Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-05-24

= Ryan, daughter OF Mr. and Mrs.
Harry Linkins Ryan, and Mr.. Edward
Sullivan of Mercier. Kans., son of Mr..
and Mrs. John E. Sullivan Of MERCER
took place this morning at II o'clock
in the Church OF ST. Thomas the
Apostle, on the silver wedding ami
versary of the brides parents. The
Rev. w. Joyce Russell performed the
ceremony, which was preceded by
solos sung by Mr.. Clarence Albright
accompanied on the organ by Mrs
James Dickinson. The altar was
banked with palms, white peonies
gladiola and snapdragons.
The bride was escorted and given
in marriage by her father and wore
an antique white satin made on bout
FAINT lines with an of -the-shoulder ef-
feet and a bertha Of plated tulle
Her tulle veil was held in place by
a plated coronet and she carried
an old-fashioned bouquet of garden
las and lilies of the valley.
Miss Ida Ryan, sister of the bride
acted as maid of honor. wearing a
gown of yellow mousseline de sole
fashioned with ruffled skirt and
cape. With this she wore a yellow
picture hat with turquoise accessor-
les and carried an old-fashioned bou-
quet of yellow roses and delphinium
The brides other attendants were
Miss Lucille McGehee of Atlanta, Ga.
and Washington; Miss Sidney Nc
Ceney, Miss Adrienne Doyle and Miss
Marjorie Mitchell, whose gowns were
all of turquoise blue mOuSSeline de
sole, fashioned the same as that OF
the maid Of honor, with which they
wore picture hats to match and car
ried ruffled muffs and sprays OF yell
low roses. Patsy Ryan was flower
girl, wearing a ruffled pink net Kate
Greenaway dress. In her hair was
a wreath of Spring flowers, and she
also carried basket of Spring flowers
Mr.. Gerald Mullen of Falls City
Nebr., was the best man, and the
ushers were Mr.. Neil Birney OF Horton
Kans.; Mr.. Alec Henderson OF Upper
Darby. Pa: Mr.. Bernard Ahern Of
Falls City. Nebr.. and M. Harry Ryan
of this city, brother Of the bride.
A reception was held Immediately
afterward in the home Of the brides
parents at 1901 Cleveland avenue
Mrs. Harry Ryan assisted Mr.. anc
Mrs. Sullivan in receiving. The house
was decorated with Spring flowers.
Later in the day Mr.. and Mrs. Sui
Ivan left for a wedding trip. Mrs
Sullivan wore white dress, navy blue
coat and hat and accessories. and a
platinum fox fur. Her shoulder
bouquet was of gardenias. Upon their
return they will make their home al
1918 Connecticut avenue. Mrs. Sulli.
van attended the Abbott Art School
and Mr.. Sullivan is graduate OF the
Kansas State University.
The out-of-town guests were Mrs
Pinckney Holmes, Miss Jeanne Holmes
of Atlanta. Ga; Mr.. and Mrs. John
Thomas of Shadyside, Md, and Mrs
William Thomas, also Of Shadyside.
Miss Engracia Freyer, daughter OF
Capt. Frank Barrows Freyer. U. S. N,
and Mrs. Freyer. and Lieut.. Eugene
Robert Simon Karpe, U. S. N, son
of the late Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene
Karpe of Delhi, La, were married yes
terday afternoon. The ceremony was
performed in St. Mathews Church
the Rev. John Joseph Coady. D. D.,
j.. U. D., officiating, at 4:30 o'clock, in
the presence of a small company OF
close friends. Arrangements for the
wedding were as simple as possible
owing to the recent illness OF the
bride, who has been visiting in the
East. and because of the inability OF
her parents to come from California
in time for the wedding.
The bride wore a travelling costume
of blue and white Powered silk crepe
with a small white hat. She was at
tended by Mrs Robert Carson Brown
lee, I'd, who was matron of honor
and Lieut.. John Lockwood Burnside
U. S. N, was best man.
An informal reception followed In
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Francis
Walker, after which Lieut.. and Mrs
Karpe left for a brief wedding TRIP
and will start for the West Coast the
end of next week. They will make
the trip by motor and will join Mrs
Freyer in San Francisco. where she
is staying while Capt. Freyer is II
command Of Destroyer Squadron No
2, attached to the fleet. Lieut.. Karpe
has been on duty in the office of nava
operations at the Navy Department
and has been transferred to duty
aboard the U. S. S. Buchanan, with
! the fleet in the Pacific.
Mrs. Karpe was presented In Wash
ington by her parents when Capt
Freyer was on duty here, and wa!
one of the most popular of that sea.
sons buds. She is a native of Guam
born there when her father was aide
to the naval governor. and was edu.
Gated at the Convent of the Sacred
Heart in Lima, Peru, and the Convent
of the Sacred Heart in Washington
as well as the Warrenton Country
School. She is member Of the Junior
League of San Francisco.
Miss Mary Katherine Koontz
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Claude
Berkeley Koontz, and Mr.. Andrea:
Lain Loffler of Baltimore, son of Mrs
Charles A. NJ Loff1er, we're married
last evening at o'clock in the rectory
of the Church Of the Nativity, the
Rev. B. J. Hanneman officiating.
The bride, who was given in mar.
riage by her father, wore white silk
lace gown fashioned on simple lines
with a small plated train and 9
small mouline hat. She carried q