The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-07-07

.Lindu'' Flies to McKee-StOne Wedding Today
At Summer Home Of Bride IN Nonquitt, Mass.
Leader of Washington's
Younger Set Becomes
Bride of Charles Parker
Stone

Bride of Charles Parker
Stone
"Lindy, = sometimes known
as Col. Charles A. Lind
bergh, was a guest at the re-
ception early this afternoon
following the wedding of
Miss Frances Dunn Mckee,
daughter of Mrs. Frederick
III. Brooke, and Charles
Parker Stone, which took
place at Nonquitt, Mass,
where the brides family
maintain a summer home.
The other guests had re-
turned from the church cere-
mony and were making
merry on the spacious
grounds of "Munasca, the
estate Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Brooke, when the hum OF a
motor was heard approach
ing from the sky. In a few
minutes a ship landed grace
fully on the broad lawn and
out stepped the slim blonde
hero.
Second Place
Bride and bridegroom were
relepated to second place for a
time as all surged toward the
air king.
While Indy has not the repu-
tation for playing around
much, he has "played" q bit
with the group in Washington
with which today's bride and
bridegroom are associated. The
Assistant Secretary of the Navy
and Mrs. Theodore Douglas
Robinson entertained a small
company of young people at din
ner on one occasion for their
daughters, Miss Helen Robinson
and Miss Elizabeth Robinson,
in compliment to Colonel Lind
bergh. This function was given
in the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Brooke on X Street, which the
Robinsons occupied last winter,
and Mrs. Brooke's daughter
and Mr.. Stone were among the
guests.
On Ambassadors Estate
The wedding of Miss Mckee and
Mr.. Stone took place at 1880
o'clock in st. Adams Chapel,
which is on the estate of the
American ambassador to Great
Britain, Alansom B. HoughtOn,
near Nonquitt. Bishop Stearly, of
the diocese OF New Jersey. of
ficiated, assisted by Canon Arson
Phelps Stokes, of the Washington
Cathedral. The church was eff.
fectively decorated with walls
veiled in green vines and white
roses in the chancel.
The bride was given in mar
rage by her step.father. She wore
the same gown in which she was
presented at court in May. Her
veil was of Brussels lace, of ex-
uuisite pattern which was worn by
her great-great.aunt, and was in.
herited from the brides grand
mother.
This rare lace has been in the
National Museum of Washington
for 80 years and will be returned
there Immediately. The bride
carried her grandmother's prayer
book from which depended stream
ers of white ribbon and lilies-of-
the-valley.
Attendants
The bride had as her attend
ants Mrs. Charles Fransworth, of
New York, a cousin, who served
as matron-of-honor. and the
bridesmaids included Miss Pris-
ella Dodge and Miss Betsy Jay,
of New York; Miss Jane Olmstead,
of Harrisburg. Pa: Miss Eleanor
Gibson and Miss Betty Soule, of
Chestnut Hill, Mass, and Miss
Helen Robinson, Miss Laura
Towne and Miss Louise Ireland,
of Washington.
All of the attendants were
gowned alike in beige lace and
tulle with large hats of horsehair
to match, a varying note being in
the flowers. While the matron.of.
honor carried a sheaf of beige
snapdragon tied with rose beige
ribbon. the others carried arm
bouquets of blue deiphinium and
pink snapdragon tied with del
phinium blue ribbon.
Flower Girls
Elizabeth SommervilIe Lee, small
cousin of the bride, and Julia Ben
son Foraker. small niece of the
bridegroom, were flower girls.
These wore frocks of blue geor-
gette and carried baskets of rose
petals which they scattered in the
path of the couple.
Mr.. Stone had as best man Ell
lery Hustled, OF New Haven, Conn,
and his ushers were Bates Mckee
and Frederick Brooke, 1r., broth
ers of the bride; Hayden Smith,
New York: John O'Brien, Albany,
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