Evening star., 1922-12-31


The Rev. DR.. Robert Johnson will
off1ciate, and there will be an impos-
ing array of attendants making the
party one of the largest seen here in
a year or two. Mrs. Francis Hunter
of Trenton. N. j., will be matron of
honor. and Miss Anita Henry, maid
Of honor. The party of eight other
Attendants for the bride will include
Mrs. Charles Carroll Morgan. Mrs.
Curtis Ripley Smith. Princess Bertha
sister of the bridegroom; Mrs John
Sherman McCallum. sister-in-law of
the bride: Miss Ellen Bruce Lee. Miss
Olyve Graef. and Miss Elisabeth
Kearney of Charlottesville, Va.
York. brother Of the bridegroom,
will be his best man. and among the
eleven ushers will be Mr.. Richard
Davidson, Mr.. Bardford Norman. Mr..
Radway OF New Jersey. Mr.. Robert J.
H. Powell of New York and Mr.. L.
Bysterus Heemskerk. formerly honor
ary attache of the Netherlands legan-
ton in Washington. The bridegroom
elect and several Of his ushers are
Harvard men. class '1S.
There has been incessant enter
tanning for Miss McCallum and her
wedding party. and following the re-
hearsal tomorrow Mr.. and Mrs
Arthur Lee will entertain the entire
bridal party at dinner.
The marriage of Miss Charlotte A.
Riddell, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter Hayes Riddell. to Lieut. Ben
jamin Franklin Perry. U. S. NJ. took
place Saturday afternoon, December
% in the home OF the brides parents
at the Calverton. The ceremony was
performed at 4 80 o'clock by the Rev:
In, hn
only the members of the two families.
and was followed BY an informal
wedding supper for those who wit
messed the ceremony.
The bride wore a gown or white
embr oidered net over white. wreath
Of orange blossoms in her hair and
carried bride roses and lilies or the
valley.
Her only attendant was Miss Ellen
Chaplin. who wore soft green taneta
and carried pink roses. Lieut. nN, rean George
Lieut.. and Mrs. Perry left later in
the day for a wedding trip. and after
February l will be at home at -
Maryland avenue. Annapolis, Nd,
where Lieut.. Perry is on duty. The
Perry and the late Dr. Perry Of JET
ferson, Ohio.
The marriage of Miss Dorothy
Thomson, daughter Of the late Dr.
Augustus Pembroke Thomson OF sum :
SON Breckinridge. U. S. NJ. c., took
place at o'clock Wednesday night In
the Church of the Holy Spirit. Summit
Point The ceremony was performed
by Bishop Gravatt of West virginia
assisted by the Rev. Mr. Davidson
rector Of the parish.
Many out-of-town guests We're pres
ent including a number OF Col. Breck-
inridge's fellow officers In the Marine
Corps and other branches of the serv-
ice. The church was decorated with
Christmas greens, smilax and south
ern moss. After the ceremony the
guests attended a reception at HaW-
thorn. the residence of the brides
mother, Mrs. Augustus Pembroke
Thomson.
The bride was gowned in white
satin, trimmed with rare old lace.
made with q court train Of satin. Her
bridal veil was of rare lace. The maid
Of honor was the brides sister. Miss
Imogene Thomson. who wore gown
Of green chiffon with silver and crys-
tai trimmings, while her two sisters
in law, Mrs. James NJ. Thomson and
Mrs. Paul Thomson. were matrons OF
honor.
Mrs. James NJ. Thomson. who was
formerly Miss Genevieve Champ
Clark, was in green chiffon over vio-
let. while Mrs Paul Thomson wore
violet chiffon over green.
There were eight bridesmaids. an
of whom were in costumes OF shell
The bridesmaids included Miss. Julia
Downer, Miss Fannie Moore and Miss
Elizabeth Moore Of Berryville. Va;
Miss Elizabeth White of Leesburg.
Va; Miss Flora Baylor and Miss Nell
Baylor of Cedar Bluff, Va: Miss
Gladys Breazele. Louisiana, and Miss
Claudine Hutter Of Lynchburg, Va.
Little Gertrude Thomson and Eliza
beth Chew. nieces Of the bride, acted
as flower girls. and Pembroke Thorn
son Grove, her nephew, was ring
Mr.. James NJ. Thomson. brother Of
the bride was nd best est shars man ,Gr inc,6 G6i
ed Mr.. Paul Thomson, another Of the
brides brothers.; Col. Louis Little,
Lieut.. Col. Edward Greene. Maj. Har-
old L. Parsons. Maj. Calvin b. Mat
thews. Capt. w. B. Sullivan and Col
Beaumont Of the Marine Corps. ard
Washington Berry Grove, jr.
Among the out town guests were
Surgeon General Of Public Health and
Mrs. Hugh Cumming; Col. and Mrs.
George Mitchell and Maj. and Mrs.
Robert Benton of Washington.
announcement
riage on Tuesday of Miss 1mogene
Elizabeth Holmes of Berkeley. Cal,
formerly of Washington, and Mr. j.
FULLER Spoerri, nephew of Representa-
tive Charles E. Fuller Of Illinois. The
ceremony was quietly performed at
the home of the Rev. DR.. Abernathy.
pastor Of Calvary Baptist Church. Mr..
and Mrs. E. A. Lopp having been the
only witnesses, as the brides parents
have recently removed to California.
Miss Holmes wore becoming gown
of black satin embroidered in beads
and a large black satin picture hat.
Mr. and Mrs. Spoerri will make their
future home in Washington.
The marriage of Miss Miriam Buck
ley, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. r. r.
Buckley, to Mr.. Joseph Garland
Spraker, took place Wednesday eve
ming, December 27, at 8 o'clock. in
the Clifton, Va, Presbyterian Church,
the pastor Of the church. the Rev. T.
H. Mcleod. officiating. The ceremony
was witnessed only by relatives and
close friends Of the couple.
The bride. who was given in mar
rage by her father, wore gown OF
midnight blue velvet trimmed in
henna, with hat to match, and carried
a bouquet of BRIDES roses and ferns.
Md, attended the bride as matron of
honor, and wore a dress Of henna
crepe trimmed in Spanish lace and
carried a bouquet of yellow rosebuds
and ferns.
The best man was Mr.. James Cross.
and the ushers were Mr.. Lewis Quigg
and Mr.. Joshua Buckley. Mr.. Irwin
Quigg Of Washington, played the
wedding march.
Mr.. and Mrs. Spraker, who have a
large circle of friends in both Clifton
and Washington, will be at home aft
er january, at Mclean, Va.
Wednesday, December 20. Miss
Esther Rosenfeld, daughter Of Mr.. I.