Evening star., 1932-09-18
SenOrita Cecilia AlfarO
Bride of James Moran
Wedding of Panama ENJOYS Daughter at ST..
Matthew'S Is Marked by
Charming Simplicity.

OF international interest was the
wedding yesterday afternoon Of Senorita
Cecilia Alfaro, daughter Of the Minister
of Panama and Sonora de Alfaro, to
Mr.. James ODonnell Moran, son Of
Mrs. Anne Moran Of Washington. The
ceremony was performed at o'clock in
st. Matthews Catholic Church, Rev.
Edward F. Buckley officiating.
The arrangements for the wedding
were marked with simplicity and were
unusually charming. The church was
artistically decorated with white dahllas
and lilies against a background Of
foliage, and at the Panama legation,
where a reception was held following
the ceremony, white flowers and green's
also were used.
As the guests. representative Of smart
residential circles and the diplomatic
corps, were assembling In the church
Mr.. Nation Boyce gave a specially ar
ranged program Of organ selections and
also played softly during the wedding
service.
The bride was escorted to the altar
by here father, who gave his daughter
in marriage. Her wedding gown OF ivory
satin was designed on Empire lines, the
bodice cut In a square neckline, with fit
ted sleeves, which were puffed at the
shoulders The gown had a graceful
fan-shaped train of the satin and the
tulle veil was arranged simply about her
face and held with clusters of orange
blossoms. She carried a sheaf of bou-
quet Of lilies.
Sonora Louis Carlos Aleman of Pan
anna was the matron of honor for her
sister, and the other attendants were
Senorita Rebecca Alfaro, another sister
of the bride; Mrs. David Richardson,
Mrs. Margaret Moran Pyle, sister OF the
bridegroom; Mrs. Alicia du Pont Glen
denine and Miss Emily Maddox. The
costumes of the brides attendants were
most striking, the frocks fashioned on
lines similar to that of the bride, with
square necklines and short pulled
sleeves. They wore hats of velvet IN
the new short -brimmed mode. Inc
maid and matron of honor wore dark
nasturtium color and the other attend
ants wore coral frocks with tiny oanos
of dark nasturtium showing on the
sleeves. The attendants hats were all
in the dark nasturtium hue.
DIR. Robert E. Moran was best man
for his brother and the ushers included
Mr.. Oswald S. Schuette, Mr.. James
ODonnell, jr: Mr.. Abner Drury, MI.
Byrnes, Mr.. James j. Hennessey ana
Senor Vincent Alfaro.
Sonora de Alfaro, mother Of the bride,
wore a gown of beige lace with a brown
velvet hat and other accessories in
brown.
After the reception in the legation
Mr.. Moran and his bride left for a we'd
ding trip, the bride wearing a darK
nasturtium woolen gown with accesso-
ries to match.
Miss Frances Caryl O'Brian, daughter
of the assistant to the Attorney General
and Mrs. John Lord O'Brian, and Mr..
Ames Bartlett Hettrick of Amherst, Va,
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. George Draper
Hettrick of Somerset, Mass, were mar
ried last evening at O'Clock, in Buffalo,
N. Y, in st. Johns Church, Bishop
John c. Ward, assisting the Rev. Walter
r. Lord, rector of the church.
The arrangements for the wedding
were unusually charming in detail and
added interest was the fact that the
wedding was performed on the anniver-
sary of the marriage Of the brides par
ents.