Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-15
Strang-Small Wedding.


afternoon at o'clock for the marriage
of Miss Elsie Carleton Small. daughter
! OF Mr.. and Mrs. William Carleton Small,
and Mr.. Frederick Lawrence Strang of
Medford, Ore.
The ceremony was performed by the
Rev. William Tayloe Snyder in the pres
ence of a large gathering of relatives
and friends. The bride. who was given
in marriage by her father. wore a gown
of white georgette crepe exquisitely
embroidered. Her tulle veil was ar
ranged with coronet of orange bios
SONS, and she carried an arm bouquet
Of bride roses.
The maid Of honor, Miss Blanche
Louise Green. wore a gown of pink
beaded georgette crepe with pink tulle
picture hat. and the bridesmaid, Miss
Helen NJ. Strang, sister Of the BRIDE
groom, wore pale yellow georgette crepe
with large leghorn garden hat trimmed
with daisies and black velvet ribbon. All
the attendants carried shower bouquets
of daisies.
| Mr.. Charles Strang, father Of the
! bridegroom, was the best man, and the
| ushers were Mr.. Otto Bradley Of Mil
Elmer Bohannon and Mr.. c. Jackson
Keblinger, all of this city.
A reception followed at the home of
| the brides parents for the wedding
party.
Mr.. and Mrs. Strang left late in the
| evening for a wedding trip. the bride
travelling in modish gown of navy blue
| crepe de chine with georgette crepe
and taffeta hat of the same shade and
long blue serge cape. The guests from
| Guided Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Strang of
| Medford, Greg, parents of the BRIDE
| groom; Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Bradley of
Milwaukee and Mrs. r. NJ. Barrett of
| Norfolk.
One of the prettiest home weddings
Of the week was that Thursday evening
OF Miss Bessie Clarke. ALTO Fessenden
Lord Of North Vassalboro, Me. The
marriage ceremony took place under an
| arch Of roses and other flowers of the
season, the Rev. Amos Clary performing
the ceremony. About $50 guests were
present The bride was given in mar
riage by her father. Mr.. John o. Clarke,
and was attended by Miss Lucy Clarke,
\ bridesmaid. and Louise Clarke and Mil
/ bred Eagan as flower girls. Mr.. William
Stokes, who has just returned from
! overseas service in Italy, acted as best
man. Miss Locke Kincer played the
wedding march. Mr.. Lord met Miss
| Clarke while in Washington as an ensign
of the Navy. Later he was sent to
France and other overseas countries as
paymaster Of the Navy. The young
| couple will visit New York, Boston and
other eastern cities. after which they
viii make their home in North Vassal-
boro. Me.
Miss Dorothy van der veer. daughter
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Francis van der Veer Of
| Somerville, N. j., and Mr.. Robert Craig
| head Walker. son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam Gillespie Walker of this city. were
| married on Tuesday, June 10. at the
Dominican College chapel by the Rev
Daniel NJ. Galliher. The bride wore a
gown Of white poiret crepe and wide
| lace and tulle veil with a bandeau of
duel I~Il
| SONS. She carried a shower bouquet of
| white roses and a white prayer book
Miss Letitia Walker. sister of the BRIDE
groom. was the brides only attendant
She wore a gown of pale pink georgette
crepe. with hat to match, and carried a
bouquet Of pink sweet peas and blue
larkspur. Mr.. Francis can der veer.
brother Of the bride. was the groom's
best man.
After the ceremony there was a we'd
ding breakfast at the home Of the
brides aunt, Miss Huntington, 12S c
street southeast.
Mr.: and Mrs. Walker will spend the
land after a short wedding trip.
On Saturday. June 7. at 4:so pm. the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Hilleary Lyles
Ofutt was the scene Of a charming we'd
ding. when their daughter. Miss Anna
Lyles Ofutt, became the bride Of En-
| sign Charles Bowers Momsen, U. S. N,
OF st. Paul. MINI.
| The large parIors were beautifully
| decorated with palms, roses and gla-
| diolas. the color scheme of pink and
| white being carried out through the
halls, porches and dining room. The
bride, who was given in marriage by
beaded georgette crepe with tulle veil
, wreathed with orange blossoms and car
! ried a shower bouquet of bride roses
and lilies of the valley.
Miss Lucy Momsen, sister Of the
bridegroom, the maid of honor, wore
pink georgette crepe, with large pic
ture hat, and carried a bouquet of pink
roses and blue larkspur. Eight charm
ing young eirls-Misses Margaret Dye.
Mildred Hendricks, Mary Dawson, Mary
Reading, Rose Dawson, Helen Pun
phrey. Grace Beach and Elizabeth Beach
1 wore dainty gowns and hats of pale
organdy and carried the white ribbons
that formed the aisle through which the
bridal party passed to the altar erected
in the bay window.
The bridegroom and his best man, Lieut..
Jack Pratt Worthington. wore the white
uniform of the Navy. The impressive
DIR. Parke =. Flournoy of Bethesda
Presbyterian Church. Following the
ceremony reception was held. when
the young couple received the congratu-
lations of their many friends. A pretty
incident was the cutting of the brides
cake by the bride with the groom's
saber. Music was furnished throughout
the evening by an orchestra. Later En-
sign and Mrs. Momsen left for an ex-
| tended trip, the bride travelling in a
| dark blue tricotine dress and small blue
taffeta hat. Ensign Momsen has been
assigned to duty at Annapolis, where
the young couple will reside until he is
ordered to service abroad. There were
| many guests from the county and from
Washington. Among the out town
guests were Mrs. Hart Momsen and
Miss Lucy Momsen, mother and sister
Of the bridegroom, from st. Paul, MINI.
Lieut.. Commander and Mrs. Bowers OF
Annapolis and Mrs. Charles p. McEnery
| Of New Orleans.
The marriage Of Miss Jeanette M
Sparrow. daughter of Mrs. Irving De
Lancy Sparrow of Orange. N. j., tc
Mr.. Charles Elihu Lyman. jr.. of Mid
dlefield. Conn.,, took place Wednesday
June IL, at o'clock, at the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Laurence B. Abrams, 292;
Tilden street. The ceremony was per-
formed by the Rev. Thomas Smyth
before fireplace converted into q
bridal bower for the occasion. Miss
Georgia Shut Of Pryor. okla, sans
20 Promise Me-" The bride wore 8
lovely gown of white satin and EN-.
broidered chiffon with tulle vel
! wreathed with orange blossoms and
carried bouquet of bride roIes and
sweet peas. The maid of honor, Miss
Anna Hardy Of Orange. N. j., wore pink
georgette and pink hat and carried
lavender and pink sweet peas. The
groom was attended by his brother
Mr.. John Lyman Of Middlefield, Conn
A reception followed, when tho bridal