The Washington times., 1917-06-30
MRS. CLEMENTSON Is
CONGRESSMAN'S BRIDE
Welded to M. Clyde Kelly at Her
SeVenteeth Street Home.

The marriage OF Mrs. Vida Kinsell
iClementson and Congressman M Clyde
Kelly of Pennsylvania was solemnized
this morning at 9:3O O'Clock at the
/ brides home in Seventeenth street.
The wedding was entirely simple. and
came as a surprise to the friends OF
both bride and bridegroom. The Rev.
DR.. James A. Campbell, of the First
United Presbyterian Church, officiated,
and the couple were attended by John
E. Laskey, United States District At
torney, and Mrs. Laskey, as best man
and matron OF honor.
The bride wore a becoming travel
ing costume of blue serge, with Il
purple hat, and a corsage bouquet Of
gardenias and lilies OF the valley.
Mrs. Laskey was gowned in tan
georgette crepe, with a garden hat,
and carried an armful OF corn flow
ers. '..
The ceremony was followed by an
informal breakfast at the Willard.
After a short wedding trip Congress-
man and Mrs. Kelly will be at home
, at zoos Seventeenth street.
Wed In Maryland Town.
OF interest to society in Washing
ton and Baltimore was the marriage
this morning of Miss Mary Yearley
and Joseph L. Donavon, OF Ellicott
City. Md. The ceremony was per-
formed at IL o'clock at st. Mary's
Catholic Church in Rockville, Rev.
Father Coolahan officiating. The
church was artistically decorated with
palms, ferns and a variety OF spring
| flowers. Thomas q. Yearley. of Bal
timore. uncle OF the bride. gave her
away. She wore a modish gown of
dark blue satin and a becoming hat
Of red straw trimmed with flowers OF
the same color. She carried a bou.
quet OF white roses and orchids.
David Donavon, OF Howard County,
Md, was best man for his brother.
A wedding breakfast followed the
ceremony at the home OF the brides
mother. Mrs. S. E. YearIey. in Rock
willie. after which Mr. and Mrs. Dona-
van left for an extended wedding
journey. They will make their home
in Marriottsville, Howard county,
Maryland.
Among the kuests were relatives OF
the young couple from Baltimore and
Howard county, including Mrs. Alex
ander Donavon, mother OF the bride
groom, and his sister. Miss Mary
Donavon. Mr.. and Mrs. T. B. Yearley.
OF Baltimore, and the Misses Yearley,
James H. Hiss, and DR.. cissel.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. ]. Reiss. from Cole
Spring, Col, have arrived in Wash
ington for a visit and are at the
Shoreham.
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Philadelphia today to be the guest
for a few days Of her son-in-law and
daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. George Lewis
Mayer, and to attend the christening
, of their small daughter tomorrow.
The little girl will be called Mary
Lewis Mayer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Lombard have
| taken possession Of the cottage at
Buena Vista Springs. Pa. which they
have leased for the summer months.
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Engagement Announced.
Mr.. and Mrs. John S. Jenkins, OF
Norfolk. Va. have announced the en-
gagement OF their daughter. Miss
Esther Jenkins. to Mr.. westmore
Wilcox. jr. Mr.. Wilcox. who is serv-
ing in the Naval Aviation Corps. was
this years class poet at Harvard.
whers he was graduated with the
class OF 1917. He is a nephew OF the
late Price Collier. No date has been
set for the wedding.
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Miss Anne Morgan and Miss Elsie
De Wolfe have arrived at the Hotel
de France. Bordeaux.
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Mrs. Natalie r. Fernald has re-
turned to town from Boston, where
she attended a reunion OF the Skinner
kinsmen.