Evening star., 1939-06-22
Miss Blake
Is Married
To Mr.. Green
Fairfax Wedding
Is Lovely Event
Of Season

MISS MARY blake, QaugnCer OF MI.
and Mrs. Ronald Blake, and Mr..
Alexander Gibson Green, jr., son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Green of Markham,
Va, were married last evening. The
wedding, which took place in the
Presbyterian Church at Fairfax, the
Rev. Alton B. Altfather. pastor of
the Falls Church Presbyterian
Church, officiating, was one of the
prettiest of the early summer we'd
dings. White gladioli, fern and ivy
with lighted tapers decorated the
church and Mrs. Boyd G. Switzer
of Staunton, Va, cousin of the bride,
played the wedding music and &C
companied Mrs. c. Pembroke Petit
OF Fairfax. who sang.
Mr. Blake gave his daughter in
marriage and her wedding gown
was of antique satin fashioned with
a fitted bodice and long tight sleeves
finished in points over the hands
The fullness in the back of the gown
and over the hipline extended into
q long graceful train: Her long veil
of ivory tulle was held by a halo
caught at each side by clusters of
orange blossoms and she carried
shower bouquet of gardenias and
lilies of the valley. Her only orna-
ment was a pin of clustered pearls
which has been worn by q other
brides in her family
Mrs. Ivan Delmar Rohrer of
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honor and her sister, Miss Marian
Martin of White Post, Va, was maid
of honor. They were dressed alike
In melody pink mousseline de sole
trimmed with rows of pink ribbons
marked by tiny bows of the ribbon,
which also caught the square neck
line and were on the puffed sleeves.
Mrs. Rohrer carried an arm bouquet
of gladioli tied with green ribbon
and Miss Martin had pink roses and
gypsophelia tied with green ribbon.
Miss Rebecca Stribling of Pasa-
dena, Calf, and Washington, cousin
of the bridegroom; Miss Evelyn
Coyner, cousin of the bride, and
Miss Mildred Shackleford of Vienna
and Miss Randolph Richardson of
Fairfax were the bridesmaids. They
were dressed in similar frocks to the
other attendants, made of green
mousseline de sole trimmed with
pink ribbon, and they carried sheaf
bouquets of spring flowers tied with
pink ribbon. Little Miss Anne Bayly
Corse, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Corse of Washington, was
flower girl for her cousin and wore
dainty frock of pink organdy and
carried a white basket filled with
rose petals.
Mr.. James r. Green of Markham,
Va, was best man for his brother
and the ushers were another brother,
Mr.. Henry Clarkson Green of Mark
ham, Mr. B. A. Rucker, jr., of Me-
chanicsville, Md; Mr.. Arthur c.
Jennings of Fredericksburg, Va;
Mr.. John Tanner Kinnier of Airing
ton, Va, and Mr.. John R. Hyatt of
Goode, Va.
The reception was held at Ron
aldsdale. home of the brides par
ents, near Fairfax, for the members
Of the two families and out-of town
guests. Mrs. Blake, who received
the guests, wore gray chiffon made
on Grecian lines and shoulder
bouquet of talisman roses. Mrs.
Green, mother of the bridegroom,
who assisted, wore a dress of hya-
cinth blue chiffon with a jacket of
blue lace and bouquet of gardenias.
Later Mr.. and Mrs. Green left for
their wedding trip, the bride wearing
a blue and white print frock with
long chiffon coat, dark blue acces-
sories and gardenias. They will mo-
tor through the Northern States and
visit the New York Worlds Fair and
on their return they will live at
Markham in Fauquier County,
where Mr.. Green is in business.
Mrs. Green was graduated from
the Mary Baldwin College at Staun-
ton, Va, and attended George
Washington University, where she
was pledged to Pi Beta Phi. Mr..
Green was graduated from the
Randolph-Macon Academy in Front
Royal, and the Virginia Polytechnic
Institute, where he was a member
OF the German and Bachelor Clubs.
Out-of-town guests were Mr.. and
Mrs. A. G. Green of Markham,
Mrs. Carroll Stribling of Pasadena,
Calf; Miss Jane Shuler of New
York City, Mr.. and Mrs. H. j. Mar
tin and Mr.. Lord Martin of White
Post, Va; Mr.. and Mrs. James R.
Jones, Mr.. and Mrs. T. c. Lake.
Mrs. G. N. SPAWN, Miss Peggy
SPAWN, Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Pierce,
Mr.. Hampton Pierce, Mr.. and Mrs.
Samuel Edison, Mr.. and Mrs. Bald
win Moss and the Misses Moss, all
OF Markham: Mr.. G. C. HYATT of