Evening star., 1923-09-02
lInterest in Autumn Brides
Grows as Season Advances
Aies-Morgan Wedding at Rockville Leading in
September Events of Record Notable
Marital Alliances.

Autumn weddings in and out OF
town grow in interest as the season
advances. beginning with that of Miss
Eleanor Sheffield Phelps and DR.. Rob
ert Harry Wilds in st. Bartholomew
church. New York, and of Miss Agnes
Means of Boston and Lieut.. John
Beresford Wynn Waller, L. 5. ~, in
Beverly, Mass, in the lead.
First in interest of the September
weddings is that of Miss Lillian Nor
gan and MIR. Charles Chesley Allies,
which took place at $3.50 o'clock last
evening in the home of the brides
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. William Ed
ward Morgan on Montgomery avenue,
Rockville, Md. Rev. John t. Coola-
han. pastor of St Mary's Catholic
Church. in that city, officiated.
The gorgeous hucs of late summer
and early autumn flowers were ar
ranged in sumptuous masses through
out the rooms used for entertainment
and the bridal company stood before
a back gi ound of autumn leaves, and
hydrangea in more delicate coloring,
while one entire room was decorated
in the harder flowers of yellow tones.
The bride was escorted and given
i'll marriage by her father and was
lovely in Il gown of white satin crepe
laSnlOneu Wild Il court liti
veil of tulle was worn with coro-
net of old lace with little clusters
of orange blossoms. Her bouquet or
bride roses had d shower OF lillies OF
the valley.
Attending the bride as matron OF
honor was Mrs Francis q. Matson
uf Washington, who wore gown OF
silver lace over delf blue georgette
Ward roses. Miss Mary Louise Lar
Combe Of Rockville, maid OF honor'
was in a gown of dainty orchid PINK
color satin crepe trimmed IN pearl
ornaments. and she carried a bouquet
OF pink roses which. like that of the
rose buds.
Mr.. Milton +. Allies, brother of the
bride groom and both sons of Mrs.
Jane Allies and the late II. S. Allies,
served as best man. while the ushers
were Commander Webster. L. s. n:
Lieut.. McCiinneSs, L. s. ~. and Lieut..
Weaver, L. 5. N. all of Washington,
and Mr. Russell Racey of New York
city.
Mrs. David H. Kincheloe. wife of
Representative Kincheloe of KEN
lucky and an intimate friend of the
bride. played the wedding marches,
accompanying with the piano the
violinist, Mr.. Rakemann. the music
being a particularly effective feature
Z. OF the wedding arrangements.
Following the ceremony there was
q reception when Mrs Morgan. moth
er of the bride. and Mrs. Allies, moth
. or of the bridegroom, assisted the
bridal party in receiving, the former
wearing a beaded gown of gray geor-
gette crepe and the latter a gown of
green georgette handsomely beaded
They each wore corsage bouquets of
pink roses. Mrs. Ada Allies Wilson.
sister of the bridegroom, also was in
the receiving line.
\ large number of out-of-town
guests attended the wedding, incIud-
gfnGT hr arNI I-1, rT1r
Jane Taft and John Taft. jr.. of
Evanston. H.; Mr.. and Mrs Eugene
Allies OF ScarborouGh-on-th the Hudson;
...pr. Olive Allies and DR.. Donna Rus
: sell of Charles Town, w. Va.
When Mr.. and Mrs. Allies left for
- wedding journey the bride wore a
modish gown of dark blue satin
.ar"pe with small toque< to corre-
Sp"nd and a long travelling coat of
gray trimmed with fur. ON their
return they will be at home. after
october !. at Kew Gardens, in
Georgetown.
The first of several important we'd
dings scheduled to take place in St.
Bartholomew's in New York city dur
ing September. will be that Wednes-
day of Miss Eleanor Sheffield Phelps.
daughter of Mrs. Sheffield Phelps of
Aiken. and DR.. Robert Harry WildS
of New York city. Miss Phelps is
the granddaughter of the diplomatist
and international lawyer, William
Walter Phelps. and the great-grand-
the first Chief Justice of the United
States, john JAY. She also is cousin
of the late Admiral William Sheffield
-Gowles, brother-in-law of the late
President Roosevelt. DR.. Wilds is
princeton man and is affiliated with
the social activities of Westchester
county. Though the wedding will be
quiet and without attendants. the
kindred and friends of the young
couple will fill st. Barth olomew's to
its full capacity.
The marriage of Miss Mary Dorothy
;Guilford, daughter of Mrs. Mary c.
Guilford, and Mr.. Wiltred Arthur
Simpson. Will take place at o'clock
Wednesday morning. at the Church
of the Holy Comforter
Rev. c. +. Wheeler, pastor, will per-
.fform the ceremony and read the nup.;;
'tial mass, which will follow. He will
be assisted by the Rev. J. J. Bowens
and the Rev. j. S. Martin
The bride will be given in marriage
by her uncle, John A. Dugan. and
will be attended by Miss Mary Werres
as maid of honor. The bridesmaids
will be Miss Elizabeth Simpson and
Miss Ann Simpson. Miss Helen Finne-
gan and Miss Elizabeth Finnegan.
The best ma man win be Mr.; Joseph
simpson. Mr.. Harry Bailey. Mr..
James Stakem and Mr.. Waldo Tastet.
MIR. Edwin T. Donovan will play the
organ. Miss Marian Larner will sing.
Immediately after the services there
will be a small reception and we'd
ding breakfast at the home of Mr..
and Mrs Simpson, after which the
young couple will leave for u short
honeymoon.
Miss Guilford has been student at
Central High and the Wilson Normal
schools. Mr.. Simpson is prominent
young business man of Washington.
Numbers of WashingtonianS are in
tereSted in the wedding in st. Johns
4Church. Beverly. Mass, September 22.
of Miss Agnes Means of Boston and
Lieut. John Beresford Wynn Waller.
United States Navy. son of Maj. Gen.
+. Littleton Waller, and member of
the Army and Navy Club of this city.
Lieut.. Waller is assigned to the
but has been spending the summer on
q, 1.-THE north shore of Massachusetts
Miss Means is cousin of Mrs. Con-
stance Gardner Mnot's fiance, Will
liam Gordon Means, WHO will be
among the attendants at the wedding
A simply but beautifully arranged
home wedding was that of Miss Pau
, line Fass. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
Charles Fass, and Mr.. Samuel L. Col
legeman, which took place in the
residence of Mr. and Mrs. Fass, Sun
day evening, August 19, at 1870
o'clock. DIR. Harry A. Mesfeld of the
Washington Hebrew Temple offici-
The rooms were decorated with
quantities of Gla1ioli, ferns, palms
and late summer flowers, making a
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