The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1920-10-21
mss wEBB IS AuFUsIN BRIDE

One Of the prettiest weddings that
has taken place in the naval colony
here in a long while was that at $3.50
Saturday evening when Miss Eliza
beth Pegram Webb daughter of Com
mander Ulys r. Webb, II. S. ~, a
member of the naval war college
class. and Mrs. Webb, became the
/ bride of Ernest Shaw Croasdale, an
engineer Of Los Angeles, Cal, son Of
Mr.. ard Mrs. Stewart Croasdale. Of
that city, in the presence of quite
/ large gathering of the officers from
the naval war college and the New
port naval stations with their wives
and a few other guests.
/ Originally Commander and Mrs.
/ Webb had planned that the wedding
Of their daughter should take place in
/ Trinity church. but death in the
/ family short time ago caused a
/ change Of plans and the wedding took
place at the Webb home, 80 Kay
street at $50 the ceremony being
performed bv Chaplain John D. Mac
Nair. u. S. N. Of the Naval Training
Station.
The interior of the house had been
materially beautified with floral
decoration of blue and white for the
most part and the color scheme went
well with the naval uniforms worn by
the officers.
The bride was attired in a wedding
gown Of white satin embroidered
with punches of pearl grapes with sill
yer leaves and bouffante overdress Of
white tulle with a court train Of tulle
and satin. She wore a tulle well
caught up with orange blossoms and
carried a bouquet of white orchids
and valley lilies. She was given in
marriage by her father and had but
one attendant, Miss Louise Hubbard,
of Baltimore, who wore gown o.
peach colored net over peach satin
with train of American beauty and
blue tule and carried bouquet of
lavender orchids
A brother of the bride. Robert Pc
| gram Webb, acted as the best man
Following the ceremony there was
rocention. during which there was
music by the orchestra from the naval
training station and buffet supper
was served by Muenchinger
Mr., and Mrs. Croasdale left during
the evening and their honeymoon trip
viii end at Los Angeles, where they
are to make their home.
The floral decorations at the home
were by Leiken's. The couple were
married amid a bower of blue and
white in the alcove off the reception
room. White roses and clusters of
lily of the valley had been used in
profusion to very good effect. The
aisle posts, which marked the bridal
path from the stairs to the prize dieu
were connected with white satin rib
bons and white satin cushions were
in the prize dieu. There were punches
Of lilies at the arch of the posts and the
whole setting was against a back
ground of oak foliage and asparagus
vines. Blue and white wall pockets
filled with blue delphineum and white
dahlias helped to set off the general
decorative OBJECT.
In the reception room, where the
buffet was served there were num-
erous foliage plants and yellow flow
ers, while the supper table had deco
ration of bride roses. The orchestra
was screened with palms and the
porch had been prettily arranged in
blue and yellow with miniature eIec-
trio lights as a smoking room. Tubs of
hydrangeas set about and there was
also a floral decoration inside the
canopy that led from the street.
The bride was the recipient of a
wealth Of wedding gifts.
Among the guests were Rear Adj
miral and Mrs. William s. Sims,
Rear Admiral and Mrs. Ashley H.
Robertson, Capt. and Mrs. D. E. Dis
mukes, Major and Mrs. Calhoun An
crum Capt, and Mrs. George Brown,
Jr., Capt and Mrs. Sinclair Cannon,
Capt. and Mrs. Alfred G. Howe, Capt.
and Mrs. G. s. Lincoln, Capt. George
A. Lung, Col and Mrs. Lawrence H.
Moses. Mrs, Hughes. Capt. and Mrs.
Edwin T Pollock, Capt. and Mrs
William H. STANDBY, Mrs. Adelbert
Althouse, Capt. and Mus. Chester
Wells, Capt. and Mrs. Joel R. p.
Pringle, Capt. and Mrs. Austin Kautz
Capt. and Mrs Frank T. Arms, Miss
Todd Commander and Mrs. Harry A.
Balbridge. Commander and Mrs.
Charles w. Eliason, Commander and
Mrs. Neil E. Nichols, Mrs Kingsury,
Commander and Mrs. w. v, Tomb,
Commander and Mrs. John w Morse,
Lieutenant Commander Percy X Ro-
bottom, Commander and Mrs. F. G.
Bowerfind, Lieutenant and Mrs. Eel
lows and Mrs. Arthur Dodge, Of
Providence. Newport (R. ~ Herald,