Evening star., 1934-08-26
High Officers Attend
Howard-King Wedding
Daughter of Rear Admiral Is Bride at Brilliant
Ceremony-Miss Helen Maier and
Paul Raper Married.

High ranking naval officers attended
the wedding of Miss Claire King,
daughter of Rear Admiral Ernest j.
King, chief of naval aeronautics, and
Mrs. King. and Mr.. John Marsall
Bowyer Howard, son Of Capt. Douglas
Howard, U. S. NJ, retired, and Mrs.
Howard, of Annapolis, Md which took
place yesterday afternoon in ST.
Adams Church at 5 o'clock. The
ceremony was performed by Rev.
Edward B. Harris, assistant rector OF
st. Adams. The altar was decorated
with white gladioli and white candles.
The bride was escorted by her father.
She wore a gown of pale golden
satin with long oval train. The long
sleeves of the gown had insets of lace
and fell into points over the hands.
Her veil of tulle was held by cap
of rare lace and orange blossoms and
she carried a bouquet of roses and
lilies of the valley.
Miss Florence King attended her
sister as maid of honor, wearing a
long trailing gown of aquamarine-
color chiffon and a matching three
quarter length coat. A large horse
hair hat of the same color completed
the costume, and she carried yellow
roses and blue delphinium. The four
bridesmaids had gowns designed on
the same style as that of the maid
of honor. Miss Anne Howard, sister
of the bridegroom, and Miss Elizabeth
Brainard we're dressed in maize, and
Miss Dorothy Smith and Miss Mary
Louise Rifsnider were in aquamarine.
Their large horsehair hats were in
shades to match their dresses, and
they also carried bouquets of yellow
roses and blue delphinium.
Mr.. Howard had as his best man his
cousin, Ensign Thomas Howard Nor
ton and the ushers included Ensign
Charles E. King. Ensign Glover T.
Ferguson, Mr.. Thomas Benton Howard,
cousin of the bridegroom, and Lieut..
Oliver w. Won den Berg. U. S. A.,
brother-in-law Of the bride.
After the ceremony reception was
held in the home of the brides par
ents. The table was decorated with
pink roses and gypsophelia and garden
flowers were used to decorate the rest
of the house. Mrs. King, mother of
the bride, wore a golden brown lace
gown and a spray of talisman roses.
Mrs. Howard, mother of the BRIDE
groom. had yellow and blue chiffon
dress with which she wore cluster
of yellow roses.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard left later for
their wedding trip, when Mrs. Howard
wore a navy blue crepe coat dress
wide with light blue pique collar and
cuffs, navy blue felt beret and navy
blue accessories.
Miss Helen Elizabeth Maier, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred o. Maier Of
University Park, Md, and Mr.. Paul
Alexander Raper, son of Mrs. Flora
B. Raper of Welcome, N. c.. were
married yesterday in the Dumbarton
M. E. Church at 4 o'clock. The Rev.
Robert S. Barnes, pastor of the Lin
coin Road NJ E. Church, assisted by
the Rev. W. F. Atkinson of the Dunn
barton Church, off1ciated. Miss Mary
Frances Israel, organist, played the
wedding marches and Miss Madeline
Padgett sang. Palms, ferns, pink and
white gladioli and astors decorated
the altar.
The bride entered the church with
her father. She wore gown of white
snousseline de sole which fell into a
train, lace and tulle veil which was
held in place with beaded cap of
pearls, and carried a shower bouquet
of white roses and lilies of the valley
Her sister, Mrs. Harold Switzer of
Baltimore, as matron of honor. wore
a gown of sea foam shade Of NOUS
seline de sole designed with a jacket
and a full skirt which terminated in
a train, and hat to match. She
carried bouquet of deep pink glad
ioli and blue delphinium. The brides
maids were Miss Katherine Toennies
of New Milford. N j.. a cousin of
the bride, and Miss Annie Ruth Raper
of Welcome, N. c., sister of the
bridegroom. Their gowns. which were
alike, were of peach color mousseline
de sole. made like that of the matron
of honor. and their hats were of the
same shade They carried bouquets
of deep peach color gladioi and blue
delphinium Eittle Marie K. Maier,
younger sister of the bride, was flower
girl, wearing a pale pink mouSseline
de sole frock which came down to
her anklet and had pulled sleeves and
ruffles. And she had an old-fashioned
bouquet of rosebuds and forget-me-
nots
Mr. Raper had as his best man, his
brother, Mr.. Ira Raper of Welcome,
N. c., and the uSherS included Mr..
Harold SwitZer of Baltimore, brother
in-law of the bride: Mr.. Charles Raper
of Welcome, N. c., brother of the
bridegroom. and Mr. Sylvester Feeser
and Kenneth Raper, cousin of the
bridegroom, both of Washington.
A reception in the home of the
brides parents was held after the
ceremony. The house was decorated
with palms, ferns and seasonal flow-
ers. During the reception piano and
violin music was played. Mrs. Maier
assisted in receiving wearing a gown
of brown figured chiffon with a large
brown hat and accessories to match
She wore a spray of yellow roses.
MIR. and Mrs. Raper left later for
wedding trip, the latter dressed in an
ensemble of dark blue crepe and a
dark blue hat with accessories to
match. She wore a cluster of white
roses and lilies of the valley
Mrs Raper is graduate of West
ern High School and attended Temple
School in Washington. Mr.. Raper is
a graduate of North Carolina State
College and has pursued further study
at the University of Maryland. He is
now poultry marketing specialist in
the Maryland State Department of
Markets of the extension service at
the University of Maryland.
Among the out-of- town guests were
Mr. and Mrs Fred Winkler of Jersey
City, N. j.; Mrs Alfred Wunner and