Evening star., 1935-06-03
Wedding Is
COaStGuard
Ceremony
Bridal Events Which
Are of Interest
to Capital.
MISS BETTY sTEEDMAN. daugh-

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I'A ter of Mr.. and Mrs CephaS J.
Steedman, and Ensign Glen Leslie
Rollins, United States Coast Guard,
son of Mrs. Vida F. Rollins of Salem,
Greg, were married Thursday evening,
The wedding took place in the Church
of Our Saviour. the Rev. Edwin B.
Niver of the College of Preachers at
Mount St. Adams, officiating at &
o'clock, assisted by the rector OF the
church, the Rev. Alvin Lamar wills.
The church was effectively decorated
with palms and ferns and white
peonies and roses on the altar.
The bride was escorted and given
IN marriage by her father and wore
becoming gown of white satin. fash
ioned on simple lines. The gown was
made with long sleeves, Elizabethan
collar of plated satin. which also
finished the sleeves at the wrists and
was about the hem of the skirt and
eoee of the long train Her tulle veil
was becomingly arranged and held by
cOronet of twisted tulle and sne
carried calla lilies The bride carried
the lace handkerchief of her grand
mother. the late Mrs. William j.
sSIeeCnHD, WHO CdIllth II uL lNi NNN
ding SO years ago.
Miss Dorothy Nef was maid OF
honor and was in peach color chiffon
with which she wore a graceful picture
hat 10 match and carried pink snap
dragons and blue delphinium. The
brides other attendants were Mrs.
Pauline Lawson. Miss Nellie Whirlow
and Miss Virginia Morgan. They were
dressed in turquoise blue mouSSeline de
sole with picture hats TO match and
carried butterfly roses and gypsophelia.
Little Lydia Ann Simpson, daughter
Of Mr.. and Mrs William Simpson,
was flower girl and had a quaint cos
tune of mouSSelne de sole. fashioned
like that of the brides other attend
ants and made quite long In her
hair she wore a wreath Of blue forget
me-nots and pink daisies and she car
ried a basket filled with sweetheart
roses and blue delphinium.
Ensign Oscar D Weed was best
man and among the ushers was En-
sign Richard Mellen, who crossed their
swords al the close Of the ceremony
and formed All arch under which the
bride and Bridegroom walked as they
left the church
An informal reception followed in
the parish house. when Mrs. Steed-
man was assisted in receiving by Mrs.
Rollins. mother of the bridegroom.
Mrs. Steedman was in a dusty pink
chiffon gown with picture hat IN
the same shade and she wore cluster
of gardenaS Mrs. Rollins gown was
Of toruuoiSe blue lace fashioned with
jacket and her picture hat was of
silk in the same shade. She also wore
gardenaS.
Lieut. and Mrs. Rollins are motoring
TO the West Coast. where the former
will be stationed al San Francisco.
Mrs. Rollins wore beige wool enSem-
Bile with a small hat 10 match and
cape with fur trimming. They will
be at home after June % in San Fran
cisco Mrs Rollins was educated in
Washington. graduatin from Central
High School. Ensign Rollins grad
uated a few days before the wedding
from the United States Coast Guard
Academy at New London, Conn, and
San Francisco is his first post
Among the ollt-of-town guests were
Mr.. P H. Alcock of Rockville Center
Long Island. uncle of the bride; Mr..
and Mrs. Arthur P Shanklin, Mrs
Clarence Milhclland and her son. Mr..
Arthur Milhol'and: Mrs. Shackford
and Miss ShaCkford of Baltimore and
Mrs David Almy of New London.
Conn.
Miss Frances ,IuStina Douglass.
@E NJ
and Mr. William Frederick Kerby,
son of Mr.. end Mrs. Frederick M
Kerby. whose marriage will take place
on Saturday evening at $50 o'clock
in ST. Stephens Church. to be fol-
lowed by reception at 2400 Sixteenth
street. were the guests in whose honor
DR.. and Mrs. Arthur Barton Crane
entertained at dinner last evening at
the Columbia Country Club.
The guests Included members of the
wedding party Mrs. NJ. Mae Douglass
and Mr. and Mrs. Frederick M. Kerby.
The Rev. and HIrs Edward Bouldin
Burrell of Upperville. Va announce
the marriage of their daughter, Lucy
Guy, to Mr.. Isham Keith of Warren
ton, Va. Mr. Keith is the son of
Mr.. Julian c. Keith of Warrenton
and the late Mrs. Mary Lapsley Keith
Of Admission. Ala He is graduate
Of Lehigh University. The wedding
will take place July in Upperville, |
Va.
simple wedding of interest to !
Washingtonians took place yesterday |
morning. when Miss Mary Gertrude |
lager. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs |
Luther P lager. 1888 Emerson street |
northwest. Washington, was married |
to Mr.. John Mcnamara Gates, jr, of |
Hartford, Conn. sol of Mr.. and Mrs. |
John Mcnamara Gates. of Louisville. |
KY. in the rectory of the Sacred |
Heart Catholic Church.
The ceremony vas performed by |
the Rev. John Dunn at $50 o'clock |
before a small gathering of relatives
and friends. There were no bridal |
attendants and the couple departed |
Immediately after the ceremony for |
Hartford, Conn, where they will make |
their home
The bride wore navy blue cos |
tune. her dress being a tailored COM
bination of crepe in6 georgette with |
large puff sleeves and a quilted bodice
and a. white ascot scarf The dress |
had an elbow-lensth cape to match |
A large blue felt nat and blue Slip
pers were the matching accessories. |
She wore white kid gloves and a cor
sage of white orchids and lilies of |
the valley. She carried a gray coat |
with fox collar |
Mrs. Gates is a graduate of Gen. |