Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-07-14

to washington took place yesterday
afternoon at 4:30 O'Clock in Aqua
Church in Stafford County when
Miss Mary Elizabeth Price. daughter
Of Col. C. F. B. Price, U. S. M. c.,
and Mrs. Price. became the bride of
Lieut. John Burton Hendry, u. S.
M. c., son of Mr. and Mrs. ]. p.
Hendry of Arcadia, Fla. The cere-
mony was performed by Rev. Henry
Heaton, pastor Of Aqua Church, as
sisted by Chaplain Roy Lewis, u S. N.
The wedding marches and music be-
fore the service were played on the
church organ by Mrs. Moore, wife of
Maj. J. T. Moore. The lovely old
church was simply decorated with
green laurel leaves and white candles.
These decorations and the severe
white OF the square pews made an
exquisite setting for the pastel frocks
the wedding party.
The bride was escorted and given
in marriage by her father. Her
gown was white mousseline de sole
with a plain waist and bouffant skirt
shirred in the back and falling into
long oval train. The sleeves were
puffed to the elbow and tight to
point over each hand. The V-neck,
skirt and train of the dress were
edged with pleated ruching of the
same material. Her veil was of white
tulle and fell from tight-fitting cap.
The cap Was edged with pleated
tulle ruching to match that on the
dress. She wore white crepe sandals
and carried a prayer book bound in
white morocco with shower of
lilies Of the valley.
Miss Barbara Bliss Reade of New
York City, cousin of the bride; Miss
Margaret Stuart Hendrie of Green
lawn, Long Island; Miss Jane Fowler
and Miss Betty Fowler of Oak Park,
Ill, and Miss Mabel Cunningham of
Williamsport, Pa, also a cousin of
the bride, were her attendants Their
gowns were organdy, two in pale blue
and two in pink, made plain to the
waist and with bouffant skirts and
pulled elbow sleeves. The high necks
and the shirts were trimmed with
organdy bands. They wore neutral
colored Leghorn hats trimmed with
taffeta ribbons to match their taffeta
sashes and shoes Of the same shades.
Their bouquets were of Summer flow-
ers in shades of blue and pink tied
with ribbons to match. Miss Cum
bingham, who acted as flower girl,
wore an organdy and net frock of
peach, a small net hat and shoes to
match. She carried an old-faShioned
bouquet.
The brides mother was becomlngly
gowned in peach chiffon shocked and
trimmed with peach flowers. She
wore large pink horsehair braid hat
and shoes to match.
Lieut.. Hendry chose Lieut.. G. H.
Cloud, U. S. M. c., now stationed at
Quantico, as his best man. The
ushers were Lieut.. Joseph Earnshaw,
Lieut.. Walter Asmuth, Lieut.. Alpha
Bowser and Lieut.. j. S. Letcher, all
OF Quantico. They wore white uni
forms and sabres and formed an arch
of swords under which the bride and
bridegroom passed when leaving the
church.
The reception which followed the
ceremony was held at the Officers
Club on the post, where the bride and
bridegroom received in the drawing
room. The bride, according to old
time military custom, cut the wedding
cake with the bridegroom's sword.
Following the reception Lieut.. and
Mrs. Hendry left for a motor trip in
Pennsylvania, after which they will
be at home at Quantico. Mrs Hen
dry's going-away costume was of white
crepe with a wide red, white and blue
ribbon collar trimmed with red but
tons and leather belt. She wore
white felt sport hat and white &C
cessories. The brides mother was for
merly Miss Dolly Cunningham and
spent much of her girlhood in Wash
1ngton with her aunt, the late Mrs.
Logan, widow Of Gen. John A. Logan.
Among the guests at the wedding was
Mrs. Logans daughter, Mrs. Mary
Logan Tucker of Washington.
Miss Emily Bruce Starratt and Mr..
Wells Warren Spence were married
yesterday morning in the home of the
brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew
Wilbur Starratt at 419 Dorset ave-
nue., in Chevy Chase, Md. Mr.. Spence
is the son of Mrs. Warren w. Spence
of Sioux Falls, S. Oak.
The ceremony was performed by
the Rev. J. Hillman HOLSTER, pastor
of the Chevy Chase Presbyterian
Church, in the presence of only the
immediate families and close friends
of the bride and bridegroom. The
marriage took place in the living
room, which was beautifully deco
rated with palms, ferns and a pro-
fusion of regal lilies. The wedding
march was played by Mrs. Elwood
Way.
The bride. who was given in mar
rage by her father, wore a net dress
of a soft shade of powder blue with
N hat of horsehair hraid of the Sonne