Evening star., 1951-06-24
Top Officials
.AtWeddinq
Yesterday
Diplomats Daughter
Scientist Wed;
Reception Follows

Top United States officials and
40 ambassadors witnessed the
marriage yesterday of the daugh-
ter of the dean of the diplomatic
corps to brilliant young Amer
lean scientist.
There was so much 1ank pres
ent In st. Adams Church for the
4 o'clock ceremony that the ush-
ers were hard pressed to find
front row seats for cabinet mem
bers. chiefs of foreign missions
and ranking military attending
the wedding of Miss Marjorie
Bertha Munthe de Morgenstierne
and Mr.. John Howard Coleman
of Palm Beach.
President Truman had regret.
ted the wedding and reception
Invitation for his wife and daugh-
ter but had accepted. for himself
barring a last-minute interfer-
ence.
Embassy Reception
The Norwegian Ambassador and
Nine. Munthe de Morgenstierne
were hosts to about 400 at the,
Embassy Immediately following
the church ceremony at which the
Rev. E. Felix Kloman officiated.
He was assisted by the Rev. M.
Rossebo of the Norwegian Sea-
mans Church in Baltimore.
White carnations, stock and glad
|ioluses decorated St. /, Adams for
the occasion. Mr.. Raymond Rapp
played the organ.
Ambassador Munthe de Nor
genstierne escorted his daughter
to the chancel. She was lovely
blond picture in a white nylon
net gown with the bouffant skirt
draped in white taffeta and end
ing in a full net train. Her simple
f1ngertip veil fell from a crown i,
of orange blossoms and she. car
ried bouquet of lilies Of the VAL
ley and white orchids.
She was attended by Mr.. Cole
mans sister, Mrs. Milton K. JEFF
fords of Orangeburg. S. c., as .
matron of honor, and by Miss
Yardley Minnix, a former class
mate at Cathedral School, as maid
of honor. Both were costumed in
yellow nylon net with hats to
match and carried yellow roses
and forget-me-nots.
The bridesmaids were Miss Sol
veig Munthe de Morgenstierne,
younger sister of the bride; Miss
Constance Bingham, Miss Eleanor
TydingS and Miss Monique Bohn
Of London who flew here for the
wedding and will visit Miss Curl
Lie in New York next week before
a Canadian Sojourn and her re-
turn to London. The bridesmaids
wore blue nylon net over yellow
taffeta with small matching
crowns trimmed in blue forget
Bridegroom's Attendonts
Mr. Henry Gibson, jr., of Palm
Beach was best man and the ush-
srs were Mr.. Richard Russell Of
Palm Beach, DR.. Dietrich Jenny
If Princeton University, Mr.. j..
Ward Spear of Easton, Md; Mr..
Howard o. Woltz. jr.. of Mt. Airy.
c., and Mr.. John Van Ness
Phillips, jr., of Claverac, N. Y.
Standing in the receiving line
It the reception afterward with
he hosts and members of the
,ridal party was Mrs. Prichett
Coleman Of Danville, Va, mother
# the bridegroom. She was cos
umed in soft blue, Nine. Nor.
in cocoa brown chan
lily lace with hat of net and
lowers in the same color.
They greeted in turn Mrs. Dean
AcheSon whose husband was out
# town; Secretary of the Treas
Try and Mrs. Snyder, Secretary Of
he Interior and Mrs. Oscar Chap
nan. French Ambassador Bonnet.
Belgian Ambassador Baron Silver
ruys. Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, Gen.
md Mrs. Omar Bradley and the
ambassadors and their wives from
Netherlands, Italy. Portugal, Dem
mark. Spain. Egypt, Iran. Canada,
nd so forth.
Here from out of town for the
'rilliant occasion were the Nor.
1egian Consul General of New
,ork and Mrs. Erling Bent, Mrs.
,ucius Boomer, Mr.. and Mrs. Guy
,merson, Mr.. and Mrs. Rolf
fichelson, Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick
'edford, Mr.. and Mrs. Christian
,venson and Mrs. Herman Asche.
Il OF New York. and Miss Curl
,ie, daughter of the Secretary
General of the United Nations.
Mrs. Harold Sims of Montreal.