The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-02-19

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Mrs. Coolidge and Vice President
Dawes are expected to attend the
marriage of Miss Kendrick, daugh-
ter Of Senator and Mrs. John b.
Kendrick. of Wyoming, and Major
Harmon, which win be solemnized
ct 3 o'clock In All Souls Church,
Sixteenth ana Harvard Streets, with
small reception afterward in Sena-
tor and Mrs. Hendricks apartment
ct 200 Sixteenth Street. The First
Lady had double interest in the
wedding, since the brides mother
is her friend and q fellow member
OF the Ladies OF the Senate, and
since Major Harmon was until re-
Gently one Of the military aides at
the White House.
Military Wedding
The ceremony tonight win be per-
formed by Capt. John T. Axton.
chief Of chaplains. U. s. A., assisted
BY the Rev. DR.. U. @. B. Pierce.
pastor Of All Souls. Miss Kendrick
viii be given in marriage by her
rather. Her cousin, Mrs. 8. Calvin
Cumming, whose husband, Captain
Cumming, q. s. M. c., is now sta.
toned at Quantico, will be matron
Of honor and the bridesmaids will
be Miss Dorothy Yates, Miss Doro.
thy Mondell, Miss Madeleine Austin
and Mrs. Eugene Vidal. Major Mil.
lard Fillmore Harmon viii be best
man for his brother. There win be
four groomsmen, Major Alvan Sande.
ford. Major Ralph +. Cousins, Capt,
Robert Walsh and Manville Kend.
rick, brother of the bride, while
the group Of ushers includes Capt.
Eugene Regnier, Capt. Samuel Cal
Win Cumming, Lieut.. Ralph Oftsie
and Lieut.. Thomas Dresser White.
Major Harmon viii take his bride
Immediately to London, where he has
been assigned to duty as assistant
military attache Of the American en-
bassy. He Ii the son of Mrs. Willard
Fillmore Harmon, who is temporarily
making her home in Washington.
Rockingham der Fist
The marriage Of Miss Allison
aoebling. daughter of Mrs. Arthur
O'Brien, and Baron van der Elst was
olemnized at noon in st. Matthew's,
Yparish church" Of the diplomats in
Washington who profess the Catholic
faith. Mgr. Thomas Vincent Shan
non. Of Chicago, officiated, assisted
by the Rev. Father e. L. Buckley.
rector Of st. Matthew's.
The great basilica was abloom
with spring flowers - forsythia,
lpussywillows, multi-colored tulips,
golden daffodils, snapdragons and
sWeetpeas-and there was a memora-
bly, lovely music program. At the
organ was the famous Belgian mu-
stefan, CASTOR Dethier, who is
organist with the New York Sym
phony Orchestra. and De Lucca, of
the Metropolitan. sang through the
mass which followed the wedding
service.
In q front pew were the Belgian
Ambassador and Baroness de
Cartier, unofficial proxies, as Il
were. for Baron van der Fists par
ents, who had been unable to come
on FOR the wedding. And every.
most Of the diplomatic corps, many
officials. q goodly company OF I'M
official folk and many visitors from
breakfast at Esta Brook, suburban
were much less general, but even
semblage. Most TO the chiefs OF
dinlomatic missions had been asked
and few regretted also many Of
the Younger diplomats and the
group Of girls with whom Miss
Roebiing, q debutante Of this
season, had been affiliated.
A Charming Picture
Col. Arthur o'Brien gave the
bride in marriage. She had her sis.
ter, Miss Caroline Roebling, as maid
Of honor and the matron Of honor
was Mrs. william s. Hurst, jr., Of
Baltimore. The bridesmaids were
Miss Brenda Tweed, Of Duxbury,
Mass; Lady Bridgid King Tension,
4 charming English girl; Miss Laura
Towne, Miss Frances Mckee, Prin-
cess Ida Cantacuzene, Miss Rose.
mary Griffin and Miss Francesca
Stewart.
they all wore frocks Of pink
georgette, flower like in their petal
pointed duffiness. The maid of
honor was in shell pink, the ma.
tron Of honor in deep rose and the
gowns OF the bridesmaids were Of
rosy shades between the two. An
the attendants had on big hats Of
golden brown velvet and carried
pink roses.
Designed by Baroness de Cartier,
whose taste in clothes is exquisite.
the brides gown was of heavy
ivory satin made on clasic lines
and trimmed with rare Belgian lace.
There was . court train Of lace
Of exaggerated length and great
beauty. Over this Sell volumin.
SOus ven Of tulle from a coronet OF
lace. She carried a great sheaf Of
Gala lilies.
The group Of ushers was inter.
national h mis- makeup. including
Robert g. Roebling, brother OF the
the Argentine embassy; Robert SiI.
vercruyB, counselor Of the Belgian
embassy; Jules Henry, OF the
French embassy; Count Macchi al