Evening star., 1932-09-04

Mr. Joseph myers Bowman. son Oh MI
and Mrs. Sidney L. Bowman, were
married yesterday afternoon, in the
Sixth Presbyterian Church, the pastor,
the Rev. Godfrey Chobot, officiating at
4 O'Clock. Mr.. Donald Moody sang sew
eral solos, accompanied by Mr.. Charles
E. Gauss at the organ. The church
had an effective arrangement OF plans,
ferns and late Summer flowers.
The bride was given in marriage by
her father and wore gown OF white
chantilly lace over white taffeta. Her
tulle veil was held with orange bios
SONS and she wore old-fashioned nitts
worn by her great -grandmoth and
he- bouquet was of white roses and
lilies OF. the valley. !.
Mis- Ida Mildred Battle was maid OF
honor for her sister and had costume
of pale pink chiffon with picture hat
and mitts to match. She carried pink
roses. Mr.. william C.. Albrecht was
best man and the ushers were Mr.. Rich
ard P. Battle, brother Of the bride; Mr..
Lawrence P. Sherry, and Mr.. Raphael
Sherry, cousins of the bride, and Mr..
Ford E. Young, jr.
A reception for small company fol-
lowed in the home of the brides par.
ents for members Of the two families
ana IhAos A'otHAS,
mother of the bride, who received the
guests, wore a gown of blue. chiffon
with a hat to match and was assisted
by Mrs. Bowman, mother OF the bride
groom, whose gown was OF howered
chiffon. She wore small hat. As
sisting in the dining room were Mrs.
Karl FARRELL, Mrs. Malcolm c. Stickney,
Mrs. Harold C. Cummings, Miss Pauline
Chobot. Miss Margaret Sonerville, and
Miss Margaret Black.
Later in the day Mr.. and Mrs. Bow
man started for q wedding trip, the
bride travelling in a costume OF garnet
silk with a hat to match. They VIII
make their home at 1852 LongfeItoW
street in Sixteenth Street Heights. :.
Mrs. Bowman is member OF one OF
the Oldest families of North Carolina,
and is the fourth generation of her fam
ily to be born in the District of Column
bia. She is a graduate of Central High
School. and attended Wilson Normal
School and George Washington Univer-
sitv. She is a member of the Sigma
Kappa Sorority and Columbian Women
of George Washington University. She
is a granddaughter Of the late Mr.. Rich
ard D. Polkinhorn of this city and OF
the late Mr. Richard H. Battle OF Raj
eigh, N. c., and her great-grandfathers,
the late Judge Thomas S. Ashe and the
late Judge William H. Battle, botn
served on the Supreme Court of North
Carolina. She is a great-niece OF the
late DR.. Kemp P. Battle, president OF
the University Of North Carolina, and
cousin of Mr. George Gordon Battle OF
New York City.
Mr.. Bowman is a graduate OF Bridge
water, Va, High School and attended
George washington University and
graduated from the National University
Law School. He is member OF tne
Sigma Theta Delta Fraternity, the Sig
ma Gamma Epsilon honorary geology
Legal Fraternity.
Among the out-of town guests were
DR.. and Mrs. Robert B. Miller OF Colds
boro. N. c.; Mr.. and Mrs. Richard B.
Stitt of Raleigh, N c.: Lieut.. Donald
81. Johnston, u. S. NJ, and Mrs. john
ston and Lieut.. Walter Asnuth. U. =.
M. G., of Philadelphia; Lieut.. Comdr
Owen Hill, U. g., N, and Mrs. Hill, ana
Mrs. Bernard Wells OF Annapolis, and
Mr. u. G. Myers, the Misses Myers. and
Mrs.sD. s. Wampler OF Broadway, va.
St. Margarets Church was the scene
of the wedding yesterday afternoon at
4 o'clock of Miss Constance Burke
Ridgway, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Franz Henderson Ridgway, to Mr..
Preston Walker Grant of Washington,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Flint
Grant of Coral Gables, Fla. The cere-
mony was performed by the Rev. Berke-
ley Griffith. ~.
The church was decorated with pink
dahlias and palms, and preceding the
ceremony an organ recital was gwen;
The bride was given in marriage py
her father and wore a brown crepe
travelling costume with accessories to
match and a bouquet of talisman roses
and lilies of the valley.
Miss Frances Burke Ridgway, sister
of the bride, was the maid OF honor,
in a Wine-color velvet trock with
bouquet of pink roses.
Mr.. James Christopher OF BETHESDA,
Md. was the best man, and the ushers
were Mr., William Bayley Garfield and
MIR. George Denton, both OF Washing
ton.
Mrs. Ridgway, mother Of the bride,
was in a brown velvet and lace gown.
Mr.. and Mrs Grant will be at home
later at Tilden Hall. The bride is a
graduate of Miss Msdeira's School and
Barnard College. The bridegroom at
tended Western Maryland College.
A wedding Of more than usual In
terest in Washington was that yester-
day of Miss Elizabeth Wheat May,
daughter of Mr.. Walter Gabriel May
of New York and the late Mrs. May,
and Mr.. George Motter Cunningham,
son of the clerk of the District Su-
preme Court and Mrs. Frank Ellsworth
CUNNINGHAM The ceremony was per-
formed in the Italian chapel OF the
Cathedral of st. John the Divine III
New York the Rev. DR.. Edward Rus
sell officiating, at noon, in the presence
of small company OF members OF the
two families and few intimate frlenos.
Arrangements fnr the wedding were as
simple as possible owing TO the recent
death of the brides mother.
The bride was given in marriage Dy
her father and wore a gown OF ivory
white charmeuse trimmed with ivory
color velvet, a close fitting turban TO
match and carried Easter lilies. She
was attended by Miss Louise Stroey OF
New York, ard Mr. Walter G. May, Jr,
brother of the bride. was best man.
Immediately following the ceremony
q wedding breakfast for a small COM
pany was served in the home OF Mr:
Henry c. Hunter of New York, and
later in the afternoon Mr.. and Mrs.
Cunningham started for a brief we'd
ding trip by motor the bride travelling
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to match. After September they will
be at home at l79 Harrison street, in
East Orange. N. J.
Mrs Cunningham attended the Rason
School for Girls in New York City and
the Low Hayward School in Stamford
Conn. Mr.. Cunningham is the only
child of Mr.. and Mrs Cunningham, anc
graduated from Princeton University in
1925 and from the Massachusetts, In
~ Ia ae
now connected with an oil products
company in Harrison. N. j.
The clerk Of the District Supreme
Court and Mrs. Cunningham, who went
to New York Thursday TO attend the
wedding yesterday, sailed later in thu
afternoon for Bermuda. They VIII re
turn to New York and be with their soI