Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-09
SOCIETY
Secretary of the Treasury Mellon Sails
Tomorrow From New York to Spend
Vacation Abroad

She will carry shower bouquet OF
roses and lilies of the valley.
Mrs. Arthur Pilkerton will be the
matron of honor in a gown Of nile
green moussaline de sois, with slippers
and picturesque hat to match. Her
flowers will be ClaudiuS Pernet roses
Little Miss Frances Engler, niece OF the
bride, will be the flower girl in quaint
trock of pale pink net and carrying a
basket filled with pink roses.
Mr.. John Richard Cronin of Dedham
will be the best man for his brother.
A reception will follow in the home
of the brides mother at 6308 Connec-
ticut avenue, when the couple Will be
assisted by Mrs. Ginechesi, mother OF
the bride, who will be in a frock OF
black and white lowered chiffon with
a black lace straw hat and shoulder
bouquet of tea roses.
Later in the day DR.. Cronin and his
bride will leave for a short stay in
Atlantic City. after which they will
visit the formers parents in Massa-
chusetts They will motor through the
New England States New York and
Eastern Canada. with Great Lakes
and ST. Lawrence sail to Quebec. Upon
their return they will make their home
with the brides mother in Chevy Chase.
The brides going-away costume is a
silk suit of heavy lowered crepe on a
beige background. The gown has a
soft tie of white satin and her Access
series are beige.
Among the out-of-town guests are
Mrs. John Cronin and Miss Ellen c.
Cronin, mother and sister of the bride
groom, of Dedham.
The brideg~ DOM is a graduate Of BoS-
ton University and Georgetown Uni
verSity. receiving q degree of doctor of
philosophy from tie latter institution
in 1929. A round of pre-nuptial fes-
tivities was given in honor of the bride
during the past few months.
A wedding of interest in. Washing
ton took place Yesterday in New York
when Mrs. Cecil OulSter of New York
was married to Mr.. Leo Kerney Drury,
son of Mr.. Peter A. Drury Of Wash
ington. Mrs Drury IS the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Bernard kaufman of
Detroit.
The marriage of Miss Louise Pauline
Wildman, daughter of Mrs. Lillian N.
Wildman, to Mr. Malcolm HickoX. son
of Mr. and Mrs. B. P. HickoX, will take
place this evening at 8 o'clock. in the
Metropolitan Baptist Church, the Rev.
John c. Ball officiating.
Invitations have been issued to the
wedding of Miss Roberta Dyer Howard
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Peyton
Howard of Hyattsville, Md, and Mr.
John Thomas Kent, also of Hyattsville
Saturday morning, June 81. at II
6'clock, in ST. Jerome'S Catholic Church
in Hyattsville.
Miss Howard a graduate of the Uni
versity of Maryland. now is member
of the faculty of Bladensburg Junior
High School. Mr.. Kent, a graduate OF
the United States Naval Academy. is
a young executive of the Chesapeake &
Potomac Telephone Co.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bernard Carroll an
nounce the marriage of their daughter
Audrey Bernice. to Mr.. Ralph FIGHTER
The marriage took place in the Pres
byterian Manse, at Chambersburg. Pa.
Saturday. May %, the Rev. Melvin
Riddle officiating.
Mrs. FIGHTER is graduate of tbs
Central High and Normal Schools Of
this city, and is teacher at the Fill
more Grade School.
Mr. FIGHTER. son of Mr. and Mrs
John M. FIGHTER of Lawrenceburg, Ind.
attended Indiana State University, is {
graduate of the George Washington
University Law School, a member C.
the Indiana State bar and practicin2
attorney in this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. FIGHTER will take wed
ding trip later in the SUI inner. and vii
make their home in Washington.