Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-02
Alexandra Society
Events of Past Week
: Charming and Varied
Brilliant Weddings Grace
the Calendar = Notable
Festivities Listed--Gen-
eral and Personal Notes
! of Interest.

The marriage OF Miss Frances Eliza
beth Shuman, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Aubra Newton Shuman, to Mr..
Irwin Meade Hufford, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. George M Hufford of Stevenson.
Ala, took place Tuesday evenine. in the
Methodist Episcopal Church South.
Rev. Pierce S. Ellis, pastor of the First
Baptist Church, of1ciated. The interior
of the Baptist Church was recently de-
stroyed by fire. Mrs. George E. War
field played the wedding marches and
an appropriate program before and dur
ing the ceremony, and Miss Margaret
Ogden sang several solos previous to the
entrance of the bridal party. The bride
was escorted by her father. Her gown
was white satin princess model with
long sleeves and a train. Her veil was
held by Juliet cap Of pearls and she
carried a cluster of bride roses Miss
Ruth Mary Shuman, sister of the bride,
was maid OF honor and wore gown of
yellow taffeta with an irregular hem
line and with a Butterfly bow of green
taffeta at the edge of the corsage in the
back. She also wore yellow transpar-
ent hat and carried a bouquet of
jonquils.
The bridesmaids, Miss Virginia Shu-
man, younger sister of the bride, and
her three cousins, Miss Alma May of
Washington, Miss Audrie Williamson
and Miss Margaret Shuman, wore gowns
of green taffeta with yellow butterfly
bows in the back and green transparent
hats. Their flowers were old-faShloned
noSegays of jonQuils. Mr.. Grier j. HUFF
ford was best man for his brother and
the usherS, all cousins of the bride, were
Mr.. Worth Shuman of Richmond, MIR.
Jack Wood of Washington, Mr.. James
Williamson and Mr.. Marshall Shuman.
Following the ceremony there was a
reception at sic King street. Assisting
in receiving were Mrs. Shuman, mother
OF the bride. in gown Of black lace
and chiffon and a shoulder corsage of
Ophelia roSebuds; Mrs. Hufford, mother
of the bridegroom, who wore gown of
black satin and lace with a corSage of
rosebuds; Miss Mary Williamson. aunt
Of the bride, who appeared in black lace,
and Mrs. Grier Hufford, SiSter-in-law of
the groom. in gown OF lowered taffeta
and a corssge of pink rosebuds.
Late in the evening Mr.. and Mrs
Hufford left for Southern wedding
trip, the latter wearing an ensemble
suit of green with hat to match. After
March Is they will live in the apart
ment house at the corner Of Queen and
Columbus streets.
Among the out-of-town guests at the
wedding were Dr. w. F. Williamson
Shuman, DR.. and Mrs. John Keuster,
DR.. and Mrs. John Freeman, DR.. and
Mrs Campbell Harris and Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Allporte of Richmond, Mrs.
Joseph Allporte, aunt of the bride, of
Culpeper; Maj. and Mrs. Cyrus Wood
and the Misses Wood of Washington.
Recent Wedding in Paris
OF Special Interest Here.
Announcement has been made by the
assistant naval attache of the American
embassy in Paris and Mrs. Hugh Pope
LeClair of the marriage of their daugh-
ter, Ride Dear, to Mr.. Gerard Richard
son Monday, February 3, in Paris. The
bride is granddaughter of Mrs. Richard
B. Dear of Washington and the late Mr..
De- of Superior, Wis. Mrs. Dear, who
formerly was Miss Ride Ludlow
Jameson, niece of the late Commodore
william Jameson, u. S. N. of this city,
made her home in Alexandria for some
years previous to her marriage and was
also living here when her daughter, now
Mrs. LeClair was born The bride who
is just II, attended the Friends School,
Miss Eastman's School and also the
Critcher School of Art in Washington.
Mr.. Richardson was born in the United
States, but has been making his home
recently with his mother and step
father in Paris. He is 81. Mr.. and
MIS-. ES1CIldIQSOu are NOW UVulS III
Montpelier, in the South of France.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. D. Brown announce
the marriage of their daughter, Edith
Virginia, to Mr. Melvin Devers Thurs
day, February IS. in Alexandria.
The marriage is announced of Miss
Margaret Frances Hepburn to Mr.. John
Beverly Plaskett Thursday, February 20,
at the parsonage of st. Mary's Roman
Catholic Church, with Rev. J. v.
Schmidhauser oficiating. Mrs. Russell
Pennington was maid of honor and Mr..
Pennington was best man for Mr. Plas-
kett. The bride wore her travelling cos
tune of powder blue with hat to match.
Immediately after the ceremony Mr.
and Mrs. Plaskett left for a Northern
bridal trip. After March Is they will
live at lis North Payne street.
The marriage of Miss Dorothy Mason
Leist, daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs Alex
ander Leist of Ronceverte w. Va, to
Mr.. Frederick L. Flynn of this city took
place yesterday morning at the manse
of the Second Presbyterian Church, with
the Rev. Ernest NJ. Delaney officiating
Miss Helen M. Major was maid of
honor and Mr.. william Lindsey Carne
was best man for Mr.. Flynn. Mr. and
Mrs. Flynn left Immediately after the
ceremony to visit the brides parents in