The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-06-11
NEWS AND GOSSIP OF SOCIETY FOLK
POPE-FENTPESS
WEDDING
TODAY
Ceremony in Bethlehem
Chapel; Bride a Debu-
tante Last Season


The marriage of Miss Celeste
Pope. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Francis q. Pope and DR.. Thomas
Lyon Fentress, son OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Calvin Fentress, Of Hubbard
woods, Ill. is taking place this
afternoon at Bethlehem Chapel.
Canon Arson Phelps Stokes Off
cfafing. The chapel is profusely
decorated with white roses. The
bride will be given in marriage
by her father. She win wear q
heavy white satin gown made
with a full skirt and long sleeves.
trimmed with Duchesse lace, The
veil is Of tulle with cap OF the
same lace. which was originally
worn by her mother on the occa-
sion OF her marriage, and the
bridal bouquet Is combination
OF white gardenias and lilies OF
the valley.
The bride has as attendants two
college mates. Miss Esther Wurst,
of BuffaIoo. N. z, who is wear
ing beige point d'esprit lace, and
Miss Catherine Roberts. Of Johns
toowm, Pa, whose frock is OF rose
point d'esprit. The dresses are
made with long ruffled skirts. large
blue bows at the waistIine and
large beige hair straw hats trim
med with velvet. They carried
bouquets Of pink roses and blue
! tielphInium. Calvin Fentress, jr., q
brother OF the bridegroom, is best
man.
Miss Pope was 3 debutante Of
the last season. and she is the
granddaughter of the late Judge
a. w. Wall, OF DuQuoin. ILL.,, who
was well known all over his State.
she was graduated from wellesley
In 1877. Dr. Fentress was grad
uated from Princeton in 1924 and
from the Harvard Medical School
this spring.
Among the out.of-town guests
attending the wedding are the
brides grandmother, Mrs. g. w.
wall; Mr.. and Mrs. III. O. Pope,
OF Dnquoin; Mr.. and Mrs. Calvin
Fentregs, Mr.. and Mrs. James
Fentress and Mrs. Thomas r.
Lyon. all OF Hubbard Woods. III.
AL small reception at the hoF .
OF the brides parents will follow
the wedding. DIR. and Mrs. Fen,
tress will spend the summer at
Brier 1.eck. Glo',cester, Mass.
The Minister Of Panama and
Nine. Alfaro have as their guests
the latter's brother-in-law and
sister. DIR. and Mrs. Pedro dc
Obarrio. or Alameda, Cal, and
their daughter, Miss Carmen de
Obarrio. DIR. and Mrs. .Obarrio
came East for the marriage OF
their daughter, Miss Isabel de
Obarrio, and Ensign Allen Sturte-
want Hicks, which took place on
Thursday in Annapolis at the
home OF the bridegroOm's brother
and sister-in-laW, Lieut.. Condr,
ana Mrs. Walter A. Hicks.
The newly appointed minister
Of Costa Rica, Manuel Castro, Is
expected to arrive in this country
the end of this month, or the first
part OF July. Senior Castro repre-
scented his government at this
post in 1916.
Miss Thorndike To Wed
An engagement of great inter-
est to washington is that of Miss
Isabel Gurnee Thorndike. Of Bos-
ton, and z. Bennett Phelps Of
Bingbamton, N. Z.
Miss Thorndike is the daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Hill Thorn
dixie, OF Boston and Bar Harbor,
and the niece of Miss Bell Gurnee,
with whom she passed most OF
last winter. Mr.. Phelps is the
son Of Col. and Mrs. q. Bennett
Sheffield Scientific School OF Yale
and a member OF Phi Gamma
Delta Fraternity.
The President of George Wash.
ington University and Mrs. Cloyd
Heck Marvin are receiving this
afternoon from until o'clock
at the Washington Club in honor
of the members of the graduating
classes OF the university.
Mrs. Marvin will have assisting
her the wives of the trustees Of
the university.
The assistant military attache
OF the French Embassy for Aero
nautics, Major Georges Thenault,
will sail on June % for France,
where he will pass several weeks.
Nine. Thenault has joined her
mother, Mrs. o. M. Spencer, at
ller home at Harwichport, on
Cape Cod.
Ellises Plan Trip