Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-08-26
MILITARY WEDDING At
ST. MARYS CATHEDRAL
Captain Adrian st. John of Wash
ington Takes Miss Marie Nc
Mahon AS Bride-BOth Grad
yates Of University of Ver-
mont and Popular in College

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h. very pa r cnis ncrfor-nine the
rer.,ro,v Dur,up the nup,iai mess
tns u.s.. .,d ,,o,-, Lne,Y within
N. .anotus-v Tb. hride was given avav
\, the altar stems nv the father. There
"a. IA ,rox-ar .rrarpsd bv Mise Lillian
M.yr,n ors,nIxt which ,nob,dsd several
IRA, soIos bv Miss Maener. and a flute
,oi, ana Two contraI,o soios nv M,s. Mary
haaner. who has tu., returned from a
,sar az en. Now England Conservatory
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IVA maid Of honor vs. MISC Dorothy
proMabon a sister or tho b,.da vhila the
hrt6ssnaids vera Niss katharine Nc
tveanev. a coua,n. and the Misses Co
,rrA ara Kathlean 81. .7onr. a,ste,-s Of the
sroor, Tho hos, man ia. p,errs " John
NJ Bea nor n. Y T. brother of the groom
ma +bs usherx alI Of whom ware In uni
Form uer. Kari c. Mcmahon. brother
AZ the b,1ss. &c Douulaa Mcswecnev. a
eo,,stn. Arthur y Hogan and CAPTAIN
kIarriso-, Harmon OF the ard caya!-y
Fort E,han Allan
n wns a white Wedding and inc deco-
v,a4Sons NJ the ohu-oh varc CARRIED nm.
n white on, no,v.ra and hurr na1r,e Two
Ar,6n was eoyned in yhits chiffon tarota
pv,r sati-. with a hod,ce of IRISH poin.
lace with a tulle veil out en- train and
eausht m with oranpe buos,om. She
wore a string of pearls with nletinum
clasp. the Gift of the groom. and carried
n bououet Of white roses showarod with
syyeet peas The maid of honor wore white
taffeta. with a poke hat of blue maine.
and carried pink roses, while tho brides
maids wore white taffeta dresses fash
ioned alike and maline hats in pastel
ehades of lavender and pink They car
ried bouquets of pink and lavender. sweet
peas. tied with chiffon bows to match
their hats The groom wore a white dress
Uniform Mrs Mcmahon wore a gown
Of taupe georgette and n black maline hat
with pink rosebuds. while Mrs. St. John
wore black crepe meteor with a black
maline hat
Immediately after the ceremony a we'd =
ding breakfast was served at the home
pf the bride to relatives and intimate
friends, Miss Lucinda Smith ca
tering. The house was beautifully
decorated in green and gold
u ne DFlue ana groom received their
guests in an alcove trimmed with golden
glow and smilax, with the American
flag as a background Romeos orchestra
furnished music and a number of the girl
friends of the bride served. The bride
rut her wedding cake with the groom's
sabre. AS she left she threw her bouquet
and it was caught by Miss Mary Magner.
After the reception Captain and Mrs
st. John left for a short wedding trip.
after which they will be at home at 1925
18th street. Washington, p. c. The
brides travelling suit was of blue tricotine
with a small blue satin hat. She was the
recipient of many beautiful gifts of cut
glass. linen silver, pictures, etc
The groom, who received his degree OF
civil engineer from the University of
Vermont in 1914. was very popular while
In college. He was president of his class
senior year and a member of Roulder tho
Mems Senior Honorary society He was
also honor military man and major Of
the battalion. He is a member of pbi
Delta Theta fraternity. He was in tho
service on the border in 1915 and yon, 70
Franco in 1917 with the first 20 ooo sor,,,ra
overseas % months AT Asst ba ,r.. ,,,,tt,
the Third Cavalry att.cbad N tho E,n.t
Division. hut later was n,,do ron;,,,aa..t
adjutant with tbe erst gas ana a.
regiment and took mort IN ,,noa -
prfensives inc,ud;ng Mo,ta,s,o e..