Evening star., 1936-06-28
Special Dispatch to The Star.

LEXANDRIA, Va. June a.
n The marriage of Miss Kathryn
n Burch, daughter Of Mr.. Edward
4 \ NJ Burch and the late Mrs.
Burch, to Mr.. John Linwood Scruggs
took place Saturday afternoon, June
20, at O'Clock, with Rev. DR.. Pierce
S. Ellis, pastor of the First Baptist
Church, officiating in the presence of
small company of relatives and
intimate friends. The bridegroom is
the son of Mr. and Mrs. William L.
Scruggs of Anderson, w. Va, and for
several years has lived with his grand
father, Mr.. John Cox, in Alexandria.
The bride wore an afternoon gown
of turquoise blue chiffon and a white
hat and carried an arm bouquet Of
pink roses and valley lilies. Her only
attendant was her sister, Mrs. Charles
E. Eller. who wore gown Of pink lace.
straw hat trimmed in pink, and
carried an old-fashioned bouquet. Of
garden flowers. Later in the afternoon
Mr.. Scruggs and his bride left by motor
for a short wedding trip, and after
July Is will live at ia North Alfred
street.
Mr. and Mrs. William H. Melchior
have announced the engagement Of
their daughter, Eleanor Bradford, 70
Rev. Donald Bulge, Sd, Of Glasgow.
Scotland. son of the late Mr.. and Mrs.
Donald Bulge of the Isle Of Skye. No
date for the wedding has been set
Maj. Charles j. Deahl, jr., u S. A.,
and Mrs. Deahl and their four children
have arrived from Fort Cook, Nebr,
and are guests of Maj. Deahl's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles ]. Deahl, before
going to Fort Leavenworth, Kans., Maj.
Deahls new post
Mr.. and Mrs. Marlin r Stewart will
leave by motor Wednesday to visit his
former home in McLeansboro, Ill. Be-
fore returning to Alexandria later III
the month they will be the guests If
Mrs. Stewarts sister in Sandidge, Va.
Miss Hilda Pullman is the guest of
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert L. May in st.
Petersburg, Fla.
Miss Ruby Frances Dalton Of Rich
mond is the guest of her uncle and
aunt. Mr.. and Mrs. Ryland Robinson.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Taylor of
Cumberland, Md, are guests of the
latter's sister, Miss Margaret Harrison
Mrs Charles Elicit Cabell, with her
daughters, Mrs. Mary Cabell Galloway
and Mrs. Ferguson Beach Bryan, and
the latter's young daughter, Anne
Bryan, went by motor last week to
Southern Virginia and spent several
days in Williamsburg and Yorktown.
Mrs. Bryan and her daughter remained
in Norfolk, where her husband, Lieut..
Bryan, U. S. NJ, has been ordered for
duty.
Miss Helen Cannon left Sunday for
Hamlet, N. c., to visit her parents.
Mr. and Mrs. Felix Cannon.
Mr.. and Mrs James Wells have an
nounced the marriage of their daugh-
ter, Virginia Manila, to Mr.. Edwin
Charles Coppage of Washington Tues
day evening, June Is, in their home
in this city, with Rev Norman Roberts,
pastor of the Methodist Protestant
SAiulNll, O1lNldOlliS. nc was dccAoOCu
by the Rev. Mr.. Hooker of Wilmington,
Del.
Mrs. James Thornton Luckett, jr.,
left this week for Asheville, N. c.,
where she is the guest Of her mother,
Mrs Robinson
Mr.. Eugene H. Dooman is spending
three weeks with Mrs. Dooman and
their son, Mr.. Calvert Dooman, at
Virginia Beach, where they have leased
a cottage for the season. Late in Au-
gust Mr.. Dooman will 60 to the beach
for another vacation.
Miss Sarah Bolland of Chicago Is
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Leroy s.
Bendheim.
Mrs. James Davis Gibson of Fort
Thomas, KY, is the guest of her
cousins. Mrs. Hubert Snowden and
the Misses Snowden Mrs. Gibson
formerly was Miss Mary Leadbeater of
this city
Mrs. John Nagel of Clinton, Iowa, is
the guest Of her son and daughter-in-
law. Mr.. and Mrs. j. H. Nagel.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. S. Coates and Miss
Joyce coates lett this week for Cieve-
land, Ohio, where they will live in the
future.
Mrs. Robert A. Bowman left Sunday
for Kansas City to attend the annual
convention of the National Soroptimist
Clubs. Mrs Bowman is president Of
the newly organized local club.
Mrs. Arthur Pritchard Griffin, with
her son. Arthur p. Griffin, jr., and
her sister. Miss Dolores Brecar, are
spending two weeks with relatives In
Baltimore County, Md
Mrs. Colgate w. Darden, who had
opened her home In Norfolk for the
Summer, returned to Alexandria to
attend the McIlwaine-Cruikshank
wedding in st. Paul's Church Satur.
day afternoon, June 20, and with Rep
resentative Darden left. Monday for