Evening star., 1935-05-17
Art Setting
Is Feature
At Wedding
Mrs. Lowe Becomes
Bride of Mr.. Alley at
Anderson Home.

OF UNUSUAL interest was the
~ wedding yesterday of Mrs, Esther
Hall Lowe, daughter of Mrs. Hall and
the late Col. Harrison Hall, former
adjutant general of the United States
Army, and Mr.. James Burke Alley
of Washington and Jericho, Long Is
land, son of Mrs. Albert r. Alley
and the late Mr. Alley of New York
and Tennessee, which took place at
pm. in the home of the former
United States Ambassador to Japan
and Mrs. Larz Anderson on MaSsa-
chusetts avenue. The ceremony was
performed by the Rev. U. G. B. Pierce,
D. D., in one of the drawing rooms
of the House. in which are many
paintings and works of art. Only
members of the two families ara a
few close friends were pI sent.
The bride was escorted by Mr..
Anderson and wore gown Of pale
gray mousseline de sole printed in
fine pattern of black and fashioned
with wide skirt terminating in a
train. At the front of the bodice
were a cluster of deep wine color
velvet flowers. With this the bride
wore a wide wine shade straw hat
with a shallow crown and a band
around it of the same color. She
was unattended. Her little daughter
Jane had on frock of pale yellow
linen with pale yellow ribbons in
her hair. Mr. James Rayford Sykes,
nephew Of the bridegroom, acted as
best man.
Following the ceremony a recep-
ton was held for few guests, who
were received by the bride and bride
groom and Mrs. Hall, Mrs. Alley and
Mrs. Anderson. Later in the after
wedding trip and after June l will
be at home at 1880 Thirtieth street
in Georgetown. Mrs. Alley wore
going-away costume of navy blue and
white print, with a hat of matching
blue stitched in white.
Mrs. Alley is a former student of
Holton Arms School and has recently
made her home with her mother at
2230 California street. Mr.. Alley is
q member of the Harvard Club and
the Bar Association of New York, the
Piping Rock and Aviation Clubs of
Long Island and the Metropolitan
Club Of Washington.
The marriage Of Miss Verdery Red
mond, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Paul
A. Redmond of Birmingham, Ala, to
Mr. William NJ Greenwood of Balti-
more, son Of Mrs. Annie S. Greenwood
Of Annapolis, is Of interest to Arling-
ton County, where the bridegroom
formerly made his home with his
brotherin-law and sister, Mr.. and
Mrs. Julian D. Simpson in Cherrydale,
Va.
The wedding of Miss Redmond and
Mr.. Greenwood took place Sunday,
May IL, in the Associate Congrega-
tional Church in Baltimore, Rev F. j.
Landlot officiating at 10 o'clock in the
morning. The arrangements for the
wedding were informal, with only
few relatives and close friends in at
tendance.
The bride wore a powder blue crepe
ensemble, with accessories in a darker
shade of blue, and bouquet of gar
deniaS and lilies of the valley. She
had as her attendant Mrs William
Merrill, jr., of Baltimore, and Mr.
Merrill acted as best man to the
bridegroom.
Following the ceremony Mr.. Green
wood and his bride left on a motor
tour through the South, and will visit
the latter'S parents in Birmingham
before their return to Baltimore,
where they will be at home at 229
East Thirty-third street.
Mrs. Greenwood received her edu-
cation In her native State of Ala
bama, and is a librarian in the main
public library in Baltimore. Mr..
Greenwood was graduated from the
high school in Valley City, N. OAK,
and from business college in Mime
apoliS.
Mr.. and Mrs. Julian D. Simpson,
with their two daughters, Eleanor and
Dorothy, also Mr. William C. Cloth
Of Arlington County were out-of-
town guests at the wedding.