Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-10-13
Miss Betty Ann Long WEEDS
1t. D. Murray Cheston, Sd
Wedding is Solemnized in University Baptist
Church, Baltimore Other Weddings
of Interest
of Interest.

Miss Betty Ann Long, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Maurice Alvin Long, was
married Friday evening to Lieut.. D.
Murray Cheston. Sd. son of Col. D.
Murray Cheston, now on duty at Balti-
more, and Mrs. Cheston. The we'd
ding took place in the University Bap-
fist Church in Baltimore, the Rev.
Lee Mcbride White of Birmingham.
Ala, officiating at O'Clock.
The bride. whose wedding dress was
of white satin, worn with a headdress
of old family rose-point lace caught
at the back with orange blossoms, had
as her matron of honor, her sister. Mrs.
j. Goodman Boyd. Miss Susan Hooker
of Cincinnati, Ohio, was the maid of
honor. The bridesmaids included
Miss Jane Pitt and Miss Mary Thomp-
son of Baltimore. Miss Suzanne Null
let of Washington. and cousin of
the bridegroom's Miss Augusta Melvin
Of Annapolis.
Mrs Boyd was attired in the gold
wedding dress of her grandmother and
carried an oldfashioned bouquet of
blue delphinium with touches of bronze
chrysanthemums.
The bridesmaids, who wore dresses
of Turquoise silk in varying shades, car
ried old-fashioned bouquets of bronze
and white chrysanthemums with
touches Of blue. The brides bouquet
was of white gardenias and lilies of
the valley, with white orchids in the
center
Lieut. Cheston had as his best man
his brother. Mr. E. Burwell Cheston.
The groomsmen included Lieut.. Thorn
as L. Crystal and Lieut.. j. Paul Craig
of Fort Hoyle Lieut. Theodore F. Hoff-
man and Lieut.. Charles H. Hill of Fort
Monroe. all classmates of the BRIDE
groom al West Point; also Lieut.. Milton
s. Glatterer and Lieut.. Stuart Fries of
Fort Meade, Mr. Robert L. Burwell of
Annapolis. cousin of Lieut. Cheston's,
and Mr.. j. Goodman Boyd, jr., the
brides brother-in-law.
After the ceremony reception was
held at the home of the brides par
ents at 702 West Lake avenue. Balti-
more. Assisting the bride and BRIDE
groom in the receiving line were Col
and Mrs. D. Murray Cheston, Mr.. and
Mrs. Maurice Alvin Long. Mr.. Froome
Morris of Cincinnati. the matron of
honor and the bridesmaids.
The bride has attended Bryn MaWr
School in Baltimore, Briar Cliff Manor
in New York, and the Maryland Insti-
tute of Art in Baltimore. Lieut. Ches-
ton, who is assigned to the Saith In
fantry at Fort Meade, is a graduate
of the United States Military Academy,
class of 1884. Following their we'd
ding trip Lieut.. and Mrs. Cheston will
reside at Fort Meade.
The wedding of Miss Betty Cline Of
Falls Church and Dr. Alfred Monroe
Palmer of Mclean. Va. took place
Thursday night in the Falls Church
Presbyterian Church at 7:30 o'clock
in the presence of large assembly.
The Rev. Alton B. Altfather, pastor
of the church, performed the cere-
mony.
Mrs. James Brown was the organist
and Mrs. John Demarest sang several
solos prior to the entrance of the
wedding party. "Oh Promise Me"
THE Sweetest Story Ever Told and
Il Love You Truly" were her selec-
tons.
The church was beautifully deco
rated with Fall flowers and oak leaves
banked in the windows and the chan
eel, while dahlias. chrysanthemums
and tall candles we're used at the altar.
The bride. who was given in mar
riage by her brother, Mr.. John H.
Cline, wore a beautiful gown of white
lace simply made with long sleeves
and a pleated neckline, with a short
train. She wore a cap with a lace
tiara effect trimmed with orange bios
SONS and her only ornament con-
sisted of locket which was a family
heirloom. She carried a shower bou-
quet of white roses and lilies of the
valley.
Her matron of honor and sole at
tendant was her sister. Mrs. Kenton
D. Hamaker, whose wedding took place
in the same church a year ago. Mrs.
Hamaker was very lovely in a dinner
gown of rust color crepe with a small
brown hat and veil She carried a
bouquet of yellow and orange African
daisies.
Mrs. John Cline wore an evening