Evening star., 1935-01-20
Mary Elizabeth Petty
Marries R. NJ. Berry
Rev. Thomas c. Smyth Ohciates at Wedding
of Kensington Girl and Chevy
Chase Man.

AT $50 o'clock last evening in the
Shrine Of the Blessed Sacrament
Miss Mary Elizabeth Petty, daughter
of MIR. and Mrs Joseph A. Petty OF
Kensington, Md, and Mr.. Ralph
Moore Berry, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Ralph Whitley Berry of Chevy Chase,
Md, were married, Rev. Thomas G.
Smyth officiating. Mrs. James Kierle
gave an organ recital before and
during the ceremony. The church
was decorated with ferns, palms and
white flowers.
The bride was given in marriage by
her father, and wore an ivory satin
gown on empire lines with long
strain and line of buttons on the
Sleeves from the shoulder to the cuffs.
Her tulle veil was held in place by
coronet of duchess lace, and she car
ried a shower bouquet of white roses
and lilies of the valley.
Miss Muriel Frances Hazard was
the maid of honor, wearing a purple
crepe gown with dolman sleeves, a
short train and an orchid color sash.
Her turban was of velvet and she
carried a bouquet of Johanna Hill
roses. The bridesmaids were Miss
.Madge Reynolds and Miss Helen
Boyd, a cousin of the bride, whose
gowns were of orchid with purple
sashes and velvet turbans to match
the dresses, and Miss Arvella Jane
Haynes and Miss Helene McLachlen.
whose dresses were of lavender with
orchid sashes. All of the gowns were
designed like that of the maid Of
honor. They carried bouquets of yell
low snapdragons and purple iris.
The best man was Mr.. G. Kent
Petty, brother of the bride, and the
ushers included Mr.. Howard T. Boyd,
..Mr. Charles B. Merryman, Mr.. j.
Allen Cracker and Dr.. Ernest H.
.Aschenbach.
A reception was held at the home
'of the bride after the ceremony. The
house was decorated with white
:chrysanthemums, ferns and yellow
roses. Mr.. and Mrs. Berry then left
on their wedding trip, the latter
travelling in a brown crepe gown,
brown velvet hat and ocelot fur coat.
Her accessories were brown suede.
Upon their return they will make
their heme in Kensington, Md.
Mrs. Berry graduated in 1888 from
George Washington University, where
she was a member of Zeta Tau Alpha
Sorority Mr. Berry received his
degree in engineering at Catholic
University in 1888.
Out-of-town guests included Mrs.
John Allen of Richmond. Va. and
Mrs. John j. MCGUIRE and Miss Anna
MCGUIRE of Providence, R. /.
Miss Arella Haynes, Miss Muriel
Hazard, Miss Helene McLachlen and
Mrs. Annie Lou Meyers gave showers
for Mrs. Berry before her marriage.
A luncheon shower was given in her
honor by Mrs Lawrence c. Reeves;
dinners were held for her by Miss
Madge Reynolds, and Miss Helen
Boyd gave a party at the Shoreham.
Of interest to official circles here
is the news of the wedding of Miss
Kathryn Woods, daughter of former
Representative James P. Woods and
Mrs. Woods of Roanoke, Va, and Mr.
John Copeland Cobb of Marshall
Tex, son of Mr.. Charles Cobb, jr., of
Marshall, which took place yesterday
afternoon at O'Clock in st. Johns
Episcopal Church, in Roanoke. Bishop
Jett and DR.. Berkley offlciated. The
wedding music was played by Mrs
Henson and Miss Martin. The church
was decorated in green and white.
The bride, who was escorted by her
father, wore a pearl-color bridal satin
gown, with insets of rose point lace
and a coronet and veil of lace. She
carried Gala lilies.
She had as her maid of honor her
twin sister, Miss Elizabeth Woods.
who wore a nile green MORE taffeta
and carried a muff Of violets, and
Miss Mary Cobb Hayward of Roanoke,
Va, and Mrs. Fontaine Scott of
Lynchburg, Va, who wore bouffant
dresses of nile green MORE taffeta
and carried muffs of violets, were
bridesmaids.
The bridegroom had as his best
man his father, Mr.. Charles Cobb, jr.
The ushers included Mr.. James p
Woods, jr., of Roanoke; Mr. Charles
Cobb, Sd, of Texas; Mrs. Irwin Smith
of New York, Mr.. Steele Hooper of
washington, Mr.. George Dennison of
Roanoke, Va, and Mr.. John Carr Of
Roanoke
Immediately after the ceremony a
reception was held at the Hotel
Roanoke, after which Mr.. and Mrs
Cobb left on their wedding trip. They
will make their home in Marshall,
where Mr.. Cobb is connected with a
law firm.
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