Evening star., 1935-09-22
Many Recent Wedding
Announcements Made
Mrs. Emile Orme Doyle Is Bride of Arthur
William Nelson-Trinity Church at Paris,
Va, Scene of Double Ceremony.

Mrs. Francis Benjamin Libbey
announces the marriage of her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Emile Orme Doyle, to Mr..
Arthur William Nelson, Thursday,
September 10, in Washington.
The bride is the daughter of the
late Mr.. Francis Benjamin Libbey
and Mrs. Clara Swan Libbey. DR..
Braskamp performed the ceremony
IN his home on Montague street. A
small breakfast followed the ceremony
in the home Of Mrs. Libbey at 1471
Park road where Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson
Will be at home after October /.
Trinity Methodist Church at Paris,
Va, was the scene Thursday of a
double wedding ceremony when Miss
Marguerite Lloyd Adams became the
bride Of Mr.. Jesse Hugh Edwards and
her brother, Mr.. Harold Moore Adams,
was married to Miss Louise Slack,
The principals in both ceremonies
are well known in the Paris-Upper-
vile area of Loudoun and Fauquier
Counties.
Mrs. Edwards is the daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. o. T. Adams and Mrs.
Adams is the daughter of Mr.. Walter
S. Slack. Mr.. and Mrs. Adams will
make their home in Upperville. Mr..
and Mrs. Edwards will establish their
home at Paris.
Mrs. Edwards had as her maid Of
honor, Miss Anna Mae Adams and
Mrs. Adams had as her attendant
her sister, Miss Elizabeth Slack. Mr.
Edwards was attended by Mr.. Richard
Slack as his best man, with Mr.. Glen
Lloyd serving in that capacity for
Mr.. Adams. Ushers for the double
ceremony included MIR. Elmer Lloyd,
Mr.. Richeson Chappel, MIR. Kenneth
Morgan and Mr.. Millard Seay. The
ceremonies were performed by the
Rev. J. w. Seay Of Upperville.
The wedding march was played by
Mrs. Rush Gibson, and the church
was decorated with potted plants and
goldenrod. Both brides wore dark
to match. Mr.. and Mrs. Edwards and
Mr.. and Mrs. Adams left Immediately
for wedding trips.
The marriage of Miss Elizabeth
Mead Barber, only child of Lieut. Col.
and Mrs. Tom D. Barber, U. S. M. c.,
to Maj. william Pettet Richards,
U. S. M. c., son of the late Mr. and
Mrs. j. P. M. Richards of Spokane,
tember IA on the lawn beside the
lake at her home in the navy yard.
Portsmouth, N. H. Rev. Maxwell
Ganter, rector of Old st. Johns
Church, Portsmouth, performed the
ceremony.
The bride, who was unattended
was given in marriage by her father.
She wore an ivory-velvet wedding
gown. made on princess lines, with
a delicately beaded yoke of seed
pearls. Her full tulle veil was draped
from a coronet Of orange blossoms
falling to the end of her long oval
train. She carried a white prayer
book from which fell shower Of
lilies of the valley, also an exquisite
rose point lace handkerchief, which
has been carried by brides in the
bridgegroom's family for several gen.
erations.
Maj Richards had as his best man
Capt. Willett Elmore, U. S. M c.
who was one of his classmates at
the Naval Academy. They wore their
blue uniforms and sabres.
A stringed orchestra played the
wedding music and during the re-
ception which followed. Mrs. Barber.
mother of the bride received the
guests
The tea table was presided over
by Mrs. C. p Snyder, wife Of Ad-
miral Snyder. assisted by Mrs. Gay
lord Church. Mrs. Calhoun Ancrum,
Mrs. H. B. Pratt. Mrs. c. N Muld-
row and Mrs. w. w. Scott, Mrs.
T w. LeutZe served the wedding
cake, which. according to old-time
military custom, had been cut by
the bride with the bridegroom's
sabre
After the first of October, Maj.
and Mrs. Richards will be at home
in New Haven, Conn, where Maj.
Richards is on duty with the naval
r. OF. c. unit at Yale University.
The bride chose for her travelling
costume a gown Of brown crepe, with
red and gold trimmings, with which
she carried brown accessories.
Among the out-of-town guests
were Mr.. and Mrs. j. v. Richards,
Miss Mary Richards, Mr.. John