The Washington times., 1936-12-26
Chapel Scene
OfCeremony

han, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Maurice j. Sheehan, became the
bride Of Mr.. Raymond Albert
DuFour, son Of Mr.. Eli DuFour,
of Haverhill, Mass, this morn
ing.
The ceremony, which was per-
formed by Rev. Arthur A.
OLeary, S. j., president OF
Georgetown University and cou-
sin of the bride, took place at
9 o'clock in st. Williams Chapel
of the University. 1t was fol
lowed by the nuptial mass.
The bride wore white satin,
made on princess lines and a lace
veil, with a face veil which hung
to the waistline in front. The
wells were held by a Dutch cap
of pearls. Mrs. DuFour is the
fifth in her family to wear this
headdresS, the pearls having been
worn by four sisters who were
married preceding her. She car,
ried Gala lilies and the chapel
was decorated with the same
beautiful flowers and palms and
ferns.
Gown Of Copper Lame
Mrs. DuFour was attended by
her sister, Miss Frances Sheehan,
who wore a gown of copper lame
and a small hat of copper velvet
and cloth of gold. She too, wore
a face veil. hers being of the
copper-colored yelling. She car
ried gold and bronze chrysanthe-
NUNS.
Mr.. DuFour was attended by
Mr.. John R. Garvin. OF New
York, as best man. The ushers
were Mr.. T. Leohl O'Brien and
Mr.. Walter Costello.
Following the ceremony, the
bridal party returned to the
brides home, where Mrs. DuFour
changed into a travelling costume
of tangerine material trimmed in
beaver and brown accessories.
The wedding breakfast was held
on a train for New York where
Mr.. and Mrs. DuFour will board
the S. S. Rotterdam for a Southern
cruise. After returning to New
York, they will spend several days
there before coming to Washing
ton where they will make their
home at 4007 Connecticut Ave.
N. w.
Several members of the clergy
attended this wedding, including
the Rt. Rev. Mgr. Fulton j. Sheen,
Rt. Rev. Mgr. John j. O'Grady,
Rev. Father Thomas Smith and
Rev. Lawrence j. Shehan.
Music for the ceremony was
played by Miss Bernadette Shee-
han, sister of the bride, who is
a talented violinist, and Prof. Ed
ward P. Donavan, director of mu-
sc at Georgetown University, who
was at the organ.
OutOf- Town Guests
A number of guests came from
out-of-town for this wedding. The
bridegroom's sister, Mrs. Theresa
Moran, came from Haverhill,
Mass. Mr.. Garvin, the best mEl,
was attended on the trip here by
his wife, and Mr.. and Mrs. George
DuFour, brother of the bride
groom, and his wife, came from
Detroit, Mich. Mr.. and Mrs. T.
Donald Healy and Mr.. arN1 Mrs.
Thomas M. Healy, of Garden City,
Long Island, N. Y, also attended
and Mr.. and Mrs. Malin Andrus,
of Philadelphia, Pa. Mrs. Donald
Healy is a sister of the bride and
other brothers and sisters in Wash
ington who were present included
Mrs. Joseph w. Nicholson, Mrs.
Edmund M. Toland and Mr.. To
land; Mr.. Joseph j. Sheehan, with
Mrs. Sheehan, and Mr.. AloySiuS j.
Sheehan and Mrs. Sheehan.
Mr.. and Mrs. jarrett M. Buys
Of New York, also came for the
wedding. Mrs. Maurice Sheehan,
mother Of the bride, wore black
velvet.
All the guests from New York
and Philadelphia, as we'll as the
actual bridal party, were at the
wedding breakfast en- route back
north.
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Miss Helen M. Wetherbee and
Miss Mary Frick, of Madison, NJ j.
are spending the holidays at the
Dodge