Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-29
Wedding in st. Johns Church.

| ST. Johns Church was the scene of
| a pretty wedding when. at 5 O'Clock
yesterday afternoon. Miss Kathryn
| Mary Averill. daughter of Mrs. Sara
| E. Averill. formerly of Rochester and
Utica. n. Y, became the bride of Ny.
William Horace Williamson of Roch-
] ester, n. Y.
The ceremony was performed by
! the Rev. Edward Slater Dunlap in the
presence of the brides mother and a
| number Of Washington friends. fol-
lowed by a dinner for the wedding
party at the New Willard Hotel. MIR
Clement Campbell. organist at ST.
Johns, presided at the organ.
The bride was attended by Miss Jo
sephine Igel of Washington, and Mr.
Raymond ]. Bantel of Rochester, y.
Y, acted as best man.
After an extended automobile trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. Williamson will make
their home in Rochester, n. Y.
The marriage of Miss Katharine
Delaplaine Tillman, daughter of Brig.
Gen. and Mrs. Samuel f. Tillman, and
Mr.. John E. Martin, jr.. second secre-
tary of the American embassy at Lon
don, was celebrated Monday morning
in the chapel of the Church os the
Holy Trinity. New York. The Rev.
the wedding of the parents of the
bride, performed the ceremony. Only
members of the immediate families
were present.
Mr.. Martin has been in this coun-
try on a short leave Of absence which
expired yesterday. He started a. noon
FOR England on board the steamship
Plattsburgh. leaving his bride. who
will follow her husband to London in
the near future.
Gen. Tillman recently retired q.
superintendent of the United States
Of
the time of the announcement Of the
engagement On June 9, it was eX-
pected that the wedding would not
take place until the autumn.
Mr.. Martin is a son OF NJ ana Mrs.
John +. Martin of Jacksonville. Fla.
and nephew of Mr.. Henri rra;her
Fletcher, United States ambassador
| to Mexico. He was graduated from
Princeton in iol1 ard SON afterwa I'd
| entered the diplomatic service.
The marriage Of Miss Mary v.
SCHUYLER and Mr.. Louis E. Libbey
| Of California took place on wednes-
| day. June %. in the parsonage of
the Sacred Heart Church. Rev. F. J.
! Eckenrode officiating. Immediately
hey started for a short wedding jour-
ney. after which they will make their
temporary home with the brides
grandparents. at 1900 Monroe street
! uOT tnWc6I.
The bridegroom, whose home is in
| France, where he was with the Amer
lean expeditionary force.
Among the recent June weddings
Of interest in this city was that Of
Miss Beatrice Marie Parker, daugh-
ter OF Mr.. and Mrs. William Fl. Par
ker. and Mr.. James H. Finn. both of
this city. The ceremony. which was
n@ boo
was performed by Rev. f. Jerome
Winter. at the Church Of the Sacred
Heart. 14th street and Park road
northwest. and was followed by a
nuptial mass. The young bride, who
was given away by her father. wore
a charming gown Of white georgette
| over white satin. with tulle veil ar
ranged with a coronet of orange bios
SONS. She carried a shower bouquet
OF bride roses and lilies of the valley
Mass. cousin of the bridegroom
was the maid Of honor and wore
white georgette with touches Of pink
and a large picture hat. She car
ried an arm bouquet of pink roses
and sweet peas.
Mr.. Thomas Hurney Of this city, who
recently returned from overseas duty
with the American expeditionary
force. was the best man. After the
ceremony a wedding breakfast was
|
attended only by the immediate fam
lily.
Mr.. and Mrs. Finn left later fol-
Atlantic City. and upon their return
about July I. will be at home to
friends at 407 Columbia road north
west.
An informal dance was given by
Miss Lorraine E. Watt Saturday even
ing. June 81, at the East Washington
Hall. Mr.. Raymond Towers and Mr.
William Burrows, accompanied by Mrs
Amy Smith, entertained the guests dur
ing the intermission with vocal Sc
lections.
| Among those present were the
hostesses' mother. Mrs. Pearl Watt
Misses Ada McGown. Helen Kellogg
Marion Goebel. Mildred Moore. Thelms
Magruder, Lucille Jones. Gertrude Els
pey. Eleanor Watt. Christine Barclay
Mae Davy, Gertrude Virnstein, Eliza.
beth Watt, Messrs, Walter McClosky
Arthur Zimmerli, William Thomas
Earl Harrison, William Kinsfather
Louis Wantheson, Charles Dyer, Ever
est Perry, Ellsworth Virnstein. Robert
Knadler, Raymond Towers, William
Burrows. Leo Gertman and Harvey
Castell.
Connecticut Visitors.