Evening star., 1948-06-13

and his father are stationed in the
Austrian city.
Miss Marion Morrell, daughter OF
Vice Admiral and Mrs. Ben. F. Nor.
rell, went to Vienna with the bride
and her mother to be the only at.
tendant at the wedding. Miss Nor
rell and the former Miss Echols
made their debuts the same year IN
Washington and also attended Vas
sar College together.
After reception the newlyweds
left on their honeymoon. Gen. and
Mrs. Echols and Miss Morrel will
leave early this week to visit sew
eral places in Austria, France and
Italy. They are expected to re.
turn about the first of July.
Elm ore.Bnchanan
Members of society turned out in
large numbers yesterday afternoon
for the wedding in st. Thomas
Episcopal Church of Miss Betty Ray
Buchanan, daughter of Mrs. Rich
ard Bell Buchanan and the late
Capt. Buchanan, Marine Corps, to
M. Stancliff Churchill Elmore.
Then they later went to the 1925
F. Street Club for reception when
an orchestra played in the garden.
The Rev. Harold B. Sedgewick
officiated at the ceremony before q
flower banked altar.
The bride,was given in marriage
by her cousin. Mr.. Gordon Fitz-
gerald Linke. Her gown of lace was
enhanced by a full length veil OF
illusion held by coronet OF pearls
and she carried roses and lilies OF
the valley.
Mrs. Donald Thomas Regan was
her sisters matron of honor and the
other attendants were the Misses
Aleen Stuart Buchanan. another
sister of the bride, Barbara Busta-
mante sof Buenos Aires, Mary An
derson, Ogden; Helen Marie Dun
igan and Delphine Turner Colquitt.
| Donna Ann Regan. daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs Donald Thomas Re-
gan. was the flower girl for her
aunt.
The groom, who is the son Of Mrs.
Wilbur Leslie Gray and the late
Judge John Archer Elmore OF the
United States Court of Claims OF
Montgomery. Ala, had as his best
man Col. John Archer Elmore, U.
S. A.. of Montgomery.
| The ushers were the Messrs. DON
| aid Thomas Regan, Wilbur Leslie
Gray. jr., Littlee Wilson, Richard
Wright, William Marsteller, Daniel
H. Kunkel and George w. Priest.
| After honeymoon at the Grove
Park Inn in Asheville, N. c., the
couple will return to Washington
to make their home.
ICockriel.Leverfon
Miss Lillian Harrell Leverton.
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs j. VIII
liam Leverton of White Flint. on
the Rockville pike, became the
bride of Mr.. Joseph Jack Cockr1el
last evening in a candlelight serv-
ice in st. Mary's Chapel OF the
Washington Cathedral. The Rev.
]. w. Suter, dean Of the Cathedral,
oficiated and after the ceremony
guests assembled in the Burgundy
room of Wardman Park Hotel for
la charming reception.
! Clad In white satin with a long
illusion veil the bride carried her
grandmother,s antique lace wedding
| handkerchief and a bouquet OF
orchids, lilies of the valley and
stephanotis.
| The bride was attended by the
Misses Betty Ann Gaines, 10 Ann
Criswell, Ann Kitchin Josey, Peggy
Painter and Margery Teal.
/ The groom Is the son OF Mr.. ana
Mrs. Robert e. cockriel OF Platte
| CITY. Mo. He had as his best man,
Mr.. Henry Earl Wise, and the ushers
were the Messrs. Frank r. Dawson,
Philip Stroupe. Edmond Ryan ana
! Spence Flannery.
| After a motor Trip TO Mryrle Beach,
| s. C.. the newly weds will return to
washington for the remainder OF
the summer. In the fall they Will
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