Evening star., 1925-01-04
Advent of New Year Marked
BY Many Brilliant Weddings
Prominent Personages Attend Ceremony of
Yesterday Uniting Miss Irene w. Basford
and Mr.. J. G. Wright.

The Secretary of the Interior, DR..
Hubert Work; other officials of the
Interior Department, a large con-
tfngent from the Senate and lower
House, as well as a number of out
of-town guests attended the wedding
yesterday of Miss Irene Winnifred
BaSford. ward of Senator Thoma s
Sterling of South Dakota, to Mr.. j.
George Wright of Oklahoma. The
ceremony was performed at > o'clock
In the Bethlehem Chapel of the Ma
tional Cathedral by the Bishop OF
Washington. the Rt. Rev James L.
Freeman. a vested choir chanted
bridal hymnals, accompanied by the
organ.
The bride was escorted and given
In marriage by Senator Sterling, and
wore an exquisite gown of silver lace
and white chiffon, finished at the bot
tom with deep band of white ostrich
trimming. The drapery was caught a I
the left shoulder by knot OF orange
blossoms, and at the end of the right
side at the bottom of the gown by
similar knot of the same bridal flow
ers. The long tulle veil extended from
a Coronet of pearls intermiXed with
orange blossoms, with tiny sprays of
the same revealed throughout its en-
tire length The brides bouquet was
a shower of lilies of the valley and
orchids.
The maid of honor, Miss Constance
Eleanor Stanley of California, head
of the Spanish department of Mary
land University, wore a frock of maize
chiffon, with gold mesh banding,
made in French bodice style, with
soft circular draping, and a corsage
formed of Aaron Ward roses and
lemon coIored ostrich feathers Her
hot 90 loHr III /
with a rose TO match her gown. She
carried Ward roses.
The matron Of honor. Mrs. William
Webb OF Washington, was attierd
in a dress OF rose chiffon with a
tucked cape of the same material
hanging from the shoulders, trimmed
in chiffon roses. with one chiffon rose
Clasping the cape at the shoulder Her
hat was of lavender chiffon, trimmed
with a rose of the same shade as her
gown. She carried Columbia roses.
The little flower girl, Marguerite
Berkeley, daughter of Mr. and Mrs
James Berkeley, wore frock of
white, and carried a basket of pink
roses, from which she scattered
petals before the bridal couple
Mr.. Frank c. Hubbard of Muskogee,
Okla, and a close personal friend of
the groom for many years, acted as
best man.
Mr.. William Webb of Washington,
grandson of the late Mrs Thomas
Sterling, acted as usher.
Among the guests were Senator
and Mrs. Peter Norbeck. Senator
J. w. Harreld, Senator Charles Curtis,
Senator and Mrs. Robert l. owen.
Senator and Mrs Charles McNary,
Representative and Mrs. c. A.
Christoph erson, Representative and
tative and Mrs. Royal c. Johnson,
Representative Homer P. Snyder,
Representative and Mrs. w. w Hast
ings, Representative and Mrs Charles
d. Carter, former Senator and Mrs
Porter J. McCumber, the first AS
sistant Secretary of the Interior, Mr..
+. G. FinneX; the Assistant Secretary
of the Interior, Mr.. F. NJ. Goodwin /;
Administrative Assistant to the Sec
retary Of the Interior and Mrs +. K.
Burlew, Special Assistant to the Sec
retary of the Interior, Mr.. William. J.
Donald: Executive Assistant to the
Secretary of the Interior and Mrs
]. H. McNeely, Mr.. John Harvey.
chief clerk of the Department Of the
Interior, and Mrs. Harvey: Mr.. Charles
II. Burke, Commissioner of Indian Af-
fairs, and Mrs. Burke; Mr.. Edgar B.
Merritt, Assistant Commissioner of In
Nidii fAilctllNp anu MIS-. -htIltl, MI .
C. +. Hauke, chief clerk, office of In
dian Affairs, and Mrs. Hauke: also
division chiefs and Miss Basford's as
sociates in the secretary's Office and
the Indian Bureau.
Commissioner w. S. Hill. of the
Shipping Board and Mrs. Hill, Mr..
and Mrs. William p. Wright of
Chicago, brother and sister-in-law of
the bridegroom; Miss NJ. Z. Wright
of Chicago, sister of the bride groom
Mr.. and Mrs. o. S. Basford of South
Dakota, uncle and aunt of the bride.
The members of the Roy Mckinley
Basford Unit attended the weddin 2
in a. body, and Mr.. Oscar Simpkins, A
blind veteran of the World War, in
whom the brides organization has
taken a special interest, also was
present.
Mr.. and Mrs Wright left for a we'd
ding trip, the latter wearing d dark
brown ensemble suit and a white
er1nine hat. They will be at home
after February l. in Pawhuska, Okla
The bride has resided in Washing
ton for about seven years as the ward
Of Senator and Mrs. Thomas Sterling
making her home with them, and
especially being great personal