a shower OF Bride roses and lilies of
the valley. Miss Elizabeth Johnson. CT
Philadelphia. sister Of the bridegroom.
who will be maid Of honor. will wear
n charming frock OF corn colored chif-
fon tafreta. with a bertha Of rare Vene-
tian lace and her arm full of flowers.
will carry out the color Of the gown.
Bennett L. Johnson. of Philadelphia.
]. Preston Searle. wife Of DR.. searle.
will be among the guests at the we'd
ding.
An informal reception will follow the
his bride will leave town for their we'd
ding trip; the latter wearing smart
gown of dark blue tafreta. with small
blue hat. They will make their home
at Carbonate \; z, where Dr. John
practicing medicine, he serves rs mcdi-
cal examiner for the Department OF
Labor and Industry. and Is medical d.
rector of the Carbonate Y. NJ. c. A.
DIR. Johnson is graduate Of the Uni.
versity of Pennsylvania and studied al
Vienna and Berlin. He Is president OF
the Carbondale Club and a member
of the Craftsman Club. Miss Dakin Is
a cultivated and charming woman. and
has travelled extensively in Europe
She has been here for some time con-
nected with the Library of Congress.
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Myers EtchisOn Nuptials.
The home of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Z.
| Myers. in Maryland avenue. will be the
scene of an interesting wedding this
evening. when their daughter. Miss
Helen Starr Myers. will become the
bride OF DR.. Bates Etchison. of Gath
ersburg. Md. The ceremony will be per-
formed at 3 o'clock by the Rev. DR..
Paul Hickok.
Quantities of white flowers. arranged
against a background of graceful palms
and ferns. will decorate the house. Ar
thur Mayo will play the wedding march.
and Just before the service the brides
brother. George A. Myers. tenor soloist
OF the Church of the Ascension, Will
sing "Oh. Promise Me-"
Miss Isabella Margaret Myers will be
maid of honor for her sister, and will
wear a DAINTY gown OF white lace over
pale pink silk. The little lady, who Is
stin a schoolgirl. will have her hair tied
with a great pink bow and will carry a
graceful basket of pink sweet peas. DR.