The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1917-11-27

\ beautiful wedding took place in
/ Trinity r. T.. Church. Wilmington,
Saturday evening, when Miss Renee
de Pelleport dupont became the
bride of Mr.. John Wilcox Donaldson.
The first of the bridal party to
march up the aisle We're the uShers,
followed by the flower girls then the
bridesmaids, the matron of honor,
and the bride, leaning on the arm of
her father, Gen. L. Coleman dupont.
The groom and his best man were
awaiting them in the chancel.
The ceremony was performed by
Rt. Rev. Ethelbert Talbot, a family
connection of the groom. He was
assisted by Rev. Frederick NJ. kirkus,
d. D.. rector OF Trinity Church. The
bride was given in marriage by her
father. She was attended by heI
sister, Mrs. Hollyday S. Needs, Jr.,
as matrOn CT honor, and by her sis
ter-in-Iaw, Mrs. Francis V. DUPONT,
Miss Henrietta Nimick, Miss Eliza
beth Nimick, Miss Mary Kirk, Miss
Helen Gulick. and her cousin, Miss
Ethel Barksdale, as maids of honor.
Two little cousins, Miss Alice Harvey
and Miss Mary Harvey, and niece
of Mr.. Donaldson, Miss Dora Don
aldson, We're flower girls. The best
man was Mr.. Francis Donaldson, of
TuckahOe, n. j., brother of the
groom, and the uShers were Mr..
Francis V. DUPONT and Mr.. Eleuthere
l.. DUPONT, brothers Of the bride; Mr..
Charles Penniman, Mr.. George f.
Murnanc, Mr.. Bergen Herod. and
Mr.. Robert Gamble.
The brides gown was beautiful
creation of white tulle trimmed in
white satin flowers, stitched with
silver. Her court train of white sat
in was lined with silver cloth. The
tulle veil was caught at the side with
orange blossoms. Her bouquet was
a shower of lilies of the valley.
Mrs. Needs wore a gown of pale
pink satin draped in Alice blue tulle,
and trimmed with silver lace. She
carried a blue hat filled with Russell
roses. The bridesmaids wore gowns
of silver striped green satin, with
velvet sashes. Miss Kirk and Miss
Gulick wore sashes of Alice blue.
Mrs. duPont's and Miss Elizabeth
Nimick's sashes were of old rose ,and
Miss Henrietta>v >vNimick's and Miss
Barksdale's of jade. They carried
shower bouquets of Russell roses,
tied with tulle TO match their girdles.
The flower girls wore white organdie
with pink and blue sashes, and car
ried old fashioned bouquets of pink
rose buds and blue larkspur. The
brides mother wore a handsome
gown of sapphire satin, draped in
black tulle.
The church was beautifully deco
rated. White chrysanthemums and
palms filled the chancel and pink
roses banked the altar. The home of
the brides parents, No. sos Broome
street, where large reception was
held after the ceremnoy, was al
beautifully decorated with pail
le,sUe. ci1= sssIrt lleff4 4sfllis-1s - Oh
fall flowers.
Many out of town guests came to
Wilmington for the wedding, includ-
ing Mr.. and Mrs. Leroy Baldwin,
Miss Baldwin, DR.. and Mrs McPher-
son, Miss Mcpherson, Mr.. and Mrs.
Nathanial Skimmerhorn, Mr.. and
Mrs. John B. Lunger, Mr.. and Mrs.
George S. Mortimer, Mr. F. H. Hit
chcock, Miss Meta Ernst, Judge w
A. Day, Mr.. Clarence E. Jones, Mr..
Stewart Peabody. Mr.. Andrew Flet-
cher, Mr.. Messmore McKendan, Mr.
Randall Coleman and Mr.. H. j. Nc
Cam, of New York; Mr.. and Mrs
Ernest Graham, of Chicago; Mr.. and
Mrs. Barksdale Hayward, of New
burg, \. Y; Mr.. and Mrs. G.. N.
Boehm, Miss Margaret Boehm, Mr..
and Mrs. William H. Gardner, Mrs
S. Reed GoodriGge, Mr.. Clarence
Cochran. and Mr.. Dolorae Cochran,
of Roland Park; Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam F. Crosby and Miss Bessie Pc
ters. of Wilkes-Barrie, Pa; Mr. and
Mrs. j. S. T. Waters, Miss Waters,
and Mr.. Charles Penniman. of Bal
timore; Miss Anna Saltori and Mr.
and Mrs. Bruce Ford, of Chestnut
Hill; Mr.. Berger Herod, of Philadel-
phia; Mr.. Robert Gamble, of Jack
sonville, Fla; and Mr.. and Mrs w.
H. Nimick ar d Mr.. Howard Nimick,
of Pittsburgh.
After a honeymoon at the Moors,
the country estate of General du-
Pont, near Cambridge Md, Mr. and
Mrs. Donaldson will be at home at
No. ia East Eighty-fourth street
New York