Evening star., 1939-06-25
Miss Elizabeth G. F. EdeIen
Married to Mr.. r. B. Whittredge.

OF more than usual interest to
both Washington and Southern
Maryland was the simple and
,charmingly arranged wedding of
Miss Elizabeth Gill Forbes Edelen,
attractive daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Edward George Edelen of Bryan
itown. Md. and Mr.. Robert Brainerd
.Whittredge, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Harrison Gilbert Whittredge of
Boston, Mass.
. The ceremony was performed at 4
O'Clock yesterday afternoon in St.
Matthews Sacristy in the presence
of relatives and close friends of the
young couple. The Rev. Thomas j.
McKew of st. Mary's Church, Bry-
antown. Md, officiated. There was
a simple arrangement of white blos-
SONS and palms in the chapel, and
on either side of the improvised
altar stood tall, lighted tapers. A
program of organ and vocal selec-
tlons was given before and during
the ceremony.
The bride was escorted and given
IN marriage by her father and was
lovely in gown of white lace and
net over satin, cut on princess lines
with fitted lace bodice and lace
insertions extending through the
full skirt. The gown had short
puffed sleeves and a sweetheart
neckline. She carried the rose point
and duchess lace handkerchief
which her maternal grandmother
carried on her wedding day. Her
only jewelry was seed pearl neck
lace, which has been in the family
for four generations. Her finger tip
veil Of bridal illusion, edged in lace,
and lace cap were held with orange
blossoms. The bride carried a
shower bouquet of white larkspur
and lilies of the valley, with white
orchid corsage center.
Mrs. G. French Owens, sister of
the bride, was matron of honor and
only attendant. Her gown was of
cornflower blue net, made with fitted
bodice, full skirt with flounce and
short puffed sleeves. Her large pic
ture hat was of natural color leg
horn, trimmed with peach ribbon
streamers of finger-tip length. She
wore gold cross with pearl center,
belonging to her maternal grand
mother. Her bouquet was of garden
flowers, tied with satin ribbon.
Mr.. Whittredge had as his best
man Mr.. Reuben Haslam of Salt
Lake City, Utah. The ushers were
Mr.. Edward B. Edelen, brother of
the bride, and Mr.. Richard E. Hos
ley Of New York.
A large reception followed the
ceremony at Martha Washington
College. White, pink and blue sea-
sonal flowers were effectively used
to decorate the reception rooms.
Assisting the bridal party in re-
ceiving was the brides mother cos
TUNED in coral lace over taffeta,
with which she wore large horse
hair hat Of the same shade as her
dress trimmed in brown velvet and
brown lace mitts. Her shoulder
bouquet was of talisman roses and
lilies of the valley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Whittredge left after
the reception for Lake George and
other Northern points of interest.
The bride wore navy and white
ensemble, with which she wore a
necklace of hand-carved crystal set
IN white gold, gift of the BRIDE
groom. Her shoulder corsage was
OF white orchids taken from her
bridal bouquet. Upon their return
the couple will make their home in
New York.
The bride Is a descendant of a
distinguished Southern Maryland
family and is popular in the young
er set. She attended st. Joseph's s
College, Emmitsburg, Md; George
Washington University and COM
pleted a home economics course al
Martha Washington College.
Mr.. Whittredge, who is from an
old and prominent New England
family. is graduate of the Shef-
field Scientific School of Yale Uni
versity. He received his M. S. de.
gree in electrical engineering from
Cornell University and is a gradu-
ate of Harvard Law School. He /.
a member of Tau Beta Pi, Sigma
Xxi, Phi Beta Phi and Phi Sigma
Kappa Fraternities. He is associ.
ated with law firm in New Yorl
City.