The Washington times., 1928-06-28

MISS BETHEL S
WEDDING
TODAY
Will Marry Lieut.. Hugh
Williamson Rowan in
st. Thomas Church

the wedding OF Miss Frances
Bethel daughter OF Mai. Gen..
and Mrs. Walter Al. Bethel, ana
Lieut.. Hugh Williamson Rowan.
II. s. A., which Is taking place At
this afternoon in st. Thomas
Episcopal Church with the assist.
ant rector, the Rev. MiIward WI.
Riker, officiating,
The bride win be escorted to-
the altar BY her fatherbrave In
ing q period gown of white tar
feta and chiffon, having q close
fitting bodice and full skirt with
uneven hem line, The veil OF
tulle falls from = cap Of Ouch
esse lace to form q graceful train
She is carrying q shower bouquet
OF Bride roses and Hiies-of-the
valley.
Miss Elizabeth Bethel. twin sis
ter of the bride, Is maid OF honor.
And the other attendants are the
small nfeces Of the bridegroom,
Alexis and Betty, daughters of
Capt. and Mrs. Stephen G..
Rowan, who are serving az flower
girls.
The maid -of honor IA wearing n
gown sl1elHpinIk chiffon with q
picture hat of horsehaIr to match.
She is carrying tea roses, dolphin
iufn and daisies.
The flower girls are wearing
frOcks Of pink and are carrying.
Old-fasIlioned bouquets Of pink
rose buds and spring flowers.
Lieutenant Rowan has as best
man Comdr. Theodore S. Willin-
son, II. s. n. And the ushers
are the following Army officers:
Col. ID. q. Mcneil, Of West Point;
Major Carey Brown, Major Cres-
well Darlington Capt. Adrian st.
John. Capt. James +. Smith and
Capt. Alden III. Watt At the
close of the ceremony the bridal
couple will walk from the church
under an arch Of crossed swords
held by the ushers In white uni
forms.
The church is effectively dec
GRATED In palms and standards Of
white lilies and phlox.
Following the ceremony there
will be small reception at the
home OF the brides parents at
2116 KalOranaa Road. Large has.
kets OF deiphinium and core0psis
are being used for decorations in
the reception rooms.
The brides mother is wearing q
gown OF lilac chiffon fashioned on
straight lines and her hat II Of
forsehair to match Her flowers
are a corsage OF pink and layen-
dar sweet peas.
Later In the afternoon I.ieuten-
ant Rowan and his bride will leave
bv motor for Lake Placid, N. ~,
where they viii pass the summer.
They win be at home after Al.
gust Is III Edgewood arsenal. Tn
bridegroom Ii 81 graduate Of Yale
University. class Is.
Mrs. Claude Al. swanson. wife
Of the Senator from Virginia, en-
tertainad at luncheon yesterday
on the roof garden at the Willard.
From California
Mrs. Robert j. Burdette, promi.
nent clubwomen Of Pasadena, Is
guest at the Mayflower, accom-
panied by MRS. Elizabeth Merri.
field. also OF Pasadena. They mo-
tored across the continent by way
OF San Antonio, where they at
tended the biennial session of the
General Federation OF Women's
Clubs, and are leaving for New
York tomorrow. They are plan.
ming 10 spend the next five
months motoring through the
northern part OF the United States
and Canada. Mrs. Burdette was
entertained at dinner Tuesday eve.
ming by the Secretary Of Conn
merce and Mrs. Hoover.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Harris, of
Lynchburg, are at the Grace
Dodge Hotel for the week.
Mrs. Wallace ChiswelT will leave
for New York tomorrow, sailing
the following day on the Reliance
on the North Cape cruise. which
viii include stops in Iceland, Nor
way and the Baltic Sea. Later
in the summer, Mrs. Chiswell will
join her sister-in.law, Miss Har-
vey Chiswell, for a motor tour OF
England and Ireland. She will re-
turn to her apartment at the
Wardman Park Hotel the latter
part of September.
\
Mr.. and Mrs. G. j, Williamson
will motor tomorrow to Virginia
Beach where they will spend sew.
eral days at the Cavalier Hotel.
Mr.. and Mrs. Williamson will
close their apartment at the Ward
man Park Hotel later in July and
will sail on the 21st for Europe
for an extended tour of the con.
tinent.
The delegates to the national
convention of Sigma Epsilon sorUr.
ity will hold their annual banquet
at the Hamilton Hotel this eve.
ming and tomorrow evening they
win have a farewell breakfast at
the Hamilton. Representatives
from ~ chapters are attending
the convention being held in
Waahinoton 3.