Evening star., 1937-10-03
Miss Virginia Ballard
And Mr.. Bray Married.

the wedding yesterday afternoon
of Miss Virginia Elizabeth Ballard,
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Sargent I.
Ballard Of Golf Club Manor. Va,
and Mr.. Robert Stuart Bray, son Of
Mrs. Helen Pollack Bray of WASH
ington, which took place in st. Mary's
Episcopal Church on the Glebe road
in Virginia. The ceremony was per-
formed at 4 o'clock by the rector,
the Rev. Peyton Randolph Williams.
The church had An effective ar
rangement of palms and fern, with
white chrysanthemums and dahlias
In the vases on the altar, which
was flanked by seven-branched
candelabra, holding tall lighted tapirs.
While the guests were assembling
the church organist. Mrs. Arthur Will
llams, gave an organ recital.
Escorted and given in marriage
by her father, the bride wore 4
gown of white satin. made with 4
redingote, designed with = high neck
line and caught At the throat with
an antique amethyst brooch. The
sleeves were long and tight-fitting
tapering into points over the hands,
and the coat was open in the front
below the waistline and terminated
in a graceful, medium train.
Her veil OF filmy tulle, which ex-
tended beyond the train Of her gown,
WAS arranged simply about her head,
and caught at either side with orange
blossoms, and she carried 4 bouquet
Of creamy white brides roses, showered
with lilies Of the valley.
Miss Berkeley Moore, daughter of
DR.. and Mrs. A. B. Moore OF Country
Club Hills, was the maid OF honor.
wearing gown of champagne gold
slipper satin, made on princess lines.
with fiaring skirt and an Eton Jacket,
which had short butterfly sleeves
To complete her costume she wore
an off-the-face hat Of matching satin
with a small face veil Of tulle, and
carried an arm bouquet of talisman
roses and delphinium, tied with blue
ribbon.
The other attendants were Miss
Harriet Wheeler OF Chevy Chase.
Md. and Mrs. Alvus Patterson Of
Washington. They wore frocks OF
bright blue slipper satin. made like
that Of the maid OF honor's, and wore
of1-the-face hats to match. Their
flowers were arm bouquets Of Johanna
Hill roses, mingled with fern and
tied with champagne gold ribbon.
Mr.. Alvus Patterson was best man
for Mr.. Bray. and the ushers were
Mr.. Jack Wilson, Mr. John ODon-
nell and Mr.. Augustus Tolzman, all
Of Washington.
reception followed at the home
Of the bride, on North Albemarle
street. The couple and the bridal
party received the guests standing
against background of palms, while
throughout the house vases and bowls
of bronze and yellow chrysanthemums
were artistically placed Mrs. Ballard,
mother Of the bride, who assisted in
receiving, was dressed in gray
blue silk crepe gown, made on fitted
lines, with high. neckline. She
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cluster of Johanna Hill roses.
In the dining room, where the bride
cut her cake, the table was decorated
with Johanna Hill roses and sypso-
phelia and candles. Assisting Mrs.
Ballard in serving refreshments were
Miss Helen Evans and Mrs. Orrin
Bartlett.
Later in the evening Mr.. and Mrs.
Bray left on wedding trip through
the historic section Of Virginia. The
latter's travelling costume was a three
piece green wool ensemble, fox
trimmed, with which she wore
green felt hat. trimmed with velvet
ribbon, and other matching acces-
sories. She wore . shoulder cluster
of talisman roses and valley lilies
When they return they will live ut
1891 North AlbemArle street, in Golf
Club Manor.
The bride is . graduate of Central
High School in Washington, Goucher
College in Baltimore, and has had
two years graduate work At George