Evening star., 1948-06-06
June WSdAmgs
Claim Social
LimeAght
Miss PayetteWed;
Joan Patterson
Becomes Bride
By Margaret Hart Candy
Society Editor.

this week end. For the first Satur-
day in June found wedding bells
ringing for many lovely brides. And
as they walked to flower-banked
altars the young ladies presented
a style show of what Dame Fashion
DEGREES to be the smartest attire
for this years June bride.
There definitely is not, I am sorry
to say, enough space in this society
section to fully describe the many
section to fully describe the gorge
Gus costumes of the many brides, as
tendants. But the hundreds OF
friends and relatives who gathered
in local churches to see their IA
vorite bride or brides must have
been delighted with the beautiful
bridal professions. Then, too, they
must have highly enjoyed the
charmingly arranged receptions
that followed the marriage cere-
monies.
A very popular member of Wash
ington's younger set was in yester-
days bridal procession and many
prominent capitalites went to War
renton to attend her wedding. She
was Miss Joan Pomeroy Patterson,
daughter of Mrs. Hendrick Eustls
of Washington and Warrenton. The
lucky young man was Mr.. James
Gledhill Simonds, son of the late
Mr.. and Mrs Frank H. Simonds of
this city and Snowville, N. H.
The Rev. Paul B. BoWden Off
ciated at the 4 o'clock ceremony in
ST. James Church. Then guests
went to Bellevue Farm, Mrs. Eustis
beautiful Virginia estate, for bril-
liant reception.
Clad in satin and family lace, the
brides costume was enhanced by the
exquisite lace and chiffon veil of
her mothers and the rare old Span
ish gold cross studded with pearls
and garnets that belonged to her
great grandmother.
Miss Katherine Blake went toI
Warrenton from her New York
home to be the maid of honor and
Mr. Charles Runyon Of this city was
best man. There we're no ushers,
but assisting at the ceremony were
Mr. George P. Eustis, the brides
half brother, Mr.. Charles E. Bohlen
of Washington and the Messrs. Ar
thur M R. Charrington, William N.
Wilbur. Hugh Spilman and Thomas
N Frost of Warrenton.
The bride, who is the daughter of
the late Mr.. George w. Patterson,
has been working in the Central
Intelligence Agency and the State
Department since her graduation
from Sarah Lawrence College. Her
husband, whose father was noted
writer on international affairs, Is
member of the Near East Division
of the State Department.
old Families United
Two prominent old Washington
families were united yesterday when
Miss Dorothy Dolores Payette,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. John j.
Payette, became the bride of Mr..
Charles Kemp Devereux, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph S. Devereux,
ST. Matthews Cathedral was filled
to capacity for the II o'clock nuptial
mass, which was celebrated by the
Rev. Carl Hess, pastor of Our Lady
of Victory Church. The reception
following was the largest of the day
Some 300 guests were received by
the wedding party in the Chinese
Room of the MayfloWer. In the
adjoining grand ballroom there was
an elaborate buffet and toasts to the
newly weds were drunk in sparkling
champagne.
Wearing a creation of silver lame
with a veil topped with orange bios
SONS, the bride made charming
picture as she walked to the altar
with her father.
The debutante sister of the groom,
Miss Agnes Kemp Devereux, was
maid of honor and others in the
bridal procession was another sister
of the groom. Miss Sybil Devereux,
and the Misses Betty Jane Wise,
Ann Flynn and Doris Reuter-. HaloS
of yellow roses and blue delphinium
and the matching bouquets OF the
attendants blended with the colors
of their effective marquisette dresses.
Mr.. Joseph S. DevereuX, jr., was
best man for his brother and the
ushers were the Messrs. John j.
Payette. ir; John R, Devereux,
James Nails and Anthony Boyer.
After a trip through New Eng
land the popular young couple will
make their home at 2518 Tunlaw
road. The bride received her educa-
ton at Notre Dame of Maryland
and Georgetown Visitation Convent.
Her husband is graduate OF |
Georgetown University and George
town Law School.
Chandler-R eiSs
Another ceremony of much inter-
est in old residential circles was that
uniting in marriage Miss Barbara |
Ann Reiss. daughter of Mrs. Howard |
Reiss. and Ensign William D. Chan
dler III, grandson of the late Dr. /
and Mrs. Charles w. Richardson.
Mr. Lynn E. EXline, great-uncle of |
the bride, escorted his niece to the /
altar of the Naval Academy, where |
he gave her in marriage to the |
young naval officer. The Rev Hen |
ry Collins of st. AIMS Church began |
the service at 5 o'clock.
Handsome rose point lace and |
white taffeta were used to fashion |
the brides gown and complementing
1t was her feathery bouquet of lilies !
of the valley and orchids.
Taking their share of attention
were the little boys in the bridal
procession. Milton J. Hester and
William Krulak were the train
bearers and Charles c. Krulak car
ried the ring on satin cushion.
Preceding the bride to the altar
were her attendants, including the
Misses Betty Lee Steele, Betty
Thompson, Suzzane Miller and Mar
cia Grady. Their becoming pink
marquisette dresses and bouquets
of matching roses and blue del
phinium gave a pleasing color note
to the all-white decorations in the
church.
Ensign Patrick P. Billingsley was
best man, and the ushers included
Ensigns Richard NJ Scott, Richard
E. Nicholson, John A. Fletcher, II;
Seymour L. Kunin and the Messrs