Evening star., 1946-11-28
Thanksgiving Season Popular for Weddings
Church Ceremonies Here
And EIseaUbere Of Note

Thanksgiving time always Is popu-
lar for weddings and this year is url-
usually so. Among the very many
arranged for thanksgiving eve were
several taking place In Washington
and nearby. Bethlehem Chapel of
the washington Cathedral of st.
Peter and st. Paul was the scene
Of the wedding OF Miss Jean Shaffer
Ferguson and Mr.. Richard Symnles
Thomas Marsh. The bride is the
daughter of Mrs. Herbert Sidney
Jones and the late Mr.. John Will
liam Ferguson, jr, and Mr.. Marsh
IS q son of Mr.. and Mrs. Harold
Newman Marsh. Canon Theodore
o. Wedel officiated at 4:30 O'Clock
and Bach chorales were included
In the wedding music
Capt. Jones' escorted the bride
and gave her in marriage. She is
the fourth generation to wear the
rare old rose point lace which
formed the upper part of the bodice
and the short cap sleeves of her
heavy satin gown. Her lace veil
was arranged becomingly in coronet
effect and she carried white or
chids and stephanotis.
Mrs. Buell. T. Heminway of Water
town, Conn.,, was matron Of honor
for her sister and wore aqua blue
faille with wreath of velvet leaves
in the same shade. She carried
bronze chrysanthemums.
The Misses Edith Julier of Chap
paqua, N. Y; Miss Ann Burlington
OF Cleveland and Miss Marion Ca
hart OF Warrenton, the last named
the flancee of the bridegroom's
brother, Mr. Harold Newman Marsh,
jr.. were bridesmaids. They were
dressed like the maid Of honor and
carried yellow chrysanthemums
Mr.. Marsh had his father as his
best man, and the ushers were his
three brothers, Mr.. Marsh, jr.;; Mr..
Samuel Dennis Marsh and Mr.
David Monroe Marsh, with Mr..
Heminway, brother -in-law of the
bride, and Mr.. Walter C. Chamber
lain Of New York.
The reception was held In the
home of Capt. and Mrs. Jones on
Tracy place, after which Mr.. and
Mrs. Marsh left on their wedding
trip. They will make their home
in the Town House at 18th and F
streets, where they have taken an
apartment.
Jones-Sbicer
Miss Nancy Eleanor Spicer, daugh-
ter of Col. Donald Spicer, U. S. M. c.,
and Mrs. Spicer, was married last
evening to 1t. John BARLEY Jones,
jr., q. S. M. c., son of Mrs. Catherine
C. Jones of Dallas. The wedding
took place in the Marine Memorial
Chapel at Quantico, where Col.
Spicer and the bridegroom both are
stationed. The Rev. Thomas G..
Faulkner, rector of st. Georges
Episcopal Church at Fredericks-
burg, oGciated and the reception
was held in the Waller Building at
the Marine Barracks. Mr.. Raymond
Asserson, cousin of the bride, sang
preceding the ceremony.
Col. Spicer gave his daughter in
marriage. Her wedding gown was
Of heirloom d'Alencon lace over
crepe de chine and a cap of the
lace held her illusion VEIL Her
bouquet was of garrienias surround
ed by sweetpeas and stephanotis
which aslo formed the shower.
Miss Mary Helen Tildsley was
maid OF honor and the bridesmaids
were the Misses Anna Black of Nor
folk, Julia Hill Brownlow of Column
bia, Tenn; Jill Medley of Coronado,
Calf, and Helen Porter of Arling-
ton. They were dressed in similar
frocks of full net skirts and satin
bodices, the maid of honor in moss.
green and the others in ashes of
roses. They carried rust and gold
color chrysanthemums.
1t. Robert Horner, U. S. M. c.,
was best man and the ushers were
1t. Raymond Spicer, brother of the
bride; 1t. Walter Day, 1t. James
A. Strickland and 1t. Robert
Maloney, all of the Marine Corps.
1t. and Mrs. Jones left for New
York and will be at the Bear Noun
tain Inn for their honeymoon, and
on their return will make their
home at the Marine Barracks at
Ouantico. 1t. Jones was graduated
from the Naval Academy and his
bride is a graduate of Holton-Arms
School.
West-SnddffH
The marriage of Miss Charlotte
Eleanor Suddith,, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Robert B. Suddith, to
Mr.. Robert Layton West, son of Mr..
and Mrs. James L. West, took place
last evening. The ceremony was
performed in the Lewis Memorial
Methodist Church, the Rev. G. Gus
ter Cromwell officiating and the
reception was held in the Admiral
Club.
The bride was given in marriage
by her father and attended by her
aunt, Mrs. Walter Wingfield, and
Miss Genevieve Gaylor, who acted
as bridesmaids. Miss Jean Burtis
was maid of honor. The brides
gown was of white slipper satin
fashioned with hustle and her veil