Evening star., 1940-06-02
Miss Bell
Married to
Mr.. TrainOr
Traditional
Wedding Music
Is Discarded

Casting aside the traditional we'd
ding march from "Lohengrin," Miss
Mary Clarke Bell chose Handel's
Largo for her approach to the altar
yesterday when she was married to
Mr.. Joseph Allen Trainor, jr. And
in place of the customary joyous
wedding march of Mendelssohn Mr..
and Mrs. Trainor left the altar to
the strains of Karg Ellert's
"Marche Triumphale." The we'd
ding took place yesterday afternoon
in historic st. Johns Church on
Lafayette Square, the rector, the
Rev. DR.. Oliver j. Hart, officiating
assisted by the Rev. C. Scoville
Wishard. DR.. Arthur Howes, organ
ist of st. Johns Church, played the
wedding music and arranged short
program preceding the ceremony,
when he played compositions OF
Bach. For the wedding professional
he was assisted by Mr.. John Adam
Grove, violinist, who played the
Largo" theme
The bride, who is the daughter of
Mrs. James Clarke Bell of Green's
burg, Pa, was escorted and given in
marriage by her brother, Mr.. Albert
Harvey Bell. Sd. She wore her
mothers wedding gown of ivory
color duchesse and rose point lace.
The skirt was long and without a
train and the fitted bodice had
elbow length sleeves and a square
neckline, edged with rose point lace.
Her long tulle veil was ivory color
and was held by a band of orange
blossoms. She carried prayer
book bound in ivory from which
fell spray of lilies of the valley.
Sisters of Bride
Are Attendants.
The three sisters of the bride were
her attendants, Miss Hettie Eliza
beth Bell acting as maid of honor
and Miss Nancy Jane Bell and Miss
Margaret Cochran Bell as brides
maids. They were dressed alike in
mousseline de sole frocks fashioned
with very full skirts and fitted
bodices and down the front to the
hens tiny bows of the material
were placed at intervals They wore
face wells and lace mitts matching
their gowns, The maid of honor
was in green, carrying lavender
sweet peas and one bridesmaid in
peach color carrying orchid color
sweet peas and the other in lavender
carrying pink sweet peas.
Mr.. Trainor, who is a son of Mr..
and Mrs. Trainor of High Bridge,
N. j., was attended by Mr.. Charles
P. Ballenger of Greenville, S. c.,
as best man and the ushers were
Mr.. William Ragsdale Trainor,
brother of the bridegroom, and Mr..
Robert Alexander, both of High
Bridge.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Heman Ely,
jr, were hosts in their home on
Kalorama road at the reception
which followed the ceremony. Mrs.
Bell received the guests assisted by
Mrs. Trainor. Mrs. Bell wore gray
marquiSette trimmed about the
neckline and sleeves with white
lace and her navy blue hat was
trimmed with orchid color flowers.
Her bouquet was of gardenias sur
rounded by orchid color sweet peas.
Mrs. Trainor's costume was of
powder blue chiffon and her Leg
horn straw hat was trimmed with
the same shade of blue and her
flowers were blue violas.
After their wedding trip Mr.. and
Mrs. Trainor will be at home at
Valley Farms, their country place at
Stahlstown, Pa. until the autumn.
In addition to Mr.. and Mrs. Trainor,
parents of the bridegroom, who
came from their home in High
Bridge, Mr. and Mrs Arthur Ander-
son and Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander
with the Misses Lillian, Sarah and
Lucy Watt came from High Bridge
for the wedding. Others from out
of town we're Mrs Clarke McColly,
the Misses McColly, Mrs. Charles
c. Grouse and Miss Dorothy Grouse,
Mr.. Joseph venting, Miss Laura
Boir, Miss Valerie Hughes and Mr.
James B. Hughes of Greensburg.