Evening star., 1935-11-26
SpottswoOd -Burnham
EuptialS in Church.

SpottswoOd- -Burnham
Nuptials in Church.
A wedding of more than usual in
terest took place this morning, when
Miss Mildred Moger Burnham be-
came the bride of Mr.. A. deMouy
Spottswood, son of Mr.. w. G. Spotts-
wood and the late Mrs. Spottswood of
Mobile, Ala. The day is the twenty
eighth anniversary of the marriage of
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Dwight
N. Burnham. The ceremony was per-
formed in the Washington Heights
Presbyterian Church, the pastor, the
Rev. DR.. John c. Palmer, officiating
ct 1880 o'clock before an altar banked
with evergreens and quantities of
white chrysanthemums and snap
dragons and lighted with tall white
tapers. Mrs. j. Harry Cunningham,
organist of the church, played the
wedding music and short program
as the guests assembled.
The bride was escorted and given in
marriage by her father. She wore
her travelling costume, suit Of bright
green wooden, made with knee-length
coat, tightly fitted and trimmed with
baby lynx fur. Her hat and accessories
were in darker shade of green and
she wore shoulder bouquet of orchids.
Miss Leah Clagett Ford, daughter OF
Mrs. M. B. Ford, was maid OF honor
and wore a tunic dress of dark green
heavy crepe, heavily braided and her
hat and accessories were in the same
shade. Her shoulder bouquet was OF
yellow orchids.
Mr.. John Shields Spottswood of
Washington, formerly of Mobile. was
best man for his brother, and the
ushers were Mr.. John Watson Voll-
mer of Washington, uncle of the bride,
and Mr.. Walter Knox Of Norfolk, Va,
and Panama City, Fla.
followed in the grill room of the
Shoreham, the 10 guests being only
members of the two families and inti-
mate friends. The brides table was
decorated with yellow roses and del
phinium. Mrs. Burnham, mother Of
the bride, who received the guests with
the bride and bridegroom, wore gown
of black velvet, the skirt street length,
and about the neckline narrow band
of color. Her hat and accessories were
black and she wore white orchids on
her shoulder.
Later in the day Mr.. and Mrs.
Epottswood will leave for wedding
trip, going by motor to New York
for several days, and will sail on the
Clyde-Mallory Line for Jacksonville,
Fla. They will motor through Florida,
Georgia and Northern Alabama, and
will make a series of visits, arriving
In Mobile the second week in De-
cember. They will be at home at
120 Houston street in Mobile.
Mrs. Spottswood is a graduate OF
Sidwell's Friends School and in 1882
graduated from George Washington
University a bachelor of arts in for
eign service. She is member of the
Pi Beta Phi Fraternity and was prom
inent in dramatics, fraternity affairs
and student government during her
years at G. w. U. Mrs. Spottswood
has been with the Tennessee Valley
Authority since June, 1888, first in the
Washington Office and since March,
1884, in Knoxville, from which she re-
signed October Is. Mr.. Spottswood
attended the University Military School
at Mobile and was graduated from the
University of Alabama in 1921 with
degree of B. S. in civil engineering.
He is a member of the Sigma Alpha
Epsilon Fraternity, the Mobile Country
Club, the Bit and Spur Riding Club
Of Mobile. He has been prominent in
civic affairs in Mobile, and served as
assistant general manager of the Mobile
Chamber of Commerce for six years.
Mr.. Spottswood spent six years with
the United States Army Engineer Corps
on the Mississippi River and six years
with the United States Engineers in
Florida.