Evening star., 1928-06-16

marriage OF her daughter Florence
Eleanor, to Mr.. Thomas Ormond Mich
OILS. son of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Guy
Nichols of Clarksville Md The cere-
mony was performed this morning IN
the home of the brides mother the
Rev. A. Howard Bishop rector of St.
Louis Catholic Church at Clarksville,
officiating at ii o'clock in the presence
of small company, A wedding break
fast followed for the members of the
two families and few intimate friends
The bride wore a simple gown of
white chiffon. picture hat of white and
carried bride roses with shower of
lilies of the valley.
Mrs. Spencer Tupman was matrcn of
honor for her sister and Miss Frances
Mcneil. another sister, was maid of
homer. They were in dresses of organdy,
the former in mauve, trimmed with a
sash of orchid. and the latter in
orchid with sash of mauve.
Their picture hats matched their gowns
and we're trimmed with tulle bows to
match their sashes. They both carried
sweetheart roses Little Miss Frances
Lister was flower girl in dainty ruf-
fed frock of pink organdy and carried
a basket filed with rose petals. MI
Wilmer Tinley of Macon, Ga, was best
man.
After the wedding breakfast MIR. and
Mrs. Nichols will start by motor for Bar
Harbor. the bride travelling in an en-
semble suit of green crepe, with small
green felt hat. They will be at nome
after July /. at 1900 Biltmore street.
Among those from out of town were
Mr.. Thomas Mcneil, jr, father OF the
bride, and Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Nc
Neil, 4th, of Pittsburgh; Mr.. and Mrs
Frank L. Hewitt of Maryland. Mr.. Al
len Clark of Baltimore. and Mr.. George
williams of Huntington, w. Va.
The marriage of Miss Ruth Mildred
Decker, daughter Of the late Mr. ana
Mrs. De Forest Decker of South Day
ton. N. Y, to Mr.. Harold Fletcher
Hodgson of this city. son of Mrs M. A.
Hodgson of Brooklyn. N Y, is taking
place today. The ceremony is being
performed at 80 o'clock in st. Johns
Episcopal Church. Bethesda, Md, the
rector. the Rev. Calvert E. Buck, off,
ciating. The church has an effective
decoration of palms, ferns and pink and
white roses and peonies, and the pews
are marked with white satin ribbons
and butterfly roses.
The bride is being given in marriage
by her brother-in-law, Mr.. Barron Curtis
Sheriff., and her costume Is OF tTencA
blue chiffon, with which she wears leg
horn straw hat with dropping brim,
trimmed with blue satin ribbon, and
slippers and hose Of honey color She
is carving an arm bouquet OF yellow
roses and blue delphinium.
Mrs. Sheriff. Is matron of honor for
her sister and has a gown OF peach color
chiffon fashioned like that OF the bride.
and her leghorn hat with dropping brim
is trimmed with peach-color satin rib
bon. and she carries an arm bouquet
of butterfly roses and blue delphinium.
Little Miss Shirley Poyner of Norfolk
is flower girl and has dainty frock OF
green chiffon and carries a basket filled
with rose petals, which she drops before
the bride.
Mr.. Arthur z. Good OF Brooklyn is
best man, and the ushers include Mr.. r.
Lester Burge and Mr.. Albert z. Clark,
both of Washington.
The ceremony viii be followed by a
reception and wedding breakfast in the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Sheriff., at 4976
Battery lane, In Bethesda, and later Mr..
Hodgson and his bride viii start for
wedding trip. The brides travelling cos
tune will be an independent blue en-
semble suit, with close fitting hat TO
match. They viii be at home at 3010
Wisconsin avenue.