Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-26
PORTER R-ASTRICH
BRIDAL THURSDAY
Popular Young Folks Have
Arranged Thanksgiving
Home Wedding

A simple home wedding will be
solemnized tomorrow at 1880
o'clock when Miss Mildred II. Ast
rich. daughter of Mrs Herman Asst
rich, and Paul P. Porter, are united
in marriage at the Astrich home,
202S North Third street, the Rev.
DR.. Lewis Seymour Nudge, pastor
of Pine Street Presbyterian Church,
officiating.
The house will be attractively dec
grated with southern smilaX and
white chrysanthemums and the cere-
mony will be performed in the liv-
ingroom before a fireplace banked
with palms and greenery. Two tall
vases of white chrysanthemums will
be arranged at either side.
Mrs. Charles Traver, an intimate
friend of the bride. is to play a Shu-
bert Moment Musicale" and several
old English love songs followed by
the Lohengrin Bridal Chorus"
The bride will wear a gown of
ivory satin, made on simple lines and
will carry a -stemmed American
Beauty rose.
Mrs. William C. Wanbaugh, of
Camp Hill, the matron of honor, will
wear a gown of brown chiffon vel
vet with touches of gold and a cor
sage bouquet of daisies and fern.
Ira C. Kinder will be best man.
A wedding dinner is to be served
Immediately after the ceremony.
The bridal party. including Mr.. and
Mrs. William c. Wanbaugh, Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Traver, Ira c. Kinder
and Harold Astrich, will be seated
at a cffOnn talNln xrhi1 Ath
guests will sit at a large table in the
diningroom. Both tables will be dec
GRATED with baskets of pink roses,
entwined with greens, while silver
candlesticks holding white taper
candles will furnish the light.
The wedding guests will include:
Mrs. Irwin Porter, of PhoeniXville,
Pa; Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Mac
Phee. of Philadelphia; Mr.. and Mrs.
Louis Astrich, Mrs. Is. Astrich, of
Lancaster. Pa; Mrs. K. Spencer and
Mr.. and Mrs. S. b. Jeffries, of Lam
caster; Mr.. and Mrs. Vernon Bolts,
of Shamokin, Pa, and Mr.. and Mrs.
NJ. Mossbacher. of New York City.
Active in War Work
Miss Astrich was graduated from
Mt Vernon Seminary, Washington,
ID. c., and after her graduation en-
gagged in newspaper work with the
local papers. When the war broke
out she gave up her advertising to
take an active part in Red Cross
work.
Mr.. Porter served as first lieuten-
ant of Company G, in the 103rd
Supply Train of the 2Sth Division
which he helped recruit in Pitts
burgh, Philadelphia and Harrisburg,
at the, outbreak of the war.
He received his commission soon
after entering the service and after
years service in this country went
to France in May, 1918, where he re-
mained with the division until it's
return to this country in June, 1919.
Upon receiving his discharge, he re-
turned to Harrisburg to take up his
position as inspector of motor equip
ment for the State of PENNSYLVANIA
Early this fall he resigned from
that position to enter into part
nership with Charles Traver in the
purchase of the Troy Laundry, for
merly the Ellis Laundry Service.
Although his home is in Phoenix
vile he has been a resident of Har-
risburg for the last nine years.
The bride will wear a going away
dress of navy blue tricotine and a
seal coat with skunk collar and
small seal hat. Her corsage bou-
quet will be of orchids. After De-
cember 26 the couple will be "at
home" to their friends at 22S Seneca
street.
Mrs Henry Behrens and small
daughter, Marie have returned to
the city after spending several
weeks among relatives in New York
State.