Evening star., 1935-03-31

70 the music of the Marine Orches-
ira, surrounded by only their intimate
friends and members of the two lam
lilies, the wedding of Miss Dixie An
crum, daughter of Lieut.. Col. and Mrs
Calhoun Ancrum. to Lieut.. William
Whipple, jr, 1st Engineers, U. s. A.,
son of Prof. and Mrs william Whlpple
OF Louisiana State University, took
place yesterday afternoon in the Wal
Ter Building at Quantico. Va.
The ceremony was performed at 4
O'Clock, with Rev. Heaton of Aqua
Church officiating. The large room in
which the wedding took place was
simply but beautifully decorated with
ferns, laurel and white stock, while
the gold and red of the officers uni
forms added q touch of color. Fol-
lowing the ceremony reception was
held in the ball room of the officers
mess, where the color scheme of green
and white was carried out. Mrs. Lee,
wife of Mai. Gen. Harry Lee, and Mrs.
Banker, wife of Col. Edward Banker,
assisted at the tea tables, while the
bride, according to custom, cut the
wedding cake with her husbands S
sword.
The bride was given in marriage by
her father. She was lovely In her
gown of white lace made on princess
lines, with a softly draped cowl neck,
sleeves that came to point over her
hands and long, graceful train. Her
tulle veil was held to her head with
coronet cap of matching lace. Her
bouquet was of white roses ShoWereo
with lilies of the valley.
Miss Elizabeth Barber, daughter OF
Lieut.. Col. and Mrs. Tom Barber, was
the brides only attendant. She was
in a gown of Nile green moussellne de
sole and wore LeghoFn hat trimmed
with daisies and carried a bouquet OF
African daisies.
The bridegroom was attended by his
brother, Lieut.. Walter Jones Whipple,
u. S. N, who is a student at the
Post Graduate School in Annapolis.
Following the reception Lieut.. and
Mrs. Whipple left by motor Tor
months visit in Louisiana before re-
turning to the bridegroom's present
station at Fort du Pont, Del. The
brides travelling dress was brown
ensemble with brown accessories.
A wedding of interest took place
last evening at o'clock when MISS
Lorraine Mozelle Zile, daughter OF Mr.
and Mrs. Harrison Leroy Zile OF
Clarendon. Va, became the bride OF
Mr.. Paul Hancock Shreve, son OF Mr..
and Mrs. Prentiss A. Shreve OF Dunn
Ioring, Va. The ceremony was per-
formed in the historic Southern
Methodist Church in Falls Church,
Va, Rev. J. H. Pearson, pastor OF
the Methodist Episcopal Church in
Clarendon, officiating in the presence
OF a large company.
The bridegroom's great-grandpar-
ents helped build the Southern Metho-
dist Church, and it was in this same
house of worship that his paternal
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin
Shreve, were married SO years ago.
Preceding the ceremony Mr.. Bene-
dict Genoa, bass, of Washington, sang
20 Promise Me" and "At Dawnlng,
ACCOMPANIED by Mrs William D. King
who also played the wedding marches.
Large baskets of pink snapdragons
and blue iris, against background
of palms and ferns, formed an at
tractive setting for the wedding.
The bride was escorted to the altar
and given in marriage by her father.
She wore an ivory satin gown, made
on princess lines with high neck
line, and the bodice with a deep
pointed yoke in front and back. The
long, square train was attached to
a separate jacket made with revers,
and with dolman sleeves which ex-
tended into points over the hands.
Her long tulle veil was held in place
with a spray and clusters of orange
blossoms, and she carried a shower
bouquet of white roses and lilies of
the valley.
Miss Dorothy Splitter of Cherrydale,
Va, was the maid of honor, wearing a
gown of pastel pink lace over taffeta,
made close fitting, with high neck
and puffed sleeves. In her hair she
wore a tiara of pink roSebuds, and
carried a bouquet of pink roses and
blue forget -nots, as did the brides
other attendants.
The bridesmaids were Miss Ruth
Yates and Miss Luelva Matter, whose
gowns were of pastel blue net over
taffeta. which were fitted to the knees
and flared widely to the hem, with
tiny rufles covering the lower part
of skirt. Rufded shoulder capes Of the
net, lace mitts and tiaras completed
their costumes.
For his best man the bridegroom
had his brother-in-law, Mr.. Charles
w. Gotthardt of Dunn Loring, Va,
and the ushers included Mr.. Olin S.
Mcknight, Mr.. Rhodes Mitchell and
Mr.. William Clark, all of Clarendon,
and Mr.. T. B. Snoddy of Falls Church.
The reception which followed was
held in the home of the brides par
ents, when the couple was assisted in
receiving by Mrs. Zile, mother of the
bride, who wore a powder-blue lace
gown, and a corsage bouquet of pink
roses, and by Mrs Shreve, mother of
the bridegroom, who was attired in
dark blue georgette crepe, and wore
corsage cluster of pink sweet peas. The
home was attractively decorated with
early Spring flowers.