Evening star., 1947-10-05
Wedding Plans
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Friends In service and civilian
circles in Washington, where her
father served twice with the Bureau
of Ships, are learning with much
interest of the engagement of Selma
(Rusty) Dreller and Andy Kerr.
Rusty's parents. Rear Admiral and
Mrs. Louis Dreller. made the an
nouncement in Hawaii, where the
former commands the Pearl Harbor
Naval Ship Yard.
Andy, whose full name is Alex
Arthur Kerr, is a junior grade lieu
tenant, 1914 graduate Of the Naval
Academy, and is serving aboard the
u. S. S. Sea Fox at Pearl Harbor.
His parents are Mr.. and Mrs. Alex
ander Kerr of Seattle.
The wedding already is scheduled
for the eighth OF November, with the
immediate families to be present at
the ceremony and a large number
of friends invited to a reception IN
the garden.
Rusty writes: I'm scarcely CO.
herent about the entire affair
suffice it to say that when it comes.
one knows and I am completely
certain and blissfully happy" (And
for those puzzled about a wedding
present, her silver pattern is
Towle's Craftsman)
Wedding Friday
When Ruth Childs becomes Mrs.
Edward Chynoweth Hobbs on Fri
day, she'll be marrying into really
dyed in the wool" Army family.
Her fiance is 1887 graduate Of
the Military Academy, his father.
Horace Potts Hobbs, is retired
colonel and his grandfathers botll
were Army officers. Brig. Gen.
Bradford G. Chynoweth and Maj.
George A. Lynch. U. S. A., retired,
(the latter coming from Orlando.
Fla, for a visit in November) are
his uncles, and there are even other.
though more remote, family con-
nections in the service.
Ruth is the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Harry Evander Childs of West
Haven, Conn. She has lived in Wash
ington since coming here in 1941
after Pearl Harbor, and has been an
art student at the Abbott School and
the Corcoran Gallery of Art. She is
we'll known, too, for her work at the
Office of Scientific Research and De-
velopment and the YWCA.
The wedding Friday will be at 4
o'clock in st. Johns Church on La
fayette square, with the Rev, DR.. c.
Leslie Glenn tieing the nuptial knot.
Afterward, Col. and Mrs. Hobbs will
entertain at a reception in their
home for the small company present
at the ceremony
Mrs. John R. Walsh will come
from West Haven to be her sisters
only attendant, and Horace Potts.
Hobbs, jr.. will serve as best man
for his brother. After brief honey
moon at Williamsburg. the couple.
will live in Washington, where Ed
ward is an engineer with Bernard F.
Locraft. And, incidentally, they're
searching for an apartment.
Bermuda Honeymoon
Brig. Gen. Karl S. Bradford,
U. S. A., retired, and Mrs. Bradford
are announcing the marriage of their
daughter, Sally Bradford Wagstaff,
to Richard Ernest Peek, jr., son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Peek of Buffalo. The
very informal ceremony took place
in Washington Monday morning and
the newlyweds left by plane for Ber-
muda. They'll be back this week,
and will reside temporarily at the
Westchester, where Sally has had an
apartment for year.
The bridegroom is 1888 graduate
of Colgate University and ieuten-
ant commander in the Naval Reserve.
During the war he commanded the
destroyer escort Swenning. which
was awarded Presidential Unit
Citation.
Buffet Supper
The Secretary of the Air Force
and Mrs. w. Stuart Symington
topped the list of guests invited to
the buffet supper given jointly FRI
day night by Brig. Gen. and Mrs..
william L. Richardson and Brig.
Gen. and Mrs. Francis L. Anken-
brandt in the Officers Club at Boll-
ing Field.
Gen. and Mrs. Carl Spaatz and.
Gen. and Mrs. Hoyt S. Vandenberg
were next in rank. and other gei1..-
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