Evening star., 1934-04-08
Canon William S. Turner
Weds Miss Sarah Pearson
Wedding of Daughter Of Lieut.. Col Pearson
of Unusual Interest in
Army Circles.

Woodward of Baltimore; Mr.. and
Mrs. John M. Clark of Wilmington,
Del; Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene B. Clark
OF Chicago, Miss Marion Runo OF
Worcester. Mass; Miss Eleanor Tomp-
kins of South Orange. N. j.: Mr..
Pierson Phelps of Hyde Park, N. Y,
and Mr.. and Mrs. James Reeve of
Emerson, N. j.
The marriage of Miss Mabel Rob-
inson Dumbell. the daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Henry T. Dumbell of -Four
Winds" Ponus Ridge. New Canaan,
to Lieut.. Comdr Gilbert C. Hoover,
son Of Mrs. Frederick Hoover of Co.
lumbus, Ohio, and the late Mr..
Hoover, took place yesterday afternoon
at 4:30 o'clock at the home of the
bride in Stamford, Conn. The Rev.
Merrill F. Clark. assisted by the Rev.
Michael r. Barton of New Canaan,
performed the ceremony.
The bride, who was given in mar
riage by her father, wore a white
crepe dress made on simple lines.
Her veil, which was worn by her
mother, was edged with old rose point
lace. She carried bouquet of lilies
of the valley and white iris. Her
only attendant. Miss Peggy Pitt of
Shippan Point, Stamford, wore a
gown of brown mouselline de sole,
and a natural-colored hat She car
ried bouquet of Spring flowers.
Comdr. Hoover had as his best man
Lieut.. Comdr. Earl Major of Bos-
ton, Mass
Miss Dumbell attended st. Mary's
School in Peekskill, N. Y. Comdr.
Hoover was graduated from the
United States Naval Academy and
the Carnegie Institute of Technology.
After their wedding trip, the couple
Will reside in Washington.
The National Baptist Memorial
Church was the scene of charminglv
arranged wedding last evening at
O'Clock, when Miss Lucy Leadbeater
Speiden, daughter of Mrs Harry Bon
nell Bradford, became the bride of
Mr.. James liberia Owens, son of Mr..
and Mis-. Oncken Owens, the Rev.
G. G. johnson, pastor of the church.
officiating
The church was effectively deco
rated with Easter lilies, palms and
ferns and two candelabrae, between
which the wedding party stood. AS
the guests were assembling a program
OF organ selections was given by Mrs.
George Foster Ross, and Mr.. Henry
A. Magnuson sang "Lieberstrom" and
Calm as the Night"
The bride was given in marriage
by her stepfather, Mr.. Bradford, and
she wore a princess gown of white
satin, made with long. full sleeves
gathered into deep cuffs below the
elbow. The skirt terminated into a
long train, over which fell the tulle
veil, held by a spray Of orange bios
SONS. She carried a white testament.
from which fell a shower of lilies of
the valley
Mrs. William Dewey Moore, sister
of the bride, was the matron of
honor, wearing an orchid chiffon
gown with ruff1es at the hemline and
similar ruffies forming short sleeves.
She carried an arm bouquet of snap
dragons. iris. jonquils and roses.
Miss Charlotte Speiden. another sis
ter of the bride, was the maid of
honor, wearing a costume like that
of Mrs Moore.
The other attendants were Mrs
Howard w. Stone, sister of the bride
groom; Miss Charlotte Wager. Miss
Margaret Horn and Miss Florence
Rice. They wore costumes like the
other attendant in jonquil shade and
carried similar color flowers.
Mr.. Oncken Owens was the best
man. and the ushers were Mr.. Jerome
Cobbe, Mr.. John E. Larson. the Rev
w. Dewey Moore, Mr.. Charles E.
Pledger, jr.:: Mr.. Howard w. Stone
and Mr. Henry Truesdell.
A reception followed the ceremony
in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Brad
ford for the families and close friends.
Mrs. Bradford. mother Of the bride.
was in a gown of blue chiffon with
steel trimmings, and her flowers were
gardenias.
Among the out of town guests were
Miss Anna A. PrentisS of Boston,
Mass: Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Chase
of Schenectady, N. Y: Mr.. and Mrs
Thomas Speiden of Wilmington, N c.;
Mr.. and Mrs. John Fetzer and Mr..
and Mrs. John Ginther of Allentown,
Pa. and Mr. Barker Day Keith of
Worcester, Mass.
After the reception Mr.. Owens and
his bride left for wedding trip, the
bride wearing a dark blue serge en-
a shoulder cluster of Johanna Hill
roses and lilies of the valley. They
will be at home after April % at
2543 Thirteenth street.
Among the many pre-nuptial parties
given for the bride and bridegroom
were those given by Miss Florence
Rice, Miss Margaret Horn, Miss Char
lotte Wager. Mrs. Bert Fogel. Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Pollock and Mrs. Lou
Cadarr.
The marriage last evening of Miss
Priscilla Allan Bogue, daughter of Mr..
DR.. Clayton Howard Hixson, son of
Mr.. H. C. Hixson, is of much interest
in Washington, where the families of
the bride and bridegroom have lived
for many years. The wedding took
place in the Calvary Methodist Epis-
copal Church, the chaplain of the
House of Representatives, the Rev.
James Shera Montgomery, officiating
at 8 o'clock. Mr.. Louis Potter, organ
ist and choirmaster of the church, ar
ranged the program and played the
wedding music, Miss Lillian Cheno-
weth, contralto. singing several solos.
Easter lilies and early Spring flowers
with palms and ferns decorated the
church.
The bride was given in marriage by
her father and wore her mothers
wedding gown of white imported
de sole and duchesse satin
embroidered in pearls. The gown was
made with a train and nodded To her