Evening star., 1945-02-18

| The first Saturday in the lenten
season listed number of attrac-
lively arranged weddings. Among
them were those of Miss Barbara
Perkins and Ensign Robert James
Odegard in st. Thomas Episcopal
Church, and Miss Edith Maria Gus
tafson and Mr.. Otis Allen Lumpkin
in the Memorial Chapel of the Army
Medical Center.
st. Thomas Church had simple
arrangements of pink snapdragons
and white gladioluses in the altar
vases, and the chancel was lighted
by candles. Mr.. Loyal Aldrich
played the wedding music and the
Rev. Joseph williams offciated at
o'clock, assisted by the rector of the
church, the Rev. DR.. Howard S. Will
kinson. The bride Is the daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. George Kerrick Per-
kins of Chevy Chase and her father
escorted her and gave her in mar
riage. She wore ivory slipper satin
trimmed with rare old lace and an
heirloom lace cap held her full
length veil. She carried a prayer
book oyerlaid with white orchids
and from which fell shower of
stephanotis.
Ensign Odegard is son of Mr.
and Mrs. Odin j. Odegard of Prince
ton, Mimi, and her sister, Miss
Phyllis Odegard, was maid of honor
They were dressed in lavender NOUS
seline de sole and lace and carried
white and purple iris with yellow
and lavender streamers.
The bridesmaids were Miss Mary
Eleanor Holden of Chester, Pa; Miss
Jean McPherrin of Norfolk, Miss
Lynette Hotchkiss of New York,
Miss Margaret Joan Rogers of Lees
burg, cousin of the bride; Miss Pa
tricia Ann Maloney of Chevy Chase
and Miss Salley Barclay Stevenson
of Philadelphia. They wore similar
frocks of peacock blue chiffon and
lace and carried nosegays of maroon
snapdragons and yellow narcissus.
Little Miss Patsy Gibbs, cousin of
the bride, was flower girl, having a
dainty frock of pink mousseline de
sole and carrying basket filled
with rose petals, which she dropped
in the path of the bride.
Ensign Dewitte Snyder was best
man and the ushers included Ensign
Stanley Atwood, Ensign Kenneth
Keller, Ensign Henry Faivre, Ensign
Robert Nellums, Ensign Edward Pat
terson, Ensign Thomas Dalby and
Ensign E. Spencer Walton.
The reception was held in the
home of the brides parents after
which Ensign and Mrs. Odegard left
on their short wedding trip. Ensign
Odegard was graduated cum laude
from the University of Minnesota
and his bride is a member of the
junior class at the College of Will
liam and Mary, where she will re-
sumo her studies when Ensign Ode
gard returns to sea duty.
Maj. Gen. George S. Gibbs came
from his home at Stuart, Fla, for
his granddaughter wedding and
the festivities preceding the cere-
mony. Miss Rogers, one of the
bridesmaids, entertained at lunch
con yesterday and Friday evening
Mr.. and Mrs. William E. Furey of
Chevy Chase, uncle and aunt of the
bride, gave buffet supper, for the
wedding party and out-of- town
guests Friday evening.
The marriage of Miss Gustafson
and Mr.. Lumpkin is being an
nounced by her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. B. Gustafson of Dogwood
Manor at Birmingham, Ala. The
ceremony was performed at
o'clock, Chaplain Feltham S. James
officiating in the presence of only
members of the two families and a
small group of intimate friends.
The wedding supper for members
of the two families followed in the
apartment which Mr.. Lumpkin and
his bride have taken for their new
home.
The bride was dressed in a white
wool street dress and had a hat
and muff of pale blue ostrich feath-