Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-07-15
NOTABLE WEDDING
IN SUSSEX COUNTY
Miss Clara E. Ross and r. n.
Gage, Jr., Will be Married at
Seaford Tonight.

Special Correspondence Every Evening.
Seaford. July 15.-St. Luke's Episco-
pal Church will be the scene Of a
fashionable wedding tonight, when
Miss Clara Ellegood Ross. daughter OF
Colonel and Mrs. Edgar c. Ross. and
a granddaughter OF the late Cover
nor William II. Ross. and Raymond
Hilliard Gage. Jr. sen Of Rev. r. II.
Gage. d. D., OF Wenonah, n. j., will
be married by Rev. William II. Darbie,
rector of the church.
The bride will be given In marriage
by her father. She will have as maid
OF honor Miss Elizabeth Emery, OF
Seaford, and as matron OF honor her
sister. Mrs. Charles II. Claiborne. CT
Baltimore. The bridesmaids will be
Miss Hester Busey. of Lynchburg. Va.
Mrs. John d. Moore. OF Haddonfeld,
n. j.; Mrs. Luther Harr. OF Phila-
delphia. and Miss Marion Devine. OF
wilmington. The flower girl will be
her cousin Miss Sarah Catherine
Graham, Seaford. The groom will
have as best man q. u. Gordon, of New
York, and the ushers will be Calhoun
+. Ross. OF Seaford; John d. Moore
Of Haddonneld; James w. Gage. Of
Wenonah; Edward Bourne, of New
York; James Avis, OF Wenonah, and
A. II. Stackpole, OF Harrisburg, Pa.
The bride Will be gowned In Canton
crepe, beaded in crystal beads. court
train OF tulle. bordered in Canton
crepe. The veil will fall from a cor
onet OF pearls. attached to the train
with orange blossoms. She will carry
lavender orchids. lilies of the valley
and sweet peas. Her maid OF honor
will wear turquoise blue chiffon and
carry spring flowers and roses. and
her matron Of honor Will wear melon
pink chiffon and carry same flowers.
Each will wear a leghorn hat. The
bridesmaids will wear apricot and
silver georgette and leghorn hats and
carry spring flowers. The flower girl
Will wear flesh georsette. with hat e
match. and carry an old -fashioned
bouquet. Mrs. L. {. Ross, the brides
mother. will wear black embroidered
in burnt orange and carry orchids
and lilies of the valley.
The church decorations Will be ferns
and the home decorations ferns and
spring flowers.
The bridal party will enter the
lchurch in the following order: Usher
flower girl. bridesmaids. matron o,
honor. maid of honor, bride and father
The groom and best man Will meet tho
bridal party at the chancel rail OF
the church, entering from a rear door
The wedding music will be playet
by Charles Van Leer of Seaford. anC
Mrs. Howard Morgan of Seaford viii
sing during the ceremony.
y reception will he held a. the HON,
OF the brides parents. after which tn,
bride and groom will motor TO Phila
delphia and thence to Eaglesmere, Pa
where their honeymoon will be spent
The brides going-away dress will b,
embroidered blue taffeta. with cap,
To match.
The bride entertained the bridal
party at dinner party yesterday. anC
her brother. Calhoun E. Ross. gave
stag dinner last night for the groom
and ushers.
Colonel and Mrs. Ross have as hous,
guests Miss Estella Gage OF weno
nah. Mrs. Wesley Sammis. Miss Mar
saret Taylor. DR. and Mrs. Wildrick
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Ellis. Mis-
Marion Moss. Luther Harr and Fred
erick Stelweager of Philadelphia, MI
and Mrs. John Robb OF Phoenixville
Pa. DIR. and Mrs. Flagge of Rock
away, y. j.. Mrs. a. H. Stackpole o
Harrisburg, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Ellie
good OF Washington. Din Charles II
Claiborne. Elmer J. Jones. Chaunce
Pyle. Roy Baughre and Harry Payn
of Baltimore and Mrs. Groome Mar
Gus and A. Biermann of Wilmington.