Evening star., 1927-11-27
Numerous PrettyWeddings
Listed in Capital Annals
Nuptial Ceremonies of Thanksgiving Period Chal.
lenge Interest of Society-High Record of
1927 Season Maintained

west, MlSS DORIS Cole was married IL
Mr.. Leonard =. Benner. The cere
mony was performed by Rev. Henry
J. Smith, pastor, of the Petworth Bap
I tist Church. where the bride attends
! The pastor was assisted by Rev. S. T
Nicholas of the Keller Memorial
/ Lutheran Church, where the groom
attends
The bride. attired i'm a tan and old
rose seorSette silk and velvet dress.
was given in marriage by her father.
Miss Thelma Callahan played 20,
Promise Me" and the wedding march.
as the bride approached the bower of
palms and flowers, where the minis
ters and bridegroom awaited.
The guests included only the rela,
tives of the bride and bridegroom. and
reception was held Immediately fol-
lowing the ceremony. Following the
for brief trip and will be at home
in their new apartment. in the Strath
more.
An interesting event OF the week
in the Old Dominion was the wedding
of Miss Lucy Virginia Wilkins, only
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Magnus
Taliaferro Wilkins of Herndon, To
Mr.. Henry August WEIGH, only son
of Mr.. and Mrs. T.. I'll. WEIGH of Mas
sau. \. H., the ceremony taking
place in the presence OF the families
and a few intimate friends. Thursday
morning in Wolfe Memorial Methodist
Church South, Herndon. Rev. Glenn J.
Cooper, pastor of the church, off1ciat'
ing.
The bride was attired in cocoa
brown moss crepe, trimmed with
transparent velvet of darker shade.
tr-it tn otn1. ~
ried an arm bouquet of bride roses.
Her only attendant, Miss Margaret
Florance of Herndon, wore gown OF
cocoa brown fiat crepe and carried
yellow chryss nthemums. MIR. NJ. Waite
Wilkins, brother of the bride, was
best man.
Immediately after the ceremony Mr..
and Mrs. Welch left for New York and
New Hampshire, the bride wearing a
silver musllrat coat. with collar of
fox fur, over her brown costume.
After December ! they will be at
home in Herndon. Va.
MIR and Mrs. Andrew Ramsay of
Mount Savage. Md, announce the
marriage of their daughter. Jessie
Ramsay to Mr.. Holmes Ficklen, son
of Mrs. Samuel p. Ficklen of this city.
Monday, November u, at Cumberland,
Md. Rev. Henry s. kloman officiat
ing. Mr.. Ficklen and his bride attend
ed the Army and Navy football game
yesterday afternoon.
A pretty wedding took place Than
giving night, November "a. when Miss
Mary Kirby. daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Thomas James Kirby, became the
bride of Mr.. J. Raymond B. Hutchin.
son. son of Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbert Mar
tin Hutchinson. The ceremony was
performed at o'clock in the evening
in the Eastern Presbyterian Church,
Rev. DIR. Alfred Barrows officiating.
Yellow chrysanthemums, palms and
ferns formed an attractive setting for
the wedding, and preceding the cere-
mony Mrs. Rose PIN played a pro-
gram of nuptial music and accom-
panied Miss Dorothy Reddish. who
sang Indian Love Call' and AT
The bride wore bouffant gown of
white chiffon, a tulle veil held by
wreath of orange blossoms over a lace
ba ndeau and carried a shower bou-
quet of white roses and lilies of the
valley.
Mrs. William Lynch, only sister of
the bride. was matron of honor, wear
ing a nile green beaded chiffon gown
and carrying a bouquet of yellow
roses.
Mr.. Clarence Hawkins, cousin of
the bridegroom. was best man and the
ushers were Mr.. Charles Loughery,
Mr.. Russell Sherwood, Mr.. Colburn
Beall and Mr.. Harry Naiiey.
Following the ceremony an informal
reception was held at the brides home,
527 Twelfth street southeast, for mem.
bers of the wedding party, of the two
families and intimate friends of the
bride and bridegroom.
The marriage of Miss Mildred Tire.
yanion, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
James B. NJ. Dulin, to Mr. John Del.
bert Kelly of Detroit. Mich. took place
November Is at o'clock at the
home of the brides parents, 5514
Seventh street northwest, Chaplain
Schrum of the Mayf1ower officiating.
The arrangements for the wedding
were charfming in detail. palms, ferns,
pink, white and yellow chrysanthe.
forming an effective back
ground for the wedding party.
The bride was given in marriage
by her father. She wore a dainty
gown of white satin and lace embroid-
cred in seed pearls. a tulle veil held
in place with orange blossoms. and
carried a shower of bouquet of bride
roses, lilies of the valley and ferns.
Mr.. Christie played the wedding
march
Miss Bauernschub of Baltimore
sang Il Love You"
Mrs. J. Rodney Young, only sister
of the bride, was matron of honor in
a gown of pink taffeta and georgette
She carried pink tea roses. Miss Lillian
Tade was bridesmaid and wore
bouffant gown of blue taffeta. carry
ing pink roses. Mr.. Archie Pugh was
best man.
At the conclusion of the ceremony
the bride and bridegroom passed un.
der an archway formed by cutlasses
held by six sailors from the May.
flower. A reception followed. Mr.. and
Mrs. Kelly will be at home after De.
cember i, at 2119 H street northwest.