Evening star., 1934-07-15

The attractive home Of Mr.. and
bfrs. J. C Putnam al the Manor Club
WIS the scene Of charming wedding
Thursday evening. when Miss Ger
trude Brown. daughter OF Mr and
Mrs. Paul Brown Of Troy. Kans-.
became the wife OF Mr.. Robert C. II.
Hird, son Of Comdr. and Mrs. II. B.
Hrd. Mr.. Hird. who graduated last
month from the Arny's Advanced
Plying School at Kelly Field, Tex. and
from the Z. s. Naval Academy in
June, 1893, arrived in Washington
Wednesday morning 10 visit his
parents and accept his commission in
the Navy before going 10 Pensacola
TO take q short course In Navy flying.
When Mr. Hird discovered that,
because of Navy regulations. he and
Miss Brown would have TO wait two
years TO be married instead Of two
years from his graduation from the
Naval Academy. as he had believed,
he persuaded the young lady by long
distance telephone 20 come 10 WASH
ington by plane and be married here.
as there was then insufficient time
for him 10 return 10 her home and
still reach Pensacola on time. The
bride packed her bags at midnight
and caught the Transcontinental &
Western Airway plane at Kansas City
Thursday morning, arriving In Wash
lngton at 745 O'Clock that evening.
The wedding took place at l0l5 the
same evening.
The ceremony was performed by
Canon A. B. Rudd of Rockville. MIS-
L. K. Rice. cousin Of the groom, acted
as matron Of honor. and Lieut.. l.. K.
Rice. U. S. Navy, as best man. The
bride was given away by her cousin,
Mr.. B. c. Hills. Naval Academy class
mate Of the bridegroom. After the
ceremony the party enjoyed a supper
In the Blue Room at the Manor Club,
Md. at the conclusion of which the
bridal couple successfully evaded the
guests and returned TO Washington.
After being sworn in as an officer
In the Navy, Ensign and Mrs. Hird
left in their car for Pensacola Friday
afternoon. The bride was graduated
from Junior College. st. Joseph, Mo-,
in 1892, and has since made her home
with her parents at Troy, Kans. She
enjoys swimming and riding, being par
ticularly skillful at both. Her father
is well known as a horticulturist in
Eastern Kansas. Her grandfather,
Mr.. John S. Norman, is president of
the First National Bank Of Troy and
Is a past State Senator. Her great
aunt. DR.. Stella Norman. is q staff
physician at the Battle Greek
Sanitarium.
The bridegroom Is well known,
particularly among the golfers, in
Washington, as, prior to his entrance
to the Naval Academy in 1929, he
participated in most of the tourna-
ments in this vicinity. Though he
never won any of the major events
he is the proud possessor of several
runner-up and consolation, first and
second flight prizes.
st. Francis Catholic Church, Staun-
ton, Va, was the scene of a beauti-
ful wedding of wide interest yester-
day morning at 10 O'Clock when Miss
Alicia Maria Kivlighan, daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Michael Kivlighan, and
Mr.. Leslie Ignatius Madden, son of
Mr. and Mrs Edward T. Madden Of
Wellesley Hills, Mass, were married,
the Rev. Father Emmett Gallagher
being the celebrant
White roses. palms and fern were
used in decorating the church, and
the altar was lighted with tall cathe-
dral tapers.
Miss Margaret Mitchell. at the
organ, played appropriate nuptial
music before and after the ceremony,
and during mass Mrs. willard F. Day
Of Richmond, formerly of Staunton,
sang Kahns Ave Maria"
The bride, who entered the church
with her father, was beautiful pic
ture in an exquisite gown of ivory
satin, en- train, made on princess lines
and trimmed with Alencon laces. Her
veil of ivory tulle framed her face
in becoming arrangement, and she
carried an armful of Gala lilies.
Mrs. Sidney L. Shannon of Wash
ington, D. c., was the matron of
honor and wore a charming model of
white organdie, with small of the
lace nat ana carried a bouquet OF
pink roses.
The brides twin sisters, Misses
Marjorie Corneha Kivlighan and
Agnes Moureen Kivlighan, who were
maids of honor were lovely in frockS
of white mousseline de sole, with
which they wore large, white picture
hats and carried bouquets of pink
roses and blue delphinium.
Mr.. Edward A. Madden of wellesley
Hills acted as best man for his brother
and the groomSmen were Mr. Leo
Madden, also a brother of the bride
groom of Wellesley Hills; Mr.. Edward
j. Hallahan of Newton, Mass; Mr.. J.
Harold Kivlighan and MIR. Michael E.
Kivlighsn. both OF Staunton
Following the ceremony a wedding
breakfast and reception was held at
the Stonewan jackson Golf Club, the