Evening star., 1935-05-12

and a large sash Of the same shade.
All of the attendants carried large
bouquets Of Spring flowers, with pink
predominating.
Mr.. George w. Holmes of st. Louis
acted as best man and the ushers
included Mr.. Kenneth Hacker of
New York, Mr.. William Boyd of Phil
adelphia, Mr.. Robert Mackey OF
Cleveland, Mr.. Quinn Shaughnessy
of Washington, Mr. Charles Bodurtha
of Cleveland, and Mr. Donald Black
of Washington.
A reception was held after the
wedding at the home Of the brides
parents, 2540 Massachusetts, avenue.
Over the table in the dining room
was a glass mirror cut to mt the
table, on which the decorations were
flowers, similar to those in the brides
bouquet The bride received flowers
from the President and from the
Secretary of the Treasury.
Mr.. and Mrs Spence will be at
home after June l at 3745 Linden
boulevard, St. Louis.
Among the wedding guests we're
Mr. and Mrs. George Holmes. Mr.. and
Mrs. T Herbert Case of New York
City, Mr.. and Mrs. William H. Coler
of Baltimore. Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence
Cathles and Mr.. Lawrence Cathles.
jr. of Scarsdale. N. Y: Mr.. and Mrs.
Pascal Dreibelbis and Mrs. Rue
O'Neill OF Dallas, Tex; Mr. and Mrs.
Atlee Pomerene of Cleveland. Miss
MarShallyne Pitts. Mr.. and Mrs. John
Kohler of Chicago and Mrs. A. C.
Hamilton of Fayetteville. Ark.
A well arranged wedding took place
Tuesday afternoon. April 80. in the
lexington Presbyterian Church, when
Miss Ruth Marcella Nickels, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs John NJ Nickels,
and Mr.. Harry LaWton Thompson,
son of Mr. and Mrs. John w. Thomp-
son. were married the Rev Henry B.
Wooding, pastor of the church, per-
forming the ceremony.
The church was attractively dec
grated with lilacs. yellow snap
dragons and ferns. and as the guests
assembled George Ramsey sang
oh. Promise Me" and Mr.. Elliott
Button sang Because" with Miss
Ruth Kimball at the organ.
The bride. who was given in mar
riage by her father. wore becoming
gown of pale yellow chiffon with cowl
neck and long full sleeves. with
small off-the-face hat of the same
shade. She carried an arm bouquet
of yellow roses and orchid larkspur
Miss Mary Neff, maid of honor
wore nile green chiffon gown, with
hat to match, and carried yellow
( roses and daisies The bridesmaids,
Mrs. Richard Bennett and Miss
Naomi Grain, wore gowns of orchid
chiffon with hats to match. fashioned
| the same as that worn by the maid
Of honor. and carried bouquets Of
yellow roses and daisies
Mr.. Russell Woodfield, brother-in-
law of the groom, acted as best man.
/ The uShers were Mr.. Donald Gray,
Mr. Harry Wagner, Mr.. william
Grimes and Mr. Wiley Barrow.
The mother of the bride wore a
gown of gray crepe with corsage of
orchid sweet peas, and Mrs. Thomp-
son wore rose beige crepe with
spray OF gardenlaS.
Following an informal reception
| for the relatives and bridal party at
the home of the brides parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Thompson left for q motor
| trip through the South, the bride
wearing a purple suit with gray
accessories.
They will be at home after May
20 at 144l Spring road northwest.
The marriage of Miss Doris Cath
crime Jenkins. daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Charles H. Jenkins, to Mr.. Paul
w. Holman took place Saturday
morning, May 4. in st. Peters Catholic
Church. The Rev. Paul L. Norris
celebrated the mass. assisted by the
Rev. William H. Hoffman of ST Mary's
Church.
The church was decorated with
palms and ferns. with large vases of
white snapdragons on the altar Mrs.
Robert Miller sang during the mass.
The bride. who was given in mar
riage by her father, wore gown of
ivory satin with train, with chan
tilly lace jacket, which formed long
train over the satin. Her veil was
of sheer tulle with a border of orange
blossoms. She carried a shower bou-
quet of gardenias and lilies of the
valley tied with satin ribbon.
The maid of honor, Miss Mildred
Jenkins, sister of the bride, wore
gown of peach color lace with a net
cape and a large leghorn hat. Her
flowers were Johanna Hill roses and
blue delphinium, tied with ribbon to
match her gown.
The bridesmaids were Mrs. Fred
Cappelli, Mrs. Lester King Miller and
Miss Helen O'Connor. Mrs. Cappelli
wore a gown of pale blue net with