The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-07-07
July Qualities as Month Of Marriages;
London Wedding of Interest to Capital
Prime Minister to Attend
Ande rson : Houghton
Wedding in st. Mar
garet's
BY JEAN ELIOT

BY JEAN ELIOT
ULY seems to be running June
. close second as the month Of
weddings. Most Of them are TAX.
ing place out of Washington, but
the participants in many have
close Washington connections.
Witness the marriage today of
Miss Matilda Houghton, daughter of
Alanson Bigelow Houghton, Ameri
can Ambassador to the Court Of
81. James, and Mrs. Houghton, to
Chandler Parsons Anderson, jr.,
who is a Washington man, the
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Chandler Par
sons Anderson.
This viii take place in London
and WIN be one Of the first Ameri-
can weddings Of Importance to be
eolemnized in fashionable st. Mar
garet's, Westminster. Moreover, I
don't remember that there has ever
before been a wedding In London
with the family Of the American
Ambassador involved and it is rous-
Ing widespread enthusiastic inter-
Prime Minister to Attend
Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin,
members Of the cabinet, other gov.
ernment officials, members of the
diplomatic corps, high ranking
army and navy officers and promi,
nent clergymen will attend.
Nearly all of the 10 bridesmaids
have crossed from the United States
Tor the occasion. They viii be
escorted by 10 ushers in the Ameri-
can bridal fashion, which is unusual
1T British weddings.
The bride and bridegroom will
start on a motor tour around Eng
land after larg reception tomor-
row evening Miss Elizabeth Hough.
ton, one of her sisters, will be brides
maid. and her brother. Amory
Houghton. will be best man.
Young Mr.. Anderson and his bride
viii make their home in New York,
as he is now in business there, Until
recently. however. he was secretary
20 Ambassador Houghton, following
III the diplomatic footsteps Of his
father. who was long in the Ameri-
can Foreign Service.
Generals Son Married
Over in New York yesterday.
Lieut.. Fox Brandreth Conner, son of
Mai. Gen. and Mrs. Fox Conner,
Was married to Miss Muriel Mar
guerite Macpherson, daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Douglas v. Macpher-
son. of Gramercy Park General and
Mrs. Conner were long stationed in
Washington. but were recently trans
ferred to Fort Hamilton, N. Y.
The Army was numerously repre-
scented at the wedding in Grace
Church and the reception afterward
at the National Arts Club; and
among those in the service group
well known in Washington were
Mai. Gen. and Mrs. James G. Har.
bord. Mai. Gen. and Mrs. Hugh Al.
Drum. Mai. Gen. and Mrs Clinton
Dewitt Weld, Maj. Gen. and Mrs
Malin Craig. Col. and Mrs. M. b.
Stokes. Col. and Mrs. j. r. Thomas,
Col. and Mrs. Charles r. Lloyd, Col.
and Mrs. Walter King Wilson, Col.
and Mrs. Peter Murray.
The Rev. DR.. w. Russell Bowie,
rector of Grace Church, officiated
Miss Ella Macpherson, sister of the
bride, was maid of honor. The
bridesmaids were Misses Florence
Conner, sister of the bridegroom;
Jeanne LeFebre. Grace Farmer and
Louise Wardlow.
The bride wore a gown Of ivory
satin embroidered in pearls and a
zap Of old rose point lace with a veil
OF tul1e. The bridesmaids dresses
were in various shades Of green
ehiffon.
The best man was Morris Skinner.
The ushers were Lieuts. Ernest G.,
Smidt, Nelson e. Fooks, J. Coleman
Timberlake and Christian G.. Nelson.
Lieutenant Conner has been or
dered to duty with the Sixth Field
Artillery at Fort Hoyle, Md.
Sister an Attendant
The marriage Of Miss victorine
Elsie DUPONT to Ebert Dent, of
Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, cele-
brated yesterday at Lyndham,
country home of Miss Evclina
DUPONT near Greenville, Del. had it's
measure of interest to Washington
Ians, for Miss DUPONT is a sister of
Mrs. Reginald Huidekoper, and the
latter was matron of honor at the
wedding.
The Rev. Frederick T. Ashton, rec
tor Of Christ P. e. Church, officiated,
assisted by the Rev. Everard Miller,
Of Scarsdale.
The bride was given in marriage
By her brother, Alfred v DUPONT.
The bridegroom brother, Daniel M.
Dent, was best man.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dent will sail tomor-
row to spend the summer in Europe.
Mr.. Dent is a graduate of Prince
ton, '1S. He served as a naval avia.
tor during the World War.
The bride is a daughter of Mrs.
Bessie Gardner DUPONT and Of AL.
fred I. dupont.
Married In Baltimore
Then there was the marriage of
Miss Isabel Graves Boniface, daugh
! faf. Of Mrs. isabella Morrow Rnni.