Evening star., 1947-06-29
Sbinks- eaver

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Two long established Capital fam
lilies were united yesterday with the
marriage of Miss Lois Douglas
Weaver, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Lloyd Weaver, to Mr.. Almon
Whitback Spinks, son Of Mr.. Edgar
Spinks and the late Mrs Spinks'
The Rev. Lyman B. Greaves, as
sisted by DR.. Charles w. Lowry, OIL
ciated at the o'clock ceremony IN
All Saints Episcopal Church IN
Chevy Chase. A small reception
followed in the brides home In
Garrett Park, Md.
The bride, given in marriage by
her father, wore white marqul-
settle gown trimmed in lace and a
fingertip veil held by a cap of Brus-
sells lace brought from Belgium by
her mother. She carried a white
prayer book with a cluster OF gar
denias and stephanotis. Mrs. Frank
Lloyd Weaver, jr. was matron OF
honor and was costumed IN PINK
tissue taffeta and marquisette with
matching yeiled headdress and a
bouquet of spring flowers. The maid
of honor. Miss Mary Frances
Trader, was similarly dressed in
AQUA. while the bridesmaids, Miss
Lois Ed Ernest and Miss Bell Weir
McGinniSs. wore costumes Identical
to the matron of honor's. Miss May
Defandorf, cousin of the bride, was
ilnior bridesmaid and wore aqua
chiffon.
Best man was Mr.. Alvin E. Peter
son and the ushers were MessrS.
Frank and Charles Weaver, broth
ers of the bride; Mr.. Ralph Kotter
and Mr.. Shuford Schuhmann.
After a honeymoon in the Adiron-
dacks and Canada, Mr.. and Mrs.
Spinks will make their home in
Kensington. The bridegroom. a
graduate Of George Washington
University, is an electrical engineer
at the Bureau of Standards. The
bride is the great niece of the late
Mai. Gen. John Biddle, former
Engineer Commissioner Of the Dis
trict of Columbia. and granddaugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd Everett
Weaver of Washington.
R0sS-DickinS0n
In a double ring ceremony at the
Chevy Chase Presbyterian Church
Miss Anne Katharine Dickinson
daughter of Dr. and Mrs. H. q
Dickinson, became the bride OF Mr.
Hugh Neil Ross, son of Mr.. and Mrs
Hugh Ross of Silver Spring. The
Rev. Ralph D. Smith officiated a
the wedding which was followed b!
a reception at the brides home.
Given in marriage by her fathe,
the bride wore gown of oil Whit
satin with a bertha and cornet o
heirloom lace, and fingertlp vell o
Illusion. Her bouquet was Of glad
ioluses and stephanotis. Mrs
Thaddeus Elder was matron o
honor and Miss Florence Ross, sis
ter of the bridegroom, was brides
maid. Both wore peach Satll
dresses with coronets and bouquet
of delphinium, larkspur and yellow
marguerites.
Mr.. Donald Boughton was bes
man and the ushers were Mr.. Eide
and Mr., Thomas Webb.
Following a northern honeymoon
Mr.. and Mrs. Ross will make thei
home in Silver Spring.
ShorH-Sbeaker
A pretty bride of last evening wa
Miss Ina Jane Speaker, daughter o
Mr.. and Mrs. RAYMOND Morrison
Speaker, whose marriage to MI
Charles Addison Shortt took plac
in the Lincoln Road Methods
Church. The Rev George H. Ben
nett of Brunswick. Nd. oficiated a
the 8 o'clock ceremonv. Mr.. Short
is the son of Mr.. Garland o. Short
of Washington and Mrs. Isabel N
Short of New York.
Mr., Speaker gave his daughter Il
marriage Her veil of ILLUSION
trimmed in chantilly lace fell from
headdress of orange blossoms owe