Evening star., 1924-11-09
ALEXANDRIA SOCIETY

The marriage OF Miss Rosella
irist Burke, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Randolph Burke, to Mr.
Robert Edwin Graham, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Robert Montrose Graham
took place Monday evening at
o'clock in the home of the brides
parents in Rosemont. The ceremony
was performed by Rev. Louis Smet
and Rev. Joseph Kelly, pastor and
assistant pastor of st. Mary s
Roman Catholic Church. The house
was beautifully decorated with
palms. ferns and Easter lilies, and
the wedding marches were played
by Mrs. Thomas Hulfish. The bride
walked with her father, and wore a
S.s&n Of ivory satin and chiffon
trimmed with old family rose point
lace. The court train was Of white
satin brocade. Her Veil of tulle was
fastened by wreath of tiny orange
flowers. Her only attendant was
The brides sister, Miss Ellen C.
Burke, who wore II gown OF green
velvet trimmed with gray fur Mr.
Graham had Mr Browse Trist
Burke, brother of the bride, as his
best man. Immediately after the
ceremony a reception was held, to
which no additional guests were
asked. The bride and bridegroom
were assisted In receiving by their
mothers, Mrs. Burke and Mrs.
Graham. The wedding cake was
placed on a table covered by cloth
which formerly belonged to the
brides great-grandmother, Virginia
Randolph, and was used for the
same purpose at the latter's wedding
TO Nicholas Philip Trist at Month
cello. Mr.. and Mrs. Graham left
later in the evening for bridal
trip. On their return they will live
temporarily with Mr.. Graham's
parents in Rosemont until their new
home is completed.
The bride is descendant Of
several Of the most distinguished
families of the Old Dominion. Her
great great-grandmother was Martha
Thomas Jefferson and wife of
Thomas Mann Randolph, Governor of
Virginia, 1s19-21. Through the
Randolphs her lineage is traced to
the royal house of Stuart, and she is
eighteenth in descent from Robert
III, King of Scotland. Among the
out-of-town guests were Mrs.
Nicholas p. T. Burke Of Boston, Miss
Eiilda Trist of New Hampshire, Mr.
and Mrs. Charles B. Eddy and Miss
Voolfolk of Plainfield. n. j.; Mr.. and
mond, Mr.. and Mrs. T.. 3. Pollard
and Miss Emily Pollard OF Chester.
Pa; Mr.. and Mrs. George ". Lay
cock Of Hamilton, Va; Mr.. and Mrs
Henry Brawner, Mr.. and Mrs. Philip
Graham Otterback, Mr.. Edwin c.
Graham, Mr.. Philip Otterback and
Mr.. Edwin Van Deventer of
Washington.
Mrs. Frazier Baldwin and her four
children of Savannah, Ga, are the
guests of her parents, Judge and Mrs.
Louis c. Barley, on North Washing
ton street
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Maeger
Green have returned from a trip to
Richmond and Williamsburg, Va.
Miss Margaret Moore of Stuart Hall,
with her parents. DIR. and Mrs. Samuel
Is. Moore. on Prince street
The members Of the 1924 graduatir g
class of the Alexandria High Sch. ol
gave Halloween party SATURDAY
evening, November /. at Lee Gimp
Hall, chaperoned by Miss Helen Sor-
ris Cummings.
Miss Clara Moore, who spens the
summer at Big Indian, Catskill
burg, Va, was the guest for a month
of relatives in Sandy Spring. Md. be-
fore returning to her home on Cam
eron street for the winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Thomas enter
tanned the Sorority Club OF Washing!
ton at a dance Halloween night in
their home on Wolfe street.
Mr.. Laurence Fawcett has left for
Jacksonville, Fla, where he will
make his home.
Mr.. Urban S. Lambert, jr, of the
University of Virginia, spent the