Evening star., 1941-10-26
Miss Ruth Heitmuller Payne
Wed to 1t. George ID. Allen.

One of yesterdays lovely brides
was Miss Ruth Heitmuller Payne,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Mason
Ernest Payne, whose marriage to
1t. George Damon Allen, U. S. A.,
took place at candlelight ceremony
in the chapel of Walter Reed Hos
pital, which was attractively dec
grated with large baskets of white
gladioluses and chrySanthemums in
termingled with ferns and palms
and altar vases filled with the same
flowers
A program of wedding music pre-
ceded the 430 o'clock ceremony at
which Chaplain Henry B. Wecott
officiated, assisted by the Rev. Chris
tian M. Young, rector emeritus of
Trinity Episcopal Church.
Given in marriage by her father.
the bride was goWned in ivory satin
made with a sweetheart neckllne,
long pointed sleeves and full skirt
ending in long train. Her veil was
of ivory tulle falling from coronet
of seed pearls and she wore single
strand of pearls and carried shower
Of gardenias.
Miss Louise Payne and Miss Ger
trude Payne, sisters of the bride,
were the maids of honor, the former
wearing hyacinth blue velvet with a
headpiece of blue ostrich plumes
holding blue veil, and carrying a
hny,n11ot of email
NUNS and dark blue delphinium
The latter wore dusk gray velvet
with a headpiece of gray ostrich
plumes and a gray veil and carried
a bouquet of rose chrysanthemums
and dark blue delphinium.
The bridesmaids were Miss Ruth
Keefer, Miss Ruth Reeves, Miss
Marjor Carder and Miss Elizabeth
Lederer, the two latter being cousins
of the bride. They were costumed
in Alpine rose velveteen with ostrich
plume headpieces and wells to match
and they carried bouquets of small
rose chrysanthemms and light blue
delphinium. All of the attendants
wore pearls that were the gift of the
bride.
The bridegroom, who is the son of
Mrs. Joseph B. Allen and the late
Mr.. Allen of Takoma Park, had for
his best man his cousin, Mr.. Kirk
wood Nevin, jr., and the ushers were
Mr.. John Payne and Mr.. Mason
Payne, brothers of the bride, and
Mr.. William White of Washington.
Mr.. William Avery of Scottsboro,
Ala, and Ensign Robert Hall of San
Antonio, Tex.
The home OF the brides parents,
sttractively decorated with palms,
dahlias and other autumn flowers,
was the scene of reception which
followed the ceremony. Mrs. Payne
received in a royal blue crepe gown
with a hat to match and a corsage
Of pink baby orchids. She was as
sisted by the bridegroom's mother.
who wore purple crepe with hat
to match and corsage of purple
orchids. White carnations centered
the brides table, flanked by lighted
tapers and fern fronds.
The bride attended the Washing
ton School for Secretaries and is a
member of Mary Washington Junior
Chapter, U. S. D. A. r. 1t. Allen
attended the University of Mary
land and is a member of Sigma Phi
Sigma Fraternity and Scabbard and
Blade Military Fraternity. He is now
on active duty in the War Depart
ment, Office of chief of Air Corps.
Out-of-town guests attending the
wedding were Mr.. and Mrs. Elijah
Myers. Miss Eleanor Myers and
Mrs. Gibson Payne of Leesburg, Va;
Mr.. and Mrs. Kirkwood Nevin and
Miss Louise Nevin of Greensburg,
Pa: Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Judson
and Mrs. Charles Church of Cleve-
land, Ohio; Mr.. William Avery Of
Scottsboro, Ala, and Mrs. Kirkwood
Nevin, jr., of Baltimore.
When 1t. and Mrs Allen left
after the reception the bride wore
for travelling gray flannel suit
with black accessories,