Evening star., 1935-11-02
Wedding at Noon Today
Miss Kirkwood Bride of Mr. White
Other Recent Nuptials.

Miss Jean Caroline Kirkwood,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. John r.
KirkWood, and Mr.. Milton Christian
White, son of Mrs. Edith H. White
and the late Capt. White, were mar
ried today. The ceremony was per-
formed at noon in All Souls Episcopal
Church. the rector, the Rev. H. H. D.
Sterrett, officiating Mr.. Claude Robe
son. organist, arranged short and
appropriate program preceding the
ceremony and played the wedding
music also. The attractive little church
had an effective arrangement Of chrys
anthemums and Autumn leaves in the
chancel
The bride was given in marriage by
her father and she wore ivory-color
velvet becomingly fashioned with
long skirt falling into train at the
back The bodice was shirred to a
yoke which was finished at the neck
in a cowl, and the long sleeves were
full. Her tulle veil was held by a cap
worn we'll back on her head and she
carried gardenias and lilies of the
valley.
Mrs Louis Fleming Peak was ma
tron of honor and Miss Marjorie NAL
let-Prevost was maid of honor. the
brides other attendants including Miss
Mildred Green and Mrs. S. Laszlo
Sommer. They were dressed alike in
old green velvet made after Renais-
sance model with long. full sleeves. the
necklines finished with golden links
forming the collars and the long,
full skirts having short trains. Their
caplike hats of velvet to match their
gowns were worn we'll back on their
heads and they carried bronze and
yellow chrysanthemums. Young Betty
Kirkwood, cousin of the bride. was
flower girl in quaint costume of yel-
low taffeta, with which she wore
wreath of gold leaves In her hair and
carried small bouquet Of chrysan-
themums.
Mr.. David Russell Coombes was best
man and the ushers were Mr.. David
Dickerson, Mr.. William P. Thomson,
Mr.. Edwin A. Weihe and Mr.. Robert
D. Barnes.
A wedding breakfast followed the
ceremony in the home of the brides
parents, to which only members of the
wedding party, the two families and a
few close friends were invited. Mrs.
Kirkwood, mother of the bride, who
received the guests. wore black crepe
trimmed with silver lame and black
velvet hat, and Mrs. White, mother Of
the bridegroom, who assisted. was
also in black. wearing suit of velvet
with metal cloth blouse and a black
velvet hat.
Later in the day Mr.. White and his
bride will leave for a wedding trip, the
latter travelling in a green wool suit
she will wear gold-color blouse. They
will make their home at 1927 Twenty
eighth street northwest. The bride is a
graduate of the Masters School at
Dobbs Ferry, N. Y, and George WASH
ington University and the bridegroom
attended George Washington Univer-
sity also.
Among the QUITO of-town guests were
Mr.. and Mrs. Thone S. Kirkwood, Miss
Margaret Kirkwood, uncle and aunt
and cousin of the bride; Miss Alma
Jacobs, Miss Theo Jacobs and Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry T. Bond of Baltimore. and
Mr.. John A. Burke of Bennington, VT.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Weihe gave q
cocktail party for the bride and BRIDE
groom and their wedding party Sum-
day. October 81, and Thursday they
were entertained by Mr.. and Mrs.
David Russell Coombes at a dance
at the Congressional Country Club
Last evening Mr.. and Mrs. Kirkwood
were hosts at dinner for their daugh-
ter and Mr.. White preceding the re-
hearsal for the wedding. the other
guests being members of the wedding
party and out-of town guests.
st. Georges Episcopal Church in
Clarendon. Va, was the scene of a
charmingly arranged Fall wedding
Saturday evening, october rs, when
Miss Merle Glenn Simcox, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Glenn r. Simcox
Of Lyon Park, Va, became the bride
of Mr.. Robert Warner Marks. son
of Mrs. Emma G. Marks and the
late Mr.. Henry N. Marks, also of
Lyon Park, the Rev. H. j. Miller
of1ciating at 8 o'clock in the evening.
Palms and white chrysanthemums
were used to decorate the church
and on the altar burned candles, while
fianking the altar were two lighted
seven-branched candelabra, the lat
ter the handiwork of the bridegroom.
The wedding music was rendered
by Miss Jean McGregor. church or
ganist, and by Miss Esther Barr.
cousin of the bridegroom, who sang
preceding the ceremony.
The bride was given in marriage
By her father, and wore q sapphire
blue velvet. made with long, tight
fitting sleeves, high neckline and
with q collar Of crystal beads. With
this she wore q close fitting turban
Of velvet and net with . 9pse yeil