The Washington times., 1929-07-20
NEWS OF WASHINGTON SOCIETY
Representative Society Assemblies for
Wedding on North Shore Today
Mrs. John Balentine Pit
ney Becomes Bride at
Letter Home

Letter Home
A small family group wit
messed the wedding at noon
today Of Mrs. John Balen-
tine Pitney, daughter of
Mrs. John r. Williams, of
w a hing ton, to Huston
Rawls, son of Mrs. William
Matteson Rawls, Of New
York, which was solemnized
in st. Margaret's Church,
Beverly Farms, Mass, with
Father Gleason officiating.
The bride was escorted to
the altar by her brother-in-
law, Joseph Letter. She had
no attendants. The bride
groom had as best man Will
liam H. Bertles, of New
York.
Madonna Blue
The bride was gowned in
Madonna blue chiffon fashioned
on princess lines with the skirt
ending in graceful fullness.
Tulle to match the gown was
used for trimming. And q pic
ture hat of blue horsehair COM
pleted the becoming costume.
The men in the wedding party
wore the summer costume of
dark blue coats and white fan
mel trousers. The two young
sPitney boys--John Williams and
James Duncan-also wore long
trousers OF white flannel and
dark blue coats.
Following the ceremony q wed.
ding breakfast was served at
Edgewater House, the summer
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Letter at
Beverly Farms. To this were in.
vfted the large number of frieads
Of the bride and bridegroom sum"
mering on the North Shore and
other fashionable points along the
Eastern seaboard:
Motor Trip
Mr.. Rawis and his bride are
leaving on a short motor trip later
in the afternoon after which they
will go to Marion, Mass, where
the latter has had a cottage for
several years, to spend the remain
der Of the summer and early
autumn.
In the winter they viii divide
their time between New York,
where Mr.. Rawls has made his
home for the last two years, and
Aiken. S. c., where Mrs. Rawls
maintains a house.
And undoubtedly they will be
visitors In Washington frequently
as the guests of Mrs. Rawls'
mother and sister, Mrs. John r.
Williams and Mrs. Letter.
Among the guests at the we'd
ding were Mrs. Williams and Mrs.
ormsby McCammon, who went to
Beverly Farms several days ago
and who will return to Washing
ton shortly.
Other Sister
And the other sister OF the
bride, Mrs. Frederick Sterling,
wife OF the American Minister to
the Irish Free State, came over
from Dublin just for the wedding
bringing with her their eldest
son, Dicky, aged years. She is
returning to ireland almost imme-
diately.
DR.. ana Mrs. Harry Kerr left
Washington last night and arrived
this morning at Beverly Farms
just in time for the wedding. How.
ever. most of the WASHINGTON
guests motored over from their
summer homes along the coast.
Among These
Among these were Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Benning Spencer and their
daughter, Miss Louise Spencer:
Mr.. and Mrs. John r. wilkins and
their daughter, Miss Katherine
wilkins: Mr.. and Mrs. Philip o.
Coffin, Mrs. James F. Curtis. Mrs.
Kenna Elkins, Lieut.. Col. Marion
Howe and Cleveland Perkins.
Guests Of Mr.. Rawls at the
oceanside Hotel, Magnolia, were
his mother, Mrs. William M.
Rawls: Mr.. and Mrs. III. s. Gillep.
sic, Mr.. and Mrs. e. T. Fox, Mr..
and Mrs. r. C. Winmill,. George
Sloan and William MI. Bertles, of
New York: Mr.. and. Mrs. Mason
p. Rumnay. Mr.. and Mrs. Addi-
son Holton, Mrs. c. r. Murphy.
J. M. Mattingly and Arthur Gar.
diner. of Detroit; Miss Emily Eur.
) ton, of Cincinnati. and r. e. Jen-
nings. of Chicago.
Mrs. Bryce j. Allen, Of ALLEN
bank" Beverly Cove. entertained
at dinner last evening for Mrs.
Pitney and Mr.. Rawls. And Mr..
and Mrs. Russell Burrage were
also hosts at dinner last evening
followed by dancing for the out-of.
town guests,
Ancestry
Although a New Yorker by
adoption, Mr.. Rawls claims De-
troit as home. His uncle has
never lived in the Michigan city,
but it was the home of her
fathers family for generations
and her uncle, the late Rt. Rev.
Mott Williams, was for many
years Bishop of. Marquette, Mich.
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