Evening star., 1943-11-02
Miss RamsdeH WedLastEuening;
Barbara Shepard Recent Bride

Two weddings of interest come to
the fore in today's society news, one
of the brides being Miss Beverly
Kathryn Ramsdell, whose marriage
to 1t. Norton d. Eastment took
place last evening. and the other
bride being Miss Barbara Frances
Shepard, who was married several
Gays ago to Ensign Douglas Gordon
Muir, U. S. N. R.
Walter Reed Memorial Chape,
was attractively decorated with
autumn flowers, palms, ferns and
lighted candles for the wedding OF
Miss Ramsdell and 1t. Eastment
the ceremony taking place at $50
O'Clock, with 1t. Col. Ralph w
Rogers, chaplain. officiating.
The daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
Jesse j. Ramsdell. the bride was
escorted to the altar by her father
A hoop skirt featured her gown of
ice blue satin, with which she wore
Juliet cap of the same material
that held her veil of illusion. and
she carried nosegay of white roses
and bouvardia.
Mrs. Charles r. RamSdell, sister,
in-law Of the bride, was the matron
OF honor, wearing rose faille and
carrying a ncSegay of roses and
oouvardia. Miss Jean Eastment and
Miss Barbara Eastment. sisters of
the bridegroom, were the brides
maids. They were dressed in red
fallle and carried pink roses and
bouvardia.
1t. EaStment is the son of Mr
and Mrs. George w. Eastment, jr.. of
Silver Spring, and his brother, Mr.,
Lendell Eastment, was his best man
Mr.. Charles R. Ramsdell. brother of
the bride, and Mr.. George Norris
were the ushers.
Alter the reception, 1t. and Mrs.
Eastment left for a Wedding trim
the bride wearing for travelling a
black suit with feather trimmed
hat.
The former Mayor of Miami and
MRS. John F. l.. Shepard. jr.. are
spending short time at the Shore
nam before going to their winter
home in the Florida resort. They
came to Washington for the we'd
ding Of their granddaughter, Miss
Shepard, and Ensign Muir, which
took place Thursday. The bride is
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Ferguson Shepard of Providence
and Narragansett. and the bride
groom is a son of Mr.. and Mrs
Albert w. Muir of Worcester, Mass,
formerly OF Darlington, N. H.
The ceremony was followed by an
Informal reception at the Shoreham,
where the bride and her family
spent several days preceding the
wedding, The Rev John Gillespie
Magee officiated and the bride was
escorted and given in marriage by
ner father. Her wedding dress was
the wedding gown of her great
grandmother, Mrs. Martin of Bos-
ION, made of imported white dam
ask. Her veil of illusion was be-
oomlngly arranged and edged by
rose point lace. an heirloom in her
family. and she carried an old
fashioned bouquet of white camel
has.
Mrs. Howard j. Hutter of Manila,
p, l., was matron of honor. wearing
gray-blue chiffon, with a bodice of
matching sequins. Fuchsia moire
formed her Dutch cap, which was
trimmed with a sequin ornament
and her fan-shaped bouquet was of
fuchsla color pompons.
Mr.. H. Wallace Capron of Bar
rlngton was best man and the ush-
ers were Mr.. Robert Ferguson Shep-
ard, jr., brother of the bride: 1t.
q. g. Henry Parkinson Lammerts
Of Niagara Falls and 1t. d. g. Fred
erick A. Mclaughlin of Boston.
Ensign and Mrs. Muir will live at
Melburn, Fla, where the former is
IN duty. The bride attended Ma
deira School here for four years and
the Garland School in Boston and
since the war has been very active in
canteen work as we'll as the ambu-
lance corps of the Red Cross and is
nurses aide.