The Washington herald., 1918-06-16

Langlais will take possession Of the
home OF the brides parents for the
summer months. as Mrs. Bennett "a
leaving within a few days for Maine
and during her absence Mr.. Bennett
will make his home at the Army
and Navy Club.
The marriage of Miss Margaret
Grundy McChord, daughter of Inter
state Commerce Commissioner and
Mrs. Charles c. McChord. and Lieut..
George Leroy Boyle, Aviation Corps.
U. S. A.. was solemnized at . O'Clock
yesterday in the red room Of the
Willard. with a large reception fol-
lowing the ceremony. Lieut.. Boyle.
who is the son Of L c. Boyle, of
Kansas City. Kan. is at present on
duty in Washington. and on their
return from their wedding trip he
and his bride will make their home
at the Willard.
The Rev. " alter Everett Burnett,
Of Foundry Methodist Church, off,
ciated at the wedding yesterday, and
the bride, who was given in mar
riage by her father, had an interest
ing wedding party. Mrs. Howard
Hume was matron Of honor, Miss Ruth
Hitchcock maid of honor, and there
were four bridesmands-Mrs. Thomas
Holcomb, jr., Mrs. Edward ]. Foy,
Miss Adelaide Heath and Miss Fran
ces Traver. Little. Miss Carolyn Shu-
ster and Miss Little Shuster, daugh-
ters OF Mr.. and Mrs. Morgan Shu-
ster. of New York, were flower girls
Clarence B. Hewes was Lieut..
RnVlosa
ushers Commander Theodore Jewell,
.. s. N; Maj. Edgar z. Hume, L.
s. A; Lieut.. Urey Conway. U. s.
N; Sherman Fairchild. of Oneonta,
n. Y. and Paymaster Philip Metz.
Paymaster Metz took the place of
Alexander E. Douglas, OF New York,
who was unable to be present
Quantities OF Dorothy Perkins
roses. hydrangeas and pink gladi-
oil were used as decorations and a
canopy of the pink rambler, flank
ed by palms and great Australian
ferns marked the spot where the
bridal party stood. Dorothy Per-
kins roses were also used in the
Dolly Madison room. and the table
had a huge basket of pink gladioli
and delphinium as a centerpiece A
string orchestra played the wedding
marches.
The bride wore a becoming gown
or white tulle over silver cloth.
The skirt was gracefully draped
and caught with orange blossoms.
There was a draped girdIe of satin
embroidered in seed pearls and the
train of satin which falls from the
shoulders was also pearl embroid-
cred. The long sleeves were of
tulle- She wore tulle veil arranged
in cap effect and caught with
orange blossoms and carried a
shower bouquet OF Bride roses and
stephanotis.
The brides attendants were clad
In rainbow tints, Mrs. Hume in rose
color. Miss Hitchcock in pink, Miss
Traver in lettuce green. Miss Heath
in pale blue, Mrs. Holcomb in Ia =
vender and Mrs. Foy in pale pink.
Their frocks, which were made on
similar lines, were of georgette
crepe, trimmed with fine lace and
touches Of silver. They all wore
leghorn hats trimmed with wisteria
and pink ribbon, and their bou-
quets were Of pink roses and del
phinium. The little flower girls
wore organdie frocks, one pink and
one blue. with wreathes of wee pink
blossoms in their hair, and carried
baskets of sweetheart roses.
Commissioner and Mrs. McChord re-
ceived with the bridal party, the latter
wearing a handsome gown of tur-
quoise blue satin draped over lace,
The bodice was composed principally
of the lace. with touches of blue, and
there was a girdle of gold lace. She
wore becoming black hat.
The brides travelling costume was of
navy blue georgetts crepe over blue
taffeta, with a smart collar of pale
blue taffeta, and with 1t she wore a
small blue hat trimmed with biege
wings.
Among the out-of-town guests at the
wedding were the bridegroom's father,
L. c. Boyle. and his sister, Mrs. F. B.
Welsh. OF Kansas City, Kan; Mrs. w.
f. cambridge, of Kentucky; Mrs. Will
liam Z. Byrne, of Columbus, Ohio;
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Howard, of st.
Louis; Joseph Teal, Of Portland, Greg,
and Representative and Mrs. George
w. Fairchild. of New York.
The bride presented each of her at
tendants with a parasol to match her
frock, and the bridegrooms gifts to
his ushers were leather match boxes
I with gold edges.
Early in May the Wellesley wal
service unit sailed from an Atlantic
port for France, to do work anon,
the French refugees in affiliation with
the American Red Cross. Each one o.
the five had offered some specia
qualification for the work and haC
been passed upon physically. by Dr
Louise Tayler-Jones, Of Washington
Garments made by members O
wellesley clubs all over the countr,
accompanied unit members as part O
their personal luggage. their persona
belongings being relegated to Kit
bags or suitcases. As each additiona
member sails, several trunk loads o
clothes and specially-fashioned dresses
made from French patterns will 81
with her.
A letter recently received from /.
member Of the unit states that the!
had an exciting voyage over in
transport, the destroyers that con
voyed them getting" three subma
rines en- route. Daily boat drills fo
passengers kept them ready for an.
\ emergency, and even when a de
stroyer sank a submarine $50 yard
| away there was no panic.
The unit has been assigned to Lyon
the second largest city in France
which has doubled its population
since the war began, and is over
crowded with refugees coming to seel
work or relatives. The need of direct
ing the refugee members of the popu
lation was SO vital that the American
Red Cross assigned them to the DE
partment Of the Rhone rather than Z
the districts near the Orne or tn,
Loire. At present the Wellesley girl
will board with French families, bu