Evening star., 1921-06-12

Inc marriage OF MISS Eliza Har-
| rison, daughter Of Mr. Thomas s.
Harrison of Danville. Va, to Lieut.
Edmund Du Val Duckett, U. S. n,
took place last evening in ST. Johns
Church. The ceremony was per-
formed at o'clock by the Rev. z
S. Dunlap, in the presence Of a large
| company. and was followed by a re-
ception for the members of the we'd
ding party and the two families in
the home of Mr. and Mrs. John
Charles Walker. The church had a
simple decoration in green and white.
tall baskets of daisies with showers
of smilax and ferns on the altar.
The bride was escorted by Mr.. J.
Hampsen Skinker of Warrenton. Va,
and was given in marriage by her
sister. Mrs. R K Webster, who also
acted as her matron of honor. The
embroidered in pearls and made with
a court train hung from the shoulders.
Her tulle veil was held by clusters
of orange blossoms and sprays of the
| blossoms caught the veil to the train.
She carried bride roses, with a
shower of lilies of the valley.
Mrs. Webster wore orchid organdy.
with hat to match, the hat trimmed
| with organdy sweet peas in orchid
and pink: and she carried daisies tied
| Murray of Danville. Va. niece OF
the bride. was maid of honor. and
wore Lavender and pink orSandy.
with hat to match trimmed with
flowers like that of the matron of
honor. She also carried daisies tied
with orchid and pink tulle.
The bridemaids were Miss Augusta
Duckett, sister of the bridegroom;
Miss Gladys jackson of Salisbury.
N. C.; Miss Sidney Morton Of Rich
mond and Miss Olga Young of
Of organdy made in the same fashion
in pink. yellow. blue and green, with
hats to match, each trimmed with
flowers of the organdy. They car
ried daisies tied with tulle to match
Duckett, niece of the bridegroom.
was flower girl and wore a dainty
frock of white organdy a wreath of
daisies in her hair She carried a
basket filled with rose petals.
Mr.: T. Howard Duckett brother of
the ushers were Mr. James Sill. Mr.
George S. Diehl and Mr.. William
Wootton Of Baltimore, Mr.. Clifford
Lee johnson OF Westervi1le. Ohio, and
Mr.. Waldo Burnside of Hyattsville,
For the reception which follow
ed. the house was decorated in white
and green. daisies being used with
white roses. Later Lieut.. and Mrs
Duckett left for a wedding trip, the
latter wearing travelling suit of
dark blue, with a small old blue
duvetyn hat trimmed with feathers
to match. After July l they will
be at home at Bladensburg for the
summer.
Among the out-of-town guests were
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hansen. Mrs. Z. B. Du Val. Miss Du Val
and Mrs. Howard Sill. Miss Udele Sill,
Miss Elise Barry, Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam Wootton. Capt. Charles Nab
butt of Baltimore. Mr.. and Mrs. J.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. K webster of Fred.
ericksburg. Va; Miss Laura Cassidy
of Lexington, KY; Miss Estelle Jones
and Miss Charlotte Brown of Orlando,
Fla
Miss Augusta Duckett. sister of the
for the bride last Wednesday even
ing in her Bladensburg home, when
the guests were the members of the
bridal party and Lieut.. Duckett and
q number of additional guests were
asked for the buffet supper. The
decorations were of daisies and
Queen AIMS lace.
A pretty wedding at o'clock last
evening was that of Miss HELEN Mills
Faris and Mr.. George Albert Myers.
who were married in St. Stephens
Church in the presence of large
company. The ceremony was per-
formed by the rector of the church.
the Rev. DR.. George Fiske Dudley,
amid a simple decoration Of white
and green, for which sweet peas and
roses with palms and ferns were used.
A reception followed in the home of
the brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs Rob-
ert Lee Faris. for which the decora-
tions were of pink and green. with
sprays of blue larkspur. The bride
wore conventional gown of white
satin made with a train. and draped
with rare old lace. which was stud
ded with pearls. Her tulle veil was
held by orange blossoms. and she car
ried bride roses. with a shower of
sweet peas.
Mrs. Allan Burns was matron Of
honor. and Miss Carolyn Faris sister
Of the bride. was maid Of honor. The
bridesmaids were Miss Nell Anderson.
Miss Ruth Shoemaker. Miss Elizabeth
Faris. sister Of the bride. and Miss
Isabella Myers. sister Of the BRIDE
groom. They all wore organdy frocks
made In panels and trimmed with
flowers Of organdy to match their
organdy flowers In their hair. and
Of blue larkspur. The matron was in
blue. the maid in pink and the brides
maids in orchid. apricot yellow and
Mr.. Blanson Thomas was best man,