Evening star., 1945-11-20

sador to Russia and Belgium, accom-
E. Tydings, wife of the Maryland 81
Hills, where they went to attend the
godson, Col Alden K. Sibley, U. S. A.
and Mrs. Elvira TroWbridge Drake.
The bride is the daughter of the
late MIR. and Mrs E. Kellogg TroW-
bridge of New York, and was the
widow of E. D. w. Drake, a pilot
in the United States Air Forces who
was killed in North Africa in the
early days of the war.
The ceremony was performed in
quaint and historic st. Matthews
Church at Bedford Hills, which was
built In l700, and the reception was
held at Hedgerow, the home OF the
bride.
Col. and Mrs. Sibley will be at
home after January l at 2810 Forty
fourth street in Washington. Col.
Sibley has been for three years with
SHEAF in Europe and is on leave
before assuming his new duties with
the general staff here. He is the
son of the late Mr.. and Mrs. Fred /
erick K. Sibley of New York and
Nevada and is a graduate OF the
Military Academy at West Point.
Another out-of-toWn wedding OF
particular interest here was that
of Miss Patricia Aileen MCHenry,
daughter of Col George W. Nc
Henry, U. S. M. c., and Mrs. Nc
Henry, and Capt. Douglas Whipple,
U. S. M. c. R, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Paul K Whipple of Minneapolis.
The ceremony took place November
II in the chapel at Camp Lejeune,
N. c.. Capt. George D. Markle,
chaplain, U. S. N, officiating at high
noon. A reception in the officers
mess followed and Col. McHenry's
sword was used to cut the wedding
cake.
The bride, who was given in mar
riage by her father, wore a bridal
gown of white satin and net and a
fngertip veil draped from coronet
of seed pearls. She carried show
er bouquet of carnations and tube
roses.
Mrs. Thomas Taylor of Washing
ton attended the bride, wearing a
rose beige gown and carrying a
bouquet of lavender chrysanthe-
NUNS tied with rose-color ribbon.
Her headdreSs was of the same
flowers and ribbon. Capt. Carl A.
Wilson, U: S. M. c. R, was best man
for Capt. Whipple and Capts. Howell
T Hef1in, U. S. M. c., and George
w. McHenry, jr., were the ushers.
The newly married couple left
later for Minneapolis en- route to
California where they will reside.
The bride was graduated from
Woodrow Wilson High Schcol and
graduated from Florida State Col
lege for Women in 1914 and since
has been serving as civilian assistant
to the quartermaster at Camp
Leieune
Capt Whipple is graduate of
the University of Minnesota and has
been stationed at Camp Lejeune on
the staff of the commanding general
since returning from two and half
years service with the Sd Marine
Division in the Pacific.
Miss Mary Jane BackenstoSs,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Ross E.
Backenstoss of Washington, and
Mr.. George Emerson Bodenstein, son
of Mrs Josephine c. Bodenstein of
Philadelphia, were married Satur-
day afternoon. The wedding took
place in the Trinity Lutheran
Church in Germantown, the Rev
S, Tagart Steele, jr., of St. Luke's
Episcopal Church, Germantown,
officiating at 3 o'clock Miss Anna
Katharine Molster of Washington
sang preceding the ceremony, &C.
companied by the organist of the
church, Mr.. Theodore E. Sopp.
Mr. Backenstoss escorted his
daughter and gave her in marriage
and she wore ivory brocade satin
made with basque and full skirt.
Her fnger-tip length veil was held
with orange blossoms and she car
r1ed large white chrysanthemums
Her only ornament was a small
enameled flower with diamond CEN
ter hung from fine gold chain.
Miss Molster also was maid of
honor and the bridesmaids were
Miss Margaret M. Balcom of Wash
ington and Miss Rose Marie Bru-
baker of Philadelphia They wore
similar frocks of velveteen, Miss
Molster in American beauty and the
others in emerald green. Their
tiaras were of pompon chrysanthe-
NUNS matching their bouquets, Miss
Molster wearing cream-color bios
SONS and the bridesmaids having
yellow
Dr. r. Elwood Backenstoss Of
Washington, brother of the bride,
was best man and the ushers we're
1t. John M. Govsky and Mr.. Richard
r. McNeill of Philadelphia.
The reception was held in the
parish house adjoining the church
and later Mr.. and Mrs Bodenstein
left on short wedding trip. They
will make their home at 431 West
BringhurSt street in Germantown,
the bridegroom being an electrical
engineer with Philadelphia manu-
featuring company. He was gradu-
ated in electrical engineering from
the Drexel Institute of Technology
and served with the merchant
marine in three theaters of the war
His bride was graduated from Gen.
trail High School and George Wash
ington University. She has been in
the Government service for five
years, last serving in the immigra-
ton and naturalization service OF