Evening star., 1934-11-04
Miss Frances Symonds
Weds Henri w right, Jr.,
In Brook Hill Church
Autumnal Foliase Is Used in
Decofating-Miss Barrett
to Wed NJ. R. Greenland.

ALEAANDfI1A, va, NONcilpCl o.
The marriage Of Miss Frances Bar
bour Ewing Symonds, daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Edmund Harvey Sy-
monds, formerly Of New York and
Washington, and now Of Lake City,
Fla, to Mr.. Henri Dashiell Wright,
jr., of Alexandria, son Of DR.. and Mrs.
Henri D. Wright, took place at noon
today in Emmanuel Episcopal Church
in Brook Hill, near Richmond. The
Rev. Lewis Carter Harrison, the rec
tor officiated.
The church was decorated with Au-
tumn foliage and yellow and white
chrysanthemums. The bride was
given in marriage by her father and
wore a gown of white satin made on
princes lines with train, over which
she wore a hip-length jacket Of real
lace with a De Medici collar and long
lace and satin edged sleeves, the back
Of the jacket lengthening to form a
train over the satin train. Her long
tulle veil was fastened to her hair
with orange blossoms and gardenias
and she carried shower bouquet OF
valley lilies, gardenias and bride roses.
The maid of honor was Miss Anne
Virginia Patterson Wright Of this
city, sister of the bridegroom, who
wore gown OF turquoise blue crepe
made on princess lines and with
Jacket. Miss Jean Osgood Wright,
another sister, was the bridesmaid,
and wore a gown of turquoise blue
taffeta made on Empress Eugene
lines. Both attendants wore silver
sequin Juliet caps and carried arm
bouquets of yellow and bronze chrys-
anthemums.
Mr.. Wright had his cousin, Mr..
Ernest Osgood of Richmond, as best
man, and the ushers were Mr.. Ed
mund Pendleton SymondS, brother OF
the bride; Mr.. Arthur L. HeaSlip OF
Washington and DR.. Robert Blueford
OF Baltimore.
Following the ceremony the we'd
ding party and out-of-town guests
were entertained at buffet luncheon
in the home of Mrs. Ernest l.. Os-
good. aunt of the bridegroom.
Mrs. Symonds, mother of the bride,
wore a gown of dark blue velvet and
a blue velvet hat. Mrs. Wright,
mother OF the bridegroom, wore dark
green velvet with a green velvet hat.
Both wore corsage bouquets of gar
denias. Mrs Symonds, mother OF
the bride. was formerly Miss Maybelle
Ewing of this city, daughter of the
late Mrs. Frances Todd Barbour
Ewing.
The bride is great-great-grand-
daughter of Philip Pendleton Barbour,
who was a justice of the Supreme
Court; great-great niece OF James
Barbour of Barboursville, Va, who
was Speaker of the House OF Repre-
sentatives and Ambassador to Eng
land. and also a lineal descendant of
Philip Pendleton, brother of Edmund
Pendleton, the Colonial jurist: She
attended schools in washington,
George Washington University and
the University of Miami.
Mr.. Wright is a direct descendant
Of Countess Henrietta Dashlell OF
Colonial Maryland and OF Brig. Gen.
Bouruuet of the Revolutionary Army.
He attended Roanoke College, In
Roanoke. Va, where he maJored IN
science and aeronautical engineering
and is now a chemist with offices in
Washington.
his bride left for a Southern wedding
trip, the latter wearing green clotn
suit with an eggshell satin Russian
blouse and a green felt hat. After
December they will live at 308 Brad
dock road.
Among those who motored to Brook
Hill this morning for the wedding
we're. in addition to the bridegroom's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Richard b.
Washington, Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence
Washington and Mrs. Paulsen, all OF
Alexandria. and Mr.. and Mrs. Lock-
wood Wright, Miss Olive Wright, Mr..
and Mrs. Victor Harris Wallace. Mr..
and Mrs. Calvert Hines, Nine. Blan-
chet, Mile. Lucienne Blanchet, Mrs
Morris Wentzell, Miss Grace WentzeN,
DR.. and Mrs. Charles w. Allen, Mr..
and Mrs. L. L. Nolan, Miss Ann Finks
and Miss Rosalie Maglione, all OF
Washington.
DR.. and Mrs. Robert South Barrett
announce the engagement OF their
daughter, Viola Haywood, to Mr.. Mil
ton Russell Greenland, son Of the late
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce E. Greenland OF
Altoona, Pa. The marriage will take
place at noon Saturday, November IT,
in St. Paurs Episcopal Church, the
rector, Rev. Percy Foster Hall, off,
ciating. No cards will be issued.
The bride elects father is a well
known traveller, author and lecturer
and is a fellow of the Royal Geo.
graphic Society of London and she Is
the granddaughter of the late DIR.
Kate Waller Barrett, who was prom
inent in civic and philantropic work
and was for many years president of
the National Florence Crittenton Mis-
sion.
Mrs. John Leadbeater returned this |
week after spending the Summer and
early Autumn in Center Conway, N. H.
Miss Lulu Inez Perry of Orange. Va,
Is the guest of her brother and sister |
in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank B. Perry. |
Ir.
DR.. and Mrs. Thomas w. Murrell OF |
Richmond have announced the en- |
gagement of their daughter Gertrude
to Mr.. Alfred Rhett du Pont, also OF |
els Irenee du Pont of Wilmington,
Del. Miss Murrell is niece of former
Gov. John Garland Pollard, who now
lives in Alexandria, and was intro |
duced to society in Richmond in the