The Washington times., 1924-05-03
MARK.HANNA'S
GRANDCHILD
MARRIED
Miss Elizabeth Hanna
WEEDS Washington Man.
Ceremony Effective

St. Thomas Church was the
scene Of the marriage today Of Miss
Elizabeth Gordon Hanna, daughter
Of the late Dan r: Hanna and
granddaughter of the late Mark
Hanna, to Richard Porter David
son. The wedding, which was at
tended by brilliant company, was
an event Of unusual interest, since
Miss Hanna's family has played an
important part in the political his
tory Of the country. and since Mr..
Davidson, the son of Mr.. an! Mrs
III. Bradley Davidson, comes Of a
family long prominent In the Dis
trict. Miss Hanna's mother was
Miss Elizabeth Gordon, of Cleve.
land.
The ceremony was performed at
noon, with the rector of St.
Thomas, the Rev. DR.. c. Ernest
Smith, as the officiating clergyman.
The picturesque Gothic church was
decorated with spring flowers,
palms and ferns, with Gala lilies
massed on the altar and great
clusters of spring blossoms mark
ing the ends Of the pews and form
ing flowery aisle through which
the bride and her attendants made
way " IH6
The bride was given in marriage
by her brother, Mark Hanna, Of
Cleveland, and was attended by
Mrs. Walter Evans Edge, jr., and
Miss Louise Ross Todd, matron and
maid Of honor. The bridesmaids
were Miss Olyve Graef, Miss Caro-
line Story, Miss Marion Trumbull
and Miss Beatrice Beck, of Wash
ington; Miss Winifred Walker, OF
New York, and Mrs. William Goetz.
u. S. A.
Mr.. Davidson's best man was his
brother, H. Bradley Davidson, jr..
and the ushers were Henry Davis
Lee, CARROT Morgan, Alan Rinehart,
Jack White, Reeve Hoover, w. j.
Price, and Chauncey Parker, jr.
The bridesmaids wore gowns Of
yellow tulle over satin, with cir.
cular skirts, very long and full, and
picture hats OF yellow horsehair
trimmed in yellow ribbon. The
matron Of honor and the maid Of
honor wore delphinium blue, their
costumes being made like those of
the bridesmaids, with blue horsehair
hats; and all the attendants carried
shower bouquets of iris, delphinlum
and yellow daisies.
Brides Gown Medieval i'm
Inspiration; Wears Hanna Lace.
The brides gown was medieval
in its inspiration. 1t was Of ivory
satin with straight back and the
train cut in one piece with the skirt
and edged with a circular flounce
embroidered in seed pearls and
rhinestones. The beautiful Hanna
rose point lace was used about the
decoltage and to edge the long close
fitting sleeves. She wore a full
tulle veil falling from a coronet of
cobwebby Italian lace edged with
orange blossoms and carried
bouquet of Gala lilies and orchids
with white prayerbook which mad
been used at her confirmation.
After the ceremony there was
reception at 1712 Rhode Island
avenue, the pretty home into which
Miss Hanna has recently moved
and in which she and her husband
will make their home. 1t already
has sentimental interest for them,
since their engagement was an
nounced at the housewarming given
in March. Senator and Mrs. Medill
Mccormick, the latter an aunt of
the bride, were in the receiving line
with the bridal party, as were Mr..
Davidson's parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
H. Bradley Davidson. Palms and
spring flowers were used profusely
as decorations, with white Dis the
prevailing shade.
Immediately after the reception
Mr.. and Mrs. Davidson left for a
brief wedding trip. She is wearing
as her travelling costume a irock Of
gray canton crepe. with a coat made
of a Paisley shawl, deep red IN
color, and a small red cloche hat
matching the coat in tone and guilt
less of trimming save for a gray
veil falling over one shoulder.
Shoes and hosiery are gray.
Among the out-of town guests
were Mr.. and Mrs. Marc Hanna, Mr..
and Mrs. Carl Hanna, Mr.. and Mrs.
Dan Hanna. all of Cleveland; Miss
Ellen Mackay, George. Sloan, Loyal
Sewall and Arthur Sewall Herman
Sartoris, and Mr.. and Mrs. H. A.
Prosser, all of New York. 81.
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Leander Mccormick Goodhart, of
the British embassy, will entertain
party of twelve at dinner at LIE
Paradis this evening.