Evening star., 1938-06-20

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The sroom's brother, Cadet Roger
Phelan, was best man, and the ushers
were: 1t. BENJAMIN Beasley, 1t. Fer
dinand Tate. 1t. Paul Berkowttz and
1t. Clarence Haus.
A small reception was held at the
home Of 1t. and Mrs. Kenneth D..
Nichols following the ceremony. =
The bride attended the University
Of Maryland and the ithaca Con-
servatory Of Music. The groom was
graduated from West Point In 1895
and is = first lieutenant in the Corps
Of Engineers.
He has been stationed aimee at Fort
Belvoir. Va. and Fort Knox, KY, and
now Is doing graduate work at Cornell
University.
1t. and Mrs. Phelan will tour the
New England States and Canada, and
will reside at SO Thurston avenue,
Ithaca, N. Y.
Miss Claude Brown Bride
OF Mr.. b. 8. Roberts.
THE Silver Spring (Md.) Baptist
Church was the scene OF the wed =
ding Thursday evening Of Miss Claude
K. Brown. daughter Of Mrs. Nancy B.
Brown Of Richmond, Va. and Mr..
Benjamin s. Roberts OF Philadelphia
and Silver Spring. son of Mrs. Helen
F. Roberts Of Philadelphia. The cere-
mony was performed by the Rev. J.
Wesley Lofts, pastor Of the Silver
Spring Baptist Church. Yellow lilies,
white hydrangeas. ferns and lighted
candles decorated the church.
Given In marriage BY her brother.
Mr.. j. Bryan Brown Of Richmond,
Va. the bride wore q gown Of white
embroidered net. with three bands Of
white erosgrain ribbon terminating in
bows in the front trimming the short.
shirred bodice. The long skirt hared
gracefully At the bottom, and the
sleeves were short and puf1ed. A
shoulder veil of net fell fpm her white
turban and she wore lace mitts and
carried bouquet Of white gladioli,
white: larkspur and gypsophelia.
Miss Jessie Brown Of Richmond. Va.
sister of the bride, was maid OF honor,
wearing q peach-colored dress made
in long-waisted style, with short
puffed sleeves and a square neckline.
Three bands Of powder blue ribbon
were set in the long, fult skirt, and
her large Leghorn hat had . crown
Of peach and blue seoreette ending
In strean1ers At the waist. She wore
powder blue lace mitts and slippers
to match and carried a bouquet OF
peach gladioli and blue delphinium.
Mr.. Charles Beinemenn Of Balti-
more, Nd. was best man. The ushers
were Mr.. r. M. Pemberton Of Silver
Spring and Mr.. John Huebsch Of
Washington.
Following the ceremony q reception
was held At the residence OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert H. Pemberton, with whom
the bridegroom has been making his
home. Hydraneeas. pompom daisies
and ferns decorated the various rooms
OF the house and the table had lighted
candles with the three-tiered wedding
cake circled with fern. Most of the
guests who attended were from Phil.
adelphia. Richmond, Vienna, Va:
Baltimore and Washington. Mrs
Brown. mother Of the bride. wore
gown Of blue lace with white acces-
sories. The bridegrooms mother was
in navy lace with white accessories,
and Mrs. Pemberton. the hostess, wore
print chiffon gown with 4 wide
brimmed London tan hat and Access
sores OF beige and tan.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roberts left later in
the evening on their wedding trip. the
bride wearing navy blue crepe
ensemble with navy accessories trim
med in white. On their return they
will make their home at 2543 Four
teenth street in Washington.
Mr. Roberts is a graduate Of staun.
ton Military Academy and the bride
i studying music in Richmond.