The Washington times., 1916-04-29
FIVE WEDDINGS OF
INTEREST TOCAP|TAL
Couples Well Known in WASH
ington to Be Married Today
in Various Cities.

Five out OF town weddings are at
tracing the interest Of Washington
society today. One, which will take
place in Wilmington, Is that Of Miss
Ellen Coleman du Font, daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. !. Coleman du Pont. and
Mrs. Holiday Needs. Of Chevy Chase.
Miss Renee de p. du Pont will be
her sister's maid of honor, and the
bridesmaids selected are the Misses
Mass; Greta du Point Barksdale. Ethel
A. Tallman, and Mary F. Jewell. OF
Lexington, KY; Henryette L. Stadei-
man, OF Wilmington. and Elizabeth
"A novelty in the procession will be
the junior ushers. who are to be
Eleuthere !. du Pont and 8. Hallock
du Pont, of Wilmington. and Kill
bourne GeTdo5 Of New 3 Tor iro SSyles
best man, and the ushers selected are
Francis Victor du Pont. brother OF
the prospective bride; William I.
penniman. Allen Craig; and q. Dare I,
Stone Fair. of Bernardsville. N. J.:
William Hughlett Naylor, OF Balti-
more. and Louis de b. McCrady, OF
Charleston, 8. c.
Trinity Church, Wilmington, and the
Rev. Frederick M. Kirkus, the rector,
will offciate.
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Distler- Wood.
Miss Elizabeth Brewer Wood, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry A. Wise
Wood, will be married today to John
Cyrus Distler, OF Baltimore and WASH
ington in the chantry Of st. Thomas
The Rev. DR.. Ernest NJ. stires. rec
tor of the church, assisted by the
Rev. DR.. Hugh Birckhead, of Emanuel
Church, Baltimore. will perform the
Miss Virginia Reyes and Miss Ruth
Riker will be the maids Of honor, and
the other attendants will be Mrs.
Frank Cabot Paine. or Boston; MIS-.
Warner Dayton orvis Miss Kate
Florence Lewis. of Paterson, N y, and
Miss Charlotte Denison, of Baltimore.
Mrs. Wood gave a dinner last night
for the members of the wedding party.
Blair Hall.
A number OF prominent Washington
ans win go to Annapolis this after tt,si.
Williamson Hall, daughter of Mrs.
Carvel Hall. and Ensign Roswell Had
field Blair. u. s. N, which win take
place there nr At st. An%e Church trs al
II. Tawresey. will be the matron OF
honor.
The bridesmaids will include Miss
Christine Bowie Backall. of Baltimore;
MS Edith Mccormick. Miss Gladys
Christy. and Miss Katherine Ramsey.
of Annapolis; Miss Marie Wilson. OF
Sewickley, Pa: and Miss Mary Veeder.
OF this city. Ensign #. q. Libnow will
be the best man, and the ushers will
be Ensign Alfred ii. Tawresey, U. 3.
N; Ensign Ralph Kelly, u. 8. N; EN-
sign r. s. Tisdale. y: 8. N; Ensigh
M. c. Particle. y, 8; n; and Woodson
A small reception will follow at the
home OF the brides grandfather, Rear
Admiral Thorn Williamson,
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Spore- Walling.
The marriage OF Miss Grace wallinE,
daughter of Commodore Burns T. Wall
ing. to Lieut.. James Spore, u. 8. N,
will take place today at the Episcopal
Church, Orange, N. J. The wedding
party will include eight bridesmaids
and Miss Burnice Wallins as flower
girl.
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Rogers Elliott.
Miss Edith January Elliott, daughter
of Howard Elliott, president of the
New York. New Haven, and Hartford
-,s.on, will become the bride OF Ed
mund Pendleton Rogers, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Archibald Rogers. OF New
York and Hyde Park this afternoon at
Emanuel Church In Boston. Miss Ell
liott's attendants will include Mrs. j.
Griswold Webb. sister OF the bride-
Louis. her cousin; Miss Mary Sayies,
Of Providence, and Misses Ellen w.
Rollins Elizabeth NJ. Paine, Frances
l.. Prescott, and Janet Elliott, OF Bos-