Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-08
Many Brilliant Weddings
Listed in the Early Autumn
Nuptial Ceremonials, Featured by Charming Cos
tunes and Showers of Roses, Challenge
Attention of Capital Society.

crepe, with hat TO match, and carried
| ophelia roses.
Mr.. J. Paul Burnett Of Rockville
was best man and Miss Katheryn
Butler Of Silver Spring presided at the
organ.
Immediately following the mass, Mr..
and Mrs. Kingdom left by automobile
for short trip. They will make their
home at Kew Gardens, Washington.
Church Prettily Decorated
for Wedding Of Yesterday.
The marriage of Miss Lucille Con-
way Sparks. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Buchanan Sparks of University,
Va, to Mr.. Charles Morris Cook, son
of Mrs. Clara Cook, took place at s
o'clock yesterday afternoon in the
Francis Asbury Methodist Church, the
Rev. DR.. J. J. Reeves oficiating.
The church was decorated with
gladioh, ferns and palms, and Mr..
Henri Ayers sang before the cere-
mony. "Oh, Promise Me" and "At
Dawning."
The bride was given in rnarrige by
her father and wore gown OF cream
lace with pastel trimmings and her
hat was Of horsehair braid to match.
She carried ophelia roses and lilies
Miss Stella Sparks, sister of the bride.
was the maid Of honor, wearing q green
lace gown with, horsehair braid hat
to match and carrying pink roses.
Mr.. William Joseph higgins was the
best man and the ushers selected were
Mr.. Charles r. Seckinger, jr, and Mr.
Harold Z. McEwen.
A reception was held for the bridal
party and immediate family after the
ceremony at the home of Miss Dorothy
LlnkinS, a classmate OF the bride, in
Cleveland Park. -
Mrs. Sparks. mother of the bride,
wore black-And-w white chiffon gown.
Mrs. Cook, mother of the bridegroom
was in green and white chiffon.
Mr.. Cook and his bride left after the
ceremony for a wedding trip, Mrs. Cook
wearing an oxford gray travelling suit
with accessories to match. They will
be at home upon their return at ITO
Park road.
The bride is a student of the Ameri-
can University and the bridegroom Is
! connected with the Bureau of Foreign
, and Domestic Commerce, and is sta
toned in Washington. l
Among the out-of-town guests were
Miss Estelle Wolf Of Long Island, Mr.
Henri Ayers Of Brooklyn, N. Y. Miss
Gladly Mung, and Mr.. Edgard Young
Of Greensboro. N. c.: Mrs. william K
Franklin Of New Jersey, Mr.. Edward
Hawks Of Trenton. Miss Cecilia Collins
Of Lynchburg, Va. and Miss Stella
Sparks Of Athens, Ga.
Large Reception Follows
Marriage Ceremony.
A wedding of much beauty and one
that had been looked forward to with
interest was that of Miss Margaret
Elizabeth du Fief, daughter of Mrs.
Robert Lee Saunders of Potomac, Md.
and Mr.. James S. BuzZerd, san of Mr..
and Mrs. s. S. Buzzerd Of Berkeley
Springs, w. Va, which took place last
Potomac. Rev. Joseph H. Balthis of
Washington, presiding elder of the
Washington district Of the Methodist
Episcopal Church South, assisted by
Rev. Peter c. Helmintoller. jr., pastor
Of the church, performed the ceremony
in the presence of very large as
semblage. The church was beautifully
decorated with palms, ferns, white and
yellow gladioli and candles.
The bride. who was given In mar
rage by her step-father, Mr. Robert L.
gown, tisht-ftting bodice, bouffant
skirt, with uneven hemline. longer in
back than front. The long, tight
sleeves formed point over the hands.
Her cap-shaped veil was OF point de
spirit and was fastened with orange
blossoms, and she wore white satin slip
pers with orange blossom buckles. She
carried q shower bouquet Of bride roses
and lilies Of the valley.
- Fee
liam n. Whittlesey Of Washington, who
wore a gown Of orchid tulle, made on
lines similar to that of the bride. with
slippers to match and she carried an
arm bouquet of yellow roses.
The bridesmaids were Miss Gertrude
Steidel of Washington, wearing powder
blue chiffon: Miss Anne Appel of Wash
ington, q cousin of the bride, in apple
green chiffon: Miss Virginia E. Elicit
of Washington, in canary chiffon and
Miss Ella Copes of Silver Spring. Md,
in coral chiffon. All carried hats lined
with colors matching their dresses and
filled with garden flowers.
Mr.. Lewis H. Buzzerd, brother of the
bridegroom, was best man, and the
ushers were Mr.. Ralph Conradis of
Washington, Mr. Philip Appel Of
Mr.. Willard Durham Of
Berkeley Springs, w. Va, and Mr.. John
G. Stone, cousin of the bride, of Po-
tomac.
Accompanied on the organ by Mr..
Harry Hansroth Of Berkeley Springs,
Mrs. Walter Fawcett of Washington
sang 90, Promise Me-" and at Dawn
ing" and while the ceremony was in
progress Mr.. Hansroth softly played
Believe Me If All Those Endearing
Young Charms"
Little Betty Neal Eubank of Wash
ington. cousin of the bride, was flower
girl. She wore dainty gown of green
chiffon and carried a basket of rose
petals.
Immediately following the ceremony,
a large reception was held at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Saunders, assisting at
which were. Miss Bernice Bready of