Evening star., 1945-02-22

ing before the great fireplace which,
was banked with white blossoms and
green's with candelabra on either
side. Just before the ceremony,
Mr.. Charles Cricher gave piano Sc
lections and later he played the
wedding marches.
In the dining room were more
white flowers and the centerpiece
on the long buffet was a TERED
wedding cake topped with a minia-
ture bride and bridegroom.
The bride, who was escorted and
given in marriage by her cousin,
Mr.. John Hurt of Wytheville, wore
q strikingly becoming gown Of
ginger brown crepe made with long
sleeves and a high neckline. Her
hat matched her dress and was
trimmed with cream and brown
roses and she carried a brown pray
er book to which was attached a
cluster Of brown orchids.
Miss Era Loree Northcutt OF
Chattanooga was the brides maid OF
honor and only attendant. She wore
a lime color crepe dress with a
green flower hat and carried yellow
roses
1t. Horace Schwerin, U. S. A., was
the best man for Mr.. jenkins, who Is
the son of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Jen-
kins of Evanston, Ill.
Receiving with the young couple
after the ceremony were Mrs. Doak,
wearing a foor-length blue after
noon gown: Mrs Josephine Schaf-
fer. mother of the bride. who came
from her home in Wytheville, and
Mrs. Jenkins, mother of the BRIDE
groom. Mrs Schaffer wore black
and white ensemble with a corsage
OF red roses, and Mrs. Jenkins had
on a navy blue and chartreuse cos
tune with which she wore corsage
of mixed flowers to blend with her
gown.
Later In the day Mr. jenkins and
his bride left on their wedding trip.
They will be at home next month at
1717 North Shore drive. Chicago.
The bride is the daughter of the
late Mr.. ]. H. Schaffer and is a
niece of former Representative Jo-
seph Crockett Schaffer of Virginia.
Mr.. jenkins is graduate OF the
University of Michigan.
Maj and Mrs. Ennals Waggaman
entertained at dinner last evening
In honor of Miss Dolores Schuber
Conger and her fiarice, 1t. Arthur
Dennis Sullivan, U.S.N., whose mar
riage will take place March 3. This
afternoon Miss Conger, who Is the
daughter of Maj Edward Haggard
Conger, U.SM.C., and Mrs. Conger,
will share honors with. 1t. Sullivan,
son Of Mrs. Dennis Sullivan and the
late Mr.. Sullivan, at late-after-
noon party. Mrs. William D.
Wrightson and her daughter. Mrs.
Michael M. Snow, are the hostesses
and will entertain in the clubhouse
of the American Newspaper Women.
Their guests will be a group of
young people, contemporaries OF the
bride-elect and Mrs. Snow and a
few of the friends in Panama of
Maj. and Mrs. Conger and Col. and
Mrs Wrightson.
Presiding at the tea table and the
punch bowl will be Mrs. William
Stearns of Saranac, who is visiting
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Warren
Brush: Miss Betty Pierpont Alvord
and Miss Aileen Wrightson.
A late-afternoon party yesterday
was that of Mrs. Gladstone Will
liams and Mrs Andre Van Wagen-
berg, who entertained several hum
dred guests at tea in the formers
apartment on Massachusetts, avenue.
Mrs Williams and Mrs. Van Wagen-
berg were assisted by Nine. Ciecha-
nowska, Nine. Bostrom. Mrs. Walter
F. George, Representative Margaret
Chase Smith. Nine. Meier Ranneft,
Mrs. John H. Magruder and Mrs.
j. E. Saugstad The large company
included ladies from the various
circles of society in the Capital.