Evening star., 1936-12-27
Christmas
Weddings
Numerous
Miss Margaret Shee-
han Is Bride of Mr..
Raymond Du Four.
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cluding the Right Rev. Msgr. Full
ton J. Sheen, Right Rev. Msgr. John
J. O'Grady, Rev. Father Thomas
Smith and Rev. Lawrence J. Shehan.
Music for the ceremony was played
by Miss Bernadette Sheehan. a sister
Of the bride, who is a talented violin
ist, and Prof. Edward p. Donovan,
director Of music at Georgetown Uni
versity. who was at the organ.
A number of guests came from
out Of town for this wedding. The
bridegrooms sister, Mrs. Theresa
Moran, came from Haverhill, Mass.
Mr.. Du Four's father could not at
tend, due to illness. Mr.. Garvin,
the best man, was accompanied on
the trip here by his wife and Mr..
and Mrs. George Du Four, brother
and sister-in-law of the groom. from
Detroit, Mich. Mr.. and Mrs. T.
Donald Healy and Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas M. Healy of Garden City,
Long Island, N. Y, also attended as did
Mr.. and Mrs Malin Andrus Of Phila-
delphia, Pa. Mrs. Donald Healy is
q sister of the bride and other BROTH
ers and sisters in Washington who were
were present included Mrs. Joseph
w. Nicholson, Mrs. Edmund NJ. To-
land and Mr.. Toland. Mr.. Joseph j.
Sheehan with Mrs. Sheehan and Mr.
Aloysius J. Sheehan and Mrs. Shee-
han.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jarrett M. Buys Of
New York also came for the we'd
ding. Mrs. Maurice Sheehan. mother
Of the bride. wore black velvet.
All the guests from New York
and Philadelphia. as well as the actual
bridal party, were at the wedding
breakfast en- route back North.
Miss Mary Barbee Wed
To Mr.. Robert Maxwell.
THE marriage of Miss Mary Barbee,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. David
Rankin Barbee, and Mr.. Robert c.
Maxwell, son of Mrs. Frank Maxwell
OF Arlington, Va, and the late Mr..
Maxwell, took place yesterday after
noon at 4 O'Clock in the home of the
brides parents at 1904 Thirty seventh
street northwest, the Rev. DR.. John
c. Palmer, pastor of the Washington
Heights Presbyterian Church, officiat-
ing. The house was decorated with
an effective arrangement of cedar,
white roses and candles.
The bride, who was given in mar
riage by her father. wore a blue vel
vet gown with matching accessories.
Her only attendant was her sister,
Miss Susan Barbee, who wore a gown
made Of silver lame with blue Access
sories. Mr.. Homer Hughes Of Arling-
ton, Va, was best man.
An informal reception followed the
ceremony. Mr.. and Mrs. Maxwell will
be at home at 1417 Twelfth street,
North Arlington, Va, after a wedding
trip.
Miss Mary Ellen Saunders and
Mr.. william White Wed.
MISS MARY ELLEN SAUNDERS,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Will
Va, and Mr.. William Jerry White, son
Of Mrs Mary C. White Of Charlottes-
vile, Va, were married yesterday
afternoon at O'Clock in the First
Baptist Church Of Alexandria, the
Rev. DR.. Pierce Ellis oficiating. The
church was decorated with palms,
ferns, cathedral candles, white chrys-
anthemums and lilies. Miss Grace
Powell played the violin. accompanied
BY Mrs. Julian Whitstcne at the organ.
The bride. who was escorted and
given in marriage by her father, wore
. white brocaded satin gown made
on princess lines with leg-o-mutton
sleeves. Her veil was held in place by
= lace cap caught with pearls and she
carried a shower bouquet Of white
roses and lilies of the valley.
Miss Frank Smart was her only at
tendant, wearing a gown made of
American beauty taffeta faced with
coronation blue and carried a Colonial
bouquet.
Mr.. Colem Hines of Greensboro,
NJ c.. was best man and the ushers
included Mr.. William Saunders,
brother of the bride: Mr.. Edward
White of Charlottesville. brother Of
the bridegroom: Mr.. Pete Burgess Of
Fork Union and Mr.. E. Wiley Stearnes
Of Alexandria.
A reception was held Immediately
following the ceremony for the fam
lilies and few intimate friends. The
brides mother wore dubOnnet crepe
gown trimmed with silver beads and
shoulder bouquet of gardenias.
Among the out-of-town guests were
Miss Mary Elise Lee Of Gaithersburg,
Tenn: Miss Josephine White, Miss
India White, Mr.. and Mrs. Bernard
Teel, all of Charlottesville, Va: Mr..
and Mrs. Sidney Hunter, Miss Sara
Hunter, Mr.. Charles Hunter of Fred
ericksburg, Va; DIR. and Mrs. Henry
Yager, Miss Harriet Sue Yager OF
Somerset. Va; Mr.. and Mrs Eliot
Moran Of Bethesda, Md; Miss Myrtle
Padgett Of Upper Marlboro, Nd; Mr..
and Mrs. Jules Leverett and Mrs
Mamie Stephens of Washington.
Mr.. and Mrs. White left for a we'd
ding trip, the bride wearing a gold
crepe dress with brown accessories and
. shoulder bouquet of talisman roses.
They will reside in Alexandria.
Min Virginia Harrell
And Mr.. Rohwer Wed.
MISS VIRGINIA ELIZABETH
" HARRELL. daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. Russell Harrell Of North
veitch street, Arlington, Va, was mar