Evening star., 1944-02-19
Miss Johnson Wedm arlington;
|Rutb Hemdricks0m Recent Bride

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tracted interest in Washington and
nearby Virginia as well as in New
England and the Midwest come to
the fore in today's news of society
events. One is the wedding of Miss
Irene Elizabeth johnson, whose
marriage to Mr.. James William
Anderson took place last evening in
Arlington, and the other Is the
wedding earlier in the week Of Miss
Ruth Anne Hendrickson and Pvt
Tristram Potter Coffin, which took
place Tuesday.
The home of the bride In Arling-
ton was the scene of last evenings
wedding when Miss johnson,
daughter of Mr.. o. Anton johnson,
became the bride of Mr.. Anderson,
son of Mrs. Arch Anderson Of Xenia,
Ohio, and the late Mr.. Anderson.
Mr.. johnson escorted his daughter
and gave her in marriage and the
Rev. DR.. Cove G. Johnson, pastor
of the National Baptist Church of
this city, officiated at the ceremony,
which took place before an i'm
provised altar of palms, ferns and
spring flowers.
The brides gown of white Cman-
tilly lace over white satin was made
with a fitted basque, heart-shaped
neckline, long sleeves and full skirt
with a long circular train. Her two
TERED veil of illusion was draped
from a headdress of orange blos-
SONS and she carried satin
covered Bible decorated with white
roses and freesia and a shower Of
lilacs.
Miss Lydia E. Streed Of Whining
ton, Del, was the maid of honor
and was dressed in blue faille taffeta
with which she wore veil Of blue
tulle and carried an arm bouquet
of spring flowers. Mr. Clifford H
johnson Of Quincy Mass, brother
of the bride, was best man and an
other brother, Mr.. A. Edmund John
son, served as groomsman
Miss Marion A. Miller and Mrs
Grace E. Cole of Franklin Park,
VT, assisted at the reception, wear
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corsages of pink camellias
The bride is a graduate of Hoff
College in Warren, Pa, and attended
George Washington University and
has been employed in the War De-
partment. Mr.. Anderson was grad
uated from Muskingum College in
New Concord, Ohio, and New York
University, and is now a meteorolo-
gist at the United States Weather
Bureau.
The marriage of Miss Hendrick-
C. Hendrickson of Columbus, Ohio
to Pvt. Coffin, son of Mrs. Tristram
R. Coffin of Providence, r. l.. and
the late Mr.. Coffln, took place Tues
day in Christ Episcopal Church ir
Georgetown, the Rev. Peyton r
Williams reading the service from
an old silver-bound prayer book
which has been used at weddings
in the bridegroom family for sew
eral generations
The bride wore an ivory satir
gown trimmed with pearls Scallops
below the waistline also were edged
with pearls, and her veil was fas-
tened to pearl bandeau which had
been used in her mothers and hel
grandmother's wedding gowns. Her
bouquet was of white hlacs ano
freeSia.
Mrs. Thomas A. Buffum, sister of
the bridegroom. was the matron of
honor; Miss Mary Ellen Wheaton
OF Columbus was the maid of honor
and Miss Helen Glover Macdonald
OF Norwalk, Ohio, a cousin of the
bride, was her third attendant.
They wore powder blue faille taf-
feta gowns and red velvet bandeaux
and their bouquets were of purple
violets, lavender sweet peas and red
roses.
Mr.. Buffum served as best man
in the absence of Mr.. Peter Coffin,
brother OF the bridegroom. and the
groomsmen were Mr. Charles B.
Ruttenberg, Mr.. Thomas P. Crolius
Mr.. Henry F. Dunbar, jr., Mr.. Ben
jamin M. Hazard and Mr.. Holland
Hunter.
A reception was held at the 1925
F Street Club, and the couple left
later for their wedding trip. They
will reside temporarily in Ames,
Iowa, while Mr.. Coffin is with the
Army Specialized Training Pro-
gram at Iowa State College.