Evening star., 1937-06-13

law course at George Washington
University this June. Mr. Paulson
Is also a graduate Of George Wash
ington University Law School, and is
at present an attorney with the Fed
eral Trade Commission.
Miss GrOomes and
Mr.. Hobbs Wed.
MISS MARC GARET BOONE
GROOMES, daughter of Mrs.
Walter H. Groomes of Brookeville, Md,
and Mr.. William F. Hobbs, son of
Mr.. and Mrs French Hobbs of
Gaithersburg, Md, were married yes
terday evening at the home OF the
brides mother.
The ceremony, which was per-
formed by the Rev. Thomas F.. Opis
rector Of st. Johns Episcopal Church
Olney, Md, took place on the lawn.
where pink and white rambler roses
were used to decorate an improvised
altar in the shape of an arch. I'm
mediately preceding the ceremony
Miss Caroline Barnsley, organist at
st. Johns Church, gave a short musi-
cal program and Miss Margaret Burns
OF Olney sang
This bride, who was escorted by her
brother, Mr.. Walter H. Groomes, was
given in marriage by her mother. Her
gown was of ivory satin. fashioned
with standing collar with tiny but
tons down the back. The sleeves
were close fitting from the elbows to
the wrists and were finished in points
over the hands. The graceful skirt
formed long sweeping train. She
carried shower bouquet of white
roses and lalies Of the valley.
Mrs. Edward L. Foster. jr., OF Sill
yer Spring Md. sister of the bride.
was matron OF honor. She wore a
blue taffeta gown, made with a very
full skirt and pufred sleeves, and a
blue maline and taffeta turban and
short maline Veil to match. and carried
an arm bouquet OF snapdragons and
Mr.. Clagett Warfield OF Gathers
burg was best man and the ushers
were Mr.. Edward L. Foster. jr., OF
Silver Spring, and Mr.. George c.
GLAND Of Olney.
Immediately following the ceremony
there was reception attended by
the bridal party and close friends
and relatives OF the bride and bride
groom. Later in the evening, Mr..
and Mrs. Hobbs left for short motor
trip, the latter travelling in a tan
Congo sport suit with tan and brown
accessories and wearing corsage of
red roses. Upon their return. they will
reside in their new home at Olney.
The brides mother wore gray and
old-rose Powered chiffon gown and
a corsage OF talisman roses, and the
mother wore a gown OF
blue fowered chiffon and a corsage
Of roses.
The bride is a graduate Of Sher-
wood High School, Sandy Spring,
Md, and the University of Maryland
School for Nurses and is now
Red Gross nurse for Montgomery
County. Mr. Hobbs is also a graduate
of the Sandy Spring institution and
Of Bliss Electrical School,
Miss Quint0n Married Yesterday
To Mr.. Hallett in Newton Center.
HELEN QU1NTON, daughter
Of Col. and Mrs. Alfred Bixby
Quinton, jr., and Mr.. Robert Corbin
Hallett OF San Francisco, son of Mrs.
F. NJ Taylor of Boston and Mr.. Lucius
Hallett, formerly of Denver, were mar
ried yesterday afternoon. The we'd
ding took place in Trinity Church at
Newton Center. Mass, the Rev Ed
ward Sullivan officiating, at o'clock.
The bride was given in marriage by
her father, and wore conventional
wedding gown Of white taf1eta. a rose
point lace veil, and carried lilies of
the valley.
Miss Barbara Barnes OF Washing
ton was the maid OF honor, and the
bridesmaids were Miss Mary Gentry
of Washington, Miss Katharine Hal
lett of Boston, sister Of the bride
groom; Miss Katharine Baker of Bos-
ton, Miss Lula Pace Of Jacksonville,
Fla; Miss Priscilla Howes of New
York, and Miss Emma BoWles Locker
Of Richmond, Va. They were all
dressed in white point d'esprit, made
over white taffeta, with which they
wore Juliet caps, and carried white
stock bouvardia and white lilies.
Mr. James B. Hallett was best man
for his brother, and the ushers in
cluded Mr. Lucius F. Hallett, jr., and
Mr.. John Hallett of New York, BROTH
ers Of the bridegroom, and Mr.. Will
liam Mackenzie Of San Francisco,
Mr.. Norman Ballantine of Clarksburg,
w. Va; Mr.. Carl Schmidlapp of Gin
cinnati and Mr.. Sherburn Merrill of
Boston, classmates Of the bridegroom
at Princeton University.
A reception followed at the Coun-
try Club at Brookline, Mass, after
which Mr.. and Mrs. Hallett left by
motor for the West Coast, where they
will be at home at Palo Alto, Calf.
Mrs. Hallett attended the Madeira
School here, and was graduated from
Vassar College June Z of this year.
She made her debut in Washington
in the Winter Of 1884. Mr.. Hallett
attended Phillips Andover, and was
graduated from Princeton in 1895.
Hooker Wedding
In Metropolitan Church.
THE Metropolitan Baptist Church
was the scene of pretty wedding
yesterday afternoon when Miss Ida
Elizabeth Swafford, daughter Of Mr..