Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-20
Miss Beatrice Ashmead Lit
tle6eld and Mr.. Bowman
McCalla Macarthur Mar
ried in Ceremony at Home
of Brides Parents-Other
Nuptials Announced.

A wedding Of unusual interest in
military circles as well as residential
society took place yesterday afternoon,
when Miss Beatrice Ashmead Little
field, daughter of Capt. William Lord
Littlefieled, u. s. N, and Mrs. Little
field became the bride of Mr.. Bowman
McCalla Macarthur, son of Mrs. Arthur
Macarthur and the late Capt. Mac
Arthur, U. S. N. The ceremony was
performed at 4 o'clock, in the home of
the brides parents, at 1907 Belmont
road, the Rev. DR.. Herbert Scott Smith,
rector of st. Margaret's Episcopal
Church, officiating in the presence Of
a small company of relatives and close
friends. The home had a simple but
effective arrangement of Summer
The bride was given in marriage by
her rather and she wore her mothers
wedding gown of ivory satin, made on
princess lines, with a circular skirt
falling into a short train. The gown
was made sleeveless and trimmed with
old family lace, and her ivory color
tulle veil was arranged closely about
her face, with lace to correspond. She
carried shower bouquet Of bride roses
and lilies of the valley.
Miss Jean Peoples, daughter Of Mr..
of honor and she wore a gown of blue
lace made on the new long lines, a
picture hat of horSehair braid to match,
trimmed with a pink ribbon bow, and
she had on pink slippers and carried
pink gladioli larkspur and blue del
phinium. Little Miss Lorraine Little
field. sister of the bride, was the flower
girl, in dainty frock of pink geor-
gette with pink slippers. Her bouquet
was Of pink roses and blue delphinium
Mr.. Douglas Macarthur, I'd, brother
Of the bridegroom, was the best man.
Assisting at the reception were Mrs.
Littlefleld, mother of the bride; Mrs
Arthur Macarthur, jr, mother of the
bridegroom, and his grandmother, Mrs.
Arthur Macarthur. Mrs. Littlef1eld
wore a gown of blue and white chif-
fon, a hat and slippers to match.
Mrs. Macarthur, jr., was in beige chif-
fon with a black hat, and Mrs. Mac
Arthur was in black lace and black
hat.
Mr.. Macarthur and his bride started
after the reception for a wedding trip,
the bride wearing brown print crepe
de chine with accessories to match.
They will be at home upon their re-
turn at 1901 Columbia road.
Mrs. Isabel Farron Worrall announces
the marriage OF her daughter Anne
Mary to DR.. Elmer Roberts Shepherd
Thursday morning at IL o'clock in the
Calvary Baptist Church, the Rev. Will
liam S. Abernethy officiating. Owing TO
the recent death of the bridegroom's
mother, only relatives and a few close
friends attended the ceremony.
DR.. and Mrs. Shepherd will be at
home after August / at zoos Columbia
road.
Miss Katherine Hooe Billingsley,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. F. H. Bill
Kingsley Of Brandywine, Md, and Mr..
Charles Gilbert Bay, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles v. Bay of Lancaster, Ohio.
were married Wednesday in the home
Of the brides parents, the Rev. j. A.
HcCambridge officiating, at 5 o'clock.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bay started later for
motor trip afoand the Great Lakes
and into Canada. They will make their
home in Washington, where the BRIDE
groom is connected with the Depart
ment of the Interior. The bride is
granddaughter of the late DR.. John A.
Billingsley OF st. Marys County, Md.
and niece Of DR.. r. w. Lusby of this
city.
Francis ASbury Methodist Episcopal
Church South was the scene OF a pretty
wedding Tuesday afternoon at 4 o'clock,
when Miss Villa Jordan, daughter OF
the Rev. and Mrs. A. C. Jordan, be-
came the bride of Mr.. Denton Hobart
Reed, the Rev. j. j. Rives officiating.
The church was decorated with cut
flowers and palms, and preceding the
ceremony Mrs. Fannie Schreve Heart
sill sang Il Love You Truly" and Be
cause" with Mrs. Nancy Lowe at the
organ.
The bride wore gown of white chif-
fon with picture hat to match and
carried a bouquet of roses and lilies OF
the valley.
Miss Nancy Jordan was maid Of honor
Tor her sister. wearing a beige chiffon
gown with horsehair braid hat and
carrying bouquet of pink roses and
smylax.
Mr.. Donald Mace was the best man,
and the ushers selected were Mr.. VIII
liam Calvin. Mr.. Donald Wilson and
Mr. James Fitch.
A reception was held after the cere-
money in the home of the brides par
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