Evening star., 1930-06-09
SOCIETY
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.. j.. of Georgetown University, officiat-
ing. at o'clock
The bride was escorted by her father
and wore a gown of perrywinkle blue
chiffon, with slippers to match. Her
hat was beige color, which matched her
yellow roses and blue delphinium.
Miss Nancy U. Pooler of Bangor, Me-,
was maid of honor, and had a costume
of pink and wore a corsage bouquet of
pink roses. Mr.. Benjamin Schmidt of
Kalamazoo, Mich, was best man, and
the usl1ers we're members of the senior
class at Georgetown University, who
wore their caps and gowns.
A wedding breakfast was served at
10 o'clock at Lee House, and later today
Mr.. and Mrs ProVencial will start on
their wedding trip. The bride will wear
a travelling costume of navy blue crepe
de chine, navy blue coat, hat and
shoes, the coat quilted in white. Mr..
and Mrs. Provincial will make their
home in Washington. The bridegroom
is foot ball star of Georgetown Uni
versity and the bride is a native of
Washington.
Among the out-of-town guests were
Mr.. and Mrs j. p Van Overmeer of
law of the bride; Mr.. and Mrs. L. E.
Provincial of MaSsena, N. Y, parents
of the bridegroom, and Mr.. Thomas
Callahan of Akron, Ohio.
The marriage of Miss Lillian r. Com
ley, daughter of Mrs. George A. Comley
of East Falls Church. Va, to Mr.. Lin
den Allen Shenk of Washington, son of
Mr. and Mrs. j. B. Shenk of Luray, Va,
will take place this evening. The cere-
mony will be performed in the Mount
Olivet Church, the Rev. w. H. Hodges
officiating, and because of the recent
death of the brides father there will be
no festivity following the ceremony.
The marriage Saturday of Miss Doro-
thy Clark Simpson to Mr.. Richard
Francis Starr is of interest in Wash
ington, the ceremony taking place in
Calvary Methodist Protestant Church at
Easton. Md. Mr. and Mrs. Starr are
spending their honeymoon at Hope
House. the country place of the bride
groom's mother, Mrs. James Pryor Tar
vim, who formerly made Washington
her Winter home. Mr.. Starr is director
of the Harvard expedition to MeSopo-
tarnia, which is making excavations in
the interest of the Fogg Museum, and
in September. accompanied by Mrs
Starr, will return to MeSopotania to
continue his work. Mrs. Starr is an
authority on Semitic languages.
Saturday evening at O'Clock at the
Church of the Covenant DR.. John Pier
pont Helmick and Miss Clare Dean
johnson were married by the Rev. Dr.
Albert Joseph Mccartney. Dr. Hell
mick is the son of Mrs. Ernest Helmick
of Fairmont, and Miss johnson the
daughter of Mrs. Henry C. johnson of
El Dorado, Ark. Miss johnson was at
tended by Mrs. G. r. Helmick. DR..
Helmick was attended by his cousin,
Lieut.. G. r. Helmick. DR.. Helmick
graduated from the Jefferson Medical
College of Philadelphia on June and
Is now serving as inferno at Jefferson
Hospital.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Pell of New York
City are the guests of the formers
grandfather. Col. Robert M. Thompson,
In his apartment at the Mayfiower.
The marriage of Miss Susan Dunn
Powell, daughter of Mrs. H. w. Bason
of Asheville, N. c., to Mr.. Herbert S.
sChamberlin, son of DR.. and Mrs.
Charles 3. Chamberlin, took place Sat-
yurday at noon at $685. Ninth street, the
Rev Andrew Bird of the Church of
the Pilgrims officiating.
Pink and white peonies and palms
formed an effective setting for the we'd
ding.
The bride was given in marriage by
her uncle, Mr.. C. o. Vandevanter of
LeeSburg, Va, and she wore a gown of
powder blue chiffon, blue slippers and
carried shower bouquet of pink tea
roses, blue delphinium and lilies of the
valley.
M'ss Betty Wise Gibson, cousin of the
bride, was the maid of honor, wearing
q pink lowered chiffon gown, Slipper ;
10 match and a corsage bouquet of
sweetheart roses and lilies of the valley.
Mr.. Thomas Townsend Keller was
the best man.
The ceremony was followed bv a