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Miss Ruth DeMond Wed■ T.\Jot] ■I• Iam• •i *Pastor4-b'S •¥jy.fee* W; . ^ ** * tfV --;-K- •. .*:*/;V' V* x - ‘ ► - .....lt;*• \ «Nj • v - * :: '•Jv-v , ’ I • r 1 fcilrfr ? ••• -fV/H ‘ : »• . / ' V*. mv.-; .lt;V- //■:m' * • «v # lt;oj*\ y •/'... • Vflt; . /AV ..VTK.#Yv ^FflWSSWySWKS• ' '•MS®'8SiA /.V. ./A./,?.*v»'WWW)- • ■mc-.» •**’V,assra3*• ■: * ’i jA •* . •v y x'v , .A■ **: • • •-'fcK-r™— » The Bride, the formerMISS RUTH DeMOND, • Teacher Randall Or. High.:. • The THE REV. RGroom,. W. B!•KB,Pastor; Lincoln Temple.insir-Ivesipluriveifyin-lto'tc,,yelaln-bbnehen-edbelasWASHINGTpN, D.C.—The . Rev. R. W.\ Brooks, ‘pastor of (the Lincoln Temple Congregational. Church, onew I • | *of the largest churches In the-city, was united in marriage 1 j Miss iRuth DeMond, local teacher, in Nashville, Sunday. ‘ * *’!•*•The ceremony .'.was, performed bythe father of the bride, the Rev. A'.:L. DeMond, pastor of Howard Cdngre-tgatlonal Qhurch, Nashville, Teriti., assisted by Dr. Jason N. Pierce and theRev. T. M. Brifmfield. .The newlyweds arrived in the city Tuesday afternoon, and at present'areVstopping with an aunt of the-bride, Mrs. M. Scott, of 1725 S Street, nw.'l • -The • -church was’ beautifully decorated with palms, ferns, and yellow chrysanthemums. The ceremony was performed at the close of the morning 'service. A solo was sung by Miss Lucille Williams; jsoft • music was played during the ceremony by Mi L; T. Holt. Dean A* A/[Taylor of risk. University, arid a. number cf the members of the institution’s faculty V?re present.: A: reception was” given in honor of the newlyweds at the home. of the Rev. and Mrs. DeMond at 6 p.m.At the wedding' ceremony, the bride wore a beautiful dress erf blue triple chiffon, trimmed with alencon-romaine,, trimmed, with pearls and rhinestones.' The sister-o£ the bridewore blue sathij*. Many lovely gifts;were received by the. bride and. groom.rOn Saturday, tjhe bride and her sis-,ter were entertained at a * receptiongiven by. Miss Rtiby Lawrence at her home, 1300 Hinds Street. Thosfe assisting in receiving the guests at the reception, Spndeiy, were: Mrs. OliviaGreenway, MisslRoslin Sumlln,‘Mrs.-H. Vassar, Miss Ruby Lawrence, Misslace, and puffed sleeves. . Her slippers matched her»dress, hose and gloves.11-siyfl-vendicehesi-:h.hosTT7l-Her hat and |vell were of beige: She1 jvlt;carried a bouquet of pink roses and lilies of the Valley. \J»Miss Marguerite DeMond. . the bride’s sister,1 her only attendant*, was ; charming in a beige dress, with brownbat, yeiT and other accessories. Shebfcarried a beautiful bouquet of • yellow tea roses.-.Albert DeMond, the brother of.. the? 'bride, was the best man. The groom ind best man were handsome in their Cutaway coats and gray striped trousefs. • -1 TJie,bride’s mother, Mrs. A. L. DeMond, entered just before the bride’s party, attiied in. a handsome black lace ■.dressjwith a corsage of violets and roses, - ' \ - *At the . reception, the bride wore a beautiful evenmg gown of ^hite crepeBernice Compton, and J. Ferguson. .• The bride is a Jgraauate of Syracuse University, and.has studied in Columbia University, «iid the University of Chicago. .} * I • 1Members -of -tho-church. are plan* ning a reception, for the Rev. and Mrs. Brooks; Sunday afternoon, 5 to 8 p.m., at the[resldence of Mr. and Mrs. . Thomas • {Frazier, 389 Rhode Island Avenue; J • ' i Mrs. Brooks is attached . to the Randall annex, now -known as the Lovejoy School. Prior to her connection with the ‘District schools, Mrs. Brooks served as teachen in th£ Douglass High School; in Baltimore, for five years.- £he is a graduate of Syracuse University,.The'Rev. Mr/]Brooks Is one of Washington’s mcst outstanding clergymen, taking an active part in various civic and welfate enterprises. He rounds out I his eighth year as pastor of Lincoln, | Thursday, having {succeeded the Rev. Emory B. Smith, pub-licitv dliectof of Howard University.The Rev.. Mr. 'Brooks has received extensive training, listing among oth-! er accomplishments an A.B. fromFisk, a M.^tl and B.D. from tho TJni-of iCServices 'at Lincom Temple inversity of iChicagoi Services 'at Lin com Tempi the absence jof the Rev. Mr. Brooks, Sunday, were conducted by Dr. Bent Jamin Brawley, professor of English at Howard University. ‘ .The Rev. Mr. Brooks was a widower,- his first wife, • a minister’s daughter and cousin pf Florence Colo Talbert, the singer, having died December 4, 1928.1 - - . * . fThe Rev.*-Mr. Brooks,-, cam to. Washington from Detroit in 1924.thiythStthticcfconecaaspeSoStponethla]edPrcuanthimitiegoSothiaflloe
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Baltimore Afro American
Baltimore, Maryland, US
Sat, Jan 02, 1932
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