The Washington times., 1930-09-01
Capital Girl
Noon Bride
Today
Mrs. Agnes Ashford Roberts
Is Married to Lieut.. Edward
C. MetcaIf

The marriage Of Mrs. Agnes
Ashford Robert, daughter Of
Mrs. Snowden Ashford and the
late Mr.. Ashford, and Lieut..
Edward Conrad Metcalfe, U. 8.
NJ, son of Mrs. James Mont
rose Metcalfe and the late Mr..
Metcalfe, of Netchez, Miss,
took place today at noon at
the Church of the Covenant.
The ceremony was performed
by the Rev. Irving w. Ketchun1.
The bride was given in marri'
age by her brother, Snowden
Ashford. She wore q dress OF
beige flat crepe. made very
simply with o TERED skirt.
Her hat was Of chocolate coli
ored felt and close fitting.
Lieutenant Metcak had as
his best man, Lieut.. Vaughan
Michaux, U. s. N. They both
wore white uniforms.
Following the service there
was an informal reception at
the home of Mrs. Ashford at
27OO Connecticut Avenue.
Among the out-of-town guests
here for the wedding was Mrs.
Thomas L, WattleS, sister OF
the bride, who recently re-
turned to this country from
Honolulu. Mrs. Wattles viii
pass the winter here, joining
her husband, Lieutenant Wat
ties, U. s. N, in the spring.
other guests here from out
Of town included the Baron and
Baroness Luigi Filippo Marin
cola di San Floro Of New York,
who are visiting during their
stay in Washington Mr.. and
Mrs. Frederick H. Siddons.
Formerly Miss Josephine Pom
eroy, Baroness Marincola, spent
her girlhood in washington.
She is the daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Eugene Pomeroy and
granddaughter Of Mrs. Rather
inc Egan. Mr.. and Mrs. Pom.
eroy, one-time residents Of the
Capital, are now in New York,
but expect to sail shortly for
Europe. OF late years they
have spent much time abroad
and it was while they were
living in italy that Miss Pom
eroy and Baron Marincola were
married.
Also here for the wedding
were Miss Kathleen Dwyer,
daughter of Col. and Mrs.
Thomas Dwyer, of Newport,
and Miss Daisy Reed, daughter
Of Col. and Mrs. Walter Reed,
who has come from Fort Ben.
ming, Ga, where her father is
stationed. Miss Reed is a
granddaughter Of DR.. Waiter
Reed. for whom Walter Reed
Hospital was named.
Lieut.. and Mrs. MetcaH will
spend their honeymoon at the
home Of the former in Natchez.
They will be at home in An.
napolis, Nd, after october /.
Dinner Hosts
Mr.. and Mrs. Woodbury.
Blair. who are spending the
summer at Beechholrn, their
Newport, r. l., villa, were
hosts at dinner last evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Rogers
Cassidy are receiving congratu-
lations on the birth of a daugh-
ter at the Hospital for Women
Of Maryland, Baltimore. Mrs.
Cassidy was Miss Vera Frances
Swart, Of Washington, D. c.
Guest In Maine
Mrs. Frank Henry of Wash
ington, who is spending the
summer at Poland Springs, Me.
is entertaining Mrs. Edward
H. Conger, wife of Major Con.
ger. U.SM.C.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Garrett
of Baltimore will return next
week tn the United States from
Mexico City, where they were
the guests Of the latter's broth
er-in-law and sister, Lieut.. Col.
an6 Mrs. Gordon Johnston.
At Warm Springs
Maj. Gen. and Mrs. Henry D.
Todd. accOmpaf1ied by Miss
Harriet Todd, have gone to
Warm Springs, Va.
General Todd recently re-
signed as commander of the
army post at Old Point Com
fort, Va. He is succeeded by
Brig. Gen. Stanley Embrick.
TrOth Is PLighted