Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1916-11-15
DR.. ]. PACKARD Laird
TO MARRY Mss Pace
Wilmingtonians in Wedding
Party at Fairfax Court
House This Evening
GROOM'S BROTHERS
PROMINENT IN CITY

OF interest TO eociety in New York,
PENNSYLVANIA, Virginia and this State,
Will be the marriago this even ng at
Fa.xfax court House. OF Miss Ma
thilda Coleman Page. daughter Of the
Rev. DIT. and Mrs Frank Page, and
DR. Joseph Packard LAIRD. of Devon,
Pa. son OF the late Rev. w. II. Laird,
OF Brookville. MI. The Rev. Dr. Page
father Of the bride. and the Rev. VIII
liam II. Laird, Of tn city, a brother
OF the groom, will Oihciate az the GER
emony, which VIII be solemnized at
o'clock. IN Zion p. Il. Church, at
Fairfax. Va
The bride will be & ven in marriage
by her brother, john Page, Of Bir-
mingham. Ala. and she will be at
tended by Miss Lettle Page WoodsNoi
Charlottesville. W Va, as maid Of
honor and by Miss Anna Page, OF
Oakland. Va Miss Susie Whitehead
OF Sal sbury, n. c.. Miss Katherine
Packard. Of Baltimore, and Miss Mary
G0ldsboroueh Laird OF this city. q
sister Of the groom. as bridesmaids.
Walter } Laird. OF Butler. Mon
tana will be his brothers best man,
and the ushers will be the groom's
two brothers. VIII am Winder Laird
and Philip Dandrldge Laird, OF this
city: Colonel Robert r. Lee. of Raw
ellsworth. Va: DR. w Windor Colds
borough. of Greensborough. Md,
cousins Of the groom. and DR. j.
Woods Price. of Saranac. n. c., and
DR. Charles b. Crawford OF Washing
ton. ID. G.
The bride will wear a gown Of Ja-
panese brocaded satin trimmed with
silver lace and tulle and made with
pointed bodice and paniers. and with
a court train. VIII ch falls from the
shoulders. and she viii wear a tullc
veil which will extend 10 the end
OF the court train, and which Will
be caught with q wreath OF orange
blossoms She viii also wear an
antique necklace OF brlliants. set "A
silver. and q bracelet of d almonds aud
sapphires. the latter a gift of the
groom Her bouquet viii be a shower
of orchids and lilies of the velley.
Miss Woods. as ma of honor will
wear a gown OF rose colored six net
over satin and trimmed with silver
lace. She viii carry spray bouquet
OF ma donhair ferns.
The bridesmaids crowns will be OF
the pastel shades OF Nile green pink
azure blue and yellow and they viii
all be made alike. OF silk net over
satin. trimmed with silver and made
with pointed bodices Of silver cloth
Bouquets Of pink rosebuds will be
carried by the maids gownod In green
and pink. while yellow rosebuds viii
be carried by the maids wearing blue
and yellow
The wedding music WI be played
by Mrs. Thomas r.. Keith, organist
and she VII play the, Lohengrin and
Nendelsshon wedding marches Tor
the professional and occasional OF
the bridal party
The church will be pretiily deccra
ted in green and white. With white
chrysanthemums. palms and ferns,
banked around the altar while the
house decorations will cons 81 Of pink
flowers and palms and ferns TO carry
out the color scheme of pink and
white
Followine the ceremony reception
win be held al the rectory, after
which Or. and Mrs. Laird W II leave
on their honeymoon. They will be al
home after January 1, az Devon, Pa.
where the groom is one Of the most
prom nent practising physicians.
The bride Is prominent m Southern
society. being a member OF the famous
Carter. Lee and Page families of Nir
rinia. She rs also prominently knoNf
I'M BROOKLYN and New York soc ely
her father having been rector OF 81
Johns r. ~ Church. Brooklyn, for
number OF years. She is a sister o
Mrs. Norman j. Gaynor, of Brooklyn
whose husband is the sou OF the lat
Mayor William j Gaynor OF NeV
York city. and she is q niece o
Thomas Nelson Page author. am
present Ambassador to italy
Or Laird is prominent IN socla
and medical circles OF PennsyNani'
and New York he is well known II
this city. where his brothers, the KEY
william Fl. Laird, Philio Dandridg
laird and William Winder Laird re
aide. Guests will be present at IN
wedd ng from Pennsylvania, New
York. virginia. Maryland. and tni'
state.
Among the guests will be: The Rev
and Mrs. william H. Laird, Mr. ant
Mrs. William W'nder Laird. Mr.. an'
MS. Phi'p ID lard Mr.. and Mrs
William r Dixie. Mr.. and Mrs Caller
stabler and Mr. and Mrs. "A. Felix du-
POINT all Of this city: Hon. and Mrs
phnin D. Laird of Rockville. ND.
Mr.. and Mrs Joseph Packard and
Mr and Mrs A. Morris TYSON, ~ Bal
smore Md: Mr. and Mrs. William
Walsh. OF Brooklyn; Mr. and Mrs
Roosevelt Pace. OF Oakland. Va; Mrs
w. n Fiizhugh Lee Of Ravonsworth
Va. Mrs william J Gaynor Of
BROOKLYN. Mrs Lewis Morris. Of
Birwlneham Alabama ne Rev DIT
and mrs " Rollins, Theoiog cal Sem.
nary Va: the Rev. Or and Mrs W
Coslv Beu Theoloeicai Seminary
Va. tho Rev Or. Arthur Kinsoiv'n~
or Baltimore Nd M and Mrs y q
Tavor M'ddiohurg Va Mr. and Mr.
Norman J cavnor New York ths
Rev. DR.. and MS samuel and tn,