Evening star., 1936-07-04
Miss Elizabeth Morgan
Marries Mr.. Abel-Smith
Prominent Families Are United in Wedding
Ceremony in All Souls Episcopal
Church at BiltmOre Yesterday.

HyiC, WOO vi INuItOT MIA WIN
her only attendant. She wore a gown
of flowered mousseline-de sole, and
carried bouquet of corn flowers,
gypsophelia and white gladioluses. Her
mother wore a gown Of fiowered chif-
fon and a corsage bouquet of white
gardenas.
Mr.. Filley had as his best man, Mr..
Leslie z. Dickson.
A reception was held Immediately
after the ceremony in the garden at
the home of the brides parents, after
which the couple left for California.
After an extended wedding trip, Mr..
and Mrs. Filley will reside in WASH
ington.
Miss Barrett Is Bride
OF Mr.. Helgesen In Alabama.
Mountain Brook Country Club, at
Birmingham. Ala, made an enchant-
ing setting for the marriage of Miss
Kitty Barrett. daughter of Mrs. Rob-
ert Randolph Meyer and the late Mr..
Edward w. Barrett. to Mr.. Ray Hell
gesen Of New York City, which took
place Thursday afternoon at $50
O'Clock, the Rev. DR.. Henry NJ Ed
monds Of the Independent Presbyte-
rian Church officiating
Mrs. James Palmer Neill attended
the bride as matron of honor and
the other attendants included Miss
Teresa Shook, Miss Janet Weed Of
New York and Mrs. Barney Ireland.
They wore gowns Of white organza
over white satin slips, wide-brimmed
hats and carried muffs of organza Or
namented with gardenias showered
with valley lilies and swansonia.
Mr.. Robert Randolph Meyer gave
the bride in marriage She was met
at the altar by the bridegroom and his
best man. Mr.. Gustsve Miller Of
Washington, and her brother, Mr.. Ed
ward w. Barrett, jr., of New York.
Mr.. Robert Meyer. jr., Mr.. Jack Meyer
and James Palmer Neill acted as
groomsmen.
The brides wedding gown was of
white satin designed with a round
yoke Of net. close fitting sleeves and
long circular train. A short veil Of
illusion fell over her face from a cap
of net and satin and full train of
illusion covered the satin train. She
carried a prayer book bound in ivory
from which a shower of lilies of the
valley fell.
Mr.. and Mrs. Meyer assisted in re-
ceiying on the TERRACE following the
ceremony. Mrs. Meyer wore gray
silk net and French hat OF natural
leghorn straw, trimmed with ostrich
plumes and her flowers were yellow
orchids.
After wedding trip to Canada Mr..
and Mrs Helgeson will be at home in
Greenwich, Conn. For travelling Mrs.
Heleesen wore a black sheer print
with small black hat.
Mrs. Heleesen is a graduate from
the Sarah Lawrence College in Bronx
vile, N. Y, and is the daughter OF
Mrs Meyer and the late Edward Bar
rett, owner and publisher of The Bir-
mingham Age-Herald. Her brother,
Mr. Edward w. Barrett, Jr,. is a po-
litical writer of News Week Her
mother. who was Miss Lewis Butt of
Augusta, Ga, cousin of the late
Mai. Archibald Butt. who served as
military aide to President Theodore
Roosevelt and President Taft.
The bride Is a member Of the Junior
League and of the Spinsters Cotilion
Club in Birmingham Mr.. Helgesen
is native of North Dakota and is the
son Of Mrs H. T. Helgesen of Boston
and the late Mr.. Henry T. Helgesen.
who for % years represented his dis
trict in Congress.
Out-of-town guests at the wedding
included Mrs. Eleanor Patterson. edi-
tor of the Washington Herald: Mr..
and Mrs George Dewitt. Miss May
belle Jennings. Mr.. H. A. P. Robinson.
Miss Jane Brazelton, and Mr.. Gus
tave Miller of Washington; Miss Mary
Van Wrinkle Of Louisville. Ky; Miss
Janet Weeds and Mr.. Edward w.
Barrett. ir.. of New York City, and
Miss Lewis Warren of Richmond, Va.