Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-06-10
Miss Virginia Mae AstwoOd
Is Married to DIR. TrOtt.

The marriage of Miss Virginia
Mae Astwood, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ernest Willard Astwood of
Hamilton, Bermuda, to DR.. Clinton
Williams Trott of Philadelphia. son
of DR.. and Mrs. Leslie Trott of
Glendale, Calf, took place at 4:30
o'clock Sunday, June l, in Tunk-
hammock, Pa, at the home of the
brides brother-in-law and sister,
Mr.. and Mrs. Donald Stonier. The
Rev. Russell Quackenbush of Nor
folk, Va, director of the Tide Water
District Seventh Day Adventist
Churches, offlciated.
The large fireplace was banked
with palms and ferns and baskets
of white roses, peonies, iris and
gladioluseS.
A program of music was given by
Mrs. George Welsh, pianist; Mrs.
Wilfred Eastman, violinist, and DR..
Wilfred Eastman, soloist, of Phila-
delphia. The Eastmans are former
residents of Washington.
The bride was given in marriage
by her father. She wore a long
gown of eggshell satin with train.
A fitted bodice and flared skirt and
long sleeves were worn with a
f1ngertip length veil, which was held
in place with a coronet of orange
blossoms which also were scattered
over her veil. She carried a bou-
quet of white roses, having a re-
movable center of gardenias, which
she wore later as a corsage bouquet.
Mrs. Stonier, her sister, was her
matron of honor. She wore a gown
of blue organdy with fitted bodice
and full skirt and carried a bou-
quet of yellow roses and daisies.
The maid of honor was Miss AL
berta Hodde, who wore a gown of
pale pink trimmed with blue, over
matching taffeta. She carried pink
roses and daisies tied with blue
ribbon.
The flower girl was jeanne Nook
the daughter of DR.. and Mrs. Wal
lace N. Nook of Takoma Park, cous-
ms of the bride, dressed in green
and carrying nosegay.
The best man was DR.. Robert Barr
Of Takoma Park and the grooms-
man was DR.. Edwin B. Astwood OF
Harvard University, where he is
professor in the medical school.
A reception was given on the lawn
after the ceremony for about 60
guests Mrs. Astwood, the mother OF
the bride, wore gown of blue vel
vet with white lace collar and cuffs
Among the guests from out OF
town were Judge George Welsh, for
mer member of Congress, and Mrs
Welsh, from Philadelphia; DR.. and
Mrs Donald Cooley of West Ches-
ter, Pa; Mr. and Mrs. Astwood, par
ents of the bride, of Bermuda; DR.
and Mrs. Edwin Astwood and their
son, Mr.. Phillip Atwood, of Boston;
Dr. and Mrs. Wallace Nook. Mr.. and
Mrs. Herman Paul, Miss Ethel Peck
Miss Hodde and Miss Louise Soles
Of Washington.
Later in the afternoon DR.. and
Mrs. Trott left for a wedding trip to
Watkins Glen, N. Y, and other
points and will be at home to their
friends in Philadelphia after June
%.
The bride, who received her edu-
cation IN private school in Ber-
muda, was graduated from the San
itarium Training School and in ad-
dition received bachelor of science
degree in nursing education al
Washington Missionary College
Since returning from Bermuda
where she spent a vacation last
year, she has been supervisor OF
nurses in the sanitarium in Ia
koma Park. DR.. Trott is a graduate
of the College of Medical Evange-
lists in Iona Linda, Calf. and is
taking two-year interneship in the
University of Pennsylvania Hospital
in Philadelphia.