The Washington times., 1921-12-18
Miss Drain WEEDS
New York Man
I'm ST. Thomas
Wedding Is One of
Several ON Christ
mas Calendar

CHRIsTMAs always has it, har-
vest Of brides. and Dan Cupid has
had no holiday this season. There
were Al least three weddings during
the last week OF more than passing
interest. One-the marriage of Miss
Mildred McRea to Capt. Archibald
Miles Nilsson. u. 8. A.. was a mill
tary. wedding. taking place in st.
Paul's Church. The bride il
daughter Of Brig. Gen. James Henry
McRas and Mrs. McRae, who have
recently come to Washington and
taken Gen. and Mrs. Henry Jervey's
house, In Connecticut avenue.
Miss Edith isabelle yesterday,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. George
Jackson yesterday. was married on
Thursday to Ira Walter Truitt. Of
New York. the wedding being SOL
emnized at the Georgetown home of
the brides uncle and aunt. Mr.. and
Mrs. William A. Leetch.
THEN last evening Miss Marion
Whitley Drain. daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. James A. Drain, became
the bride Of Clarence Hemphiil, of
New York. The wedding. which was
one Of the prettiest Of the year. took
place in st. Thomas Church. the rec
tor. the Rev. DIR. c. Ernest Smith.
officiating. The beautifully proper
toned Gothic church was gay with
Christmas greens and palms were
banked in the chancel.
Miss Drain. who was given in
marriage by her father. wore q
lovely gown of ivory moon-glo satin.
with draperies and a long court
train of silver-embroidered chiffon.
Point lace, which had been worn by
the brides mother on her wedding
day and again by her elder sister.
adorned the gown, and becoming
coronet Of Brussels point lace held
her tulle veil in place. She carried
= shower bouquet of Brides roses
and lilies Of tho valley.
Miss Gertrude Virginia Drain was
maid Of honor for her sister, and the
bridesmaids were Miss Virginia Du.
val Brown and Miss Margaret Cros-
son. They wore gowns of change
able taffeta, made alike, but differ
ing in color. Miss Drain was in rose.
Miss Brown In blue and, Miss Cros-
son in -heliotrope. Their frocks had
bouffant skirts caught up with wee
nosesays of French flowers. and
they carried old-fasioned nosegays
in lace paper holders. In their hair
they wore silver wreaths, from
which fell silver gray tulle wells.
Marley Stockton. of Philadelphia,
was best man for Mr.. Hemphill. and
the ushers were Capt. Lemuel Shop
lard, U. s. M. c.; Robert Bonnell and
Thomas A. Morgan. Of New York.
and James A. Drain. jr., young
brother Of the bride.
THE ceremony was followed BY .
reception at the Massachusetts
avenue home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Drain.
which. like the church. was deco
rated to suggest the Christmas sea-
son. The guests included a group
from other cities. among them Nj.
and Mrs. A. H. Drain. of Monmouth,
ILL.,. the brides grandparents; Mrs.
Drains sister. Mrs. J. B. Huestis. Of
Seattle. and Mr.. and Mrs. Alton Rob-
erts, Of Marquette. Mich.
Mr.. Hemphill and his bride Will
make their homo in New York. They
were much feted before their we'd
ding. and yesterday was a particu-
Larry busy day, Miss Crosson giving
q dinner before the rehearsal in the
evening and Mr.. Hemphil entee-
taining the bridal party afterward Mt
the supper dance at Wardman Park
Hotel
Mr.. and Mrs. Drain have 3ust
come back from New York. hav.
Ing gone up to attend tho farewell
banqust 10 Marshal Foch. Mr..
Drain prefers the simple Mr.,
although everybody persists in call
ing him either Colonel or -Gen-
erar--to both Of which titles he
has . right. since he served in
France with the rank Of colonel
and before that was q general Of
militia. Az head Of the d. c.
division of the American Legion,
no was ono Of those designated to
accompany Marshal Fooh on his
tour Of the country; and, Of course,
he took part in the historic festivi-
ties for Marshal Foch while he
was in Washington. However.
poor Mrs. Drain missed . great
deal. as she was laid up with a
broken ankle and has Just begun
to get about again.
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