The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-03-17
MISS PARKER
TO WE'D
TODAY
Marriage to George Locke
Howe to Be in st.
Johns Church

The marriage Of Miss Elizabeth
Parker, daughter of Mr.. and MIS-
Chauncey G. Parker, and George
Locke Howe will take place TINS
afternoon at 4 o'clock in ST.
Johns Church. with a reception
afterward at the home OF Mr:
and Mrs. Parker in Rhode lslano
Avenue.
Mr.. Howe is the son of Mr.. ana
Mrs. Wallis e. Howe. of Provl-
dence and Bristol, r.. T., who nave
come to Washington for the
wedding.
The ceremony will be performed
by the Rev. DIR. Robert Johnson
rector of the church, and Mr.
Parker will give his daughter In
marriage
She viii have her sister Mrs.
Albert J. Redway. jr.. OF Boston.
as matron of honor. and the
maid of honor will be a cousin.
Miss Elizabeth Lyman, of Boston.
The group of bridesmaids IN"
cIudes Miss Dora Parker. another
sister: Miss Charlotte Riggs. OF
Baltimore, whose engagement 70
Miss Parker's brother. z. Cort-
landt Parker. has just been an.
nounced, and Miss Rosdmond
Howe, sister of the bridegr pom.
Bridegroom's Attendants
Mr.. Howe's attendants outnum-
Der the brides two to one. HIS
brother, Wallis e. Howe. IT,, VIII
be best man, and the ushers are
Chauncey Parker. jr.. and Cort-
= -
bride; Richard Steedman. Charles
King Sd. and Gordon narrower:
of Providence: Quincy Howe ana
Albert y. Redway. jr., of Boston;
Franklin Parker. of New Bedford,
Mass; William Howe. OF Pniladei-
phia, and Scott Keith, OF Deer
field. Mass.
White flowers in the altar vases.
ferns and palms are the only
decorations at the church. but for
the reception the house will be
gay with spring flowers.
The bride will wear gown OF
ivory satin made on medieval
lines, with long. close sleeves A
veil of beautiful rose-point lace.
which came to her from her
mothers grandmother. will fall
from a cap of pearls. Believing
that every bride SHOULD have
something blue" for luck. she
will carry larkspur and blue
lupins.
The color scheme OF her at
tendants' gowns Is original. The
maid and matron of honor will
wear frocks of chiffon shading
from pale to deep green, with
purple. ribbons banding their leg
horn hats and purple satin slip
pers. For the bridesmaids the
colors are reversed, their gowns
shading from lavendar to deep
purple and worn with green
trimmed hats and green slippers.
They will all carry Colonial
bouquets Of violets. purple and
yellow pansies, and yellow freesia.
The gowns are short in front.
with narrow trains, and are
Out-of Town Guests
Guests from other cities here
for the wedding are Mrs. John
Nicholas Brown. OF Providence, a
sister of Mrs. Peter Goelet Gerry:
Mrs. Sayles and Mrs. Halsey de
Wolf, also OF Providence; Arthur
Howe, Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred G.
Steele, and Mr.. and Mrs. Hobart
Hare, of Philadelphia: Mr. and
Mrs. M. A. de Wolf Howe and
Mrs. Henry Parkman. of Boston.
the latter an aunt of the bride;
Mr.. and Mrs. Ronald T. Lyman,
Justice and Mrs. Charles Parker,
of Morristown; Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Lee Parker, of New York:
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Young. of
Bernardsville. and Miss Ballen-
tine. of MorriStown.
On the completion Of their
wedding trip. Mr.. Howe and his
bride will make their home in
East Greenwich. r. For her
travelling gown she will wear a
smart, brown tweed suit, with a
red fox scarf. and small. brown.
felt hat.
Mai. Gen. Enoch H. Crowder,
former Ambassador to Cuba, is in
New York for a few days and is
staying at the Hotel Aston.