Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-17
Marriage Of Miss TiltOn
To Mr.. WadswOrth Yesterday.

| 10 MT. NduSWOTtu 1cStcTudys
| A wedding OF wide interest took
place yesterday afternoon in New
York, when Miss 1Iarty Griggs Tilton
daughter of DIR. and Mrs. Benjamin 7,
Tllton, became the bride Of Mr.. James
J. Wadsworth, son Of former Senator
and Mrs. James w. Wadsworth, jr., of
Washington and Hampton Mount Nor
ris. n. Y. The ceremony was perform.
ed in the Central Presbyterian Church,
in the presence Of large company,
the Rev. DIR. Dwight Witherspoon
Wylie. assisted by the Rev. DR.. VIII
liam Greenough Thayer, officiating.
1t was a pink and blue wedding, by.
drangeas in these shades combined
with lofty palms decorating the pulpit.
Clusters of pink peonies and Southern
smilax were fastened to the ends OF
alternate pews along the main aisle.
Palms were arranged at intervals in
the balcony, the rail Of which was les
TONED with smilaX.
The bride was escorted by her ia.
Their to the front of the pulpit, where
she was joined by the Bridegroom and
Mr.. Walter S. Hoyt, who was best
her father. She wore a princess gown
of duchess satin embellished with old
family point lace. An old family point
applique lace veil, which had been
worn by her mother and maternal
grandmother at their marriages, was
used as a court train and fell over the
long, full train Of satin, a part OF the
skirt. Her veil of tulle was arranged
with a coronet of lace and extended
. D the end of the train, and she car
ried a cluster of Madonna lilies.
The bride had az her two maids OF
honor her sisters. Miss Susanna Dim
ock Triton and Miss Maud Triton, and
the other attendants We're Mrs. Harris
Fahnestock, jr.; Mrs. William TrOtter
Newbold. Miss Jane Hamilton Brady,
Miss Edyth c. Gilman. Miss Eleanor
Barry and Miss Edith Colby. The cos
tunes of the two maids Of honor were
of ciel blue chiffon. and those of the
other bridal attendants were of June
rose pink chiffon, over which were
worn Victoria capes of chiffon the
same shade as their gowns. The short
skirts, like the capes, we're finished
with two deep flounceS Of chiffon
edged with narrow silver braid. They
all wore large Leghorn hats with
bands of satin ribbon matching their
frocks, and carried arm bouquets of
dephinium and pink peonies.
The ushers were Mr.. Stuart Sym
ington, Sd. brother-in-law of the bride
groom; Mr.. Arson Phelps Stokes, jr.;
Mr.. George Crawford, I'd; Mr.. Philip
w. Bunnell. Mr. Charles Watson, Sd;
Mr.. George H. Walker. jr.: Mr.. Law
renee w. Noble, and Mr.. w. w. Rob
bins.
Following the ceremony there was
a large reception at the Cosmopolitan
Club. The decorations there were sim.
liar to those at the church. The eou-
pie received at one end of the assem-
bly, room against a background Of
ferns and palms interspersed with
hydrangeas and peonies. They were
assisted by Mrs. Tilton and Mrs. Wads.
worth. mother of the bridegroom
Tea was served in the garden of the
club opening from the assembling
room.
Mr.. Wadsworth and his bride after
their wedding trip will live in GeneseO.
The bridegroom is q grandson of
Mrs. James w. Wadsworth and The
late Mr.. Wadsworth of Geneseo, N. y,
and of the late John Hay, diplomat
and author. one time private secre.
tary to President Lincoln, United
States Secretary of State and Ambas-
sador to the court of st. James.
Through his paternal grandmother,
he is great grandson of the late Mr..
and Mrs. William r. Travers of New
York. The bride is a niece Of Newell
w. Tilton of New York and Southamp-
ton and Of Mrs. Frederick Anterior
Of Washington.
Mrs. James A. Mars and her son,
Mr.. James A. Mars, jr., of Harvard
University, have gone to San Antonio,
Tex. where Lieut.. Col. Mars has COM
mand of Duncan Field.
Miss Yvonne Townsend, who has
been with her parents. Mr. and Mrs.
Lawrence Townsend. for 10 days, left
yesterday for Hendersonville, n. c.,
for the Summer.
Mrs. Sidney Cloman will return to
Washington from Burlingame, Calf,