Evening star., 1932-06-26

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Army and Navy circles took place yes
terday afternoon, when Miss Virginia
Cheatham, daughter of Maj. Gen. and
Mrs B. Frank Cheatham, became the
bride of Lieut.. Cornelius Peter Van
Ness, U. S. NJ. c., son of Mr.. Frank
Van Ness of San Francisco, Calf.
The ceremony took place in the home
Of the brides parents, on Connecticut
avenue, the Rev. ze Barney Phillips Of
ficiating, with only the relatives and a
few friends attending. A small recep-
ton followed the service. Cut flowers
mingled with palms and ferns made an
effective setting for the wedding.
The bride was escorted and given in
marriage by her father. She wore a
gown of ivory white satin, fashioned
on princess lines, with a rose point
collar and a court train. Her tulle veil
was held by orange blossoms and she
carried roses and lilies of the valley.
Miss Frances Ross was the maid Of
honor and the bridesmaids were Miss
Eleanor Bum, Miss Barbara Shepard,
Miss Katharine Fenton and Miss
Beatrice Patton.
The attendants wore dainty frocks
Of chiffon tulle, hat to match, and
carried water lilies. The maid of
honors costume was green and her
lilies white and the bridesmaids frocks
and hats were in flesh color and their
bouquet of pink water lilies.
Mr.. William Cheatham was the best
man and the ushers were Lieut.. Don
Lowry, U. S. A.; Ensign James Howard,
U. S. NJ; Lieut.. R. w. Hayward, Lieut.
Marcellus Howard, Lielit. George R.
Shell and Lieut. Philip Karney, all OF
the Marine Corps.
Mrs. Cheatham wore a f1owered chif-
fon gown.
Lieut.. and Mrs. Van Ness left later
for wedding trip by motor. Lieut..
Van Ness is at present assigned to duty
at the Marine Barracks at the Navy
Yard, and is waiting to be ordered for
duty elsewhere. Lieut.. Van Ness is a
member of the old Van Ness family of
Washington, whose home stood on the
site of the present Pan-American Union
Building The bride made her. debut
two seasons ago and then returned to
her studies at Vassar from where she
graduated this month. Lieut.. Van Ness
graduated from the Academy two years
ago.
Among the out of town guests were
Mr. and Mrs. Telafair Hodgson, the
latter a sister of Gen. Cheatham, and
Miss Harriet Robinson, all of Sewanee,
Tenn. Gen. Cheathamk former home
is in Nashville, Tenn. I
Miss Martha Lamar Ellis, daughter
of Capt. Hayne Ellis. U. S. N, and
Mrs. Ellis Of Washington, former. cyn-
ers of Woodley, and Mr.. John Davis
Leland. son of Mr.. and Mrs. Edm und
F. Leland of Brookline and North
Andover, Mass, were married at 4:3o
O'Clock yesterday afternoon in the
chapel at Longview, Kansas City, No
AS the guests assembled, a trio OF
musicians on the violin: cello and piano
played the following program:
Il Love Thee" by Grieg; Ecstasy" +"
by Came: "Andante Cantabile," by
Tschaikowsky; "Intermezzo," from
"Cavalleria Rusticana," by Mascagni
"Serenade," by Schubert; MY Heart
at Thy Sweet Voice" by C. Saint-Seans.
The chancel of the church, which was
banked with Easter lilies, had back
ground of large palms, woodwardia
ferns and foliage plants, lighted with
ivory tapers in tall branch standards,
which were tied with white satin rib
bon holding large bouquets of the lilies.
The trio played the bridal procession
from Johengrin" and Continued dur
ing the service, which was read by the
Rev. Raphael H Miller, playing
'sPreislied,' from die Meistersinger.'
The bride was given in marriage by
her father and her gown of rare old
rose point lace was an heirloom in the
family and worn by her grandmother.
Mrs. r. A. Long. The close fitting
f1oor-length skirt which flared at the
side hipline and heightened to join the
long train. The gown, which was made
over white chiffon, had short puff
sleeves of the chiffon and She wore
long white gloves. Her close-fitting cap
of white tulle was held across the back
with orange blossoms and she wore a
full-length tulle veil. She carried a
n1uh of white gardenias with cascade
effect of lilies of the valley reaching
below the knees.
She was attended by Mrs. Philip
Young of New York as matron of honor
and Miss Hester Laning of Newport,
r. l., as maid of honor. Their gowns
were Of powder blue chiffon over ecru
alencon lace and crepe OF the powder
blue. made floor lengths.and with short
sleeves which heightened IN cape effect
at the back Their large hats were of
blue transparent braid to match their
gowns and they carried large bouquets
OF radiance roses and blue deIphinium
In muf effect, with long cascades of
sweet peas in pink and blue shades.
Mr.. Oliver Leland acted as best man
4oi uls DIOtneI. Inc grOOmSmen were
Mr.. Edmund F Leland, jr, of Andover;
Mr.. Jack Hunter Of Providence r. /:
Mr.. Philip Young Ct New York, Mr..
l. H. johnson, tr. Of Boston and Mr..
Robert Ellis Of Washington. The trio
played the Mendelsohn wedding march
as recessional.
The bride and bridegroom rode in a
victoria drawn by Firtation and .Adora-
ton, two show horses owned and driven
by her aunt, from she chapel to the
Place on the Lawn, at Longview the
country home of the brides grandfather
and Of her uncle and aunt. Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Pryor Combs, where the
reception was held
Mrs. Edmund F. Leland received with
Mrs. Ellis, who wore a gown Of black
and-white chiffon with large hat OF
Dlack and corsage bouquet Of orchids,
Mrs. Leland wore an afternoon gown of