Evening star., 1932-04-17
German Ambassador
Attends Wedding of
Miss Ruth E. Cramms
Daughter of Consular Secre-
tary Becomes Bride of
Mr.. Shirley V. Griffith.

The Ambassador of Germany and
Frau Won Prittwitz and members OF
the German embassy staff attended
the wedding last evening of Miss Ruth
Else Gramms, daughter of the consular
secretary Of the embassy and Mrs.
w. Gramms, to Mr.. Shirley V. Griffith.
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. E. II. Griffith.
which took place in Christ Lutheran
Church, the Rev. Frederick Wenchel
officiating.
The arrangements for the wedding
were charming the church having an
effective arrangement of fresh orange
blossoms sent from California, COM
bined with Spring flowers in brilliant
hues against a background of palms
and ferns.
An impressive program of nuptial
music was given preceding the cere-
mony by Mr.. William Hamill. organist.
and also preceding the ceremony Miss
Dorothy Skinner, close friend of the
bride. sang "Oh, Promise Me" and AT
Dawning."
The bride was given in marriage by
her father. Her wedding gown was
unusually lovely, fashioned OF white
satin on long graceful lines. Her veil
was arranged softly about her face,
and she carried a shower bouquet of
tea roses. lilies of the valley and orange
blossoms. The bride were her mothers
pearls and carried a rose-point lace
handkerchief Of her grandmother's,
which was sent from Germany.
Miss Claire jacobsen was the maid
of honor, wearing yellow lace gown,
yellow lace mittens and slippers to
match and carried round bouquet of
talicman rosss.
Miss Jessie Z. Griffith, sister of the
bridegroom; Miss Frances Henry of
Kentucky and Washington and Miss
Dorothy V. Clum were the bridesmaids.
They wore green lace frocks, mittens
and slippers to correspond and carried
arm bouquets of Spring flowers.
Mr. Earl H. Griffith. brother of the
bridegroom. was the best man and the
ushers were Mr.. r. Kilbourne Casten,
Mr.. Charles H. Clum and Mr.. John
Humphrey, jr., all Of Washington
Following the ceremony there was a
dinner for members of the families at
the home of the brides parents. Mrs.
GrammS, mother of the bride, wore a
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talisman roses, and Mrs. Griffith
mother of the bridegroom, was in a
black chiffon gown, with which she
wore pink roses.
Mr.. and Mrs. Griffith will be at home
after May l at the Rockledge Apart
ments, PASS Twentieth street
A number of pre-nuptial parties were
given for the bride Among those who
entertained were Miss Frances Henry.
Miss Dorothy Clum and Miss Claire
Jacobsen.
Mr. and Mrs. William Lynnwood
Cook are now at home in their apart
ment at 2400 Thirteenth street. Mrs.
Cook was before her marriage Miss
Genevieve Clark Hart and is the daugh-
ter Of Mr.; and Mrs. George Pender
Hart. Both Mr. and Mrs. Cook come
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The brides ancestors include Light
Horse Harry Lee and Gen. William
Munford Of Revolutionary fame, ana
Gen. William Pender of Civil War
days. She is also a descendant of John
Hart. signer OF the Declaration of In
and on her maternal side
is q collateral descendant of Edgar
Allan Poe. Her grandfather, the late
Prof. George Edgar Poe, was cousin
of the poet
Mr.. Cook is the son of Mrs. E. Samuel
Barnard Of Bristol Tenn, and Mr..
Thomas w Cook of Washington Mr..
Cooks mother is member of the
Trinkla family of Virginia and is a
second cousin of former Gov. E. Lee
Trinkle Of Roanoke. He is also a scion
Virginia. Mr. Cook was educated in
Tennessee and came to Washington
several years ago and is in business
here.
The marriage of Miss Hattie F. NOEL
to Mr.. William E. Bolls took place yes
terday az 1:30 o'clock in the Metro
politan Baptist Church the Rev. John
Compton Ball officiating
The bride wore a dark blue coat suit
trimmed with beige fur and her acces-
sories were beige and blue. She carried
a bouquet of sweetheart roses and lilies
of the valley.
After the ceremony Mr.. and Mrs.
Bolls left for motor trip.
After May l. they win be at home at
514 B street northeast, Washington.
The marriage Of Miss Lillian Eliza
beth Clarke, daughter of the late Mrs.
John Cooney, to Mr.. Frank Gerard
Harrison of Scranton, Pa, took place
yesterday afternoon. She had as her
only attendant her sorority sister Miss
Della Rae Furgeson, and MT Morgan
II. Wilt Of New York was best man for
Mr.. Harrison.
After a wedding trip, Mr. Harrison
and his bride will make their home at
1928 Spring Garden street in Phila-
delphia
Mr.. Harrison graduated from George
town Law School III the class of 1880,
Is a member Of the Washington Bar and
of the Delta Chi Fraternity. He is
practicing in Philadelphia
Miss Rhoda Howard, daughter of