The Washington herald., 1921-05-22
|NaUyWedding
At Norfolk
Miss Mary Burrage Be.
comes Bride of Wiu-
lam GDathmey.

A fashionable wedding at Norfolk,
Va, on. May 5, 1921, was that of
Miss Mary Graham Burrage, daugh-
ter of Rear Admiral Guy II. Bur
rage. o. s. N, and Mrs. Burrage, to
William Watts Gwathmey. jr., of
Philauelphia, son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
william Watts Gwathmey, of Nor
folk The ceremony took place at
Christ Episcopal Church, and was
foliowed by large reception at the
home of the brides parents in the
navy yard. The lit. Rev. Beverly ID.
Tucker, bishop of Southern virginia,
assisted by the Rev. DR. Francis s.
Steinmetz, rector Of Christ Church,
performed the ceremony. Miss Meta
Burrage, sister of the bride. was
maid of honor. and the bridegroom's
sister. Mrs Lyal A. Davidson, was
matron OF honor. Miss Burrage's
schoolgirl cousin, Miss Essie Scales,
daughter of Rear Admiral A. H.
Scales, v. s. N, and Mrs. Scales, of
Annapolis, was flower girl. The
bridesmaids were Misses Charlotte
Burrage, the brides youngest sister:
Mary and Elizabeth Gwathmey.
Harriet and Aroostine Scales, of
Annapolis; Frances Myers and Alice
Loyal, of Norfolk, and Phyllis
Walker, of Portsmouth. The Rev.
Duval Gwathmey, of wythevilIe.
brother of the bridegroom. was best
man. and the ushcrs were Capt
Coleman w. Jenkins. Coast Artil-
lery, U. s. A.; lieut.. Comdr. Lyal A.
Davidson. U. S. N: Ensign A. G..
Cook, U. 5. N; Messrs. Tayloe Comp
ton, of Baltimore; Fitzhugh Mayo, of
A la Arfn IAA
mond, Va; william Chase Grant. of
Baltimore; Selden Taylor. of Nor
folk; William Gwathmey. of Nash
vile, Tenn, and Herbert Langhorn,
of Alameda, Calf
A daughter was born to the wife
| of Lieut.. Comdr. Ames Loder, u. S.
n. at Jamaica Plain. Mass. May 4
Lieut.. Charles Greham HaIpine
y. s. N, and Mrs. Halpine are, re-
ceiving congratulations on the birth
of a daughter, Helen Dorm, on MAJ
4. at the home of Mrs. Halpine &
mother. Mrs. Bullard, in Pulaski. Va
Lieut. Comdr. ID. J. Friedell, U. S
N. and Mrs. Friedell announce tbs
birth Of a daughter, Maude Brandt
Friedell, on May s.
A sen. william Thomas Atkins
was born to Lieut. J. q. Atkins
U. S. N, and Mrs. ]. G. Atkins al
| Denver. Colo. on April %.
A recent wedding of interest tC
| navy circles was that Of Miss Mar!
I - Iaf
Comdr. Charles Nelson Atwater
L. S. N. to George A. Makinson
U. S. Consul at Santo Domingo City
The cermony took place on Marcf
29. at the home of the brides broth
er-in-law and sister. Lieut. Comdr
and Mrs. Lybrand Smith, in SantC
| Domingo City. d. r. The house wa:
| decorated with large ferns, palms
white Chinese lanterns, and many
flowers, including Azucenas. th'
beautiful white lilies used as tbs
Dominican national flower. ant
seeming very appropriate for Eastel
time The bride entered the rom
| on the arm of her uncle. Admira
| Thomas Snowden, L. S. ", governor
| of Santo Domingo, and was given il
marriage by her mother, Mrs, Charlie
! n. Atwater. Chaplain Elder, L. S
N. officiated, and Lieut. Comdr. l. p
Smith, U. S. ", acted as best ma n
Misses Damaris and Katharin
Smith, the brides little nieces. wer'
train bearer and flower girl. Tn
wedding music was played by tn
Marine Band, also a concert durini
the entire evening. After the cere
mony and a brief reception suppe
was served and many of the guest
enjoyed dancing on the palmer
| closed verandas. An interesting
| feature of the affair was the Do
minicsn bride-cake, a cone of pound
cake two feet high thickly iced witt
! white and silver. Mr.. and Mrs. Ma
kinson will live for the present a
the American Consulate, Santo Do
mingo City.
Capt. Paul Foley, L. S. ", has re
signed as director of operations o
/ the Shining Roard