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of Annapolis; Mr. Arthur Sturgis, jr.,
brother OF the bride; Mr.. Jackson G.
Davis, DR.. Panagiotes S. Constanti-
nopie Of Washington; Mr.. Edward T.
Kelley and Mr.. Daniel P. O'Brien Of
Detroit, Mich.
Mrs. Sturgis. mother of the bride,
wore a gown of heliotrope- color chiffon
and lace with hat in deeper shade.
Later in the afternoon Mr.. Ansell
and his bride left for wedding trip
the bride wearing tan crepe frock
coat to match trimmed with brown
fur ard other accessories in brown
They will make their home at 40l0 Le-
land street. Chevy Chase.
Among the out-of-town guests were
Miss Grace B. Dodge of Plymouth.
Mass: Miss Henrietta Lucy Owens Of
New York and Col. Fred r. Brown and
Mrs. Brown of Baltimore.
A number of re-nuptial parties were
given for the couple. Among those who
entertained were Gen. and Mrs. An
sell, who gave a dinner dance Thursday
at the Congressional Country Club and
Friday evening Miss Annie Graham en-
tertained at a dinner dance at the
Shoreham. Others who gave parties
were Miss Nancy Crowther, Miss Ellen
Bowling. Miss Patricia Bowling, Mrs.
Cecil Owen. Miss Meta Luttrell and
Miss Ruth Kent.
A wedding of more than usual in
terest was that yesterday afternoon of
Miss Barbara Elizabeth Decker. daugh-
ter Of Comdr. Walter B. Decker,
U. S. NJ. and Mrs Decker. and Lieut..
Charles Phillips Hill, jr, U. S. NJ. son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Hill of Washington.
The ceremony was performed in the
garden of Wakefield Manor. the country
home of the bridegroom's aunt, Mrs.
George Barnett, and the birthplace OF
the bridegroom. The Rev. Edwin B.
Niver, formerly chaplain at Quantico,
and now librarian of the College of
Preachers of the Washington Cathedral.
who off1ciated at the marriage of Mr..
and Mrs. Hill, performed the service
yesterday afternoon.
The arrangements for the wedding
were as simple as possible owing to the
death of the bridegroom's uncle, Mr..
Montagu, brother of Mrs. Hill and Mrs.
Barnett who was killed in an automo-
bile accident last week.
Lieut.. Hill and his bride will live at
Norfolk while the formers ship, the
U. S. S. Wright Is there. Comdr. Decker
is en- duty at Hampton Roads. Va. the
headquarters of the fifth naval district.
A wedding of unusual interest took
place Wednesday afternoon at 5:3C
O'Clock at the Fourth Presbyterian
Church when Miss Florence Lucille Ba-
sim. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Johr
William Basin, became the bride Of
Mr. Harold Ordell Thomen. The Rev
James H. Miers, pastor Of the church
performed the ceremony, and music
was rendered by Miss Evelyn Scott
violin soloist, who was accompanied by
Mrs Chester Adair on the organ.
The bride was given in marriage BY
her father and wore an empire mode
hat and dress of blue velvet. Hel
corsage bouquet was of orchids ano
lilies of the valley. Her sister, Mrs
Belts Basin Browne, was her only at
tendant and wore a gown and hat OF
wine color velvet with a corsage cluster
of roses and lilies of the valley. The
best man was the bridegroom's brother,
Mr.. James T. Thomen
Out-of-town guests for the wedding
were the bridegroom's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. O. o. Thomen of Cleveland, Ohio:
Miss Goode and Miss Dorothy Thomen
of Columbus, Ohio.
After the ceremony dinner was served
at the Dodge Hotel for the wedding
party and members of the family, after
which Mr. and Mrs. Thomen left on
their wedding trip They will be al
home after october 1 at Capitol Towers