Evening star., 1946-02-10
Official Set
Represented
Mnptiab
Miss Bennett
Becomes Bride


and Mrs. Fred M. vinson and the
Attorney General and Mrs. Tom C.
Clark were among distinguished
guests who attended the reception
. last night which followed the we'd
ding of Miss Ann Frances Bennett,
daughter of Mr., and Mrs. James ".
Bennett of Chevy Chase, Md, to
Mr.. Homer jackson Humbert, III,
son of Mr.. Homer j. Humbert II and
the late Mrs. Humbert of New York.
Many others from official Wash
ington circles were in the gather
ing at the Admiral Club. some of
the guests including associates of
the brides father who is director of
United States Bureau of Prisons.
The Guest list included the Solicitor
General and Mrs. Howard McGrath,
Mrs. Francis Biddle, Chief Justice
Bolitha Laws of the District Court
of the United States for the District
and Mrs. Laws, Mr.. and Mrs. Justin
Miller, Mr.. and Mrs. James P. Nc
Granery, Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Chap
man, District Court justice and Mrs.
Henry A. Schweinhaut, Mr.. and
Mrs. T. Lamar Caudle, Mr.. and Mrs.
Wendell Berge, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest
Lindley, Senator and Mrs. Brien Nc
Mahon, Senator Theodore Francis
Green, Representative Hatton Sum-
ners and Representative Louis c..
Rabaut
The couple was married in a can
delight ceremony in the Metropoli-
tan Memorial Methodist Church
with the Rev. Edward G. Latch off,
ciating. Cascading ferns, white
gladioluSes and snapdragons pro-
vided the background.
Given in marriage by her father,
the attractive bride wore a gown
of white satin fashioned with an
oft-the-shoulder yoke. fitted peplum
and wide circular train. Her long
veil OF illusion was caught in a
clrclet Of orange blossoms and she
carried an arm bouquet of Gala
lilies. She wore a single strand of
pearls, a gift from the bridegroom.
The gowns and accessories worn
: by her attendants had been designed
by the bride. All were in white
satin and carried small scarlet vel
vet muffs with matching hats and
gloves
Miss Jacqueline G. Squire was the
maid of honor and Mrs. Carl Byham
and Miss Brenda Bennett, sister of
the bride, were bridesmaids. Miss
Barbara Charlton, niece of the bride
groom. was the flower girl.
MIR. George A. Vinali of Boston
served as best man and the ushers
were Mr.. Richard Cartwright Doyle,
OF Bethesda; Mr.. Clayton Belts, of
Chester, Pa, and Capt. Edmund j.
Bennett, brother of the bride.
An organ recital by Mr.. James
McLain and soprano solos by Miss
Jean Proetsch preceded the nuptials.
For the reception after the wedding
the Admiral Club had been decorated
with profusion of snapdragons and
gladioluses against background Of
white trellises covered with trailing
ivy.
The bride is graduate of Ameri-
can University and member of Phi
Mu Sorority. She is the grand
daughter of the late Rev. Edmund
Cooke Bennett, of Providence, r. l.,
and the late John ETH, well known
sculptor of Budapest, Paris and New
York.
The bridegroom was a student at
American University when he enter
ed the Army Air Forces four years
ago. He served for three years in
the Mediterranean theater and is now
with the United States Weather Bu-
reau.
Following a wedding trip to Sea
Island, Ga, the young couple will
make their home in Arlington after
March /.
The bridegroom's father and Mrs.
Humbert, and the brides grand
mother, Mrs. ETH, of Port Washing
ton, Long Island, were among the
out-of-town guests. Others included
Mr.. and Mrs. Alex ]. ETH, Montclair,
N. j.; Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Kaselin,
Media, Pa; Mrs. Thomas j. Nor
rissey, Denver, Colo; Mrs. Elizabeth
Modem, Media, Pa; Mr.. and Mrs.
William H. Hiatt, Lewisburg, Pa:
Miss Helen Hironimus and Miss
Mary Cottrell, Anderson, w. Va; Miss
Nancy Vaughn, Providence, r. L,
and Mr.. William Willard, Kansas
City.