Evening star., 1934-07-24
SOCIETY
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Martinique for few dsTs.
Tne marriage Of Miss Elizabeth
BagweIl Mears Of Aecomsc County.
Va. and Hr Harry w De Voc Of
Pawn Grove. Pa. took place Satur-
day. July n, a. Il O'Clock noon at
the lloYne Of the brides brother and
sistsx-tn-saw. Mr.. and Mrs. william
y. Mears on wiilett street, Ciaren-
don. Va.
The ceremony was performed before
~ ifnprovised altar of palms. ferns
and varf-colofcd gladion. The Rev.
George Edwin McDormarl. pastor Of
the Mount Olfvet Protestant Church
of BaiItton, Va. ofiicistinR In the
presence OF relatives and a few close
friends
The bride. who was given In mar
riaee hy her brother, Mr.. william y.
Mears, wore a white silk crepe dress
made in simple lines with co~l
neckiins and sleeves pulled 70 tpe
elbow and her corSage bouquet was
OF pink roses and lilies Of the valley.
Mr.. Ralph r. Mears. another
brother OF the bride. acted as best
man at the wedding.
A reception and buffet luncheon
followed for those who witnessed the
ceremony, and the couple we're as
sisted In receiving by Mrs. w. b.
Mears, who wore blue silk crepe.
Later MIR. De Voc and his bride left
on their wedding trip to Atlantic CITY
and the Eastern Shore, the latter
travelling in a brown silk printed
crepe ensemble with white accessories.
They will make their future nome at
Bel Air, Md.
Among the ut-of-town guests for
the wedding were Mrs. Younger and
her daughter Ann, also Mrs. Martina
shay of Baltimore. Miss Rosa HaRer.
Miss Ellen Rice and MIR. B. NJ. Noble
Of washington and Mr.. Alden Blades
Of Alexandria.
The bride ID a graduate Of the Nam
cock High school, hancock. Va, ana
A graduate nurse Of the Union Memo
rial Hospital at Baltimore. She is
The daughter Of the late Mr.. and Mrs
william Bagweil Mears OF Acconac
County, Va. and direct descendant
on her mothers side OF the late rev
Joshua Thomas, famed Methodist
minister of Deals Island, Md, faTnll-
iarly known as the "Parson or the
prophet of the Island" who preached
20 the British in 1914 as they were
preparing to sail up Chesapeake Bay
and take the City Of Baltimore,
stating In his message that they would
never take Baltimore, for there we're
too many good people praying. Not
wlthstanding the warning. the at-
tempt was made by the Red Coats.
but their leader, Gen. Ross, was killed
and the advance abandoned.
MFR. De Voc Is the son OF Mr.. ana
Mrs. william A. De Voc OF Fawn
Grove, Pa, and was educated In the
public schools Of that State. He Is
The manager OF the Indian Springs
Farm, Bel Air, Md.
Mrs, volney o. Clark and her
young daughter, Frances Annette
Clark. sailed today from New York
Tor Europe After passing the re-
mainder of the Summer at Dinard
and Biarritz they plan a trip through
Spain. where Miss Clark will enter
school at Barcelona.
Mrs. Clarks son, Robert Clark, will
be In Wyoming with Comdr. Clark's
family until the opening of the Fall
term Of his school.
Mr. and Mrs James H. Wright will
sail for Europe wednesday on the
City Of Hamburg. Mr.. Wright is the
United States vice consul at Cologne,
France.
Mr.. r. d. Tomblin of Dover, Del,
and Miss Helen ShackeIfnrd of Rich