Evening star., 1931-06-21
Miss Frances Morse Bride
OfEnsign Raymond Hunter
Miss Christina Osborne Jones and Mr.. Theodore
Cox Marry in St. John Church
Ceremony.
Ceremony.

sistant engineer in the Virginia Depart
ment of Highways, located In Rich
mond, Va.
The church decorations were palms
and white snapdragon, with cathedral
candles lighting the chapcel.
Miss Alene Brewster presided at che
organ and rendered appropriate nuptial
music as the guests assembled, "Liebes-
traum," by List, during the ceremony,
"Elsa'S Bridal Chorus as the wedding
party entered the church and Mendels-
sohn's Wedding March" for the recess
Sional
: Mrs. Najah Darlington Taylor was
matron OF honor, her gown being of
blue embroidered mousseline de sole,
with slippers and accessories blending,
She carried an arm bouquet Of pink
roses and blue delphinium.
Little Evelyn Hoyle Day, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. willard r. Day, who pre-
ceded the bride as flower girl, wore
pleated chiffon frock of pale pink and
cornfiower blue and carried q basket
Of roses and rose petals.
The bride was very handsome as she
entered the church with her uncle, Mr..
Charles Howard Freeman, who gave her
In marriage. Her gown was Worth
creation Of ivory satin with court
train, end her veil Of tulle was caught
with orange blossoms. She carried
shower bouquet of gardenias and lilies
Of the valley.
Mr.. Bell had as his best man Mr..
w. F.. Davis Bell, his brother, from
Lynchhnrg, Va. The groomsmen were
Mr.. Frank Bell. another brother, of
Staunton; Mr.. Willard F. Day, Mr..
Najah G. Taylor of Staunton and Maj.
Warren S. Robinson Of Fort Defiance
After the wedding q reception was
held at the home Of Mrs. J. M. SPOTS,
South Coalter street. for the relatives,
out-of-town guests and intimate friends.
Later Mr.. and Mrs. Bell left for
Canadian wedding trip. Mrs. Bell wear
| ing an imported ensemble of navy blue
crepe Elizabeth, with accessories Of blue
and white.
At the Brightwood Park Methodist
Episcopal Church yesterday afternoon
| at 4 o'clock, Miss Ethel Louise Anderson.
eldest daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest
! Robert Anderson, was married to Mr.
Norman Alton Slant. son of Mr. and
Mrs. Charles E. Slant, the Rev. Walter
M. Michael ofiiciating. The bride was
given in marriage by her uncle, Mr.
Ernest Hazen Pullman. The maid of
honor was Miss Eva Erickson and the
Miss Barbara Tuttle, Miss Margaret
Donovan, and Mrs. Clifford Smith. Mr..
Milton Trumble accompanied the
bridegroom and the ushers were Mr..
Ralph Owens, Mr.. Kenneth Hofstatter
Mr.. Hampton Ross and Mr.. Joseph Og-
den. Miss Eff1e Collamore, organist Of
the Wallace Memorial Presbyterian
Church, was at the organ and Mrs.
George z. McCann, contralto, of the
same church, sang.
After the church ceremonies the
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ception in the home of the brides par
entS at TIT Longfellow street northwest
Mr.. and Mrs. Slant will be at home
July II at 1910. Fourth street north
west after touring in the North Mr..
Slant is choir member and SoloiSt at
the Wallace Memorial Church and has
frequently taken part in radio concerts
with the Sunshine Carolers.
The marriage of Miss Constance
Elaine Thomas, daughter of the late DR..
j. G. Thomas of Frederick, Md, to Mr..
Paul Willard Hammack took place In
st. Johns Episcopal Church Thursday
morning at $3.50 O'Clock, Rev. F.. Bland
Tucker officiating.
The bride, who was given in marriage
by her uncle, Mr.. John o. Thomas,
wore a gown Of robin's-egg blue with
white accessories and carried a bouquet
of white roses and lilies of the valley.
The maid of honor, Miss Virginia
blue and white gown of crepe. She
carried a bouquet of pink roses and
delphinium. Mr.. Ivan C. Booker acted
aS best man for Mr.. Hammack.
Immediately after the ceremony Mr..
Hammack and his bride left for an ex-
tended motor trip through Canada.
out -of-town guests were Rev. and
Mrs. A. S. Hammack and daughter of
Dayton, Va: Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbur T.
Albrecht OF Baltimore, Mr.. and Mrs, Ira
Q. Hammack and daughter Of Atlanta,
Town, Nd, and Miss Virginia Thomas Of
Frederick.
Mrs. Josephine Sprigman Straub,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. James Homer
Sprigman, was married Thursday in
washington TO Lieut.. Stuart Howe In
gersoll, U. S. NJ, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Arthur Ingersoll of Portland, Me.
Miss Clara Forbes, daughter Of Mr.
and Mrs. B. H. Forbes was married to
Mr. Rufus M. Waters, formerly of West
Virginia. Wednesday afternoon in the
Chevy Chase Baptist Church, Rev. Ed
ward o. Clark officiating, at 4:3Ol
o'clock, Mrs. Grace Jackson played the
wedding music and Mrs. Helen Neu-
meier Terry sang preceding the cere-
mony.
The bride was given in marriage by
her father and wore a gown of gold
beige crepe Elizabeth trimmed with lace,
her large hat matching the gown, and
she carried TaliSman roses.
Miss Lucille Forbes was maid of honor
for her sister. her costume being of
powder blue lace with hat to match,
and she carried pink roses and blue
delphinium. Little Jeanne Elizabeth
Kellogg, niece of the bride, was fiower
girl, wearing dainty. frock Of rufled
pink point d'esprit and carrying a small
blue basket filled with pink roses.
Mr.. Kenneth B. Forbes, brother of the
bride, was best man, and Mr.. Edward
Forbes and Mr.. Burt NJ. Wilcox were
ushers.
Mr. and Mrs. Waters left Immediately
after the ceremony the bride travelling
in a suit of navy blue crepe with shoes,
hat and purse to match, her blouse and
accessories being in tan. They have
motored to Atlantic City and after July
! will be at home at 3414 Morrison
street, Chevy Chase, D. G.
Among the out-of-town guests were
Miss Maud Forbes of Philadelphia, aunt
Of the bride, and Mrs. r. L. Lassiter of