Evening star., 1942-12-12
Marjorie Pitt
Bride Last Night
OF c. L. Moye
Ceremony Held
In Chevy Chase
Methodist Church

The marriage OF Miss Marjorie
Elizabeth Pitt, daughter Of Mrs.
Karl Pitt Of Chevy Chase, Md, to
Mr.. Chester Lewis Moye took place
last evening At 8 O'Clock in the
Chevy Chase Methodist Church.
The double ring, candlelight cere-
mony was performed by the Rev.
DR.. Clifford Homer Richmond, pas
tor Of the church, and the Rev. Ed
ward Gardiner Latch, pastor Of the
Metropolitan Methodist Church.
The church was decorated with
palms, ferns and white chrysanthe-
NUNS, gladioluses and carnations.
Preceding the ceremony Miss
Georgia Olmstead, daughter Of Brig.
Gen. and Mrs. Dawson Olmstead,
sang two selections.
The bride was escorted to the
altar and given in marriage by her
father. She wore a gown of ivory
satin fashioned with long torso
bodice and a square neckline with
deep lace collar. The leg-of-
mutton sleeves ended in points over
the hands, and the full skirt Of the
gown fell from the low waistline
into long, rounded train. A Juliet
cap of lace and seed pearls was held
by sprays of small white orchids,
and from it fell a full-length veil
of illusion.
The bride carried an old-fash-
ioned bouquet of orchids and gar
denias with cascade shower Of
bouvardia.
Mrs. Conrad M. Jones was matron
OF honor for the bride, wearing a
gown of burgundy faille made with
long bodice and q full skirt. She
carried an old-fashioned nosegay
Of Johanna Hill roses, and in her
hair she wore tiara Of the same
flowers.
The bridesmaids were Miss Dor
othy Moye, sister OF the bridegroom,
and Miss Barbara McEachran, who
wore powder BILE faille and car
ried American beauty roses; Miss
Elizabeth Brooks and Miss Averill
who were gowned in pink faille and
carrying talisman roses, and Miss
Jean Orem and Miss Mary King
who were gowned in pin faille and
carried pink perfection roses. All
Of the gowns followed the style of
that worn by the matron of honor,
and the headdresses were tiaras of
roses matching the colors in their
bouquets.
Mr.. Curtis Axel Grundberg of
New York City was the best man
for Mr.. Moye, and serving as ush-
ers were Mr.. William Cotton Palmer
of Chevy Chase, Mr.. Donald Smith
Of Royal Oak, Mich; Mr.. Arnold
Olena OF Garden City, Long Island,
and Mr.. James Carroll of Phila-
delphia. t
Following the ceremony a recep-
tion was held at the Chevy Chase
Woman's Club, with Mrs. Pitt,
mother of the bride, and Mrs. E.
Waldhorst Of Mormoraneck, N. Y.
aunt of the bridegroom, receiving
the guests. Mrs. Pitt wore a gown
of aqua crepe, and Mrs. Waldhorst
was eowned in black lace. Both
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Tbs bride swas graduated from
Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School,
receiving a scholarship to Ameri-
can University, where she now Is
a senior. She is member of Alpha
Chi Omega Sorority, Alpha Epsi-
Ion XII and past honored queen
OF Bethel No. H. Jobs Daughters.
Mr.. Moye, son of the late Mr.. and
Mrs. Lewis Moye of Cleveland Park,
D. c., is a graduate of Wilson High
School and the School of Electrical
Engineering of the Drexel Institute
OF Technology. He is member of
Tau Beta Pi and Eta Kappa Nu
Honorary Fraternities and of Alpha
Pi Lambda Social Fraternity.