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rectorship of the church at Lawrenceviile,
Va, and he and his bride will conclude
their wedding trip ut the rectory there.
The marriage was to be performed at
II O'Clock, noon, with large company
of relatives and friends present. The cere-
mony could not be otherwise than I'M
pressive and prolonged because OF so
MANY clergy in the chancel. The grooms
father, Bishop Tucker, was to perform the
ceremony with six other clergy IN the
chancel. three Of them brothers and one
brother-in-law of the groom, and two OF
i them brothers-in-law OF the BRIDE. One
of the grooms brothers is Right Kew
Henry st. George Tucker of Kyoto,
Japan, one of the finest missionary bishops
in the Episcopal Church, and there arc
nine sons in all among the thirteen Tucker
| children.
Miss Laird has lived alternately in
| Wilmington with her brothers, and In
| Alexandria with her brother-in-law and
sister. DIR. and Mrs Belle, DR.. Belle being
n professor at the seminary, and she has
| many friends and connections IN this CITY
Mrs. Nj. II. Shearman and Miss Mar
! garet Shearman have gone to their summer
home at Lake Sunapee, New Hampshire
Miss Sarah Chichester, after attending
the Laird-Tucker wedding will 20 to
Rockville Md, to spend q week with her
| parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Washington
Chichester
This wear S show ut Devon having been
the best ever held there, and the show
itself being able TO boast Of the best horse
flesh in the country, il is most gratifying
to know that, thanks to Miss Amy T..
du Pont, Wilmington came TO the tore:
/ Classes were so large-hiteen, twenty ano
even more entries IN every class--that, 70
get even third place meant something ~
the future reputation OF horse Even 20
those una acquainted with the meaning ~
hlue or a rcd. a championship looms large
and Il means something wonderfully fine
TO contemplate when ones entries are up
against such horses as Judge Moore, Miss
Isabella Wanamaker. Miss Constance
Vauclain and Mrs Loula Long Met Combs
eyhibit Mrs. f. T. Caravans hackney
pony pair, imported from England, have
won her many thousands Of dollars IN
prizes. and have been awarded scores OF
blues vet Miss du Points Tunstan Tom
Tit got the championship IN the hackney
PONY class, and he is such q showy and
classy and altogether proud-ot himself
little animal that it's no wonder ne did.
:. With Firespark and Tom Tit as hackney
pair in harness Miss du Pont got blue;
another blue with her stallion falrhold
FIashlight, her own raising At Farheld
Farms: q blue with Romplng flashlght, q
big chestnut stallion, snowy and shining
and full Of style and action. lhe thing
: that made the blue won by Fairfield
Flashlight SO very special was that he got
81 IL over Judge Moorc's hackney OF his
, raising. the colt that he considers the best
ever foaled. and il was equally good IN the
case Of Ror1ping Flashlight 10 win over the
; best from Miss Isabella Wanamaker' S
stable
The two seconds coming to Miss
! du Pont at Devon were quite as gratliy-
ing as the blues, because she came next IN
/ those classes TO powerful rivals Sprlne
! Fashion, a three-year-old OF Fairheids
| stock, she got against one OF judge
Moore's entries, Tom Tit and Firespark
cot red against big odds, and Argo ano
Frailtv came in third in a big class oi
= heavy harness pairs.
! Yesterday afternoon st 4 O'Clock at
, Friends Westinghouse, Fourth and West
, streets. the rites Of Friends meeting unit
ed in marriage Miss Helen Elizabeth
{ scott daughter OF MIR. and Mrs. James /
r Scott of sos Bavard avenue, and Ear
RAYMOND Hitchcock, son of Henry Hitch
cock Of Delta. Pa. The bridal attendant:
were Miss Helena Casperson and Nelson
Barton Slaugher. The bride was attired III
a beautiful toilette OF white beaded
tricolette, worn with large white satlr
nicture hat. Her flowers were pink and
cream roses. Miss Casperson was attireC
verv attractively In tan georgette ano
: carried sweet peas Mrs, Scott wore &
: handsome gown of black silk.
/ After the ceremony MIR. Hitchcock left
/ with his bride for Detroit Mich, where
8 thev will reside later on as he IS connected
: with the du Pont Company.
r Mrs. Hitchcock is a very popular anc
? gifted graduate of West Chester Norma
and of Temple University.
> The announcement Of the engagement
r of Miss Helen Taft 10 Frederick johnson
I Manning is one Of the correctly surmlseo
betrothals As member OF the class OF
1916, Yale, he was very popular. He i:
now an instructor In history in Yale
/ University. The wedding Is scheduled fol
: July, in Canada.
: Mrs Lewis De Blois Is at Seaglrt, New
Jersey, for the summer.
Today at noon at the home of the bride
) in New Castle, Miss Ruth Elizabeth
: Stewart, daughter of the late DR. DaviC
r Stewart and Mrs. Stewart, and Johr
: Moore Wilson, son Of Mrs. Ellwood Viii
: son, OF New Castle, we're united in mar
e riage. The ceremony was very quiet one
r performed in the presence Of the immediate
: families and a few personal friends Mr.
, sgand Mrs Wilson will reside in Denver