Evening star., 1938-11-25
Weddings
Of Recent
Interest
Miss Amy Veerhof
Becomes Bride
OF Mr.. Barton

Charmingly arranged in every de-
tail was the wedding yesterday of
Miss Amy Louise Veerhof1, daugh-
ter of Mr.. o. L. Veerhoff of Takoma
Park, D. c., to Mr.. Samuel George
Barton of Chicago, ILL.,, which took
place at the home Of the bride.
The Rev. William s. Abernethy,
pastor of the Calvary Baptist
Church, performed the ceremony at
l o'clock in the presence of about
so relatives and intimate friends.
The bride was escorted by her father
to the south end of the double liv-
ing room, where she was given in
marriage by her father before
background of palms which also
surrounded small mahogany Or
gan made in 1848 and brought espe-
cially to the home for the wedding
by Mr.. George Mason, Well-knoWn
musician, who played nuptial music.
On the organ, which stood before a
bay window, were lighted white can
dies, and a long white velvet carpet
was placed down the room just be-
fore the bride entered. Sally and
Susan Albertson, 8-year-old twins
of Mr.. and Mrs. j. Mark Albertson,
dressed in white satin frocks with
pink figures and wearing wreaths
of sweetheart roses in their hair,
formed an aisle with white satin
ribbons the length of the room be-
fore the entrance of the bridal
party. A large vase filled with white
chrysanthemums and smaller poms
were in the center of the room at
the other end.
Wearing a cream -colored lace
gown fashioned on princess lines,
with square neckline fluted with
tulle. and short puffed sleeves. the
bride wore lace mitts she bought in
Paris and single strand Of pearls
which belonged to her mother. Her
long blond hair wah styled in a
roll across the top of her head, from
which fell shawl of old lace fas-
tened on either side of the head
with clusters of orange blossoms and
falling over a veil of cream tulle.
Bride Carried Handkerchief
Belonging to Her Grandmother.
She carried a bouquet of gar
denias and lilies of the valley and
an old handmade lace handkerchief
of her grandmother Mrs. G. F.
Warn of Raleigh, N. c.. who had
carried it on her wedding day. The
train of her gown was carried by
8-year-old Jane Mair, who wore
dark blue velvet dress trimmed with
a lace collar.
Miss Abigail Veerhoff, sister of
the bride and maid of honor, was
dressed in a dusty pink satin gown
made with pe-effect shoulders,
rounded "V" neck line and full
skirt made with 18 yards of ma
terial, its only trimming being tiny
buttons and bows down the back.
She wore burgundy -colored orchid
in her hair to match another on the
burgundy muff she carried.
Mr.. Frank Smith was the best
man, and the ushers were Mr.. Ben
ton Brooks of Washington and DR..
Otto L. Veerhoff of Raleigh, N. c.,
brother of the bride.
A reception followed the ceremony,
with Mrs. Alfred Brooks and Miss
Sybil Baker assisting in the dining
room, where the brides table was
effectively decorated with smilax
around the, wedding cake and vase
of white chrysanthemums flanked
with white tapers.
Among the out-of-town guests
were Miss Anne Nicholas of New
York. Miss Elizabeth SternenZ, Mr..
Ives Waldo of Chicago. DR.. and Mrs.
Ralph Lange of Baltimore, Md; DR..
Otto Veerhoff. jr., and Miss Gail
Veerhoff of Raleigh, N. C.
The bridal couple left later in
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