Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-07-18
Mr.. ALLEN---NISS IRVING

FIN. HLhLN rllC1 lhyiMu.
s In Trinity Parish church. amid the
heavy fragrance of loads of flowers.
with the soft-toned melody of organ
and voice falling aronld them as
oenediction. and in the presence of one
Of the most brilliant assembIages which |
has graced the church auditorium for
many months, Miss Peggy Irving, |
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Jos. Irving. |
1880 Hoyt avenue. became the bride of |
Mr. Charles Valentine Riply Allen, also |
of Everett, last evening.
From vestibule to pulpit, "a riot OF |
flowers of every description reigned.
Festoons and garlands of vine maple,
dollhouse greenery. ferns, roses, snap
dragons, gladioli, lilies, were every
where. Great bouqets of old-fashioned
blooms filled each window. While
lilies were artistically arranged on the
altar, where the reckoning flames of
many wax tapers beamed over them.
While the guests were being seated,
Prof. Joseph H Greener, organist,
played Echoes of Spring" by Friml
"Narcissus' byNevin; then swung into
the Bridal Chorus, from Lohengrin,
by Wagner, promptly at o'clock, as
the wedding party moved up the aisle,
preceded by the ushers, Mr.. Thomas
Irving, Mr.. Jerome Jones, Mr.. Camp
bell Kelleher of Seattle, Mr.. Theodore
Robinson, DR.. H. R. Secoy and Dr. A.
H. Gunderson.
Following the ushers were the brides
maids, the Misses Corinne and Eileen
Swalwell, gowned in pale yellow and
pink chiffon cloth and carrying shower
bouquets of sweetpeas and old-fash-
Toned flowers. Miss Genevieve Wal
ton followed, gowned in chiffon cloth
of honeydew shade and carrying
sweetpeas and old-fashioned flowers.
Miss Lorine Clough and Miss Gertrude
Cleaver came next. Miss Clough wear
ing pale pink, and Miss Clever gowned
in orchid, also carrying shower bou'
quets of old-fashioned flowers. The
bridesmaids all wore coronets of French
flowers upon their heads.
The matron of honor, Mrs. Brook.
Pendleton, of Vancouver, B. c., wore
a gown of chiffon cloth of a delicat,
green shade, trimmed with ostrich
Mrs. Pendleton's shower bouquet wa
OF rosebuds and sweetpeas. The daint.
little flower girls. Peggy Paige Pen
dleton and Barbara Anne Jones, niece
OF the bride, wore ruffled pink taffet
dresses and carried small silver basket
filled with Cecil Brunerroses and lille
tied with silver ribbon.
Then came the bride on the arm 0
her father, beautiful in white canto
/ crepe trimmed in crystal beads, tn
long court train of which was of crepe
centered with tulle. With the gov
was worn duchess lace veil, fastene
at the back with q frail Spanish coml
aud a wreath of orange blossoms Ell
circled the head. Her shower bot
quet was of lilies of the valley an
orchids. AT the chancel steps waite
$ the Rev. Edgar NJ. Rogers, officiatin
E. clergyman, together with the grool
t and best man, Mr.. Harry Wills. Tn
impressive ring ceremony of the Epi.
! eopal church was used, and a solem
hush fell upon the assembly, as th
service progressed.
Previous to the ceremony, Mrs. Sar
1Y. Peabody sang beautifully "Av
, Maria, :" by Gounod This was follow
ed by an organ number, "Humoreske,
by Dvorak; and during the plighting G
the troth, Mrs. Peabody again sang 81
Perfect Love, by Barnby
The party then moved out of tn
church TO the strains of Mendelssohn
Wedding March, and thence to tn
Country club, where the wedding re
ception was held, and where agail
beautiful flowers and beautiful gown
enhanced the brilliance of the event
Mrs, Joseph Irving, mother Of tn,
bride, received in a gown of rose pink
heavily beaded
Mr.. and Mrs. Allen left later in tn,
evening for Virginia, going to the OLE
home of Mr.. Allen, ''Redbanks, il
the Shenandoah Valley. The trip vii
cover several weeks, and before re
turning to Everett they will visit il
Washington, D. c., Baltimore, Detroit
and other points of the East and South
| The above marriage notice is re
printed from the society columns Of
the Everett News, published al
Everett, Washington. Mr., Allen is q
son of Mr.. 7. w. Allen of Red Banks,
and has many friends thruout the
Valley. lie left several years ago for
Washington State and is now a
! successful business man in the wes-
tern city. Mr.. and Mrs. Allen arrived
at RED Banks" Friday and will be
given number of social affairs in Mt.
Jackson and Woodstock.