Evening star., 1934-07-08
Many Pretty Weddings
of Midsummer Season
Miss Margaret Eileen O'Brien Bride of Walter
Thomas-Miss Ruth Martha Griffin
Married to Milton Burdick

The marriage of Miss Margaret
Eileen O'Brien, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas A. O'Brien, to Mr..
Walter Hearn Thomas of Richmond,
Va, and this city, son of Mrs. Emily
F. Thomas took place last evening at
$3.50 O'Clock, in the home of the
brides parents, 3216 Military road, the
Rev. Charles T. Warner officiating.
The arrangements for the wedding
were charming in simplicity, with
Summer flowers making an effective
background for the ceremony. Mr..
Robert Thomas played the wedding
march and Miss Bernice P. Thomas
sang 81 Love You Truly"
The bride was given in marriage by
her father, and she wore a gown
of peacr mousseline de sole trimmed
with brown She had on a brown
horsehair picture hat, brown gloves
and slippers and carried Johanna Hill
roses and lilies of the valley.
Mrs. B. F. veteran was the matron
of honor and only attendant of the
bride. She wore an applegreen
organza gown trimmed with brown. a
brown picture hat and applegreen
slippers and carried flowers to blend
in with the colors of her costume.
Mr.. William K. Hodges of this city
was the best man.
A reception followed the ceremony
In the home of the brides parents,
when the couple were assisted in re-
ceiving by Mrs O'Brien, who was in
navy blue flowered chiffon, and Mrs
Thomas, who wore sapphire blue lace
and chiffon.
Later the couple left for a wedding
trip, the bride wearing a navy blue
sheer crepe gown with white acces-
sories. They will be at home later, in
Richmond.
Among the out-of town guests were
Mr.. and Mrs. j. j. Topping of Eliza
beth City, N. c.; Mr.. and Mrs. H. w.
Sanders and their daughter of Eliza
beth City, Mr. B. F. veteran of
Washington, Conn; Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry E. Waugh, Mr. S. Davies, Mr.
Charlie Morris, Mr. James L. Bennett,
Mr.. and Mrs. Alex F. Rylond, jr., and
Mr.. and Mrs. w. J. Harahan, jr., of
Richmond, Va.
The Chevy Chase Baptist Church
was the scene of a pretty and charm
ingly arranged wedding Thursday eve
ming at o'clock, when Miss Ruth
Martha Griffin, daughter of Rev. and
Mrs. Frank L. Griffin of Cleveland
Park, became the bride of Mr.. Milton
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Lester D. Bur-
dick of New York.
The brides father, Rev. Frank L.
Griffin, assisted by Rev. Edward o.
Clark, pastor of the church, ofhciated
at the ceremony in the presence of a
large assembly of guests and friends.
The VOWS were taken before an
altar lighted with cathedral tapers
and beautifully decorated with palms,
ferns and standards of gladioli and
Summer flowers. AS the guests were
assembling in the church, Mrs. Mabel
Test gave a program of appropriate
organ selections, and preceding the
ceremony Mr.. Hugh LOTUS Murrell
sang "At Dawning" and Mr.. Robert
Garrison sang II Love You Truly"
During the entire ceremony the or
gan's notes were heard
The bride was escorted to the altar
by her brother, Mr.. James Lloyd Grit
fin, and was given in marriage by
her mother. The bride was in white
lace empire gown over white satin,
with a long, graceful train. Her tulle
veil fell in folds from a cap of lace
trimmed with braided tulle and a
chaplet of orange blossoms forming
coronet effect. She carried a shower
bouquet of white roses and lilies of
the valley.
Mrs Edward D. Griffin, sister-in-
law of the bride, was the matron of
honor, wearing lovely gown of sal
mon mouSseline de sole over taffeta.
She carried a bouquet of Johanna
Hill roses and gypsophelia.
The bridesmaids were Miss Cordelia
Griffin, sister of the bride, and Miss
Helen Schonberger. They were dressed
alike in dainty gowns of turquoiS
blue mouSseline de sole over taffeta
on princess lines, similar to that worn
by the matron of honor. They car
ried bouquets of pink roses and lark
spur.
Mr.. Dighton Burdick, brother of
the bridegroom of New York was best
man, and the ushers were Dr. Edgar
D. Griffin, brother of the bride, of
Bethesda, Md, and Mr.. Edwin Hol-
land, Mr.. Joseph Zelenka, jr, and
Mr.. LaVerne Messimer of this city.
After the ceremony a reception was
held at the home of the brides par
ents on Rodman street, where the
nNl1nln occicfnd hu Griffin
mother of the bride, and Mrs. Burdick,
mother of the groom. Mrs. Griffin
was in a gown of orchid chiffon over
crepe de chine, made on Towering
lines and Mrs. Burdick in gown of
biege lace over silk crepe. The home
was decorated with large baskets of
white hydrangea, gladioli and a pro-
fusion of Summer flowers. During
the reception and serving refresh
ments, Mrs. Josie T. Frailey, accom-
panied by Miss Cordelia Griffin, rem
dered several appropriate selections on
the piano, and the brides father gave
a number of poetical selections of ad-
vice in presenting the happy couple
with the book, Our Marriage"-with
certificate, list of guests and presents.
The bridegroom is graduate of AL
fred University and member of Kappa
Psi Fraternity. He is engaged with
the building and inspection operation
of Boulder Dam as engineer of tech
nology. They left Friday morning for
the oss-the-continent motor trip
to Riverside, Calf, where they will
reside, stopping at the Century of
Progress in Chicago ana at other
places of special interest.