The Washington times., 1928-10-27
Miss Peggy Wood and
Lieutenant Close We'd
Today; Many Ceremony

The marriage of Miss Peggy
Wood, daughter OF Mrs w. r.
Find1ey, of Chevy Chase, and Lieut..
Forrest Close. United States Navy.
will be solemnized this evening
at o'clock in All Saints Church,
Chevy Chase, with. q reception
afterward at the home Of the
brides mother, 1904 Cedar Park
way. The Rev. H. z. Cooke, rector
OF All Saints, will officiate.
Lieutenant Forrest is the son
Of Mr.. and Mrs. N. B. S. Close,
OF Savannah, Ga, who have
come to washington to attend the
wedding. He has been ordered to
temporary duty at Annapolis and
home there on their return from
a honeymoon in Quebec.
The picturesque ceremonial Of
a Navy wedding will mark the mar
riage today and the men of the
bridal party will be In uniform.
Lieutenant Close will have his
brother, Lieut.. Thomas M. Close,
United States Navy. as best man
and the group Of ushers, all
brother officers Of the bridegroom,
will include, Lieut., Morton Cresse,
Lieut.. C.. Lawrence Freeman,
Lieut.. Alfred Z. Randolph and
Lieut.. John r. Van Nagel.
The bride will be given in mar
riage by her brother, Chester r.
C. Wood, and will have Miss Sally
Huntress as her maid Of honor.
Little Miss Anne DuBose, daughter
of Lieutenant Commander DuBose,
will be flower girl.
The shades OF yellow and flame
In the autumn leaves and chrys-
anthemums used as decorations
will be repeated in the costumes of
the brides attendants. Miss
SIuntress' gown is of flame colored
chiffon velvet, with deep hem
Of gold tulie. She will wear tur-
ban of gold tulle, gold slippers and
hose and will carry a muff Of
flame colored tulle nassed In vel.
low roses.
The flower girls frock is of
yellow crepe de chine and lace.
and she will carry wee nuff
OF yellow roses and yellow tulle.
The bride will wear a gown of
ivory chiffon velvet, with shir.
ring at the low waist line as the
only trimming. 1t has long tight
sleeves, cut in points over the
hands, and the full skirt is cut
short in front and long in the
back. Her tulle veil will fall
from a coronet of lovely old lace,
worn by her grandmother on her
wedding day. She will carry a
sheat of Gala lilies.
Mrs. w. r. c. Wood, of Wash.
ington, grandmother of the bride,
will be among the guests at the
wedding. Miss Woods brother,
William r. C. Wood, and his
bride will also be present, having
cut short their honeymoon in
Quebec in order to attend the
ceremony. Mr.. Wood and Miss
Jane Allen were married last
Saturday in Ridgewood. N. J..
They will make their home in
Glens Falls. NJ 7.
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At Arts Club
Mrs. Perkins Coville, wife of a
scientist in the Government SER
vice, who has recently come to
| washington TO make her home,
is widely known under the name
of Emily Coville as a concert
artist and has lately completed
g. concert tour of the Northern
States. She made her first an.
pearance in recital here this week
when she gave the entire Tuesday
program at the Arts Club. Her
voice is dramatic soprano of
wide range and sympathetic quail.
ity and her audience was charmed
with her exquisite presentation
Of exacting numbers.
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Mrs. Theodore Becker, Of Cedar
hurst, Long Island, is at the
Grace Dodge Hotel. With her are
Mrs. j. s. Reitenbauch, OF Great
Neck, Long Island, and Miss Anna
! G. Reinhardt, of KeYisineton. Nd.