Evening star., 1934-06-28
SOCIETY
The President Will Be Joined Today by
Mrs. Roosevelt, Who Comes From
Hyde Park Home.

THE President will be Joined this
afternoon at the White House
by Mrs. Roosevelt, who has
Il been at their place at Hyde
Park since he return the first
OF the week. President Roosevelt
spent last week end at Hyde Park
following the Harvard-Yale boat
races.
Mrs. Harold L. Ickes. wife of the
Secretary of the Interior, left Wash
ington yesterday to spend several
weeks in Mexico. She will return to
Washington at the conclusion of her
stay in Mexico and will remain here
for a short time before going to her
place in New Mexico. for the month
of August.
The Assistant Secretary of State
ans Mrs. Sumner B. Welles will
entertain at dinner July 4. in their
home, Oxon Hill.
The United States Ambassador to
Belgium and Mrs. Dave Hennen
Morris, and their daughter, Miss Alice
" Morris, will leave the Ambassador
Hotel in New York today to spend
Aome time at Bar Harbor, Me.
Briggs Manly Wedding
EnliSts Interest of Society.
Today boasted one of the loveliest
brides of June when Miss Laura
Bradley Manly, daughter of the vice
chairman of the Federal Power Com
mission. and Mrs. Basil Manly, be-
came the bride of Mr.. Walter owen
Briggs. jr, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Wal
ter Owen Briggs of Detroit. The
ceremony was performed at IL O'Clock
in the Dalhgren Chapel of George
town University, the Rev. Father
John Kehoe. S. j.. performing the
wedding ceremony and the Rev.
Father Vincent McDennough. S. j.,
saying the nuptial mass. which fol-
lowed. Both the Rev. Father Kehoe
and the Rev. Father McDennough are
OF Georgetown University, and the
bridegroom. who graduated from the
university this month, received in
structions under them.
White flowers mingled with green's
and palms were used in the effec-
tive floral arrangements in the chapel,
and while the guests were assembling
DR.. Edgar Donovan, head of the
music department of Georgetown
University, gave an organ recital.
The bride was given in marriage
by her father. She wore lovely
gown of white satin made with a
high draped neckline and long sleeves
slightly puffed to the elbow and
terminating into points over the
hands. The gown was designed with
? full circular skirt and her tulle
veil was arranged simply about her
face and held with clusters of orange
blossom over each ear. She carried
a shower bouquet of yellow roses and
gardenias and rare lace handkerchief
made by her grandmother, the late
Mrs William Merriman, for the
brides grandmother, Mrs. Laura
Bradley. and carried at her wedding
The bride of today was named for
her grandmother, who makes her
home with Mr.. and Mrs. Manly and
was at the wedding.
Mrs. Thomas P Bones, jr., of this
city was the matron of honor, wear
ing a gown of yellow organza with an
off-the-fact hat to match and she
carried Spring flowers. The other
attendants we're Mrs William F. Con-
molly, jr., of Detroit and Miss Betty
Larimer of Washington. They wore
costumes like that of Mrs. Bones,
but in turquoise blue shade and they
carried arm bouquets of roses.
Mr.. Philip Hart, jr., of Philadel-
phia, was the best man and the
ushers included Mr.. William F. Con-
molly, jr., of Detroit. Mr.. J. p Sulli-
van of New York. Mr.. John Connolly
of Detroit and Mr.. Joseph Halpin of
Newark, N. j.
A reception and breakfast for the
relatives and out-of-town guests fol-
lowed the ceremony at the Carlton
Hotel.
The popular couple stood before a
screen of Spring flowers and palms
to receive the guests. During the
reception selections were given by
Mr.. Harry Albert, violinist; Mr.. Al
fred Yurden. pianist, and Mr.. Eli
Amanuel, cellist. Mrs. Manly and
Mrs Briggs, mothers of the couple,
assisted in receiving, Mrs. Manly in
brown chiffon gown with a straw
hat to match, and Mrs. Briggs in a
beige frock with accessories to match.
Both wore clusters of orchids.