Evening star., 1938-09-04

Miss Newton Married
In Alexandria.
A UTUMN shades predominated at
the wedding last night of Miss
Gloria Newton, daughter of Mrs. Cor
nelius Rector Newton Of Arlington,
and the late Mr.. Newton Of Washing-
ton, and Mr.. James Allen Garvey, son
Of DR.. and Mrs. James j. Garvey Of
Alexandra. The ceremony was per-
formed in historic Christ Church in
Alexandria, the rector, the Rev. Harry
Lee Doll officiating at 8 o'clock.
Miss Lorraine Germann Of WASH
ington sang preceding the ceremony,
Mrs. Blandy, church organist, accom-
panying her, and playing the wedding
music. Palms and baskets Of white
gladioluses were in the chapcel and
candelabra with tall lighted tapers
flanked the altar. The family pews
marked by white satin ribbons and
white carpets lined the aisles of the
church.
The bride, who was escorted by her
brother, Mr., Cornelius Rector Newton,
jr., wore white satin, made on princess
lines, with a waist-length fitted jacket,
from which fell the four-and-one-half
yard fan-shaped train. The jacket tied
in front and was fastened to the dress
with two pearl clasps. The three
quarter length sleeves fell in graceful
folds at the elbow, and her long veil
Of illusion was attached to Juliet cap
Of seed pearls. She wore . strand Of
pearls about her neck and carried =
shower bouquet Of white roses and val
ley lilies, centered with orchids, later
worn on her travelling costume.
Mrs. O. Wingert Harrison Of Wash
ington was the matron of honor, wear
ing q gown OF May wine MORE. made
with tightly fitting bodice, very full
skirt and short, shirred sleeves.
The dress was trimmed at the v
neckline with American Beauty MORE.
and to complete her costume she wore
a poke bonnet hat OF velvet which
matched her gown. tied with velvet
ribbon bow in the back. She carried
American Beauty roses and lilies of
the valley.
Young Barbara Curry, daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore Curry Of Wash
ington, was the flower girl, wearing a
frock of American Beauty moire made
like that of the matron of honor and
fetching poke bonnet of the same
material tied under the chin with a
ribbon. She carried an old-fashioned
nosegay of American Beauty roses and
white flowers.
Mr.. Leo Wheatley Garvey of Alex
andria was best man for his brother,
and the ushers were Mr. Robert Dun
can, Mr.. Stafford Kelly Of Alexandria,
MIR. John Moriarty and Mr.. Wingert
Harrison of Washington.
At the reception, which followed in
the church vestibule, Mrs. Newton,
dressed in wine-color velvet made with
v neckline and a short train and
wearing a corsage bouquet Of Johanna
Hill roses. assisted in receiving. Mrs.
Garvey, mother of the bridegroom. was
also in the receiving line. She wore
sapphire blue velvet made with short
train. and her flowers were shoulder
bouquet of gardenias.
Later in the evening Mr.. and Mrs.
Garvey left on a wedding trip to New
York City, the latter travelling in a
wine color silk crepe dress with short
bolero jacket She wore black acces-
sories and an orchid corsage. When
they return. they will live in Arlington.
The bride is a graduate of Central
High School and the Abbott School of
Art. Her sorority is Sigma Lambdi.
She was born in Puerto Rico, where
her father was at that time president
of the Puerto Rico Fruit Exchange.
For many years Mr. Newton was mar
keting specialist for the United States
Department of Agriculture.
The bridegroom attended the Uni
versity of Virginia. where he was a
member Of Sigma Phi Epsilon Frater-
nifty. He also attended George Wash
ington University Law School and re-
ceived his bachelor of law degree from
the Washington College Of Law.