Evening star., 1936-10-25
Double Wedding This Month
In Historic Virginia Church.

In Historic Virginia Church.
Among this months weddings was
one of unusual interest. which took
place Friday evening. October 9. when
Miss Dorothy Rebecca Smith. daugh-
ter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Wollaston
Smith, sr, of Newington, Va, was mar
ried to Mr.. Willis Henry Ray of Hy-
attsville, Md. formerly of Macon. Ga.
At the same time, in joint ceremony.
Miss Mary Ella Ray, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. John Winton Ray of Hyatts-
vile. Md, formerly of Macon. Ga,
and also sister of Mr.. Willis Ray. was
married to Mr.. Paul Edmund Pyles,
son of Mr.. and Mrs John T. D. Pyles
of Riverdale. Md.
Attending Miss Smith as maid of
honor was Miss Catharine Claggett
Smith, her sister. and. as bridesmaids,
were Miss Margaret Williams of Lor-
ton, Va: Miss Dorothy Matter and
Mrs. Dwight Shytle of Silver Spring.
Nd, and Mrs. Robert L. Bull. jr., of
Elizabeth. N. j.. also a sister of the
bride.
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Kannle Lucille Ray, her sister, as
maid of honor, and her bridesmaids
were Miss Ellen O'Neal of Hyattsville,
Md. formerly Of Macon. Ga: Miss
Thelma Gray Scott of Washington,
and the Misses Katharine and Esther
Pyles. sisters of the bridegroom.
Mr.. Albert Wollaston Smith. jr.,
brother Of Miss Dorothy Smith, acted
as best man for Mr.. Willis Ray.
Other attendants serving as ushers
were Mr.. Claude N. Davis, jr, Of
Mount Rainier. Nd, and formerly Of
Atlanta, Ga: Mr.. Edlow Parker Of
Washington; Mr.. w. Harold Smith of
Wilmington. Del. and Mr.. L. Wisner
Ray. brother of the bridegroom.
Mr.. Albert Barlow Ray, brother OF
Miss Mary Ella Ray and Mr.. Willis
Ray served as best man for Mr.. Paul
Pyies. His ushers were Mr.. Harvey
Tyndal Casbarian of Riverdale. Md:
Mr.. William Wilfred Cobey of Calvert
Hills, Md; Mr.. Willard E. Salisbury
and Mr.. George H. Carroll of Wash
ington.
The brides, who were dressed alike.
wore princess line dresses of ivory
satin with high necks, leg-o-mutton
sleeves and long trains and carried
shower bouquets of white roses and
lilies of the valley. Their long wells Of
white tulle were tucked in their hair
by sprays Of orange blossoms.
Each maid of honor was dressed in
dusty rose taffeta and carried yellow
roses; while, Of each party, two of the
bridesmaids wore coronation blue taf-
feta and two aquamarine taffeta. Each
bridesmaid carried an old-fashioned
arm bouquet of talisman roses. All
of these dresses were of the Mary of
Scotland period, which. together with
silver slippers and wreaths of silver
leaves worn in the hair, completed
the array Of beauty.
Mrs. John Winton Ray was dressed
in a wine velvet dinner gown and
wore a corsage bouquet of gardenias.
Mrs. Albert Wollaston Smith wore a
blue crepe dinner gown with a cor.
sage bouquet of talisman roses. Mrs.
John T. D. Pyles was dressed in wine
lace and wore a yellow rose corsage
bouquet.
The ceremony took place in historic
old Pohick Church at Pohick, Va.
The church, planned and proposed by
George Washington in 1859 as the
Mount Vernon Church Of old Truro
Parish, was completed in 1773, at
which time George Mason and Lord
Fairfax were also members of the
vestry. Although the interior was
greatly damaged and the building
used for stable during. the War Be-
tween the States, it has been restored
to its original condition.
In keeping with the old English
Colonial architecture, the church was
simply decorated with ivy, oak leaves,
ferns and dahlias Of several colors
and lighted entirely by candles in the
windows and on the altar. Just be-
fore the ceremony "The Sweetest Story
Ever Told'' was sung by Mr.. Laing
Sibet of Washington and II Love You
Truly" by Miss Madelyn Sheppard OF
Selma, Ala, accompanied at the organ
by Mrs. Kenneth Dove of Lorton, Va
Mrs. Dove also played throughout the
ceremony.
The Rev. c. A. Langston. rector OF
the church, assisted by the Rev. Robert
L. Bull, jr., of Elizabeth, N. j., con.
Quoted an impressive candle-light
ceremony. Immediately following the
ceremony q reception was held at In
dian Spring Farm, the home OF Mr.
and Mrs. Harmon Roberts, relatives
Of the Smith family. More than 800
guests were present. including many
out-of-town relatives and friends.
After the reception Mr.. and Mrs.