The Washington herald., 1917-06-10
June Weddings.

A charming wedding took place
Wednesday evening at the home OF
Mr. and Mrs. Amory Maddox, when
Mrs. Maddox's sister. Miss Irene Nc
Namara, became the bride of Mr..
Philip Deane Elkins, son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Philip Morgan Elkins, of Wash
ington. The bride Is the daughter of
Mrs. Henry McNamara.
The ceremony. which was attended
by relatives and intimate friends, was
followed by. a small reception. The
Rev. J. J. Muir officiated, the bridal
party standing before mirror framed
with smilaX and banked to the cell
ing with palms, ferns, and white peo-
MES. Standards of lilies OF the val
ley adorned the prize dieu where the
young couple knelt.
Wall pockets filed with peonies, pink
roses, and sweet peas adorned the
dra wing-room and reception hall, and
Southern smilaX, interspersed with
pink rambler roses. entwined the
stairway. A string orchestra played
the wedding music and for the recep-
ton.
The bride, who was escorted by her
brother. Mr.. Stuart Mcnamara, Of
New York, wore a gown Of white satin
brocaded in silver in a lily design
with long court train hung from the
shoulders lined with cloth OF silver.
Mrs Philip Henry Ward, jr., of Ger
ma antown, Pa. who was her sisters
only attendant, was in a lovely gown
of cherry chiffon over pale pink chif-
Charles F. Walters, Of Pittsburg was
best man; Mrs. Mcnamara, mother
OF the bride, wore a handsome gown
of black satin combined with Maltese
lace over white. Mrs. Elkins, mother
Of the bridegroom. was In gown Of
seQuins worn with a corsage Of pink
sweet peas. Mrs. Maddox, sister of
the bride, wore a becoming gown of
black sequins over black satin fin
ished by a corsage Aouquet of lilies
of-the-valley.
Later Mr.. and Mrs. EIkins left for
a wedding trip, the bride wearing a
smart suit of blue faille and a
small blue hat trimmed with goura
feathers. They will make their home
for the present at York. Pa.
A pretty wedding took place Thurs
day afternoon in st. Paurs Catholic
Church when Miss Helen Redmond
daughter of Mr.. William r. Redmond.
Of this city, was married to Mr.. Henry
Warren Driscoll, of Omaha. Neb. The
ceremony was performed at I o'clock
by Mgr. Mackin. assisted by Rev
Father Bishop. The church was filled
with relatives and friends of the bride
and bridegroom, and was effectively
decorated with white blossoms and
pdlInS, IeTUS ana SmllaN. The bride
was attended by Miss Helen Driscoll
sister of the bridegroom. and the best
man was Mr.. Frank Driscoll, brother
of the bridegroom. The twin daughters
of the late Mr.. Conley, Misses Kath-
crime and Elizabeth, were flower girls
Only the relatives of the bride and
bridegroom were entertained at the
house after the ceremony, owing tc
the illness Of the brides father. The
bride wore becoming costume the
| gown she wore at her graduation a
year ago from the Immaculate Semi.
| nary, augmented by a tulle veil which
enveloped her and was held with sill
yer gauze ribbons which were fes.
tooned on the shoulders and back. A
coronet OF orange blossoms and 4
| shower OF bride roses and lilies-of.
| the-valley completed the costume
Miss Driscoll wore pink georgettt
crepe with a large black hat and car.
| ried pink roses. The flower girls were
| in white organdie with pink trim,
mings and carried white baskets filed
with pink sweet peas. Af.er the sun
per the bride and bridegroom left fol
their wedding trip, and will be a,
home later at Cavanaugh Courts. Tht
| bridegroom was formerly private sec.
retary to Senator Hitchcock, OF Ne.
braska. and Is now connected with the
government.
The marriage of Miss Evelyn Adam
Reeves, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. r.
A. Reeves, to Mr.. Carl g, LINN took
place last Friday evening at O'Clock