Evening star., 1922-05-14
Weddings
tcontinued from Fourth faee.)

place Saturday. May Sat 5 o'clock at
the Mount Vernon NJ. f. Church, the
Rev. M. Leo Rippy officiating.
The bride. bride. who was as,s escorted tee and ana
brother, MIR. D. p. Baldwin. was at
tended by her sister. Miss Carolyn
Baldwin, as maid of honor. recep-
tion followed the ceremony In the
apartment of the brides aunt. Mrs.
C.. w. Tibbett Of Charlotte. N. c., at
the Chastleton. Mr.. and Mrs. Harman
left later for short stay In Atlantic
City.
Mr.. Weldon Bailey. son of former
Electra Wagonner Wharton, daughter
of Mr.. w. T. Wharton. Fort Worth
millionaire cattleman. were marcied
In San Antonio, Tex, Thursday.
They left for Tuscon. Ariz., where Mr..
Bailey owns cattle ranch.
Mr.. Bailey and Mrs. Wharton had
long been friends. and when they
unexpectedly met in Dallas rail-
way station they decided to get
married. Word was sent to San An
tonic. and a marriage license was
prepared in the late hours or the
after midnight, the ceremony was
performed.
Dogwood blossoms and vari-colored
spring flowers formed the setting Tor
the marriage of Miss Lena Marjorie
kernodle. daughter of DR.. and Mrs.
George w. Kernodle, and Mr.. Roger
Atkinson McDuttie of Greensboro. N, C.,
which took place Monday. May 5, at
noon. at the residence of the brides
parents, 1909 Kennedy street. Rev. f. A.
Lambert officiating. ~
The bride. who was given In marriage
by her. father. wore a modish travelling
costume of navy blue crepe satin, with
cape to match. and black milan straw
hat Her corsase bouquet was OF
sweetheart roses and orchids.
Mrs. Samuel Del Vecchio sister OF
the bride. attended her as matron of
honor, wearing a gown Of herna geor-
gette, with leghorn hat trimmed with
spring flowers. and her bouquet was OF
yellow roses and larkspur. Miss Louise
Loetsch played the wedding music. Mr.
Henry Price Foust of Greensboro. n. c..
acted as best man for Mr.. McDuffie.
A reception followed and later MIR.
and Mrs. McDuffie left for their we'd
May 15. in Greensboro. where they will
make their future home. Mrs. Ralph
Arnfield, sister of the bridegroom, was
among the out-of-town guests present
at the wedding.
The marriage in Richmond Thurs
day evening of Miss Elizabeth Van
dergrift Withers, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Alfred Withers. to MIR. Robert
Bruce Warden of this city. son of Mr.:
Washington, was of much inter-
est here. The ceremony was per
formed at 1880 o'clock in the Abing
don Church by Rev. Douglas Neff.
rector of the church, assisted by Rev:
William B. Lee. rector emeritus of
Clements. organist, and Miss Mot
ter. violfnist. played the wedding
music. The bride, who was escorted
by her father. wore gown of ivory
satin trimmed with duchess lace,
and a coronet Of the rare old lace
holding her tulle veil, which was
edged with the lace an which fell
over the court train of satin. She
carried bride roses and lilies of the
valley. Miss Anne Withers was her
sisters maid of honor, and wore
lavender and pink sweet peas. The
bridesmaids were Miss Katharine
Withers. another sister of the bride:
Miss Mary Pearre, a cousin of the
bridegroom; Miss Margaret Rohrer.
Miss Mary Page. Miss Leila Friend
wore similar gowns in pastel shades
of pink, blue and yellow chiffon. Mr..
John Hart was best man. and the
ushers were Mr.. Faber McFadden,
Mr.. Elliot Mason, Mr.. Converse Hill.
Mr.. William B. Leitch, Mr.. Alfred d.
withers and Mr.. Lawrence B. Smith
Following the ceremony a recep-
ton was held at Severnby the charm
ing home of the brides parents. on
the Severn river.
The bride is granddaughter of
the late Mr.. Henry W. Vandergrift and
a great-granddaughte of Mr.. Reuben
Withers of Alexandria, Va. and her
maternal grandmother was a Miss
Page Of Virginia. The bridegroom
served as an officer with the 121st
Regiment: Field Artillery. in the
32nd Division. in France. He is a
great-grandson of the late Bishop
Otey of Tennessee and grandson
Of Mr.. Robert Bruce Warden of the
supreme court of Ohio. He is also
a grandson of the late Mr. Robert
King and Donna Otey Compton.
A small party of relatives and
friends motored to Baltimore Wednes-
day, May 10. with Miss Mearfe P.
Rife and Mr.. Wharton A. Nichols. who
were married at $3.50 pm. by. Rev.
groom. in the Brantley Baptist
Church Of Baltimore. Nd The bride.
who was unattended. wore a suit of
tan covert cloth, with hat to match,
and a corsage bouquet of lilies Of the
valley and sweetheart roses. Imme-
l.
and Mrs. Nichols left for points east
on their honeymoon. After June 1
they will be at home at 32 Sycamore
avenue. Takoma Park. Nd.
Mr.. Nichols, who is the son of Mr..
and Mrs. Albert Nichols Of 1918 North
the 10th Infantry, 29th Division.
while Mrs. Nichols served as yeo-
man CD in the United. States naval
reserve force.
Mrs. Frances Brown Stone, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Wisdom David Brown.
was married to Lieut.. George Lincoln
Townsend, u. S. A., son of Mr.. and Mrs
T. Lincoln Townsend, at noon Tuesday,
May 9. at Rest Haven, Takoma Park.
Rev. G. M. Young. pastor of the Trinity
Episcopal Church. Takoma Park. The
large drawing room was decorated
with spring flowers. The bride, who
was unattended, wore French gown
of gray georgette. embroidered with
steel beads. with gray georgette hat
to match, She was given in marriage
by her father.
Roderick Peters, brother-in-la of
the bridegroom, was best man.. Be
fore the ceremony Miss Mida Tucker
sang ''Eor You Alone" and a we'd
Lieut.. and Mrs. Townsend left for
a a,motor trip through New England.
and will be at home after June l at
Long Branch, N. j., where Lieut.
Townsend will be stationed at Camp
Alfred Vail. Lieut.. Townsend was re-
Gently decorated with the navy cross
BY the Secretary of the Navy. and
also won several citations and the
croix de guere for distinguished over
seas service.
Among the out-of-town guests were
Mr.. and Mrs. Roderick Peters of