Evening star., 1924-08-31
Weddings Pleasing Feature
Of Autumn Social Program
Immediately Preceding the Recognized
Official Society Season.

Autumn weddings. always one of
the chief features of social interest
in the Capital and, like the coming
out of debutantes, filling in with rich
color the period preceding the official
social season, have this Autumn many
interesting nuptial affairs to offer.
Chief among them is the wedding
Of Miss Beatrice Beck. daughter OF
Solicitor General and Mrs. James NJ.
Beck. to Mr. s. Pinkney Tuck. October
., an afternoon church wedding, and
the wedding of Miss Annalee Hager-
man, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. James
Hagerman. and Mr.. Hayward Siddons.
October 90.
A quiet wedding, with attractive
surroundings, took place at noon yes
terday in St. Adams Church, when
Mrs. Lillia Fox Miller of Norfolk, Va.
and Mr.. j. Robinson Elder of Berry
vile, Va, formerly of this city. were
married. Rev. Charles T. Warner,
the rector. officiated.
The bride is the daughter of Mr..
Alexander Polk Fry of Indianapolis.
Ind, and the bridegroom is son of
the late ]. r. Elder of this city and
Mrs. Sara Clark Elder, now of Berry
VILE. The latter and her daughter,
Miss Virginia Elder. came for the
wedding. The ceremony was fol-
lowed by luncheon at the Hotel
Washington, attended by the we'd
ding party and close relatives and
friends of the bride and bridegroom.
Mr. and Mrs. Elder departed later
in the day for their wedding trip by
motor. 1t will take them to Jersey
coast shore resorts.
Miss Bartha Sures and Mr.. Joseph
NJ Mailman were married Sunday
afternoon, August II, in the syna-
gogue at 9th and | streets, by Rev.
Louis Novick. The bride was given
in marriage by her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs Phillip Sures, according to the
orthodox Jewish ceremony. She was
attended by Miss Anna Goldman.
Miss Esther Leihster and Miss Hattie
Freedman and little Miss Jeanette c
Naiman was flower girl. Mr.. Leon
Bensiloff was best man and the
ushers were Mr.. Julius Mailman. Mr..
Dave Yurow and Mr.. Abe Goldman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mailman are spending
their honeymoon in the Thousand
Islands and Canada, and on their re-
turn will be at home at 1749 Lanier
place.
A wedding of interest to many in
Washington was that of Miss Dorothy
L. Dodson. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
J. B. Dodson of 1860 Columbia road,
and Mr.. Robert S. Gordon, son of Mr..
Charles Robert Gordon of Detroit.
The wedding took place last eve
ming at $50 o'clock at the home of
the brides parents. Rev. w. c. Waite
myer of Epiphany Lutheran Church
officiating. The bride was given in
marriage by her father.
Mrs. F. w. Dodson Of New York
was matron of honor for her sister,
and Mr.. LIE Roy McGregor of Ohio was
the bridegroom's best man.
Miss Clara Ascherfeld, pianist of
the Peabody Conservatory of Bal
timore, and Mrs. Florence Howard, So
prano, gave musical numbers. Miss
Ascherfeld played the wedding
marches and Mrs. Howard sang "Oh.
Promise Me" and AT Dawning"
The bride wore a gown of chiffon
and satin, embroidered in crystal and
seed pearls, and carried a shower
bouquet of roses and lilies of the
valley. The veil was held by a coronet
of pearls and rhinestones.
The matron of honor wore an or
chid-color gown beaded in crystal and
the bride wore gray georgette and
carried sweet peas and roses
The home was decorated in white
gladioli, asters and pink roses. After
the ceremony a buffet supper was
served.
Mrs. Gordon graduated from Welles-
ley College in the class Of 1923. and
was there a member of the Phi Sigma
Society. Mr.. Gordon was prominent
in the class of 1920 at the University
of Oklahoma and is now continuing
his work in the Law School of George
Washington University. where he has
held many honors. He is a member of
the Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity and
Of the Phi Delta Phi Legal Fraternity.
After a trip of two weeks Mr.. and
Mrs. Gordon will make their home al
2726 Connecticut avenue.
Charming in its simplicity was the