Evening star., 1934-11-30
Weddings of Thanksgiving
Season of Unusual Interest.

Miss Margaret Eleanor wells,
daughter Of Mr. and Mrs. Horace F..
Wells, and Mr.. Frederick Malone Bas-
sett, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse L. Bas-
sett. were married this morning. The
wedding took place in the Church OF
the Holy Comforter, the Rev. Edward
Nestor, officiating at 1890 o'clock. Mr..
Alfred Neff and Miss Betty Thompson
sang during the service, accompanied
by Mr. Andrew Ochman. organist, who
also played the wedding music. The
church was decorated with yellow
Chrysanthemums, palms, ferns and
Autumn leaves.
The bride was escorted by her
father and wore a Wine-color velvet
gown with gold hat and slippers and
carried cluster of talisman roses.
Miss Kathryn Kroger was maid of
honor and was in deep green velvet,
her hat and shoes matching and she
carried yellow roses. Mr.. Walter Poel-
Ter was best man and Mr.. Eugene
Robey and Mr.. Eldridge LaWlesS we're
the uSherS.
A wedding breakfast and reception
followed in the home of the brides
parents. Mrs. Wells, mother of the
bride, who received the guests, wore
black velvet with a corsage bouquet of
taliSman roses. She was assisted by
Mrs. Bassett, mother of the bride
groom. who also had a costume of
black velvet her corsage bouquet be-
ing of pink roses
Later Nj and Mrs. Bassett will
leave for wedding trip, the bride
travelling in brown dress and coat
with matching accessories They will
make their home in Washington.
The marriage of Miss Mary Cook
Macatee, daughter of Mrs. Martha
Macatee, to Lieut. Emory Edwin
Hackman, U. S. A., of San Francisco,
Calf, son of Mr.. Turner K. Hack
man of Twin Falls, Idaho took place
last evening at o'clock in the Chevy
Chase Presbyterian Church, the Rev.
j. Hillman Hollister officiating. The
arrangements for the wedding were
charming in detail, white chrysanthe-
NUNS and palms forming an effective
background for the wedding.
The bride was escorted and given
In marriage by her brother, Mr.
Charles Augustus Macatee, Sd. She
wore gown of white satin made on
simple lines, trimmed with rare Old
lace, her mothers Wedding veil held by
a coronet of braided tulle and she
carried an arm bouquet of white rose
buds and lilies of the valley.
Mrs. Theodore Repplier of Pelham
Manor, N. Y. sister of the bride, was
the matron of honor, wearing a gown
of satin in the new fuchia purple
shade. The skirt was made with a
slight train edged with pleating which
extended to the Waistline in the back
and around the bottom She wore a
tulle and satin hat to match and car
ried yellow roses. The other attend
ants we're Miss Lima Macatee, sister OF
the bride Miss Patricia Dent, Mrs.
Charles Macatee. Sd, and Miss Mar
garet Louise Kelley of Norfolk Va.
They wore costumes like that of the
matron of honor in pale gold satin
and carried arm bouquets of violets.
Mr.. Milton Junior Powell was the
best man and the ushers were Lieut..
Richard Charming Moore, Lieut.. Bev-
erley De Witt Jones of Fort Myer.
Va; Lieut.. Douglas Gilbert of Fort
Washington, Lieut.. Francis Wells of
this city, Lieut.. Joseph Piram of Fort
Scott. Calf, and Lieut.. F. I. Pohl of
Fort Myer, Va
A reception followed in the home
of the brides mother for relatives,