Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-06-17
ALEXANDRIA SOCIETY

Historic Christ Church was the
scene of a beautiful wedding at :
o'clock last evening. when Miss Mar
garet Elizabeth Moncure. daughter
of Mrs. William Augustus Moncure
of BeIlefonte. King Street road. was
married to Mr.. Gardner Lloyd Boothe'
I'd. Owing to a recent bereavement
in the family of the bride the ar
rangements were extremely simple
and there was no reception. inc
church was decorated with tall palms.
ferns and daisies. The ceremony was
performed by the rector. Rev VIII
liam Jackson Morton. d. D.. assisted
by the former rector. Rev. Bergman
Green, n. D., dean of the Virginia
Episcopal Theological seminary. MT
Middleton organiSt of the church
played program of nuptial music
before the ceremony and the wedding
marches for the entrance and exit OF
the bridal party. Mrs Julian +:
Burke ir sang 20. Perfect Love
The bride walked with her brother.
Mr. Thomas J. Moncure She wore
her mothers wedding gown OF ivory
brot AIDED satin trimmed with rose
point Her tulle veil was fastened to
either side of her head with orange
blossoms and she carried an o!d-
fashioned nosegay of gardenlaS
sprayed with valley lilies. Her only
attendant was the maid of honor.
Miss Elizabeth Lee Boothe. sister or
the bridegroom, who wore q French
model frock of cream lace ana car
ried large noSegay of mixed spring
flowers and forGet-me-no MI:
Boothe had DIR. Johnson Mcclure OF
this CITY as best man. and the uSherS
were Messrs Howard |. Baldwin of
Chicago. John Gordon Wallace ana a.
Churchill Young of Richmond, Beau
tric LaFitte Howell, Albert NlckerS
Bryan and Clarence Johnston Roplh-
son OF Alexandria. Mrs. Moncure,
n,other of the bride. wore a hand
.ome gown of black lace ana emf :
Con. Mrs. Boothe, mother OF tht
groom. was in gray chiffon ana poiil
lace shortly after the ceremony MT.
md Mrs Boothe left for northern
bridal trip. the latter wearing SUIT
Of blue poiret twill and hat TO
match After September | they VIII
he at home at PIG South 81. ASaph
street. Mrs. Boothe is the daughter
of the late William y. Moncure. Tor
many years real estate agent Tor the
Pennsylvania railroad ,,,
She is a graduate of Gunston Hail
Shcool, Washington. Mr.. Boothe Is
the son Of MIR. and Mrs william ).
street He was graduated from the
Episcopal High School and afterWara
attended the University of Virginia
Tfa is now in the banking business II
this city and is president OF the Alex
andria German club. Among the
out-of-town guests at the wedding
We're Mr.. and Mrs. Lanier Mckee ano
George Carr Henry. I'd. of New \ orr
city: Mr. and Mrs q. T. Shepperd. Mr.
and Mrs. Thomas Dixon. Mr.. and Mrs
James Johnson: Mrs. J. T. Cole. MISS
Cole Mrs. William W. Young, Mr.
and Mrs. John Hopes. Mrs. Thomas
6 Bell. all of Philadelphia; Judge
End Mrs. Chichester and Mrs. Thomas
Wallace of Fredericksburg. Mr.. and
Mrs Richard CassiuS Lee Moncure
of Richmond Mrs. Oliver Townsenc
of Albemarle. y. G; Miss Annette
Harbor of Commerce, Ga: Miss Cor
nelia Ensign of Forsyth. Ga: Miss
Emily Boyd of Griffin. Ga; Mr.. Crais
Miller of Huntington. w. Va; Repre-
sentative r. Walton Moore and Misses
Jennie and Margaret Moore of Fair
fax. Mr.. and Mrs. Marion Millsor
Grenshaw. Miss Marian Lloyd Cren'
shaw. Mrs. q. Wythe Cooke, Miss
Mary Carson Roy. Mrs. Beverle!
and Mr.. Richard Mason Of Washing
ton.
Mrs Henry s. Wattles and her son
Starr Wattles. are the guests of rela
tives in Charles Town. w. Va.
Rev. and Mrs. Bland Tucker haV'
Vile. Va. after visit TO relatives
on Seminary Hill.
Mrs. VI. l.. Tucker has gone to he
home in Ashland. Va. after a visi
TO her son. Rev. Campbell Tucker. a
the Theological Seminary.
Miss Meade Field has returned L
her home. in West Point. Va. afte
spending H. winter and spring il
Alexandria.
DR. r Marshall Jones spent the
week end with his son and daughter
in-law. Mr.. and Mrs. John Marshal
Jones. at their home. the Terrace
Mount Washington. near Baltimore.
Mr. aud Mrs. Turner y. Groves an'
children have returned from Il motto
trip to Remington. Va. where the,
were the guests OF Mr.. Groves moth
Ell. Mrs. W. H. Groves.
Mrs Mary Barrett and James Bar
rett of Richmond We're guests las
week of Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Barrett
Cards have been received here from
Mrs. Jessie White Leland announcing
the marriage of her daughter. Mis-
Mary Elizabeth Leland. to Mr.. Car
William Appich. formerly OF this city
hut now of Richmond, son Of Mrs
Anna NJ. Appich. on Saturday. June
in Madison. Ind. After July | Mr.. AM