Evening star., 1934-12-02

William E. LaRue, pastor Of the
church.
The church was decorated with
palms, ferns and large chrysanthe-
NUNS in Autumn colors, and pre-
ceding the ceremony Mrs. Isabel P.
Middlskauff gave short musical pro-
gram on the organ followed by the
wedding march from 'Lohengrin."
The bride was escorted by her
father who gave her in marriage.
She wore an informal gown of royal
blue crepe trimmed at the neck and
waist with cords of gold, her small
hat of gold sequins having a short
veil. She carried boquet of Johanna
Hill roses and lilies of the valley.
She was attended by her two sisters.
Miss Betty Royal and Miss Verna
Royle, who wore gowns of old gold
crepe with small hat and slippers to
match They carried Talisman roses.
The best man was Mr. Robert Dab
ney Coffman, brother OF the BRIDE
groom, and the ushers were ORA John
C. Dumler of Baltimore and Mr..
James Henegar of Washington.
Following the ceremony reception
was given at the home Of the brides
parents, her mother wearing an en-
semble of brown crepe with corsage
of gardenias and the mother Of the
bridegroom wore black velvet.
Following the reception Mr.. and
Mrs Coffman left for a motor trip
to the South, Mrs. Coffman wearing
a blue knitted ensemble with acces-
sories to match.
Before her wedding Mrs. Coffman
was the guest of honor at shower
given her by the members of the
Baptist Church choir, of which she
is a member and also at another
given her by Miss Rachel Matson and
Miss Kathryn Austin. She was also
given a shower by the members OF
the office in the Bureau of Public
Roads in the Agriculture Department
where she is employed, and a gift
shower was also given her by the
members of her Sunday school class.
Mr.. Coffman is in the publishing
and printing business with his father.
On their return from their wedding
trip Mr.. and Mrs. Coffman will be
at home to their friends at 122 Park
avenue, Takoma Park, after Decem-
Der 20.
A wedding of unusual interest Is
that of Miss Delphine de la Croix OF
Campbellsville, KY, to Mr.. Andrew G.
Haley of Tacoma, Wash. The mar
riage took place in Campbellsville yes
terday at the Church of Our Lady
of Perpetual Help. Father F. M.
Burch celebrated the nuptial high
mass.
The bride was born in Mobile, Ala,
of one of the Colonial families prom
inently connected with the royal gov
ernment of old louisiana Her direct
ancestors included the Auberts. who
were the French royal commandants
of Mobile, and the Eslavas. who were
the Spanish royal treasurers of
Mobile and large land owners in the
Louisiana colony. As small children,
she and her sister Berenice were
chosen to represent Mobile Under
Five Flags" which was a pageant
given in honor of President Wilson
during the pan-American convention
held in that city in 1918.
After the death of her father.
Charles Ernest de la Croix, she moved
with her family to Meridian, Miss,
where she was educated in a convent.
Later she accompanied her mother
and stepfather, Mr.. ]. Y. Chambers.
to Campbellsville. Since last Febru-
airy she has been the guest of her
aunt, Miss Frances M. Clarke, at the
Connecticut, this city.
Mr.. Haley is an assistant counsel in
the law department of the Federal
Communications Commission. He was
reared in Tacoma and in Vancouver,
British Columbia. He took his arts
and sciences work at Georgetown Uni
versity in Washington, and he also
graduated in law from that university.
He has taken additional work in phi
losophy and literature at Cambridge
in England and George Washington
University, He has contributed artl-
cles on radio law and on public affairs
to the periodicals. He is member
of the National Press Club. Mr.. and
Mrs. Haley will live in Washington.
The marriage of Miss Marguerite
Claire Odum, daughter of Lieut.. Bur-
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