The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-10-18
V|LLEE- MORTON
WEDDING. TO-DAY
MISS HELEN NORTON AND MIR.
MERLE B. VHLEE WILL BE
UNITED IN MARRIAGE
THIS AFTERNOON AT
O'CLOCK
Affair VIII Be Very Beautiful Nuptial
Event and Will Take Place In
Vance Memorial Church.

Few Of the autumn weddings have
created as much interest as that OF MISS
Helen Eilcte Norton and Mr.. Merle
Barcliffc EIllce, which will be solemn
tied this afternoon at O'Clock In the
Vance Memorial Presbyterian church at
Wnodsdale. Miss Elizabeth Burdats
will be the brides maid and MIR. Jess
Weldon. Of Toledo, O.. will attend the
groom as best man. Tho ushers will be
Howard Nay. Allen Bowie, Alex Todd
and Charles Decker. Of New York. Rev.
james Mcasc Potter. pastor OF the
Vance church. will read the nuptial ser
vice in the presence Of large number
Of friends and relatives of the bride an!
groom.
Tho choicest blossoms OF the season,
largo yellow and white chrySanthe-
NUNS together with ferns and palms.
will be arranged in the church by Lang
hans The chaucel and altar rail will be
banked with the lovely blossoms and
French baskets OF natural flowers VIII
mark the pews.
Promptly at the appointed hour the
bridal party will enter the church to the
strains OF Lohcngrins wedding march
played by Miss Helen Virtue, organist
OF the church. The ushers will lead tho
way followed by the bridesmaid. and the
bride Will bring up the rear on the arm
Of her father. who will give her in mar
rage. They will be met at the altar by
the groom and tho best man. During
the ceremony Miss Virtue will play
THE Sweetest Story Ever Told" and
the party will leave the church to the
strains Of the wedding march from
Mendelssohn.
The bride. who Is a w!nsome little
brunette, will be a picture OF loneliness
h.Il AL % tn
bined with Chantilly lace designed with
a surplus bodice. drapcd skirt and court
train. With this she Will wear tulle
veil held in place at the forehead with
O wreath Of orange blossoms. White
kid slippers and gloves will complete
her costume and she will carry I shower
bouquet OF brides roses and valley
lilies.
Miss Burdats will wear q dainty
froCk OF yellow net made over silver
cloth. a large hat Of cream Of lace. gold
slippers and cream gloves. She will
carry an armful Of Aaron Ward roses.
Following the ceremony a reception
will be held at the home Of the bride in
Oak Park. and here the same beautiful
decorations OF yrllow and white chry-
santhemums Will Ia effectively used. At
1880 O'Clock Mr. NiIl"c and his bride
will depart uv,." tn" Pennsylvania lines
on their hon - ,'.''.. which will be a
tour of the eastern ..tltcS. The brides
travelling Costume viii be a becoming
model in brown SilVrrtonc with Sralskin
trimmings. With this she will wear
brown feather hat and brown boots and
gloves On their return after November
30. they will take up their residence in
the Martindill Apartments at Woods
dale.
To-day's bride Is the daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. George r. w. Norton. OF Oak
Park. AS 4 bride-elect she was much
feted by her many friends with whom
she Is n general favorte. She is 4 Frad-
uate Of Triadelphia high school. Mr..
Villce is the son OF Mr.. and Mrs c. A.
Fillee, Of Lancaster, Ia. but has resided
In this city for several years. For n
time he was instructor in manual train
ing at Philadelphia district high school.
At present he Is connected with the
West Virginia Inspection Bureau, being
located in Wheeling.
Out-of-town guests here for the we'd
ding arc:
Mrs. Walter L Decker. Of Cleveland.
Mrs. William EXtcnsperGcr. OF Cleve-
land.
Mrs. George Mathcs. Of Philadelphia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jess Weldon, of Toledo,
Ohio.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Esler. Of Pitts
burgh. Pa
MIR. Charles Decker. Of New York City.
Mrs. c. A. Nillee. Of Lancaster, Pa