The Washington herald., 1917-08-12

Host Oh tne marriages WHICH Wcfc
planned for the autumn. while other |
brides are simply taking advantage OF |
the presence here Of DO many diplo- |
, dent society. to take their wedding |,
vows.
The marriage yesterday afternoon at |
30 o'clock of Miss Frances Efinger,
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. J. Frederick |
Effnger. and Mr.. Shackleford Miller,
Jr,. at the home of the bride's par
ents. 1904 Florida avenue. was a par
ticularly pretty event. The entire
drawing-room suite was decorated
with palms, ferns and flowers, spe- ,
ciaf altar being constructed before
which the bridal company stood and
the Rev. DR.. Charles Wood, pastor of
the Church Of the Covenant, per-
formed the ceremony.
The bride was attended by her sis
ter, Miss Catherine Effinger. and Mr..
Miller. by his brother. Mr.. Neville Mil
Ter, as best man. The company wit
Messing the ceremony was composed
wholly Of out-of-town guests and
members of the two families, while
additional guests were asked for the
reception which followed.
Judge and Mrs. Shackleford Miller,
of Louisville. KY. came on for the
wedding, and with them were their
son, Mr.. Neville Miller. and Mr.. and
Mrs. T. L. Jefferson and Mrs Taylor
Adams. of Louisville. Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Craig Efinger. of New York.
| brother and sister-in-law of the bride;
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Smith, and Mr..
and Mrs Columbus Halle, OF Staun-
| ton, were among the out-of-town
guests.
Mr.. and Mrs. Miller will make their
home in Kentucky.
Tho marriage of Miss Marjorie Alys
| MacNab, daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs.
John +. MacNab, and granddaughter
| of Mrs. John H. MacNab, of Clinton.
Mass, to Mr.. E. Ray Ballinger. Of
Washington. took place last evening
The ceremony was performed at the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. MacNab at s
o'clock and was followed by a recep-
ton. In the family party present to
hear the Rev. DR.. Coe. associate pas
| tor of the First Congregational
Church. carry out the ceremony. were
Mrs. MacNab and Miss Alice MacNab.
of Clinton. the grandmother and aunt
Of the bride. who came on especially
i
charming gown Of crepe meteor en-
| broidered In pearl beads. The gown
was fashioned without a train. AMI
she wore no veil. The bridal bouquet
| revealed a bit OF romance in that tiny
sweetheart roses nestled in the CEN
ter OF the great cluster Of Brides
roses which she carried.
There were two bridesmaids, Miss
| Everil Worrell, who wore a dainty
gown OF pink Georgette crepe, and Miss
Alma Barker, who was in the same
style of gown fashioned In pale green.
The bridegroom's brother, Mr.. William
Ballinger, was best man. The drawing
rooms were gay with palms and roses.
pink shades predominating. Mrs. Mac
Nab wore a charming gown of wolfe
with an applique of lace. When Mr..
and Mrs. Ballinger started on their
wedding journey the bride wore a
modish gown of gold colored corded
silk, and a small and very becoming
hat of brown velvet. Later on they
will return to live in Washington.
/ The wedding OF Miss Mary Frances
| Clark. daughter Of the late DR.. Charles
] Richard Clark and Mrs. Clark. for
merly OF this city. and Lieut.. Emory
Allyn Dunnam. U. S. A, will take
place August l5, at San Antonio. Tex.
where the family have resided for
many years The bride will wear
white Georgette crepe with a maline
hat and will be attended by her sis
ter, Miss Isabel Louise Clark. Mr..
Charles Richard Clark, jr.. will act
as best man.
The bride is a granddaughter of
the late Richard Plummer Jackson.
| who for forty years was a we'll
/ known practitioner before the Wash
ington bar and author of "Chroni-
cles of Georgetown. d. c." Through
her maternal grandmother she is de-
| scended from patriots. who played an
important part in the history of
Maryland. Her great-great-grandfath
er, Capt. Samuel Grover, was a captain
| in the war of 1872 and was granted
| 500 arcs of land in Cedar County,
Iowa, for meritorious service. The
| immigrant, Robert Cover. came to
the province of Maryland with his
| family in 1850. and was also granted
1000 acres of land on the Chesapeake
for services to the King of England.
He was also inIrumental in estab-
| fishing the Church of England in the
new province. Another ancestor. Rich
ard Johns, OF Calvert County. the
descendant of the distinguished Bish-
| op Johns, of Virginia, was elected
to the house OF burgesses, but be-
cause OF his Quaker views refused
to take the oath of Office.
A wedding of interest took place
| Thursday afternoon at o'clock at
st. AIMS Church, Annapolis, when
Miss Anna Madeline Martin, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. John w. Martin,
of Annapolis, became the bride of
Ensign A. G. Noble, U. S. n. The
ceremony was performed by the Rev.
]. d. Ridout, rector of the church.
Miss Martin had her sister, Miss
Gladys Martin. for her maid of hon.
or and only attendant. and her
brother, DR.. Willis J. Martin, was
the best man. Ensign Noble, who
was a member OF the first section of
the class of 1917. was graduated from
the United States Naval Academy
| ahead Of time on account OF the war.
Mr.. and Mrs. Julian I. Richards,
whose marriage, hastened by war;
| time uncertainties, took place Mon
day afternoon at Chevy Chase ara