Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1919-09-25
Wedding Bells.

MIR. Charles Craighill Lucas, oil
Philadelphia, son OF DR.. and Mrs. c. c
Lucas, of Kearneysville, and Miss
Adah Middleton, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Oscar Willis Middleton, of Erie,
Pa, were married last Saturday at the
home Of the brides parents, the cere-
mony being performed by Rev. R. S.
Vancleve. The wedding was a beauti-
full one, and was attended by number
of the friends and relatives of the hap
py young couple. The matron of hon.
or was Mrs. Herbert McElroy and the
best man was Colonel John P. Lucas.
Suzette Stancliff was the flower girl,
The home was beautifully decorated
with fall flowers, the general color
scheme being yellow. After the we'd
ding Mr.. and Mrs. Lucas left on a we'd
ding trip, and upon their return will
be at home az 1905 Arch street, Phila-
delphia. Mr.. Lucas is with the Burke
Electrical Company in that city. Among
the guests at the wedding were DR.. and
Mrs. c. c. Lucas, Col. and Mrs. John
P. Lucas and Miss Mary Lucas. The
groom is one of Jefferson county's
most highly regarded young men, and
the best wishes of his friends in this
section will follow him and his charm
ing young wife.
An interesting society event last
week was the marriage on Wednesday
of Miss Lorraine Annette Murphy,
daughter of Colonel and Mrs Simon ].
Murphy, of Claymont, this county, to
Lieutenant Colonel Robert Howard
Fletcher, Jr., of the General Staff
Corps, United States Army. The we'd
ding took place in Zion Episcopal
Church, Charles Town, the ceremony
being performed at noon by the rector,
Rev. John S. Alfriend The bride was
attended by her sister, Miss Elsie
Murphy. The ushers were Lieutenant
Colonel ]. Ed. Burns, Captain Marshall
w. Mcdonald, Colonel G. S. Byrnes
and Lieutenant Willard Osbourn.
Colonel Fletcher, who is a native OF
San Diego, California, left with his
bride for an automobile honeymoon
trip soon after the wedding.
Mr.. E. P. Shrader, of Hagerstown,
and Mrs. Della P. Reinhart, of Thigh
manton, were married recently at the
parsonage of ST. Johns Lutheran
Church in Hagerstown by Rev. DR.. J.
Edward Harms. The groom served
two years with the u. S. Marines and
was wounded and gassed while fight
ing in France. He is at present en-
ployed by the Maryland Pressed Steel
Company in Hagerstown. Mrs. Shra-
der was the young widow Of John
Reinhart, of Shepherdstown, and lived
here until shortly after the death of
her husband.
Miss Elsie Cora Clohan one of Mar
tinsburg's popular young ladies', and
Mr.. Joseph Edmund Flynn, an ensign
in the u. S. Navy, were married in
Washington last Saturday. The bride
is a daughter of the late Alex Clohan
and Mrs. Clohan. Mr.. and Mrs. Flynn
will reside in Washington.
Mr.. T. R. Kline, one of Martins
burg's well-known residents, surprised
his friends by getting married on
Monday. His bride was Mrs. Annie
E. McDermad, of New Oxford, Pa.
They were married in Harrisburg.
Mr.. ]. Earl VanHorn and Miss Ger
trude E. Haas, two well-known young
residents of Martinsburg, were mar
ried yesterday, the ceremony being
performed in ST. Joseph's Catholic
Church by Rev. w. A. McKeefry.
Mr., Thomas M. Rutherford and Miss
Bessie Lenora Thompson, both Of Mar
tinsburg, were married in Hagerstown
on Monday by Rev. F. R. Bayley.
Mrs. Bette Kerfott, of Martinsburg,
and Mr.. J. A. Martin, Of Washington,
were married in Hagerstown last