Evening star., 1942-06-21
Miss Tuckerman
Is Nj Married to
1t. r. G.. Meters
Miss AUDREY Jones.
Granddaughter of
Secretary Jones, We'd
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ander c. Cochran and Ensign Stuart
p. Gillespie, U. S. N. r.; Capt, Good
erhorn L. Mccormick, U. S. M. c.;
1t. Anderson Page, U. S. A.; DR..
Daniel Clark Hackett, DR.. Harrison
K. Wynne and Mr.. Carlos A. de
Odriozola.
The reception was held at Tux
eden, the home Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Tuckerman in Edgemoor. Mrs. Tuck
erman, mother of the bride, received
the guests, wearing q periwinkle blue
silk crepe gown trimmed with lace,
a hat in the same shade and a
shoulder bouquet of white orchids.
She was assisted by Mrs. Meters,
mother of the bridegroom, whose
costume was of navy blue with
which she wore white orchids on
her shoulder.
Later in the day, 1t. and Mrs.
Meters started on their brief we'd
ding trip, the bride wearing pale
blue summer wool suit with match
ing hat and navy blue accessories.
Mrs. Meters attended the National
Cathedral School for Girls and made
her debut at Tuxeden and also was
presented at the Bachelors Cotillion
in Baltimore. She is member of
Chapter No. 3 of the Colonial Danes
of America. Mrs. Meters is grand
daughter of the late Mr.. and Mrs,
Walter Cary Tuckerman of New
York and her great-grandparents,
the late Mr.. and Mrs. Lucius Cary
Tuckerman, lived at 1900 I street
for many years. Her maternal
grandparents were the late Comdr.
and Mrs Frederick A. Abercrombie-
Miller of Washington, the latter the
daughter of the late Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles A. Townsend of New York.
1t. Meters was graduated from
Williams College at Williamstown.
Mass, with the class of 1884 and
from the General Theological Sem
mary in New York in 1887. He was
assistant rector of St. Pauls Episco-
pal Church at Chestnut Hill. Phila-
delphia, for four years before going
into the Chaplain Corps, United
States Navy.
The wedding of Miss Jones took
place in Christ Episcopal Church in
Houston, the Rev. John E. Hines
officiating last evening and the re-
ception was held in the Rice Hotel.
Secretary of Commerce Jones was
best man for Ensign Boehck and
waited with him at the altar for the
bride, who was escorted by her
father. The church was elaborately
decorated with white gladioluses and
carnations in the altar vases and
the chancel was lighted by candles.
The center aisle of the church had
at intervals standards holding lighted
candles and from which white gladi-
oluses and carnations fell in cas-
cades. Mr.. Arthur w. Howes, jr.,
former organist at st. Johns Church
on Lafayette square, and now Or
ganist at Christ Church in Houston,
played the wedding music.
The brides gown was Of white
marquisette over bridal satin, the
very full skirt made over hoops and
the bodice fitted to her figure. Her
veil of illusion was arranged in a
sweetheart shaped cap and held by
a bandeau of stephanotis. She car
ried white orchids with cascade
of stephanoti.
Miss Mary Pearl Erhard Of Bas-
trop, Tex, and Miss Halle Kelley
Pearson of Richmond. Tex, were
maids of honor, and Mrs. Jack D.
Wrather of Dallas was matron OF
honor. The bridesmaids included
Miss Ann Townes, Miss Joanna
Keith, Miss Josephine Abercrombie,
Miss Hester Stewart and Miss Dor
othy Long, all of Houston, and Miss
Barbara Brady of Corpus Christi.
They all wore dresses OF hyacinth
blue marquisette over taffeta, with
hats sweetheart shaped and having
bands Of bettertime roses. which
also formed their bouquets. with
blue agapanthus lilies.
The groomsmen formed an arch
with their swords following the
ceremony for the bride and BRIDE
groom to walk under as they left
the church. The group included
Ensigns Vince A. Dahlstrom, c. A.
Pillsbury, Robert D. Gardner, John
E. Barry, jr.; Francis w. Hayes,
Frank T. Mahoney, William Sours
and Joseph E. McManus, all U. s. N.
The ushers we're Mr.. Albert Bowles,
Mr.. Milton Farthing, Mr.. John S.
Stewart, Mr.. J. D. Langsford, Mr..
T. Frank Smith and Mr.. Charles G.
Heyne.
Ensign and Mrs. Boehck left later
in the evening for Fort Worth for
a short visit. before starting by
motor to the West Coast, where
they will be for a year. The bride
wore a powder blue gabardine suit
with navy blue accessories and a
corsage bouquet of white orchids.
She was graduated from the Kin
kaid School in Houston and attended
Mount Vernon College here before
going to the University Of Texas,
where she was a member of the Pi
Beta Phi Sorority. Ensign Boehck
attended the University Of Wiscon-
sin and is a member of Phi Gamma
Delta.
The Secretary and Mrs Jones left
Washington 10 days ago to attend
the wedding and are expected to
return here later this week.
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