Evening star., 1926-06-20

A pretty military wedding took
place yesterday afternoon at 4 o'clock
In the Bethlehem Chapel of the Wash
ington Cathedral. when Miss Mar
garet Mclaughlin, daughter Of Mrs.
Angus A. Mclaughlin, became the
bride of Lieut.. Comdr. Philip Rider
Weaver. son of the late MIR. and Mrs.
Philip Rider Weaver of Newport. The
ceremony was performed by the Rev.
Charles T.. Warner, and was followed
by a reception at Rauscher'S. The
church had a simple arrangement of
pink roses, and at Raucher's baskets
of Spring flowers were used in the
decorating. A program of music was
played at the reception by an
orchestra, and preceding and during
the ceremony the organist at the
chapel played several selections.
The bride wore gown of ivory
satin fashioned princess style. with
long, close fitting sleeves. Her tulle
veil was made with a panel of princess
lace. and was held by clusters OF
orange blossoms. She carried a shower
bouquet of roses and lilies of the
valley.
Miss katherine Shoemaker was the
maid of honor, and she was in a gown
of rose crepe romaine, a hat of straw
and velvet to match, and carried
bouquet of yellow roses.
Lieut.. Comdr Henry Balsley was
the best man, and the ushers were
Lieut.. Comdr. Thomas c. Latimore,
Lieut.. Comdr. Benjamin Killmaster
Lieut.. Comdr. John Lusk, Mr.. Charles
E. Langley and MIR. w. w. Rapley.
Following the reception Lieut..
Comdr. Weaver and his bride left for
wedding trip. Lieut.. CoIndr
Weaver is at present stationed in
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Hopkins Of the scouting fleet.
Among the out-oftown guests were
MIR. and Mrs. James Cox David of
Des Moines, and Mrs. S. T. Bledsoe
of Chicago.
The marriage Of Miss Rose Mason
Brannon, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Gus Tyler Brannon of Brookfne,
Mass. and Ensign Thomas Chapman
Switzerland. son of Mr.. and Mrs
Arthur Leigh Switzerland of Claren-
don. Va. took place yesterday after
noon at o'clock in St. Pauls Episco-
pal Cathedral, Boston, the Rev. Peck
officiating. The church was decorated
with palms and rhododendrons.
The bride ws escorted by her father,
who gave her in marriage. She wore
a gray ensemble suit with a. hat to
match and a corsage bouquet OF
orchids and lilies of the valley.
Miss Annie Bowel Hood Of Florence,
Ala, niece of the late Admiral John
Hood, was the maid of honor and had
a gown of bois de rose georgette crepe
and a corsage bouquet of bridesmaid
roses and sWeetpeaS. Miss Grace
Marsden Of Brookline. Mass, was the
bridesmaid and she wore a gown of
lavender georgette crepe and q corsage
bouquet Of bridesmaid roses and
sweetpeas.
Lieut.. f. S. Hall and Ensign G. E.
Peterson were the ushers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Southerland left after
the ceremony for a wedding trip to
New York and Atlantic City.
The bride is the great great great
granddaughter OF George Mason of
land graduated from the Naval
Academy in the class of 1924.
Miss Frances Genevieve Andrews,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel
Bryant Andrews, and DR.. Lemuel r.
Shadwell of Richmond were married
yesterday afternoon. The ceremony
was performed in the home of DIR.
Frances Moon Butts. Rev. C. p. Ry-
land officiating, at O'Clock, in the
presence of only a small company of
relatives and intimate friends. Miss
Katherine Riggs, harpist, played pre-
ceding and during the ceremony.
The bride was in travelling cos
tune Of gray faille. with small rib
bon hat to match, and wore a corsage
bouquet of rosebuds and lilies of the
valley. Her sister, Miss Eloise An
drews, was maid of honor and Mrs.
Butts was matron of honor. The
H,.;J tIe NTof Ayr
lett Nichol and Miss Cary Coleman
Nichol. The matron of honor had a
gown of white lace over gold-color
satin, q white hat, and carried pink
and white sweetpeas. The maid of
honor was in pink crepe de chine and
hat to match and carried pink
sweetpeas, and the bridesmaids cos
tunes were alike in rainbow shades
of georgette and hats and bouquets
matching their gowns.
: DR.. Shannon Butts was best man