Evening star., 1927-06-02
Miss Smallw00d Bride
OF Mr.. NOclGbee Last Night

The marriage of Miss Gertrude +
Smallwood. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
Il. Vernon Smallwood. to Mr.. Harry
z. Mockbee. jr.. son of Mr.. and Mrs
Harry T.. Mockbee. took place last eve
ming at Sis o'clock in the Trinity NJ
r. Church. the Rev. John William
Smith Of Roanoke. Va, officiating, as
sisted by the Rev. Frank Steelman
vrhe church had a pretty arrangement
of cut flowers. palms and ferns. and
in the home of the brides parents al
1903 Lincoln road, where a reception
was held for the wedding party and
immediate families. daisies. peonies
and laurel were used in the decorating.
The bride wore a gown of white
georgette crepe and chantilly lace, an
embroidered veil held by a coronet OF
pearls, and carried a shower bouquet
Of white roses and lilies of the valley
Miss Jessie Shearer was the maid of
honor. wearing gown of apricot
georgette crepe and taffeta and car
ried tea roses. The bridesmaids were
Miss Dorothy Reddish and Miss Jean.
nette Smith, and they wore frocks of
georgette crepe in shades of orchid
and green, respectively, and carried
arm bouquets of tea roses.
Mr.. Francis F. Farmer was the best
man, and the usherS selected were
Mr.. Aubrey Crovo. Mr.. Roy Collins.
Mr. Homer Greenfield and DR.. Howard
Greasy.
Mrs. Smallwood, mother of the
bride, wore a gown of black georgette
crepe over beige, and Mrs. Mockbee.
mother of the bridegroom, was in
gown o. navy blue georgette over
moonlight shade of silk.
Mr. and Mrs. Mockbee left after
the reception for a wedding trip and
upon their return will be at home at
4312 Willow lane, Leland, Chevy
Chase. Nd.
Among the out of town guests were
DR.. Howard Smith, DIR. j. William
Smith and DR.. Howard Greasy, all OF
Roanoke. Va.
Miss Helen B. NeWcomb. daughter
of Mrs. Blanche Newcomb of this city,
and Mr.. Donovan W. Philips son III
the Rev. and Mrs. n. ". Philips of
Glendale. Calf, were married last
night in the CaDital-Memorial Church,
at Fifth and f streets northwest, the
ceremony being performed by the Rev.
c. S. Longacre, associate pastor of the
Takoma Park Seventh-Day Adventist
Church. The church was decorated
with palms, ferns and potted plants.
Prof. j. w. Osborn, director of the
sionary College, presided at the organ,
and the wedding party marched in 70
the strains Of the "Lohengrin" we'd
ding march.
The bride was escorted by her
brother, who gave her in marriage.
She wore a gown of white satin en-
broidered in seed pearls. Her veil of
tulle was held in place by clusters of
lilies of the valley and she carried a
shower bouquet of roses and lilies of
the valley.
The maid of honor. Miss Helen Har-
row, wore bouffant frock of pale
green taffeta with a picture hat of
green tulle. The bridesmaids. Miss
Minnie Truitt and Miss Mintie Truitt,
twin sisters, wore bouffant frocks OF
pale pink with picture hats to match.
They carried bouquets of roses in va
ried shades combined with delphinium.
Mr.. Eugene D. Philips. brother Of
the bridegroom, was best man. The
flower girls were little Helen Harter
AMI Louise Miller
The ceremony was followed by a re-
ception in the home of the brides
mother, at 3406 Seventeenth street
northwest, and later Mr. and Mrs.
Philips left for their honeymoon 10
Ney' York City ana up the Hudson.
Both the bride and bridegroom are
graduates Of Washington Missionary