The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-06-02
JEAN ELIOTS NEWS AND GOSSIP OF SOCIETY CAPITAL
Interest Centers In International Marriage
Today; Miss Henry Weds German Embassy Attdche
Ceremony in Picturesque
st. Adams Church in
Cathedral Close
BY JEAN ELIOT

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TYHE marriage Of Miss Anita
Ravenscroft Henry and Edward
Won Selzam, secretary of the Ger
man Embassy, is taking place this
afternoon. and q small company
representative OF the diplomatic
corps, official and resident society,
Ii assembling at 4 o'clock Tor the
ceremony.
This win be in quaint st. Alban g
Church in the Cathedral close, with
which the brides family has long
been affiliated. The daughter OF
y. William Henry, Miss Henry's fore
bears have lived in washington
eince revolutionary days. Their old
home. North View, was purchased
by the Government after the civil
war and is now the Naval Obser-
vatory.
Since Baron Nathan came to
washington as German ambassador,
Miss Henry has been serving as
social secretary to Baroness Nathan,
80 her marriage to the young Ger
man attache may be said to have
embassy sponsorship. The Ambas-
aador and Baroness Nathan are at
tending the wedding today, with
members Of the staff, and they enter
tanned at dinner night before last at
the embassy in honor of Miss Henry.
Mr.. Won Selzam and their wedding
party.
Mr.. Won SeIzam is the son Of Lieut..
Col. and Mrs. Carl Won Selzam, OF
Darmstadt, Germany. He comes of
an old Hessian family, which has
been in the military service for six
generations, and during the war he
was q lieutenant of Hessian Leib
Dragons. Educated at Frankfort
on.Main, Munich and Wurzburg, ne
holds degrees of doctor Of law and
political science.
Diplomats Are Ushers
The Rev. Dr.. Robert Johnston,
rector of st. Johns Church, will of
ficiate at the wedding today. The
bride is being married from the home
Of her uncle and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs.
William Chatfield LOCKER, with
whom she has been making her
home. and her cousin, William Chat
field LOCKER, jr., will give her away.
She will have but one attendant,
Miss Elizabeth Kearney, of Char.
1ottesville, Va, who will be maid OF
Emil Wiehl, secretary Of the
German Embassy, will be best man
for Mr.. Won SeIzman and the group
of ushers includes Chauncey Par
ker, IT., CORTLAND Parker, ARMS
tead Peter, Bird, Eugene HinclIle,
David Karrack, Faber McFadden,
Emil Baer, of the German EN-
bassy; Comdr. Albert Knothe and
Henry HOPKINS of the British EN-
bassy; Richard Porter Davidson
and Robert Pell.
The little church is decorated
with mountain laurel with white
gardenias used on the candle
lighted altar.
Picturesque Gown
The bride Is wearing a period
gown Of white organdie over cream
lace, with long tight sleeves Of
organdie. Her tulle veil viii be
held by an old lace snood which
belonged to her great grandmother.
She will carry an old-fashioned bou-
Quet of lilies-of-the-valley and gar
denias in a lace holder.
The maid of honor's frock Is Of
blue and yellow lowered chiffon,
n picture model Of the Boulanger
period over a yellow slip. She
win wear q big black hat and will
carry q great cluster Of black.eyed
Gusans, Shasta daisies, yellow and
white iris.
Guests From Other Cities
Mr.. Won Selzam's mother and
sister, Mrs. Carl Won Selzam and
Miss 1ngeborg Won Selzam, are here
from Darmstadt for the wedding.
Other guests from out Of town are
Mr.. Won Selzam's aunt, Mrs. Fred
brIck Pabst, Mr.. and Mrs. William
Pabst, and Mrs. Finkler, Of MiIwau-
kee; Mr., and Mrs. Edward Cassard,
of Philadelphia; Mr.. and Mrs. Har.
old Chamberlain, Of Milton, Pa;
Miss Olivia Johnson, Of New York,
and Eugene Klee, German consul
In New York.
Mr.. Won Selzam and his bride
viii 60 to California for their honey
moon, making the journey out via
the Panama Canal and returning
overland by motor. Miss Henry's
travelling costume 10 of black and
white figured crepe, with which she
will wear a small black gros grain
hat and black coat trimmed in
fox fur.
HAh
MISS DARLING WEEDS
CAPITAL BANKER
The wedding of Miss Dorothy s.
Darling, daughter Of Mrs. Ida
Darling, and Robert s. stunz, took
place at o'clock yesterday after.
noon in the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Herbert W. Soper in Mt. Washing
ton, Baltimore, with the Rev. DR..
Barnes. of the Bethany Chapel.
Baltimore. officiating.