The Washington times., 1931-04-10
Smart Set to
ATTEND Park
! Nuptials
Washington Social Leaders
will See Suzanne Park
! Wed Henry P. AmmidoWn
in New York Today
BY ANNE PATTEN

NAIOOSAA1S AOAA1dAASC AuGA4CA OAt1ll
glory, pretty Suzanne Park,
daughter of the United States
consul at Biarritz, France,
and Mrs. Sam Park, will be
married this afternoon in New
York to the man for whom
she relinquished the privilege
Of being presented at the Court
of st. James this spring.
The fortunate youth is Henry
Philip Ammidown, son Of the
late Philip Holmes Ammidown,
of Seattle, and Mrs. George H.
Dyer, of Milwaukee and New
York. Miss Parks name had
been listed among the May pre-
sentees at Buckingham Palace,
but her fiance wanted an Amer
lean wedding and "Susie," as
today's bride is known to her
chums, gladly agreed to forego
the honor of making her bow
to King George and Queen
Mary to please her future help
mate.
Ceremony at st. Bartholomew
The couple will plight their
nuptial vows before a flower
banked altar in the chapel of
st. Bartholomew at 4:30
o'clock, with a distinguished
assembly of New York and
Washington social registerites
present to wish them happi-
ness. The ceremony will be
performed by the Rev. DR.. Rob-
ert Norwood.
Colonel Park, beloved of
every American visitor to the
popular French spa. where he
presided over the destinies of
his fellow-countrymen for so
many years, will give his
daughter in marriage. Miss
Park, who is petite and blonde,
has chosen a bridal robe of
ivory satin with a gorgeous
court train of the same lus-
trous material. Her wedding
we'll of rare old point lace,
bound to her head by a minia-
ture wreath Of orange bios
SONS, was worn by her sister,
Mrs. Henry Bacon Funchess,
jr., of Texas, at her own we'd
ding three years ago. The
bridal bouquet will be a Sheaf
OF Gala lilies, ivory with golden
centerS.
Will Attend Bride
Mrs. FuncheSS is to be ma
tron of honor, and Miss Evelyn
Walker, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Harold Walker. of Wash
ington and st. Michaels, Md,
and Miss Anne Washington
Perine, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. George Corbin Perine. of
Baltimore, will be bridesmaids.
Mrs. Funchess will wear gown
of light blue satin and carry a
bouquet of lavender sweet peas,
orchids and delphinium, and
the bridesmaids will wear SINH
lar gowns of orchid chiffon
with bouquets of two-toned
Lavender sweet peas and del
phinium.
. The groom will be attended
by Trescott Avery Buell., son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace Buell.,
of Pittsfield, Mass, and the ush-
erS will be John R. Russell. of
Milwaukee: j, Alden r, Dallev
of Haverford, Pa; Guy S. Pas
chall, of Chevy Chase, Md;
Hawley Myers, of New York
City; Thomas Fransioli, jr., of
Seattle, and Sam Park, jr., a
brother Of the bride.
Reception at Sherry's
Following the wedding there
will be reception at Sherry's,
where the large dining room
will be effectively decorated
with palms, ferns, white lilacs
and southern smilac. The
bridal table will be banked with
flowers with huge centerpiece
of white lilacs, snap.dragon,
slilies-of-the-valley and sweet
peas.
/ The bride, who is popular
with the younger set here and
ION the continent, was educated
.at Lakewood, N. j., the Holton
Arms, here, and Princess Met
.Chersky'S school in Paris.
I Mr.. Ammidown was born In
Seattle, graduated from Ashe-
sville School in 1925 and was of
the class of 80 at Yale.
Upon returning from their
wedding trip, the young couple
will make their home at Green
Wich, Conn.
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