The Washington times., 1929-06-15
Miss Elizabeth MOItun Becomes Bride
AT Ceremony in AJ Souls Church
Daughter Of Prominent
Lawyer Weds Man From
Connecticut

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wedding of Miss Mary Eliza
beth Mohun, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Barry Mohun, to
Robert Bovine Coburn, of
Hartford, Conn, son of the
late Mr.. and Mrs. Hewitt
Coburn, jr., took place, at
noon today.
The ceremony was per-
formed by the Rev. DR..
Minot Simons, Of All Souls
Unitarian Church, of New
York, in All Souls Unitarian
Church of this city, and was
followed by a breakfast in
the home of the BRIDES
parents, 1862 Massachusetts,
Ave-, for members Of the
bridal party and a small
group of relatives and close
friends.
In Satin
The bride was escorted to the
altar and given in marriage by
her father. She was gowned in
ivory satin fashioned on prin-
cess lines, with long, tight
sleeves, and a yoke of rose
point lace. Her veil of rare old
duchess lace, which fell in
graceful folds over the length Of
the satin train, belonged to the
bridegroom's mother. The veil
was built on tulle, Her flowers
were Gala lilies.
Attending the bride were Miss
Mollie Halstead, a cousin Of New
York, as maid-of-honor, and as
bridesmaids Miss Anne Ayres,
Miss Florence Coburn, cousin Of
the bridegroom; Mrs. ]. Green
vile Bates, Mrs. James M
Tourney and Miss Harriet Stuart,
all of New York; Miss Savannah
Beck, of Mexico City; Miss
Elizabeth Hedges, of Frederick,
Md, and Miss Francesca Nc
Kenney, of Washington.
Attendants
The maid Of honor was gowred
in lavendar taffeta, made with
close fitting bodice and skirt with
uneven hem-line. With this she
wore a 1eghorn hat in lavender
and carried yellow pernet roses.
The bridesmaids wore frocks
fashioned similarly in green point
d'esprit over taffeta, and their
hats were pecture models in leg
horn to match. They also carried
yellow pernet roses.
The bridegroom had as best
man Theron W. Wright, of Erie.
Pa: and the ushers were Barry
Mohun, ir., brother of the bride;
John Martin, of Hartford. Conn.,:
Charles M. Clark, Donald M.
Beals and Morris W. Seymour,
all of New York; Henry c. Griggs,
of New York; David D. Hamilton,
= of Milford, Conn; and Victor H.
schulze, of Chicago.
Honeymoon
Later in the afternoon Mr..
-- Coburn and his bride left for a
wedding trip, the latter wearing
a. gown of rose-beige georgette
and a topcoat of summer wool
woven with a gold thread in
harmony with the gown. Her hat
was a small model to match.
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here for the wedding were Mr..
and Mrs. Griffin Halstead, of New
York; Mrs. Samuel w. Bovine, of
New York; the Misses Coburn, OF
Hartford: Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred P.
Coburn, of New York; and Miss
Estelle Carter, of Mt Royal, Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. Coburn will be at
home after October 1 at So High
land Pl,, Hartford, Conn.
The minister of Uruguay, DR..
Jacobo Varela, will leave tomor-
ceive an honorary degree from
He will be accompanied by his
daughter, Mile. Adele Varela. who
with group Of friends will at.
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ward University commencement.
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Miss Helen Marks entertained
at luncheon today at the Co.
1umbia Country Club in compli.
ment to Miss Eugenia Octavia
Sykes, whose marriage to Thomas
Stevenson will take place on
Wednesday. Other guests were
the bride-elect's attendants: Miss
Cornelia Covington and Miss
Scott Henning, Of Memphis,
Tenn; Miss Malvina Sykes,
Miss Leone shotwell and Miss
Margaret Bynum, of Jackson,
Miss; Miss Leonore I.aFount, Miss
Ruth LaFount and Miss Constance
LaFount, Of Salt Lake City; Miss
Alice Mary Cable, Of Lima. Ohio.
and Miss Carrie Roper Fulton, Of
this city.
Mrs. Helen Darley Frey is sail.
ing Wednesday for Europe on the
S. S. George Washington to be
gone for several weeks. She viii
leave Washington today to visit
On Long Island until Wednesday.
Mrs. Watson freeman Clark
and her daughter, Miss Charlotte
Clark, have gone to New York,
where Miss Clark win sail wednes.
day on the Aquitania to spend the
summer in Europe. =, ...,.
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Miss Mabel e. Leman. who is
spending some time in New York.
was entertained at dinner in
Mount Vernon, N. z, a day or
two ago by Mrs. Harold X.
Heiss, formerly Of Washington.
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Mrs. S. Hallock DUPONT and her
mother, &xs. H. L. wrenn, have
taken an apartment at the Ward.