Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-05-27
Recent Weddings
Of Much Interest

Miss Adele Lilly Allison, daughter
of Mrs Margaret Richardson Allison
and the late Mr.. Wade Hampton Alli-
son, and Mr.. Henry Kirby Cobb OF
Snow Hill, N. c., son of the late Mr..
and Mrs. Cobb of Snow HILL were mar
ried in the Central Presbyterian
Church Saturday evening at $50
O'Clock the Rev. Wade H. Allison, IT.,
of Leaksville, N. c., officiating, as
sisted by the Rev. DR.. James H. Taylor,
pastor of the Central Presbyterian
Church. Palms, ferns and white flow
ers banked the altar, which was lighted
with Cathedral candles. Miss Martha
Simons of Statesville, N. c., sang.
The bride was escorted and given in
marriage by her brother. Mr.. L. r.
Allison of Pittsburgh. She wore a
white satin and lace gown fashioned
with train. Her veil was of tulle and
she carried a shower bouquet of roses
and lilies of the valley.
The maid of honor, Miss ALA Rogers
of this city. and the bridesmaids, Miss
Lucille Herring of Snow Hill, N. c.,
and Miss Rebecca st. Clair of Wash
ington. wore dresses Of white tulle
over taffeta with flared skirts and
ruffled capes. The maid of honor wore
a band of small gardenias across the
back of her hair and carried bouquet
of Johanna Hill roses, blue delphinium
and gypsophella, and the bridesmaids
wore single gardenias in their hair
and carried bouquets of pink rosebuds
and blue delphirium. The flower girl
was Ruth Goodwin Gill Of Irvington,
N. j., who wore gown fashioned like
the bridesmaids and carried a white
basket filled with rose petals. Will
liam Lyon Allison Of Pittsburgh was
the ring bearer and wore white linen
suit.
The bridegroom had as his best
man, Mr. Carson Herring OF Snow
Hill, N. c., and the ushers were Mr..
John 3. Lewis of Farmville, N. c.;
Mr.. Roland Edwards of Snow Hill and
Mr.. Herbert NJ Allison and Mr.. James
T. Mathews Of Washington.
A reception was held in the home
of the brides mother Immediately
after the ceremony for the bridal
party, relatives and out-of-toWn guests.
Later in the evening MIR. and Mrs.
Cobb left on a wedding trip, the latter
wearing a navy-blue waffle crepe with
chamois accessories. They will make
their home at Snow Hill, N. c.
Among the out-of-town guests were
Mr.. and Mrs. L. r. Allison of Pitts
burgh, the Rev. William H. Allison,
jr. of Lakesvllle, N. c.; Mrs. j. B.
Gill Of New York City. Mr.. and Mrs.
Allen G. Gill of Irvington. N. j.; DR..
Hazel Allison Stevenson of TallahaS-
see, Fla: Mr. and Mrs. Carson Her
ring, Mrs. j. E. Herring. Mrs. Frank
Harper and Mr.. Lee Herring, all Of
Snow Hill, N c., and Mr.. and Mrs.
J. B. Lewis of Farmville, N. c.
The bride is a graduate of George
Washington University, where she was
a member of Sigma Kappa Sorority,
and Mr.. Cobb is sheriff of Greene
County, N. c
The marriage of Miss Clara Vir-
GINA Fort of Washington to Mr.. Will
liam Oakley Jones of Cherrydale. Va.
took place Saturday afternoon In the
Walker Chapel Methodist Protestant
Church in Arlington County, Va, the
pastor, the Rev j. J. Won Hagel, also
a friend of the bridegroom, officiating
at 4 o'clock The wedding was simply
planned, with only the immediate
families and a few close friends in
attendance.
The bride wore becoming gray
ish-blue ensemble with matching &C
cessories, and a corsage bouquet OF
Talisman roses. She was attended
by Miss Eleanor Hissey of Baltimore,
and the bridegroom had for his best
man his brother, Mr.. Howard A. Jones.
.xaadia talxr follaMiran the ceremony