Evening star., 1934-10-07
Miss Symonds to Wed
Mr.. Henri D. Wright, jr.
In Brook Hill Nov. 3
Former Alexandra Resi-
dents Announce Engage
ment of Dausther-Miss
Marian Herndon Bride.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

| Special Dispatch to The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, October g.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edmund Harvey Sy-
their daughter. Frances Barbour
Ewing, to Mr.. Henri Dashiell Wright,
jr., son of DR.. and Mrs. Henri D.
Wright of Alexandria. Mrs. Symonds
formerly was Miss Maybelle Ewing Of
this city. daughter Of the late Mrs.
Frances Barbour Ewing, and her mar
riage to Mr.. Symonds, then Of New
York City, took place In the second
Presbyterian Church in June, 1906.
Miss SymondS was born in New York
and lived for several of her childhood
years in Puerto Rico, where her father
held a position with the Government.
She was educated in schools in WASH
ington and attended George Washing
ton University and the University Of
Miami She Is a sister Of Mrs. Donald
Fleming of Miami and Mr.. Edmund
Pendleton Symonds Of Washington.
Mr.. Wright attended Roanoke College
in Roanoke, Va, and is a chemist. Mr..
and Mrs. Symonds now live in Lake
City, Fla, and will come North for the
marriage of their daughter, which will
take place in Emmanuel Episcopal
Church in Brook Hill. Va, at noon
Saturday, November 3, and will be
attended by members of the two fam
lilies only. After the ceremony there
will be a wedding breakfast in the
home Of the bridegroom's aunt, Mrs.
Ernest Osgood. On their return from
wedding trip Mr.. Wright and his
bride will live in Alexandria.
Announcements have been received
here from Mr.. and Mrs. Mervyn Land
street Herndon Of the marriage of
their daughter, Marian Gibson, to Mr.
Mason Francis Smith, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. H. M. Smith Of Staunton, Tues
day, September 4, In Hamilton, Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. Smith will live in Hern-
don. The bride Is a granddaughter of
the late Mr.. and Mrs. Mortimer
Thompson of Loudoun County and Is
first cousin of Miss Katherine Riggs,
the harpist, of Washington.
Mrs. William Bennett Fowler. jr.. OF
White Plains, N. Y, is the guest of
her parents, Judge and Mrs. William
S. Snow. Mrs. Fowler will be matron
OF honor at the marriage OF Miss
Katherine Alexander Leadbeater to
Mr.. Howard Bradley Bloomer, jr, Sat-
urday evening, October l3, in Christ
Church.
Mrs Thomas A. Hu1dsh, jr., and
Miss Margaret Thomas Moore enter
tanned at dinner this evening at the
Belle Haven Country Club for Miss
Leadbeater and Mr.. Bloomer and
their wedding party, of which the
hosteSses are members. After the
dinner and before the dance at the
country club members of the wedding
party were entertained at a cocktail
party by Miss Susan Smoot Thomson
and Miss Adelaide Risdon in the
formers home. Wednesday evening
Miss Mabel Smith, who is to be one of
Miss Leadbeater's bridesmaids, en-
tertained at shower in her honor.
Tomorrow afternoon Mrs. Robert w.
Wheat and Mrs. Franklin Willoughby
Clarke will entertain at tea at the
Belle Haven Country Club for Miss
Leadbeater and Mr.. Bloomer. Mr..
Wheat and Mr.. Clarke will be ushers
at the wedding.
4n1. dI4O 1lo OdCOU 6QRc OF DOWn-
ingtown, Pa, were weekend guests
of the latter's aunt, Miss Carrie
Stribling. Mr. and Mrs. Edge were in
Alexandria for the Charlesworth-
Smith wedding last Saturday. Others
who came for the wedding and were
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. j. Sidney
Douglas were their son-in-law and
daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick r.
Cause and the latter's daughter, Miss
Eleanor Wallace of West Chester, Pa,
and Miss Elizabeth Edge of Dowing-
town.
Mrs. ]. Clitnon Smoot has left for
her home in North Wilkesboro, N. c.,
after visit to her sister, Mrs. George
R. Hill.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gordon Burke and
their young son of Omaha were guests
during last week of Mr.. Burke's par