Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-11
A Late Afternoon Wedding.

# 1908 Livingston street, Chevy
chase. will open their home this
afternoon for the marriage at
-iiss Ada Virginia Lear. and Capt.
Marion Gilbert Donk, U. S. A. The
Rev. Harvey Durham of the Western
Presbyterian Church will officiate.
decorated with autumn flowers. pink
ind green giving the color scheme.
The bride will wear costume of
white georsette crepe. hand en-
oroidered, and with the skirt cut
dancing length, while the tu1le and
ranged as to extend into long train.
She will carry shower bouquet Of
orchids and lilies of the valley. At
tending her will be her sister. Miss
Kathryn Elizabeth Lear. who will
also wear white georgette crepe hand
embroidered. Her hat will be of
Seorgette, a single pink rose CORE
spending in color to the roses of her
bouquet. being its only trimming.
Mr.. Ross Lander Fryer will be best
man for Capt. Donk. and the we'd
ding music and that for the reception
which follows will be from harp
and violin orchestra.
Later. when Capt. Donk and his
bride leave for their western we'd
ding journey she will wear a per-
fectly tailored suit of mixed brown
and taupe suiting and small brown
velvet hat trimmed with plumage
The bride is the daughter of the
late Mr. Alexander Lear and the late
MRS. Lear of Greencastle. Pa. and for
many years residents of Washington
Capt. Donk is stationed at Midland,
Mich. and the journey to his head
quarters will give them the usual
soldiers bridal trip
yesterday of the marriage of Miss
Alice Gwynne, daughter of the late
Edward Gwynne, to Lieut.. Horace r.
B; Allen, 369th Infantry, L. S. A,
which took place on August l.; in
the American Church of the Holy
Trinity. Paris. France
Since the death of her father the
bride has lived with her mother at
seyres. France. She Is a grandniece
OF Mrs. Vanderbilt. The wedding was
breakfast at the Ritz Hotel. The
bride entered the church with her
brother, Edward Gwynne and an
other brother. Erskine Gwynne. acted
as best man. The witnesses for the
bride were Mrs. George Munroe and
Harry S. Lehr. and for the bridegroom
Barclay Warburton and Mai Philip
NJ. Lydig, U. S. A.
Lieut.. Allen is son of Ethan Allen
Of 375 Park avenue. New York, who
10 dl NOElH AHUoN6E, Mass, LOT Ine
summer. He was graduated from
Yale in 1914. He served with Squad
ron A on the Mexican border. He
has been with the American expedi-
tionary forces in France for several
months.
Mrs. Charles Dana Gibson arrived
in New York yesterday and Joined
her son, Ensign Langhorne Gibson.
U. S. N, at the st. Regis.
MI and Mrs. Malcolm Douglas Sloane
have returned to Washington for the
winter, after spending a time in New
York.
Mr. James n. Preston, mayor of Bal
timore, Md, has sent a special invita-
tion to Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Smith Cor
don to attend the unwilling of statue
In Baltimore of the late Senator and
Gov. William Pinkney WHITE on Sep
Frances Pinkney Whyte. niece of Mr..
whyte. Mr.. and Mrs. Gordon will go
to Baltimore to attend the ceremony,
accompanied by Mrs. Douglas Rose
berry Hobart. a grandniece of the late
senator.
The marriage Of Miss Cecil Margaret
Davis, daughter of Mrs. Charles S.
Davis. III Euclid street, and Mr..
James K. Young took place at 10
o'clock this morning, at the home of
the Rev. j. Harvey Durham. 210s G
street northwest. pastor of the West
ern Presbyterian Church.
The ceremony was witnessed only
by members of the two families. and
Mr.. and Mrs. Young left Immediately
after for a short wedding journey.
The bride wore a simple but stylishly
made gown Of dark blue satin and a
velvet hat of the same shade. lined
beneath the brim with white. A clus-
ter of sweetheart roses and orchids