Evening star., 1938-09-11

Virginia
Margaret Mehring
Is Bride of
Mr.. Ecker.

- TAUNTON, Va, Sept. 10.-A
wedding Of much interest
throughout Virginia was that
- Of Miss Margaret Louise
Mehring, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter Henry Mehring Of Colesville
and Mr.. Henry Dunlop Ecker, son Of
Mrs. Walter Gibson Peter and the
late Mr.. John Beard Ecker Of WASH
ington.
The ceremony. held in the univer.
sity chapel. Charlottesville. Saturday.
September 3. was performed by DR..
Edmund Jenkins Lee of Chatham. as
sisted by the Rev. William Henry
Laird, rector of st. Pauls Memorial
Church.
The bride was given in marriage by
her father and she wore an ivory
satin gown and her ivory tulle veil
had q panel Of real rose point lace.
Her flowers were yellow roses and
lilies Of the valley, made into an old.
fashioned nosegay.
Mrs. John G. Parker Of Franklin,
Va, was matron of honor, wearing q
gown Of violet chiffon made with full
skirt. and her regency bonnet was Of
cherry-colored velvet. She carried q
bouquet Of painted daisies, roses and
gypsophelia. The other attendants
were Mrs. Fontains Bradley Of WASH
ington, . sister Of the bridegroom: Miss
Elizabeth Brooke Cochran Of Folly,
near 9taunton: Mrs. Allen Polk
Cucullu, Burlington. N. O., and Miss
Matilda Davis Of the university. Their
dresses were like that Of the matron
of honor and they carried similar
flowers.
Mr.. John b. Ecker
Brothers Best Man.
Mr.. John Beard Ecker Of Washing
ton was his brothers best man and
the ushers were Mr.. Walter Peter, r.,
OF Washington, Mr.. Thomas Grasty
and Mr.. James Baker Twyman OF the
university.
After q reception held at Farming
ton Country Club Mr.. and Mrs. Ecker
left for a wedding trip and will be at
home after September IS at the uni
versity, where Mr.. Ecker Is a student
In the medical department.
1t. Col. Wade Hampton Haislip, U.
8. A., and Mrs. Haislip arrived Satur-
day from Washington for a visit with
Col. Haislip's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
r. Drake Haislip.
Mr.. Virginia Caperton of Washing
ton is spending some time with DR..
and Mrs. Frank Crawford.
1t. A. H. Renken, U. s. N, and Mrs,
Renken, who recently have been sta
toned at Annapolis, spent Labor Day
week end with the formers parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Renken, at their home In
Waynesboro and also with friends in
Staunton.
Mr.. Charles K. Jones and his brother,
Mr. c. D. Jones, of Charleston, w. Va.
left Friday for Baltimore and from
there sailed to Poland Springs, where
they expect to spend the next 10 DAYS.
The Rev. John ]. Grayatt, D. D., who
spent most Of the summer months on a.
long cruise to Norway and Sweden, has
returned home. DR.. Gravatt Is rector
OF Trinity Episcopal Church.
IvAASS TEAnCc0 Jones
Visits Yarboroughs.
Miss Frances Sherman Jones, daurh-
ter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Russell
Jones OF Los Angeles, is visiting her
uncle and aunt, Capt. and Mrs. Nc
Chesney Marlborough, at Tamarack,
their home on the Valley Pike.
Maj. Robert E. Wysor, U. S. A.. and
Mrs. Wysore. with their children. Rob-,
ert. Elizabeth and Mary Kent Wysor,
OF Fort Warren, Wyo. are visiting Mrs.
Wysor's sisters. the Misses Mary Lou
and Margaret Kent Bell.
Mrs. Columbus Halle, who has kept
open house most of the summer at
Willoughby, her beautiful home near
this city, has as her guest Mrs. Lewis
P. Thomas Of Huntington, w. Va. Mrs.
Thomas is former resident Of Staun-
ton and has many friends here. She
was Joined Saturday by Mr.. Thomas
and their daughter, Miss Amelia
Thomas of Baltimore, who will spend
several days here with them.