Evening star., 1941-08-24
Recent Weddings
OF Interest in Capital

Phillips, in the absence of her
father. Her wedding gown was of
white Ninon silk. fashioned on semi
princess lines and trimmed with lace.
The skirt fell into long train and
the bodice had bishop sleeves. Her
veil was finger-tip length and was
held by crown of lilies of the val
ley. Preceding the ceremony a
short veii fell over her face and she
carried a shower bouquet of white
gladioluSes.
Mrs. Sidney Dean Sarff of Shreve-
port, La, was matron of honor and
the brides other attendants were
Mrs. r. Andrew Nelson, the Misses
Elaine and Elizabeth Wakefield and
Miss Shirley Jorfdreau. They wore
similar frocks fashioned with long
! fitted bodices and bouffant skirts,
Mrs. Sarff in aqua green and the
others in pastel shades of blue and
butter yellow Each one had a
flower headdress which held her
houlder-length veil matching her
dress. Their necklaces were gifts of
the bride. Their bouquets were of
vari-color gladioluses.
Mr.. H. j. Wilmington was best
man for DR.. Dunham and the ush-
ers included Midshipman Charles w.
Wakefield. Mr.. William j. Kinsella,
Mr.. James c. Livings and Mr.. Law
renee w. Ingram, brother of the
bride.
Assisting at the buffet table dur
ing the reception were Mrs. Walter
G. Burke and Mrs. H. J. Whiting
ton. Later in the afternoon Mr.. and
Mrs. Dunham sailed for cruise to
Boston and on their return will
make their home in Washington.
! The bride wore three-piece tweed
suit with blue accessories for her
travelling costume. She attended
st. Cloud Teachers College, Stray
er's Business College and is a mem
Der of the senior class at the law
school of the National University.
She is a member of Omicron Chap
ter OF Kappa Beta Pi, international
legal fraternity. Mr.. Dunham at
tended Pomona Junior College,
George Washington University and
received his masters degree from
the law school of the National Uni
versity. He is member of Kappa
Sigma Kappa, Delta Psi Omega, ma
tional honorary dramatic fraternity. |
and Sigma Delta Kappa, legal fra
ternity.
Mr.. and Mrs. John A. Anderson
came from New York for the we'd
ding and others from out of town
were Miss Mary Stapp of California,
and Miss Gale Chase, Miss Maxine
Miller and Miss Hilda Hauglund of
Minnesota.
Miss Hollins Becomes
Bride of Mr.. Speer
The marriage of Miss Mary Har-
riet Hollins, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry A. Hollins of Vienna, |
Va, to Mr.. Bernard Ashley Speer,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Norman A.
Speer of East Falls Church, Va,
took place yesterday afternoon in
the Falls Church Presbyterian
Church.
The Rev. DR.. Alton B. Altfather
of1ciated at the 2 o'clock ceremony, |
for which Mrs. Martha Hutton |
played a program of organ music |
and the wedding marches.
Baskets of white gladioluses and |
masses of palms and ferns made a
lovely setting for the bride as she
approached the altar with her
father, who gave her. in marriage.
She was goWned in white sheer |
dotted swiss trimmed with a finely
pleated lace bertha and with short
pulled sleeves. Her veil was finger
tip length.
Mrs. Charlotte K. Hyatt, the ma
tron of honor. wore pink sheer or
CANDY, pleated, with fine en-
broidered inserts and short, puffed
sleeves. A bow of organdy of the
same material as her dress was
worn as headdress. She carried
a basket of summer flowers in pas
tel shades.
Miss Betty Hunt and Miss Fran
ces Jane Hollins, sister of the bride,
were the bridesmaids. Miss Hunt
wore yellow and Miss Hollins blue
organdy, made like the dress of the
matron of honor. Their hair-boWs
matched their dresses and they also
carried baskets of summer flowers in
pastel shades.
Garnet Cooke, young daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. George Morrow Cooke
and niece of the bride, served as
flower girl. She was dressed like
the bride and carried basket filled
with rose petals which she scattered
in the path of the bride.
Mr.. Edgar Hyatt of Arlington was
best man for the bridegroom, and |
the ushers were Mr.. Lewis Robinson
OF Pulaski, Va, and Mr.. George
Scharr Of Arlington.
A reception after the ceremony |
was held at the home Of the brides
parents, which is on the Alexandria
Leesburg pike near Falls Church.
White flowers adorned the table ana
mixed bouquets of gladioluses, asters |
and rubrum lilies were attractively |
arranged in the reception rooms. |
Moss green was worn by the bride
Tor travelling, with corsage of pur-
pie orchids and brown accessories. |
Out-of-toWn guests attending the
wedding included Mrs. Kark Buck.
jr, of Allenhurst, N. j., and Miss
Adelaide Weesner, Miss Pauline
Weesner and Mr.. Clifford Weesner
of Chattanooga, Tenn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Speer will make
their home in Arlington Village, Ar
lington, Va.