The Washington times., 1931-06-20
Naval Pomp
At Morse
Wedding

daughter OF commander JOhn
Wise Morse. U. S. NJ, and Mrs.
Morse, to Ensign Raymond Paul
Hunter, u. S. NJ, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Robert Phansteel Hun
ter, of Sherman. Texas, and a
graduate this month at the
Naval Academy at Annapolis.
Young Hunter is by way of
being rather a hero with his
classmates Che was a member
of the Academy crew which won
the meet at PoughkeepSie in
the regatta on Tuesday,, and
the lads arrived this morn
ing in Washington by the train
load to witness his wedding.
Frances herself, a debutante of
this year, is true daughter of
the Navy. Her father, Commo-
dore Morse. since the arrival of
the family here has been ex-
ceedingly popular with his
brother officers, and Mrs. Morse
is hailed one of the most charm
ing and gracious hostesseS in
naval circles.
At Washington Cathedral
The wedding will take place
at S o'clock in the chapel of st.
Joseph of Arimathea in the
Washington Cathedral, Canon
G. Freeland Peter officiating.
The newlyweds will leave the
chapel following the ceremony
under the traditional archway
of steel and the masculine men,
berS of the bridal party will don
for the occasion formal dress
uniform with the usual tonnage
OF brass buttons and gold trim
mingS.
Commander Morse will give
his pretty young daughter in
marriage.
For the important event
Frances has selected a gown of
lustrous sea shell satin made
on the severely simple lines of
the prevailing mode. 1t will be
Gntrimmed except for bits of
rare point lace, worn by her
mother and grandmother at
their weddings. Her veil of tulle
will be arranged in soft folds
around her head and she will
carry bouquet of lilies of the
valley.
To Wear Rose Organdie
Her maid of honor, Miss Vir-
ginia Cheatham, will wear rose
organdie with a bouffant skirt
and a wide brimmed leghorn
hat trimmed with chiffon roses.
Her bouquet of roses will be tied
with ribbons matching her
gown. The bridesmaids will in
clude the Misses Katherine
Fenton, of West Point; Barbara
Shepard, of New York; Flea
more Dunn, of Orange, N. j.,
and Miss Frances Ross, of Terre
Haute, Ind, all classmates Of
the bride at Vassar. Also the
Misses Mary Stuart Birdsall,
Virginia Deyber and Esther
Wallace, of Washington, and
Dorothy Chadwick, of New
burg, N. Y.
The br lesmaids will wear
rainbow colored organdie, green,
yellow, pink and blue, and two
in each color. Their costumes
will be completed by broad
leghorn hats, and they will car
ry roses tied with ribbons
matching their gowns.
Ensign Robert Burns Far
quharson will be best man and
the ushers will include Lieut..
Peter Van Ness, U. S. M. c., and
Ensigns Paul Shorne, Albert
Gray, Edward Steffanides, Sey-
mour Owens, all of the Anna
polls class of 1881, also Malvern
John Morse, brother of the
bride.
Reception After Ceremony
A reception at the home Of
the brides parents on Cali
fornia Street will follow the
ceremony. The house will be
decorated for the occasion in
blue delphinium. pink gladioli
and yellow Snopdragon. Mrs.
Morse will receive with the
bridal pair, and will wear a
modish gown of green lace
with a horsehair hat of the
same shade.
Ensign Hunter and his bride
will leave this evening for Long
Beach, Calf, where the former
is now stationed. 1t is the
home port of the U. S. S. Mary
land. to which Ensign Hunter
is attached.
Out-of.town guests here for
the wedding include Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter Frye, Marlborough,
Mass: Herbert Hazelton, Welles-
ley Hills, Mass: Mrs. George
Piper and Miss Lydia Morse, OF
Marlborough: Mr.. and Mrs.
Lawrence Piper, of New York.
and Col. and Mrs. Robert
Farquharson, of Norfolk, Va.
Members of Junior League
The bride has been an
active member since her debut
in the Junior League in Wash
ington, and is, also, entitled to
the honors of the Colonial
Danes of America. Ensign
Hunter was a student at the
University of Texas. prior to
entering the Naval Academy.
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