Evening star., 1920-12-29
Society
0HE Vice President and Mrs.
Marshall will be at home at
the New willard on New Year

the New Willard on New Year
day after o'clock.
They have arranged an interesting
series of dinner parties that for Janu-
ary being in honor of the ambassador
of France and Nine. Jusserand. that of
January 10 being in honor of the am
bassador of Great Brintain and Lady
Geddes, and the dinner on January 10
| for Mr.. Justice McReyonlds of the
Supreme Court. They will entertain
at a fourth dinner party the night of
] January %.
| Mrs. Marshall will be at home the
Wednesday afternoons in January.
! Mrs. William Gibbs McAdoo. who
was the guest of the President and
| Mrs. Wilson at the White House. left
| Washington last night for New York.
! Imposing Wedding Last Night.
| Beautiful and imposing and Yet car
rying great degree of dignity and sim
plicity was the wedding at $50 O'Clock
| last evening of Miss Marjorie Brown,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
Brown. formerly of Atlanta. Ga. but
now OF washington, to Mr.. Benjamin
Lending unusual distinction to the
company was the presence of Mrs.
Woodrow Wilson, wife of the President,
| and his daughters, Mrs Francis Bowes
say it-Mr' SaETe also came OH LOT the
{ wedding-and Miss Margaret Wilson,
| who acted as maid of honor for her
cousin. the young bride. Mr.. William
Gibbs McAdoo was prevented from at
tending by the death in New York of
| his sister. and Mrs McAdoo the Presi.
dents younger daughter, while witness
ing the ceremony. was not of the we'd
ding company. Miss Helen Woodrow
Bones. who was to have been guest
at the White House and wedding, could
not attend.
; The ceremony took place in the
ballroom of the home. 1712 / street.
where there was an artistic and beau
tiful decoration of flowers. Back of
ghe ihprovised ALTA hung in soft
ffoIdS curtain of pale blue. and
from from; The oor rose long-stemmed white
lilies forming a perfect dado. The
bridal party stood under a pergola
with round pillars of ivory white,
dainty pink roses with their natural
| foliage entwining them and forming
a canopy overhead. frieze OF
southern SmilaX transformed the up
per wall, and a dado of many hued
flowers, narcissus and other dainty
blooms being given stronger note
of color by scarlet poinsettia, while
Christmas blossoms in huge clusters
were arranged higher on the wall at
regular intervals.
The white satin priedieu and the
white vicuna rug on which it stood
were those used at the first White
House wedding of this administration,
that of Miss Jessie Wilson and Mr..
Francis Bowes Sayre, again for the
wedding of Miss Eleanor Wilson and
Mr. William Gibbs McAdoo. and later
| for the wedding of the President and
, Mrs. Edith Boiling Gait. Broad whitu
satin ribbons reaching from the
| standards at either side of altar formed
the aisle through which the wedding
party marched.
Relatives were grouped near the
altar, Mrs. Wilson standing with the
other guests near the front line. The
Rt Rev. Troy Bettay, Bishop Coad-
Jutor of Tennessee, who for many
| years was the family pastor in Ath-
ems. Ga, officiated, assisted by the
Rev. DR.. Cary Breckenridge Wilmer
of st. Luke's Church, Atlanta. who
was accompanied to Washington by
Mrs. Wilmer.
There was no formal wedding
music, the bridal procession starting
with a group of ushers clearing an
! aisle. and closely followed by little
Margaret Young. Celestine Young and
Hoyt Evans, who carried graceful
baskets Of fowers-and who later re-
fused to part with them until the en-
| tire company was dispersed. The
bridal procession descended the broad
| front stairway and passed through the
suite OF three drawing rooms, where
guests were ranged, and where vases
Of f1owersSsand palms furnished the
simple decoration.
a chancel effect was given by four
maids. Miss Katherine Hays. Miss
Martha Campbell. Miss Julia Harris
and Miss Lulu Mitchell. holding broad
ribbons. and it was here that Nj.
King with his best man. DR.. Stockton
Axson. cousin of the bride. awaited
her coming. The wedding party was
large one. forming an jmposine nro
ca2Ginn1I d1I
McCarty of Atlanta, matron of honor.
and Miss Margaret Wilson. cousin of
the bride, maid Of honor; Miss Kath
| leen Evans and Miss Allie Lou Evans
cousins Of the bride; Miss Hazel Nell
son, Miss Ethel Dreda AYES of Gal
weston Tex, and Miss Esther Smith
Of Atlanta. bridesmaids.
The groomsmcn for Mr.. King were
MIR. Harry Stan .cn of Cleveland. DR.
Edmund Devol OF New York. Mr.
Edward NJ. Brown. the brides brother
Serving as ushers were Mr. FjtzwiI.
! liam Woodrow, Mr.. Hermann Ellis