Evening star., 1946-03-03
Gay Reception
Wedding
OfMUsEssayy
Chapel Scene
OF Ceremony
Yesterday

Members Of official circles and
old residential families filled the
picturesque chapel of the Army
Medical Center yesterday afternoon
for the wedding of Miss Ruth Helen
Essary to 1t. Col. Clyde Bruce
Aitchison, jr., U. S. A. The Capt.
z. B. T. Cox officiated. From the
chapel guests went to the 1925 r
Street Club for one of the most de-
lightful receptions of the season.
The young couple exchanged
their marriage VOWS in a setting of
white roses and palms, and at the
club spring flowers gave out fra
GRANGE and color.
The bride is the daughter of Mrs.
William j. Murphy and the late
Mr.. j. Frederick Essary. She was
escorted and given in marriage by
Capt. Murphy. She wore the lovely
wedding gown of ivory white satin
in which her sister, Mrs Samuel T.
Ansell, jr., the former Miss Annabel
Essary, was married. The dress,
cut on classic lines, has long sleeves,
a sweetheart neckline and q sweep
ing train. Her veil Of silk mousse
line de sole was held in place by a
Juliet cap of seed pearls and she
carried bouquet of Gala lilies.
The brides attendants made q
charming picture as they walked
ahead of the bride to the altar.
Mrs. Ansell, who was her sisters
matron OF honor and another sister.
Miss Elene Essary, the maid of
honor, were in royal blue faille
dresses with long sleeves, slightly
dropped shoulders and a bit of q
hustle. The other attendants were
Miss Ruth Brewer and Mrs. Stewart
Schmalbach. Their dresses were In
chartreuse. Bouquets of talisman
roses complimented their costumes.
Taking her share of attention was
little Helen Ansell, niece of the
bride, who wore a dainty frock of
pale blue chiffon and carried an
old-fashioned basket filled with
spring flowers.
1t. Comdr. Loren L. Cluster, q. S.
N. R., of st. Louis was the best man,
and the ushers were 1t. Col. ].
Grant Lennon, U S. A., of this city;
1t. Col. William Gould Jones, U. s.
A., of Ottawa, Canada; Col. William
ID. Bartlow, jr., U. S. A., of Tusca-
loosa, Ala, and 1t. Samuel T. An
sell, jr., Coast Guard Reserve.
The young couple stood In the
drawing room to receive, and help
ing them were Mrs. Murphy, the
bridegroom's father, Interstate
Commerce Commissioner Clyde B.
Aitchison, and Miss Beatrice Aitchi-
son, sister of the bridegroom.
Mrs. James F. Byrnes, wife Of the
Secretary Of State, was one Of the
first to wish the couple happiness.
Out-of-town guests were Mr.. and
Mrs. Stanley T. Fisher of Swarth-
more, Pa; Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Bley-
den of Philadelphia and Mr.. and
Mrs. Monroe Hemmerdinger of New
York City.
Like her husband, the young bride
did her bit in the war. She was
among the first to join the Women's
Army Corps, rose to the rank Of
captain, and served overseas. She
attended Holton Arms School and
Chateau Brilliantmont, Lausanne,
Switzerland.
Col. Aitchison has been in the
Army for five years and at present
is member of the War Department
general staff, serving under Mai.
Gen. Russell B. Maxwell. He served
in Cairo and in the European and
Asiatic theaters. He was educated
at Friends School, American Uni
versity and the University of Kan
sas. He received his law degree at
George Washington University. After
honeymoon in Cuba and the West
Indies the couple will return to
Washington. where the bridegroom
will resume the practice of law after
release from the Army.