Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-08

A charmingly arranged wedding took
place last evening at 8 o'clock, when
Miss Dorothy Eloise Glavatte, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. L. T. Gravatte, be-
came the bride of Mr.. George E. Down.
er of Buffalo. N. Y, son of Mrs. Mabel
Feeny of Buffalo.
The ceremony was performed in the
Metropolitan Baptist Church. the Rev.
John C. Ball, pastor OF the church,
officiating
Quantities of gladioli, hydrangeas,
asters and dahlias were used IN the
decorations and the channel was banked
with palms Mrs. G. S. Mockbee gave
a program of organ selections and Mrs.
John Clary sang AT Dawning" and
Because" -
The bride was given in marriage by
her father. She wore white bouftant
georgette crepe gown, fashioned with
out sleeves, and skirt of ruff1es, and
tafJeta bow caught at the low waist
line in the back. Her tulle veil was
held by wreath of orange blossoms
and she carried a. shower bouquet OF
roses and lilies of the valley.
Miss Jeanne Gravatte was maid Of
honor wearing a coral taffeta frock
and carrying a bouquet Of pink roses.
The bridesmaids were Miss Frances
Miller, Miss Virginia A. Everett. Miss
Frances Green and Miss Ruth Shanck.
They wore frocks of taffeta In shades
Of apricot, blue, yellow and green, re-
spectiVely, and carrying yellow tea
roses.
The little flower girl was Dorothy
Lee Mutt. She wore q frock Of pale
pink silk and carried basket filled
with rose petals Howerton Gravatte
~t~ a,aA Rall
train bearer. both little boys being
dressed In white.
Mr.. L. Trice Gravatte was the best
man and the ushers selected were Mr..
Jack Gravatte and Mr.. Reginald F..
Alexander of Washington Mr.. Downer
Packwood of Snyder. N. j., and Mr..
Stewart Mendell of Newark. N. j.
A reception followed the ceremony at
the church. after which Mr.. Downer
and his bride left for a wedding trip,
Mrs. Downer wearing a navy blue en-
semble with accessories to match. They
will make their home in Buffalo. AS
sisting at the reception were Mrs.
Gravatte. mother of the bride, who
wore a gown of orchid color georgette
crepe, and Mrs. Downer, mother of the
bridegroom. who was in blue georgette
creme and velvet.
The bride was formerly secretary to
New jersey.
A number of prenuptial parties were
given in honor Of the bride and BRIDE
groom.
Among the out-of-town guests were
Miss Esther packwood of SNYDER, N. Y;
Mrs. Eva Hale of Batavia, N. Y.
Cochran-Tyree Wedding
of Interest in Capital.
wedding Of interest to Washington
took place yesterday at noon at All
Saints Church. in Chevy Chase, when
Miss Nancy Marshall Tyree. daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. L. p. Tyree of winston
Salem, became the bride Of Mr.. Ed
ward Cline Cochran of Charlotte. N. C.
The ceremony was performed by the
Rev. Henry Teller Cooke.
Mr.. Cochran and his bride will make
their home In Charlotte. Mrs. Coch-
ran has often visited in Washington
and she Is a member of the winston
Salem Chapter of the Junior League.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tyree and their daush-
ter have been passing several days at
the Wardman Park Hotel, where Mr..
Cochran also stopped for short time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Linville Martin and Miss
Alice Dunklee of Winston Salem; Mrs.
j. c. Buxton of Dallas. Tex: Miss
Sarah Evans of Anderson, S. c.; Mr..
Horace Gator of Baltimore; Mr.. G. e.
Crayton Of Charlotte and Miss Dana
Alexander of Raleigh. All Of the guests
stopped at the Wardman Park Hotel.
Charming NuptiaI Ceremony
in Shadow Of Tall Pines.
The marriage of Miss Alice p. Hen
derson, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
ward o. Henderson Of Travilah, Md,
to Mr.. William Robert Hodgson. son
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles A. Hodgson,
took place last evening at o'clock in
the home of the brides parents, the
Rev. Father OHara of st. Mary's
Church, Rockville, officiating
The bride and bridegroom walked
together to an improvised altar ar
ranged under tall pine trees, crowfoot
and laurel making an aisle to the altar.
Miss Dorothy Brown of Herndon, Va,
sang ''At Dawning" preceding the cere-
mony, accompanied by Miss Anna Litz
OF this city at the piano.
The bride wore a gown OF white
georgette crepe with q long tulle veil
held with pearls and orange blossoms.
She carried a shower bouquet of brides
roses and lilies of the valley.
Miss Anna Pyles Of Chevy Chase was
the maid OF honor, wearing a green
chiffon gown with hat and slippers to
match and her bouquet was OF Column
bia roses.
Mr.. Osborne Henderson, brother Of
the bride, was the best man.
A reception followed the ceremony,
when Mrs. Henderson, mother Of the
bride. and Mrs. Hodgson, mother of
the bridegroom, assisted in receiving.
Mrs. Henderson wore q black satin
gown and Mrs. HodgSon was in dark
blue fiat crepe.
Mr. Hodgson and his bride left later
in the evening for wedding trip, Mrs
Hodgson wearing dark blue georgette
crepe gown with accessories to match.
They will be at home upon their re-
turn at 4517 Arkansas avenue.
Among the out-of-town guests were
Mr.. and Mrs. H. w. HodgSon Of Plain
field, N. j Mr.. and Mrs. B. G. Brown
of Herndon, Va, and Mr.. and Mrs Syl-
vester Cowell of Los Angeles.
Church in Forest Glen
Scene of Pretty Ceremony.
Miss Helen Virginia Bready, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. David J. Bready
merry and until very recently of Linden,
Montgomery County, and Mr.. John
Kingdom, son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Carey
Kingdom of Rockville, were married
at $3.50 O'Clock yesterday morning in
ST. Joints Catholic Church, Forest
Glen. The ceremony was performed
by the pastor, Rev. Charles o. Rosen-
steel, who also celebrated nuptial mass
The altar was prettily decorated with
white diewers.
Although Of noticeable simplicity, 1t
was an event Of beauty and was at
tended by a small gathering Of rela-
tives and intimate friends.
The bride was given In marriage by
her father. Her gown was Of deep
turquoise blue transparent velvet, and
she wore a hat to correspond. She