The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-08-04
Miss Vera Allen Is Bride of Navy Man;
Nan; Annual Garden Fete on Wednesday

rpHE marriage 20 Miss Vera Allen.
/ dlurhicr of Mrs, Prank Dewitt
Alien 10 Ensign Harold Alexander
Houser. T.. s. g.. son Of AR and MS
rmmst House, og Fort Valley, Ga
wa. celebrated saturday evening in
fbe University Unitarian chapel, the
Rev. Or. John Carroll Perkins read
ins ne service az $50 o'clock.
Ion- stemmed white gladloluscs
and srcens adorned thc quaint little
,hapF. under the soft lisht % waNen
tapers. They were banked az the
ehanesl. nodded In graceful profusion
nom high window lcdgcs and beau.
ufcd the altar
Preceding the ceremony. Mlss
Eieano, ponlsy az Tho organ played
Wagners evening star" blending
INTO the Theta PRAYER This was
followed by tho thirteenth chapter o.
nrs. Corinthians. read by Mis- Adet
aids Fairbanks.
The Bridal Chorus" nom Lohsn'
GRIN was used for the professional
The birds. who entered with her
brother. vas charming In her wed
ding Gown Of ivory georgettc over
ATTN. modelled on straight lines and
trimmed with a broad ostrich nounec
ana a glrdle Of pearls Her Veil q old
rose point. was caught 20 her Golf.
hire with a circiet az pearls and
orange blossoms and fell In soft
,olds over her long court train.
orange blossoms. lilies Of the valley
and swansonia. 10 a lovely shower
we're her flowers
Mss Helen Sohwager. the maid Of
honor. wore a frock % moss green
chiffon trimmed In ostrich OF the
same shade, and for flowers carried
Ward roses with green chiffon
streameTs.
Miss Betty Slade. OF Hood River.
Ore. Miss Martha Lucas, Miss Ger
trude Lewis and Miss Alice Frein.
the bridesmaids. wore gowns or geor.
gette designed after the same model
as Mis- schwagcF's. Miss Slade and
Miss Lucas were in petal pink and
Miss Lewis and Miss Frein in layen.
der. Their bouquets were Of pink and
lavender sweet peas. snapdragons and
delphinum tied with pink and laven.
der chiffon,
Mararet Carpenter. the little flower
girl. wore an oldfashioned ruffled
yeIlow tafgeta frock and carried a gar.
land Of Cecil Drummer roses and
smilax
Mrs. Allen wore silver gray crepe
de chine. trimmed with cut steel
and a corsage % lavender sweet
peas and Cecil Drummer roses.
Ensign william Darrell Hoover
u the L. 5. $. New Mexico was
best man and the ushers were En-
sign Thomas l. Lewis 90 the U.
$. 5. Mississippi. Ensign Alexan.
der Marssll Loker. Ensign strib-
bling snodzrass and Lieutenant
Charles welborn. Ir. Of the L. $.
8 New Mexico.
Ae reception at the home OF
the brides mother followed the
ceremony. Here the decorations
were OF garden flowers, arranged
in standards and high baskets
while the supper table held a low
bowI Of pink. blue and lavender
blooms. Presiding ~ the urus were
Mrs. Fred Bailey Of Port Town.
send. Mrs. John Carroll Perkins,
Mrs. Frank carIAtcr and Mrs.
Pierre ]. Frcin.
Assisting we're Miss Elzey skin.
ner. Miss Alice Mcmillan. Miss
Marian Lucas Miss Mabel Andcr.
son. Miss Adelaide Fairbanks and
Miss Dorothy CongoC
The bride wore f5r travelling. a
three-pleec taillsur Of artichoke
green. a beige hat and orchid cor.
sage.
Ensign and Mrs. Houser viii re.
turn 70 Seattle about August 20 70
remain until September when they
VIII depart for California 10 make
their home.