The Washington times., 1936-04-25
Army Officer
Takes Bride

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The picturesque Chapel at Fort
Myer was the scene Of the mar
riage last evening Of Miss Ruth
Charlotte Voeth, daughter of Mrs.
Robert w. Voeth, and Lieut.. Bev-
erly Dewitt Jones, son Of Col.
and Mrs. Dewitt Clinton Jones.
The altar was banked with
palms and ferns and decorated
with an artistic arrangement Of
Bermuda Lilies. The blended glow
Of tall Cathedral taperS and the
handsome chandeliers high over
head Illuminated the small chapel.
Chaplain Ralph C. Deibert per.
formed the ceremony at 8 o'clock.
Uniformed Ushers
The six ushers, attired in full
dress blue uniforms, who were the
first to go up the aisle to the
strains of MendelSsohn'S wedding
march, included Lieut.. Richard
E. weber, Jr., Lieut.. Frank S.
Henry, Lieut.. Marshall Frame,
Lieut.. Jonathan o. Seaman, Lieut..
Clark Lynn, Jr., and Lieut.. John
T. Honeycutt.
Miss Virginia Voeth was her
sisters only attendant. She wore
a garden frock of white starched
lace, fashioned with a fitted bodice
and full skirt. Her .tulle off-the.
face hat, velvet sash and slippers
were Of Artillery red. She carried
q shower bouquet Of rose buds Of
the same deep shade.
Wears White Chiffon
The bride entered on the arm
Of her cousin, Mr.. Alan Charles
Lanyon. of Baltimore, who gave
her id marriage. She wore a
princess gown Of white chiffon,
the skirt Of which ended in a
slight train. Over the simply
designed bodice she wore a bo-
lero-effect jacket Of white lace
which had long fitted sleeves.
She wore the new three.quarter
length circular veil Of tulle,
which fell from a tulle cap
caught across the back with q
spray Of orange blossoms. She
carried bouquet Of Brides roses
and lilies Of the valley.
The bridegroom had as his
best man Lieut.. Harrison King.
Following the Army tradition
the young officer and his bride
left the chapel, passing beneath
the arch Of sabers, and at the
reception which took place at
the home Of Mrs. Voeth on Six
teenth Street. the bride cut the
first piece Of the wedding cake
with her husbands Saber.
Red and White Flowers
The drawing room was deco
rated with snapdragonS and
Spring flowers in various shades of
red, and the flowers in the dining
room were Of white.
Mrs. Voeth was wearing o gown
of Muriel blue chiffon fashioned
with a cape Of a darker shade Of
blue and a matching turban. Her
corSage was Of gardenias. Mrs.
Jones, mother of the bridegroom,
was costumed in orchid chiffon
with which she wore a flower
turban Of harmonizing shades. Her
corSage was Of yellow roses and
lilies Of the valley.
The bride chose for her travelling
costume a tailored suit of Eleanor
blue homeSpun with Navy blue &C
ceSSorieS. Lieut.. and Mrs. Jones
will sail today on the Monarch Of
Bermuda to spend some time in
the islands. Later they will motor
through the South, stopping with
relatives in Georgia. After June
they will be at home at Fort Myer,
where the bridegroom has been on
duty with the Sixteenth Field Ar
tillery since his graduation from
West Point with the class of 1888.
Among the out-of-town guests
at the wedding were Mrs. Alvin
H. Lanyon, Of Pittsburg, Kans.:
Miss Grace FitzGibbons and DR..
F. j. Powers, of Union City, N. j.,
and DR.. Robert Newman, Of Nor.
walk, Conn.
Not AT Home"
Mrs. C. c. Calhoun will not be
at home tomorrow afternoon, but
will receive on Sunday, May 3.
X 4
Mrs. James Francis Sullivan, Of
Philadelphia, has returned to
Washington on another visit and
is staying at the Mayflower.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter II.
Wheeler, Jr., Of Stamford, Conn,
are in washington on a short va
cation, and they are at Wardman
p0Tk IIotaI