Evening star., 1933-06-18
Weddings
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by way of Memphis to visit the bride
groom's mother, who was unable to at
tend the wedding. The brides going
away costume was of dark blue triple
sheer crepe trimmed in white piqu
with blue accessories.
A round of delightful functions ha
been given during the past week fo
the bride. Miss Sturgis entertained a
q dinner dance at the Shoreham, Wash
1ngton, Tuesday: Miss Louise Zant
Finger at supper party Wednesday
and the brides parents at dinner
dance at the Shoreham Thursday.
The bride is a graduate of Randolph.
Macon Woman's College of Lynchburg
Va. class Of 1881, and is a member
of Pi Beta Phi, national woman's fra
ternity. Lieut.. Waller is graduate o1
the United States Naval Academy, class
OF 1924
An Army wedding Of much interest
which took place yesterday afternoon at
80 o'clock in the chapel of the Army
War College. was that of Miss Elizabeth
Goodrich. daughter of Col. and Mrs
Paul M Goodrich. to Lieut. David Par
ker Gibbs. son of Maj. Gen and Mrs
George Gibbs of New York, Chaplain
Burling of the Army officiating.
White flowers and palms were used
In the chapel.
The bride was given in marriage by
her father and wore her mothers we'd
ding gown of white brocaded silk, with
a tulle veil. and carried white roses.
Miss Mary Goodrich was maid Of
honor. wearing yellow organdy frock
and carrying daisies with California
poppies.
Barbara Perkins, little niece of the
bridegroom was the flower girl. in a
dainty frock of blue organdy, and she
carried a basket filled with forgetmc
nots.
Lieut.. John Gardner Shinkle of Alb
erdeen, Md. was the best man and the
ushers were Lieut. Hardin Olson,
Lieut.. Harlow Miles, Lieut.. William
THOMPSON and Lieut. Robert Gibbs.
7 A reception followed the ceremony in
the Officers Club.
Among the ut-of-town guests were
Mrs Ezra Whitaker. Miss Josephine
Whitaker of North Adams. Mass; Miss
Ella Gordon Stuart of Philadelphia.
Miss Plack of Greenwich. Conn, and
Miss Coyle of Hartford, Conn.
The marriage of Miss Betty Sloan,
daughter of Mrs. Sloan and the late
Col. Frank Anderson Sloan. U. S. A,
to Lieut. William Joseph Phelan. U. S.
A.. son of Mrs. Phelan and the late Mr..
F. T. Phelan of Waterbury, Conn. took
place yesterday afternoon at o'clock
in the Holy Trinity Church in George
town. the Rev Father McEnerny OFF,
ciating.
The arrangements for the wedding
were charming in simplicity. Due to
i IL. l-sl A. foAI1 i,- nO
families and few close friends wit
messed the ceremony and attended the
reception which followed at the Army
Navy Country Club in Virginia. A pro-
fusion of vari-colored Summer bios
SONS were used in the church. and at
the club the couple stood before a
screen of palms and flowers, to receive
the guests. AS the guests were assem-
bling in the church an organ recital
was given. At the reception the music
was given by the Hawaiian Stringed
Orchestra through the courtesy of Mr..
David Bent, jr, secretary to the Dele
gate from Hawaii to Washington.
The bride was escorted to the altar
and given in marriage by Lieut.. Col.
James E. Ulio, who was aide at the
White House. Her gown was unusually
lovely. fashioned of white mousseline de
sole. with cowl neckline and a cape
fastened at the front with white but
tons. She wore picture hat of white
trimmed with white flowers and car
ried brides roses, gardenias and lilies
of the valley
Miss Hilda Sloan, sister of the bride,
was the maid of honor. wearing a
gown of peach net, the waistline marked
with a sash of turquoise blue satin. and
her picture hat, matching her gown
in color, was trimmed with band of
turquoise blue. She wore turquoise
blue slippers and carried an arm bou-
quet of assorted flowers carrying out
the color scheme Of her costume
Lieut.. Joseph Winston Cox, jr. was
the best man and the ushers selected
were Lieut.. Gordon Rogers and Lieut..
Albert r. S. Barden. The men in the
wedding party wore white uniforms.
Mrs. Sloan, mother Of the bride, was
In black fat crepe gown made with
long net sleeves and she wore a black
picture hat and corsage bouquet of
gardenias and lilies of the valley.
Lieut.. Phelan will take his bride to
Fort Francis E Warren in Wyoming,
where he has been assigned to duty.
Among the guests a. the wedding
were DR.. and Mrs. j. C. Byrne. Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank A. Phelan and Mr. John
F. Phelan Of Waterbury, Conn. MIR. and
Mrs. Eugene Wagar, Col. and Mrs A. F.
Williams. Mrs. Dorothy Mills Gibson.
Maj. and Mrs. Joseph Swing, Mr.. and
Mrs o. Oswel Schuette
Due to illness the brides grand
mother, MRS. Nelson Herrick Henry Of
New York and the bridegroom's mother
were unable to come on for the wedding.
The bride spent the Winter in New
York with Mrs. Henry, when she was
active in the free milk fund with Mrs.
William Randolph Hearst. The bride,
whose grandfather was the late Frank
Keenan,, the actor studied at the
Jessie Bonstelle School of Dramatic Art
IN Detroit. She was TO have continued
her studies at the National Academy of
Dramatic Science in London. but the
death of her father interrupted her
work. The bride attended Salem Col
lege at WinstCnS Salem, N c., from
which the mother and sister OF the
late Col. Sloan graduated She later
took secretarial course at Columbia
University.
Lieut.. Phelan is native of Water
bury, Conn. and graduated from West
Point in 1927. He was formerly on
duty at Fort Benning, Ga.
The Wallace Memorial United Pres
byterian Church was the scene of an
interesting wedding last evening at 7:30
O'Clock, when Miss GeneVieve Grace
Wright. daughter of the Director of the
Federal Board for Vocational Education
and Mrs. John Calvin Wright. became
the bride of MI. Claude Harman Smith
Of Manassas, Va. sen of Ny and Mrs.
James Wilbur Smith of Manassas. The
Rev. c. E. Hawthorne officiating.
The arrangements for the wedding
were unusually charming. Pink and
white flowers maSsed with palms made
an artistic setting for the wedding and
as the guests were assembling an organ
recital was given by Miss Effie Cola
more Preceding the ceremony Mr.
Robert Cushman sang 20 Promise Me"
and Because
The bride was given in marriage by
her father and wore a gown Of white
satin made on princess lines with full
a. III,