Evening star., 1935-09-07

An outstanding wedding Of the
Summer season took place yesterday
when Miss Lucille Parsons, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Lester Par
sons, and Mr.. George Vanderbilt, son
of Mrs. Margaret Emerson and the
late Mr.. Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt,
were married In the garden of her
parents home at Llewellyn Park, N. j.
The ceremony was performed by the
Rev. Luke M. White, rector of st.
Lukes Episcopal Church at Mont
clair, N. j., before an improvised altar
banked with flowers and placed near
the lily pool of the garden
The bride, who was escorted by her
father, wore a gown of heavy white
satin, fashioned with a basque waist
and long tight sleeves and trimmed
with tiny covered buttons. Her veil
of white tulle was held in place by a
wreath of orange blossoms and COW
cred the long train Of the gown. She
carried a bouquet Of lilies of the
valley.
Mrs. william c. Ridgeway acted as
matron of honor and wore a gown of
yellow organza with a wide crushed
sash of yellow and a picture hat OF
yellow organza. She carried q bou-
quet Of African daisies, blue bachelor
buttons and delphinium The brides
other attendants were Miss Kathryn
Bragow of Orange, N. j.: Miss Anne
Perrin of Washington. Mrs. j. Lester
Parsons, ir.; Mrs. Marshall Posey Of
Shorthills, N. j.; Mrs. Harold Thornton
of Montreal. Miss Gloria Baker, half
sister of the bridegroom, and Miss
Shirley w. Henderson of Montclair.
Their gowns were Of yellow organza
and they wore wide yellow hats and
carried bouquets of daisies and del
phinium.
Acting as best man for the BRIDE
groom was his brother, Mr.. Alfred
Gwynne Vanderbilt, and the ushers
were Prince George Scherbatoff. Mr..
]. Lester Parsons. jr.: Mr.. Samuel B.
Jones. Sd; Mr.. William c. Ridgeway
jr; Mr.. James Breckenridge. Mr.. David
Brooks and Mr.. Horace Kelland.
Following the ceremony reception
was held to which additional guests
were invited.
The marriage of Miss Doris New
ton. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. James
E. Newton, to Ensign Charles Reed
Cunliff. U. S. N. r., will take place
this afternoon at o'clock in the
chapel at the Naval Academy.
The ceremony will be followed by
reception at Toby's Tavern in this
city.
OF interest in Washington is the
marriage OF Miss Elizabeth Salisbury
Dawson, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Raymond Dawson Of Boonton, N. j..
to Mr.. Foster F. Birch, Sd, son of
former Representative and Mrs.
William E. Birch of Dover, N. j..
which took place yesterday afternoon
in St. Eustaces Episcopal parish house
at Lake Placid, N. Y, the Rev. Sidney
Ruck officiating.
The bride attended Mary Lyon
School, Sweet Briar, and Beaver Col
lege and the bridegroom is a graduate
of Phillips Andover, class of %, and
of Amherst College. class of 80, and
attended Harvard School of Business
Administration.
After a European wedding trip. Mr.
and Mrs. Birch will make their home
at Boonton. N. j.
One of the prettiest Of the late
Summer weddings took place last
evening when Miss Olive D. Monarch,
daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. J. Louis
Monarch of Takoma Park. D. c.. was
married to Mr. Clarence D. Warwick,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. c. I. Warwick of
Washington in the Metropolitan Me-
mortal Methodist Episcopal Church.
The Rev. David D. Clark. former rec
tor of Trinity Episcopal Church of
Takoma Park, and now Of the Eman-
uel Episcopal Church In Cumberland,
Md, officiated at 8 o'clock, and before
the ceremony Miss Marie Little played
a short program of organ music.
The bride was attended by Miss
Mary Hochbaum as maid of honor
and Miss Frances Fellows, Mrs. D. V.
Harrison, sister Of the bridegroom;
Miss Betty Thompson of Washington
and Miss Theodore Heimerle CT New
York were the brides other attend
ants. She had her twin cousins, young
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