The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-09-22
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WEDDING
BELLS
Preparations for Autumn
Marriages Absorb In
terest Of Society
BY JEAN ELIOT.

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TFEDDING BELLS win ring
s Nv right mefrily through the
~ autumn, and although sew
eral marriages OF especial interest
will take place out. Of town num-
Der of Washingtonian will be pres
ent lin each instance.
" Friends in Washington a0e re-
ceiving kilograms from Miss Louise
Ross Todd saying. I'VE can't pos
sibly be married without you" 9nd
announcing the date. October 3, OF
her approaching marriage to y.
Parker Gilbert, jr., sometime Under
secretary 1of the Treasury; and a
large contingent Of notables win go
probably to Louisville, KY, home
OF Miss Todd's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. James Ross Todd. for the
event. Them, too, a number Of
Washingto will motor up to
Blueinont, Va, for the marriage on
Saturday of Miss Mary Worthington
Pearre and Robert Travers Rohrer,
which will take place in the pic
tur6sQue mountain setting of Stony-
void, Mrs, PearreS camp at Blue
mont.
Miss Pearre win have as her maid
Of honor. Miss Elizabeth Pearre, and
Shepherd Rohrer will be best man
for his brother. Charles G.. War
den, an uncle of the bride, will give
her in marriage, and Mrs. Warden
is among those who will go to
Bluemont for the wedding. Miss
Pearre returned to Stonywold today
after spending q few days with Mr..
and Mrs. William G.. Hill at their
home in Chevy Chase.
SchoonInaIxer.G Gown Marriage First
OF picture Weddings In Town.
The first OF the grist of big wed
dings7-with bridesmaids, ushers ito
match" and ''everything"-to actu-
ally take place IN town will be the
marriage of Miss May Gown, dangh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. r. r. Gown,
and John D. Schoonmaker,s jr., Of
New York, on Tuesday afternoon,
October IA: and on October % will
come the marriage Of Miss Beatrice
Beck, daughter OF the Solicitor Gen.
eral and Mrs. James M. Beck, to s..
Pinckney Tuck, jr., also in Wash
ington.
The marriage of Miss Elsie Free
man, daughter of the Right Rev
Orend James Freeman, Bishop of
Washington, and Mrs. Freeman. to
the Reverend Raymond Wolveri,
which will be solemnized on October
q in Bethlehem Chapel, will be
more simple in detail because of
mourning in Miss Freeman's family.
And Mrs. Joseph Hampson, who is
to be married within the next few
weeks to Colonel Francis Horton
Pope, U. S. A., will have a very
quiet wedding.
Bethlehem Chapel will be the
scene of the marriage of Miss Gown
and Mr.. Schoonmaker, the time be-
ing o'clock, and Immediately after
ward there will be a large recep-
ton at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Gown, 1890 Massachusetts avenue.
The bride-elect will have attend
ing her Mrs. r. r. Gown, jr., her
gister-in-law, and Mrs. w. e. Chill
ton. jr., sister of the bridegroom, as
matrons of honor, and the brides.
maids will be Miss Claire Pison, of
New York; Miss Penelope Anderson,
of Richmond; Miss Ellen Beck, of
Baltimore, and Miss Mary HELEN,
Miss Helen Carusi and Miss Suzanne
.Veeder, of Washington.
Frank Curran. Of Philadelphia,
will be best man, and there will be
seven ushers, the list to be com.
pleted later.
Mrs. Gown and her daughter will
go to New York Tuesday to remain
until October, when they will return
and open their house on Massachu.
sets avenue.
Presumably the marriage of Miss
Marjorie Wright, daughter of Major