Evening star., 1939-08-13
Miss Mary Jessie Pearce
Bride of Mr.. James Gloyer John,

Bride OF Mr.. James Glover johnson.
The Chevy Chase Baptist Church
was the scene OF the wedding yes
terday afternoon at o'clock OF
Miss Mary Jessie Pearce. daughter
of Mrs. Sidney H. Pearce and the
late Mr.. Pearce. to Mr. James Glover
johnson of Mount Hermon, Mass.
The Rev. Allison J. johnson OF
Cornelia Ga, father of the bride
groom. and the Rev. Edward ..
Clark, pastor OF the church, were
the officiating clergymen.
The church was decorated with
palms, ferns and tall floor baskets
of white asters, gladioli and Easter
lilies. Two standards of cathedral
candles burned on the altar. White
satin ribbons marked the places
for the especially invited guests
Preceding the ceremony Mrs
Mabel Test gave an organ recital
and Mrs. Hugh Lotus Murrell sang.
The bride was escorted to the al
tar by Mr.. Earl Worden Chafee OF
New York City, close friend OF
the family, ana was given IN mar
rlage by her mother. She wore a
gown of white lace made over white
satin and fashioned with tight bo-
dice and full skirt that fell into
short fan train. Over this was
close-fitting lace jacket with sweet
heart neckllne, leg mutton sleeves
that came to point over the hands.
and a short peplum that gave the
effect of hustle. She wore long
tulle veil that was held in place by
orange blossoms at the back of the
neck and fell from a coronet of
handmade lace and seed pearls that
had been on gown in her mothers
trousseau and was also worn by her
sister. Mrs. Kenneth Forbes, in her
wedding. Her flowers we're shower
bouquet of lilies of the valley, Or
chids and malden-hair fern tied
with wide white satin ribbon. Her
only ornament was gold cross more
than 200 years old belonging to her
mothers family and also worn by
her sister when she was a bride.
Two 81 ters Are
Attendants.
Her attendants we're her two sis
ters, Miss Esther Pearce as maid of
honor and Mrs. Forbes as matron
of honor. They were attired alike
in dresses of apple green point de
spree over taffeta They wore white
Leghorn garden hats trimmed with
velvet ribbon to match their gowns
and carried arm bouquets of white
asters, Shaster daisies and fern tied
with white tulle.
Mr. Johnson had as his best man
Mr.. Kenneth B. Forbes, brother in
law of the bride, and the ushers were
the Messrs. Willis Rudolph Adams
and A. Winston Marshall.
Immediately following the cere-
mony an informal reception was held
at the home of the bride. The house
was decorated with white flowers
and ferns and the mantle before
which the receiving line stood was
banked with green's and held long
floral centerpiece of white gladio-
luseS and asterS.
In the dining room the table was
covered with lace cloth, a wedding
gift of the bride from her mother,
dlu lieu ee-lleTeQ WeQQlnR
cake made from a recipe for wedding
cake in an old Dixie cook book with
which the brides grandmother had
started housekeeping.
Assisting with the serving were
Mrs. Wilford White. Mrs. William
r. Bolton and the Misses Elizabeth
and Irma Hughes, Ella Fraser and
Maude Forbes. Mrs. Hugh Murrell
greeted guests at the door and Mrs.
Willis Adams had charge of the
brides book.
Mrs. Pearce, mother of the bride,
wore a gown of white chiffon made
with a wide corded belt of the same
material. Her hat was white straw.
trimmed with white velvet, and her
flowers were white gardenias. Mrs.
johnson, mother of the bride, wore
gown of white Ming Toy crepe,
white hat. and her flowers were also
gardenias.
Bride Descended From
Old American Families.
The bride received her education
at the University of Chattanooga
and George Washington University.
She Is a P. E. O., member of Phi
Delta Gamma, of which she is ma
tlOnal treasurer. the Nonan'S C1uh