Evening star., 1936-05-29
Weddings
Of Interest
In the City
Miss Craven and Mr..
Olmstead Married
Today.

u 4 ISS MILDRED AIRLINE CRA-
NH VEN and Mr.. Charles Allen
Vl Olmstead were married at
4 noon today, the wedding TAX
ing place in st. Columba's Church,
the Rev. E. A. LIE Moine ofhciating in
the presence of small group of rela-
tives and intimate friends.
The bride was given in marriage
by her brother, Mr.. Edgar L. Craven,
jr., and wore dark blue taffeta suit
with white hat and white accessories
with a corsage bouquet Of white
orchids.
Miss Muriel Lorraine Craven was
maid of honor for her sister and wore
white moss crepe trimmed in deep
green and had a corsage bouquet Of
sweetheart roses and lilies of the
valley. Mr.. Hugh H. Boyer was best
man.
Mr.. and Mrs. Olmstead left later
for wedding trip and on their re-
turn will make their home in Colonial
Village in Clarendon, Va, where Mr..
Mr.. Olmstead is president of a COM
pany of automobile dealers. He is the
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Edward r. Ohm
stead Of Newtown, Conn.,, and grad
uated from Pratt Institute in Brook
lyn, N. Y, in 1928 His bride is
graduate of Central High School in
the class Of 1928, attended Penn Hall
School for Girls and graduated from
the University of Wisconsin in 1882.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. L. Agee entertained
at dinner last evening for the bride
and bridegroom and the members Of
their wedding party.
The wedding of Mrs. Gertrude e.
Eilbeck of Washington and Mr.. AL
bert 3. Nicholson of Fairhaven. Nd,
took place in New York City May %,
in the Collegiate Church of the City
of New York. the Rev. Mr.. Norman
v. Peale officiating
Mr.. Harvey w. Miller was best man.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nicholson left on
wedding trip to Atlantic City and
upon their return will go to their
Summer home in Fair Haven. The
bride wore a dark blue suit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Miller motored to
New York to attend the marriage.
Miss Myrtle Eleanor Smoot, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs Howard A. Smoot Of
Ballston, Va, and Mr.. John Thomas
Scrivener, son of Mrs. Mary Bell
Scrivener Of this city, were married
Wednesday morning at o'clock. in
st. Stephens and the Incarnation
Church. The Rev j. G. McCourt
officiated at the ceremony and cele-
brated the nuptial mass. Preceding
the ceremony the church organist, Miss
Margaret Flattery, rendered program
of organ music and also played the
wedding marches.
The bride wore a while silk lace
gown over white taffeta. with short
| jacket. She wore net turban with
veil extending over her face and white
lace mitts and carried an old-fashioned
bouquet of Spring flowers.
She had as her only attendant her
sister, Miss Mary Jane Smoot. who
wore a blue silk lace gown, picture
hat of leghorn and carried an old
fashioned bouquet.
Mr.. George Herring Of Washington
was best man. An informal reception
and wedding breakfast was held at the
home of the bride at 4106 North Ninth
street in Ballston, following the cere-
mony, when the couple were assisted
in receiving by Mrs. Smoot, who was
attired in blue printed chiffon en-
semble with corsage bouquet of gar
denias, and by Mrs. Scrivener, who
wore white crepe ensemble.
Later in the morning Mr.. and Mrs
Scrivener left on a wedding trip to
Norfolk and Virginia Beach. Mrs.
Scrivener wore for travelling a powder
blue crepe ensemble, with white cloth
coat and white accessories. Upon their
return they will make their home in
Washington, where they have taken an
apartment.