Evening star., 1942-10-04
Miss Gere Sale
Among Brides
Last Evening
We'd in National
Baptist Church to
YeOman K. s. K0rr

One Of the prettily arranged early
autumn weddings was that last eve
ming of Miss Gere Dell Sale, daugh-
ter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Prentiss Dixon
Sale, jr., and Yeoman (first class
Kenneth Scarborough Karr, U. s.
N. r., son of Mr.. and Mrs Sydney
Howell Karr of Bethesda. The Ma
tional Baptist Memorial Church was
the scene of the ceremony, the
pastor, the Rev. DR.. Cove Griffith
johnson, officiating at 8 o'clock be-
fore flower -decked altar. Palms
banked the choir loft and white
early autumn blossoms filled four
cornucopias and two vases.
Mr.. Sale escorted his daughter
and gave her in marriage as Mrs.
Frank B. Runser played the we'd
ding march. She also accompanied
Master Burk Runser of East Orange,
N. j., who sang preceding the cere-
mony. The brides gown was Of
pink blush satin, the train 6 yards
long, and the bodice having a sweet
heart neckline and duchess sleeves.
Her rose point lace veil covered her
train and was held by rose point
lace coronet. She carried a Bible
bound in white with white orchids
tied to the cover.
Mrs. Ralph E. Smith was matron
of honor and Miss Mary Jane
Rogers was maid of honor, while
the bridesmaids included Miss Patsy
S. Ridgeway of Lander College, at
Greenville, S. c.; Miss Elizabeth
Jacqueline Blunt of Chevy Chase,
Md; Miss Marie Hurd of New Or
leans and Miss Carolyn Jane Fox
Of Washington. They were dressed
in cadet blue frocks made with
sweetheart necklines and elbow
length sleeves. Mrs. Smith and Miss
Rogers wore coronets of American
beauty roses, which also formed
their bouquets. The others had
coronets Of white roses.
Miss Anne Clews Gilbert Of New
York, cousin of the bride, was the
ring bearer, carrying the two rings
for bride and bridegroom on q
heart-shaped pillow of white satin
and lace. Miss Gilbert's costume
also was cadet blue satin made with
short puffed sleeves and she wore
a coronet of fresh flowers in her
hair.
Preceding the bridal party to the
altar were the ushers, who were
Mr.. James Andre Doddo of New
port and Mr.. Albert Leach of New
York, both of the U. S. N. r.; Mr.
Gouvenir Smith Of New York, Mr..
Francis Loretz of Brooklyn, Mr..
Frank Savage Mervine Of Takoma
Park, Md; Mr.. Roger Wean Karr
of Bethesda, Mr.. Hubert Potter Sale
of Washington and Mr.. Paul E. Gil
bert, jr., and Mr.. David Hampton
Gilbert Of Chevy Chase.
Mr.. Thomas Byron Ridgeway OF
Baltimore was best man for Yeoman
Karr and stood with him at the
altar awaiting the bride and the
bridal party.
The reception was held in the
Chapter House of the District of Co.
lunbia OAR at 1882 Massachusetts
avenue, where Mr., and Mrs. Sale
we're assisted in receiving the guests
by Mr. and Mrs. Asa Leigh Gilbert
and Mrs. Prentiss Dixon Sale,
grandparents of the bride. Others
assisting were Mrs. Thomas Edward
Gilbert of Arlington and Mrs.
George G. Holley.
Later, Yeoman and Mrs. Karr
started on their wedding trip, the
bride wearing a cocoa brown virgin
wool suit and topcoat with a yellow
silk blouse, dark brown feather hat
and suede accessories and white
orchid shoulder bouquet. They will
divide their time between Wash
ington and New York, the BRIDE
groom being on recruiting duty in
the latter city for the United States
Naval Reserve. He attended Ford
ham University. His bride was
graduated from Dunbarton College
of the Holy Cross and attended
American and George Washington
Universities. She is member Of
Sigma Phi Delta Sorority and Of
Potomac CHAPTER of the OAR,