Evening star., 1935-12-01

with white ermine collar and carrying
large yellow chrysanthemums. Mr..
Robert Claffy Of Chevy Chase, Nd,
was best man for his brother. and Mr..
Steven lie Sieur, brother Of the bride,
acted as usher.
A wedding breakfast for the we'd
ding party, immediate families and
the officiating clergymen followed in
the home of the brides brother-in-law
and sister. Mr.. and Mrs. Amos
Crounse, in Lyon Village, W.. The
young couple was assisted in receiv-
ing by the brides mother, Mrs. lie
Sieur, who was in black crepe trimmed
with gold ornaments and shoulder
cluster of yellow roses. The wedding
breakfast was followed by a buffet
luncheon at 1880 o'clock for about
so guests.
Mr.. Claffy and his bride left on a
wedding trip to Philadelphia to visit
the latter's brother -in-law and sister,
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Owens. They will
return in a few days to Clarendon,
where they will make their future
home, but will spend the Christmas
holidays with the bridegroom's par
ents in Columbia, S. c. The bride
attended Trinity High School. and
was given a lovely shower Tuesday
evening by 30 of Her classmates in the
home of Miss Margaret Mcdonald, in
Foxhal Village, Washington. Mrs.
Claffy is descendant of a prominent
Virginia family. Her maternal great
grandfather, Mr.. Thomas jefferson
Clarke, was one Of the early settlers
in Petersburg and later a Civil War
veteran, serving under Gen. Robert
E. Lee. Mr.. Claffy is graduate of
the University of South Carolina and
is an engineer employed on a project
in Virginia.
Miss Helen Gertrude King, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. James D. King of
Germantown. Md, and Mr.. Garner w.
Duvall, son of Mrs. Sherwood Duvall
of Damascus. Md. were married at
noon Thursday in the Methodist
Episcopal Church at Damascus, the
pastor, Rev. Raymond Hunter Brown,
oficiating in the presence Of small
number Of relatives and friends.
The bride wore a brown crepe dress
with accessories to correspond. There
were no attendants. Following the
ceremony the young couple were dinner
guests of the brides parents and will
temporarily make their home with the
brides parents.
The bride has for number Of years
been clerk in the Office of the county
commissioners at Rockville. She is
now acting secretary to States at
torney, Mr.. James H. Pugh.
An attractively arranged wedding
took place Wednesday evening when
Miss Mildred May Dewey, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard Dewey of
Ballston, Va, and Mr.. Walter Moore
Stewart, son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter
P. Stewart of Virginia Highlands, Va,
were married in the home of the bride
at o'clock. The bride, who descend
ed the winding stairway intertwined
with ferns and white roses, was met
at the foot Of the stairs by her father,
who escorted her and gave her in
marriage. The ceremony was per-
formed by the Rev. Dr. Linneus Strock,
pastor of the Ballston Presbyterian
Church, as the couple stood beneath
an arch of chrysanthemums, roses and
ferns. The wedding music was played
by Mrs. E. Oliver Eckert of Washing
| ton.
The bride wore an eggshen velvet
gown, made on Grecian lines, with a
cowl neckline, long pointed sleeves and
a long train. Her veil of tulle was
arranged in a halo effect and caught
with clusters of lilies of the valley.
She carried a shower bouquet of white
roses.
Her only attendant was her sister,
Mrs. Roy Lohr, who wore a gown of
dark blue velvet, made with high neck
line and long sleeves and she wore a
corsage bouquet Of pink roses. Mr..
Dennis McInerney of Washington
acted as best man for Mr.. Stewart.
Following the wedding a reception
was held in the home of the BRIDE
groom in Virginia Highlands, the
young couple being assisted in receiv-
ing by their mothers. Mrs. Dewey
was gowned in dark blue velvet and
had shoulder cluster of pink sweet
peas, and Mrs. Stewart was dressed
in black chiffon and wore talisman
roSebuds.
Mr.. Stewart and his bride left later
in the evening on Northern wedding
trip. the latter travelling in a black
crepe dress, trimmed in white, and a
black coat with seal fur collar. Her
accessories were black and she wore a
corsage bouquet of tea roses. After
December is they will be at home at
1895 Nineteenth street south in Vir-
ginia Highlands.
Marion Brown