Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-08
Miss Donaldson Becomes
Bride of Mr.. Lars Ekelund
Walter Reed Memorial Chapel
Yesterday Morning.

Miss Dora Harvey Donaldson, daugh-
ter Of Mr.. and Mrs Francis Donaldson
of Tuckahoe, N. Y, and Mr.. Lars Exc
lund, son of Col and Mrs. John Exc
lund. of Nonkaping, were married
yesterday afternoon. The ceremony
was performed in st. Johns Church
at Tuckahoe, Bishop Larned of Long
Island and Bishop Sterrett of Beth
lehem, Pa, officiating at $3.50 o'clock,
the rector of the church, Rev. F. A.
Wright, assisting. Autumn leaves and
smilax with white chrySanthemumS
formed an effective background for the
wedding party and the vested choir
sang preceding the ceremony and the
wedding chorus.
The bride was given in marriage by
her father and wore the wedding gown
Of her mother. of ivory white satin
trimmed with rare old lace. She was
attended by Mrs. Macauley Batchworth
Smith, who had a costume Of yellow
chiffon, and little Nancy Beonie DON
aldson and young Chase Donaldson,
jr., were flower girl and ring bearer,
respectively, both wearing white.
Mr.. Josta Blume, of Stockholm,
Sweden, was best man, and the usherS
were Mr.. Garrich Senpcer of New York,
Mr.. Hedge Wahren of Nonkaping,
Sweden; Mr.. Francis Donaldson, jr.,
and Mr.. E. Talbot Donaldson of
Tuckahoe.
Following the ceremony a reception
was held in the home Of the brides
parents, Turkey Knoll, at Tuckahoe,
when Mrs. Donaldson received the
guests, wearing a gown of blue velvet.
Later in the day Mr.. and Mrs Exc
lund started for a wedding trip, the
bride travelling in a costume of blue
tweed trimmed with beige fox fur
They will be at home after December l
at Al Fifth avenue, New York.
Among the interesting November we'd
dings was that of Miss Elizabeth Petrie
Defandorf, daughter of Lieut.. Col. and
Mrs. Jason A. Defandorf, and Mr.. Frank
Lloyd Weaver of Detroit, which took
place yesterday morning at IL O'Clock
at the Walter Reed Memorial Chapel
The altar had an artistic arrangement
Of white chrysanthemums.
Rev. Thomas d. Windiate rector of
Christ Episcopal Church, in Kensington,
ohiciating. The wedding music was
played by Miss Lille Portor A wedding
breakfast and reception followed the
ceremony at the home of the brides
parents in Garrett Park, Md.
The bride was given in marriage by
her father and wore a gown of wine
color velvet with velvet hat and ac-
cesSorieS to match. She carried an arm
bouquet of white chrysanthemums
shading to pink.
She was attended by Mrs. Robert P
Harvey as maid of honor. Frances De-
fandorf and her sister, Jean Defandorf,
daughters of Mr.. and Mrs. James H.
Defandorf of Chevy Chase, nieceS of the
bride, were the flower girls. They wore
dresses of pink crepe de chine and car
ried old-fashioned bouquets of button
chrySanthemums Mr. Weaver had for
his best man Mr.. Leonard Leland of
Washington
Mr. and Mrs. Weaver are college grad
yates, the former Of the University of
Michigan and the latter was graduated
from Mount Holyoke. Mr.. Weaver and
his bride have left Washington for the
South and will be at home in Detroit
the latter part of the month.
Among the out-of-town guests here
for the wedding were, Mrs. Harvey, of
Massachusetts,; Miss Katherine Rowley
of East Orange N. j., and Miss Anne
Ferris of New York.
The marriage of Miss Dorothy Vir-
ginia Downing, attractive and popular
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. j. Hitch
Downing, to Mr.. Francis Herrell, son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. B. F. Herren of Marshall,
Va, took place Thursday evening at the
home Of the brides parents on Manor
avenue, Front Royal, Va, only the i'm
mediate members of the two families
and a few close friends being present.
The wedding took place before an i'm
provise6 altar decorated with ferns
and vel W and white chrysanthemums.
The oride wore a wedding gown Of
oyster white lace over shell pink taft
feta and carried a bouquet of white
rosebuds. The maid of honor, Miss
Gladys Downing, sister of the bride,
wore a gown of blue taffeta and car
Eied a bouquet Of pink rosebuds.
The bridegroom was attended by his
brother, Mr.. Wallace Herrell of Marshall,
and the ceremony was performed by
Rev. S. v. Hildebrand of Clarendon,
iva. a close friend of the two families.
Following the ceremony reception was
4d1eld at the Alton Inn. The bride is
d graduate of the Warren County High
&School and is very popular among a
zwide circle of friends throughout Vir-
ginia, while the bridegroom is a gradu-
late Of the Marshall High School and at
tended RandolphM Macon College, and is
how In business at Marshall. Following
wedding trip to Bermuda, they expect
20 make their home at Marshall.
A pretty home wedding was that of
Miss Bernice Beall and Mr.. Harold
Suit, son of Mrs. Mary E. Suit and the
late Mr.. Jackson Suit of Richie, Md
which took place in the home of the
brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. O.
Beall, at Upper Marlboro, Md, Wednes-
day. The ceremony was performed at
moon by Rev. Wilson T. Jarboe, pastor
.Of the Forrestville M. E. Church, and
the house had an effective arrangement
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