Smyrna times., 1932-10-12
Welded 27 YEARS
THEY CELEBRATE
Rev. ]. w. and Mrs. Colona of
Harrison St. M. E. Church
Wilmington, Honored
"BRIDE"ONCE OF SMYRNA

Colona, d. D., and Mrs. Colona, 628
Harrison street, were given a sur
prise party Tuesday night of last
week by the congregation of Harri-
son Street M. E. Church, of which
Mr.. Colona is pastor. The affair
was given in the Church Hall and
was a delightful occasion. Mrs.
Colona, who was before her mar
riage Miss Bertha Stengle, is a
daughter of Rev. Adam Stengle of
Wilmington, a former pastor of
Asbury M. E. Church, Smyrna.
She spent part of her school days
here and attended the Smyrna
schools. She is well known not
only in Smyrna but also at Dover,
where she and her husband resided
while he was superintendent of Do
yer District of Wilmington M. E.
Conference. DR.. and Mrs. Colona
were married at the Asbury M. E.
Church, at Salisbury, Md, by her
father, DR.. Stengle, who at that
time was superintendent of the
Salisbury District. DR.. Stengle was
assisted at the ceremony by the
late Rev. Charles A. Hill, pastor of
Asbury Church at that time, who
later served at st. Pauls Church,
Wilmington, being pastor there
when the new church was built.
The late Rev. S. M. Morgan, then
superintendent of the Dover Dis
trict, also assisted in the nuptial
service. DR.. Colona was at the
time of the marriage pastor of a
church at Princess Anne, Md, a
church in DR.. Stengles' district.
DR.. Colona recently served six
years as superintendent of the Viii
mington District. DR.. and Mrs.
Colona have one daughter, Miss
Barbara Colona. The family had
been at the home of DR.. and Mrs.
Stengle for an anniversary dinner.
and upon their return to their
home they were asked to the
church hall, where many members
of their congregation offered con-
gratulations. Here a second mar
riage ceremony was performed by
the veteran minister, DR.. Stengle
and father of the bride" who had
officiated at the ceremony 27 years
ago. AS the wedding procession
advanced, Clarence B. Thomas
sang, 20, Promise Me-" and the
quartette sang THE Bridal Choir
u.s." The bride was presented with
bouquet of white rose buds and
lilies of the valley which she car
ried. The bridesmaids were the
superintendents of the departments
of the church school, Mrs T. Ell
mer Perry, Mrs. G. p. Anderson,
Mrs. Oscar @. Draper, Mrs. Jessie
4 Willis, Mrs. Albert Clayton, Mrs.
H Byron Carpenter. They carried
bouquets of dahlias. The ushers
were the officers of the school. I.
Elmer Perry, @. France Anderson,
Elwood Anderson, Marvin Mckay,
G. w. Harris and George E. Samp-
son. Clifton Sutton was the ring
bearer. Among the guests of the
evening were Mrs. Adam Stengle.
mother Of the bride, and Barbara
! Colona who is a student of Swarth-
more College, daughter of brand
Mrs Colona. After the ceremony
a delightful program arranged by
Mrs. Perry was enjoyed by the
audience. The church quartette,
Mary Christy Heisler, Clarence B.
Thomas, Lillian Sayles, Marvin G.
Fl Crosson, accompanied by S. Eliza
beth Lloyd rendered a musical pro-
gram. Marvin G. Crosson sang
several selections. Mrs Esther
Gebman gave a reading. The sen
ior orchestra accompanied by Miss
Myrtle Southard played music dur
ing the evening. The program
closed with a humorous playlette
why I Never Married" given by
twelve women and men of the
church. Mr.. Crossan sang a poem
composed by Mrs. Perry on the
courtship and welded life of DIR
and Mrs. Colona, set to the tune OF
"Just a Song at Twilight" The
guests then returned to the gym
nasium, which had been decorated
by o. c. Draper and Mrs. E. An.
derson. In the center of the room
on a table decorated in pink anC
white was a large wedding cake
surrounded by 81 candles. The CAKE
contained a quilt in blue and golC
made by the women of the church
which was presented to Mrs. Co
Iona, also a necklace of crysta
beads given by the Y. P. Division
where Mrs. Colona is a teacher
DIR. Colona was presented with {
large box which held 81 package.
containing comic presents and {
gift of money for each year of theil
married life. Refreshments wert
then served The church wa!
beautifully decorated in ferns anc
fall flowers.