Evening star., 1940-08-04
Miss 1rani,
Mr.. Parsons
Are Married
Ceremony Is Held
In St. Alban's
Episcopal Church

OF much interest here is the we'd
ding yesterday afternoon of Miss
Tahmineh Dorothy Irani, daughter
OF DR.. and Nine. Ardeshir B. Irani,
to Mr.. George Ragsdale Parsons,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Olin
Parsons of Ames, Iowa.
st. Adams Episcopal Church was
decorated with white gladioli and
fern for the wedding, which was
performed at 4 o'clock by the Rev.
Charles T. Warner. Later a recep-
ton was held at the home of the
brides parents on Irving street.
The bride was given in marriage
by her father. She wore a gown of
white marquisette with sweetheart
neckline, appliqued with seed pearls,
and long sleeves ending in points
over the hands. The bouffant skirt
swept into a long train, and the
brides hair was held back by
Mary Queen of Scots cap from
which fell a 1oor-length veil. Her
bouquet was of valley lilies, gar
denias and center of white orchids.
Mrs. Ardeshir B. Irani, jr., sister,
in-law of the bride, was matron of
honor, and she wore a soft green
marquisette gown with short puffed
sleeves, high neckline and buttons
down the front. Her hat, of match
ing green marquisette, was in Mary
Stuart style and her bouquet was
a shower of white roses and bady's
breath.
Miss Fredna Trewitt
Maid of Honor.
Miss Fredna Frances Trewitt was
the maid of honor, wearing a gown
and hat and carrying bouquet like
that of the matron of honor. The
bridesmaids, in deeper green mar
quisette, were Misses Ann Thurman,
Julia Walker and Barbara Schmitt,
cousin of the bride. Their bouquets
were of white gladion and bady's
breath.
Little Joanne Roehr, another
cousin of the bride, was flower girl.
Her dress duplicated those worn by
the other attendants and her
bouquet was an old fashion nosegay
of white roses and bady's breath.
Mr.. Ralph Fisher was best man
and the ushers were Mr.. James Her.
bert Foley, Mr.. Clarence E. Coff-
man, Mr.. Ardeshir B. Irani, jr., and
Mr.. Theodore T. Pierson.
For the home reception the rooms
were decorated with multitudes of
flowers and green's. The brides
mother wore powder blue lace and
chiffon gown with a matching pic
ture hat and a corsage of orchids
and valley lilies. Mrs. Parsons,
mother of the bridegroom, was in
rose color chiffon with a large black
hat and corsage like that worn
by Nine. Irani. Out of town guests
at the wedding, besides the bride
groom's parents, included Mr.. and
Mrs. Gordon Lindblom of Mount
Airy, Pa: Mrs. Arno Shuman, Mrs.
Frank Shuman. Mr.. Robert Shu-
man and Miss Mary Louise Shuman
of Philadelphia; Mr.. and Mrs. Alex
ander Linn of Houston, Tex: Mr..
John Scott, jr., of Des Moines, Iowa;
Mrs. Catherine A. Turney of San
Diego, Calf; Mrs. Sands Kenyon
Gorham, Miss Ruth Gorham, Miss
Maud Gorham and Mr.. Harold
Gorham Mouser of Marion, Ohio,
and Miss Elizabeth Young of Cleve-
land.
Honeymoon Trip
To Miami and Havana.
For travelling, the bride chose an
Alice blue tropical worsted suit with
navy accessories. Mr.. and Mrs.
Parsons left on a honeymoon trip
to Miami and Havana. On their
return they will reside at Harvard
Village.
The bridegroom is the grandson
of the late Judge James Morgan
Parsons, Chief Justice of the Iowa
Supreme Court, who was known as
Iowa's greatest trial lawyer, and he
Is the grandson of the late George
H. Ragsdale. He attended Drake
University and is a graduate of
George Washington University Law
School. He Is a member of Tau
Sigma Rho Fraternity.