Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-01-27
Society News
President and Mrs. Truman Attend
Wedding of Miss Snyder, Mai. Horton

carried a cascade bouquet of Law
ender iris and lavender lilacs.
The bridesmaids, whose gowns
were identical to Miss Truman's,
were Miss Harriet Johnston, Mrs.
Reid Baldridge and Miss Jane
TunStall Lingo, all of Washing
ton. and Mrs. John Harutun, jr.,
of st. Louis.
Mr.. Craig Stevens of Los
Angeles was best man and the
uShers were 1t. Col. William w.
Harvey. jr., U. S. A.; 1t Hoye D.
Moore, U. S. N; Capt. James
Shanahan, U. S. A; 1t. William
flanagan, U. S. M. c.; Maj. Will
liam M. Zimmerman, U. S. A., of
Fort Knox, KY; 1t. Comdr. Harry
Carl Allendorfer, jr., U. S. NJ; 1t.
Col. John r. Deane. jr., U. S. A.;
Mr.. George M. Dorsey, Mr.. A.
Marvin Braverman, Mr.. Robert
H. Denton, Mr.. George Horkan
and Mr.. Marvin Coles.
Outside the eastern entrance of
the Cathedral crowds were lined
up waiting to see the President
and the bridal couple when they
came out. They got a good look
while Mr.. Truman and the newly
weds posed on the steps before a |
barrage of photographers. One
cameraman called out, "Mr.
President, how about kissing the
bride?" and Mr.. Truman re-
sponded without hesitation, 81 do
not do any kissing in public
The Chief Executive and Mrs.
Truman-she in navy blue tat
feta dress topped by mink cape
and green satin hat trimmed with
roses-had to wait for the bridal
party to pile into their cars and
drive off first. Watching the
scene from the top of the steps,
Secretary of State Acheson OBJ
served in friendly fashion, This
is one time when the President
has to take a back seat"
From the church the Trumans
went to Blair House for respite
and did not arrive at the recep-
ton until tbs. This time with
no photographers present he
greeted the bride with a kiss on
the cheek.
Mrs. Snyder and Mr.. Horton
headed the receiving line which
included the bridal party ex-
cept for the ushers. Mrs.
Snyder was dressed in a floor
length gown of toast color net
over taffeta and tulle hat &C
cented by glazed ostrich feathers.
Toast color gloves and a cor
sage of green orchids completed
her costume.
Sidney and his orchestra played
for the reception where a num-
Der of out-of-towners were spotted
among the guests. Here from
New York for the occasion were
former Postmaster General and
Mrs. James A. Farley, opera star
Helen Traubel with her husband,
Mr.. William L. Bass; Mr.. Bernard
M. Baruch, Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd
Odlum, former Secretary of the
Army and Mrs. Kenneth C. Royal
and Vicomtesse Bellaigne.
Former Secretary of the Navy
and Mrs. John Nicholas Brown
came down from Providence, r.
l., for the wedding and others
from out of town were MIR. and
Mrs. Harvey Firestone, jr., for
mer Ambassador and Mrs. Will
liam D. Pawley. Mrs. o. Max
Gardner, Movie Actress Alexis
Smith, whose husband was best
man, Mr.. Herbert A. May of
Pittsburgh and Mr.. and Mrs.
Ward Canaday of Toledo, Ohio.
Before going upstairs to change
Drucie gathered her attendants
and then tossed her bouquet as
she mounted the steps. She threw
it with such vigor that it sailed
above the heads of Margaret Tru-
man and all the surprised brides
maids and right into the waiting
and eager hands of Miss Helene
Allendorfer, sister of one of the
ushers.
For her going costume