Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1934-06-14
WACHS-BROWN WEDDING AT
THE MALTA Nj. Il. CHURCH

Fhe company assembled dl Tie
Malta Methodist Episcopal church
Sunday evening, to witness the
Wachs-Brown wedding, filled the
auditorium.
The chancel was banked with
flowers ferns, ETC., making
a most charming background Tor
the wedding ceremony. Tall white
candles in clusters of five, three
and two-25 tapers in all, about
the altar, were prominent ana
beautiful part of the decorations,
and these were lighted, as were the
electric. lights in the arch over the
choir loft, just as the bridal party
was about to enter. At the front or
the altar, was an arch covered with
roses, and suspended from the arch
was a bell of roses. The beautltul
decorations had been made under
the supervision of Miss Helen Lynn.
Reserved seats in the front part
of the auditorium, in the m1ddle'
and both side sections, were deslg-
mated by punches of white maine
with roses. To these seats were
ushered the special guests
tives and intimate friends OF the
bride and groom. Messrs. Lee Hum
phrey, C. B. Smith, J. n. Barlow
and Harry Cook served AS ushers.
At the hour appointed, o'clock,
the services preliminary TO the wed
ding ceremony, began. First was
D'Hardelot, sung by Mrs. Harry
Harris, with Mrs. B. D. Richardson
as organist. 81 Love You Truly,
nv Carrie Jacobs Bond, and sung
by DR.. w. r. Sears, came next.
Mrs Richardson then launched into
the wedding march from Lohengrln,
and to it's strains the bridal party
entered. The officiating minister,
DR.. E. r. Stafford district superln-
tendent, had taken his place at the
altar.
The bride Miss Helen Faye Brown
and the bridesmaid, her sister, Miss
Lurene Claire Brown, came up the
left aisle to the front of the church,
and the bridegroom, Rev. Paul |.
Wachs, accompanied by his friend
Gail Harper Finch of Greenfield, o.,
came up the right aisle to the altar
where the marriage vows were TAX
en- in a most beautiful and impress
sive manner, the single ring cere-
mony being used.
The bride was gowned in white
mouseline de sole, and wore head
band of white satin with rose buds.
She carried bouquet of white
roses and lilies of the valley. The
bridesmaid wore yellow mousellne
de sole, and head band of yellow,
and carried yellow roses.
Following the wedding ceremony,
Rev. Mr. Wachs and his bride tar
ried to receive congratulations ana
best wishes from the guests. They !
left Sunday evening for Crestline,
70 spend a few days, before return |
ing to the parsonage in Malta where
they are now at home to their
friends Later, after the church con-
ference, they will probably make
more extended trip.
Rev Paul Irving Wachs, who is in
his first year as the popular pastor
of the Malta M. f. church, is from
Crestline, o. He graduated from
Ohio university in 1927, with the A.
B. degree He later took theolog-
ical course at Boston university,
graduating in 1929. While col
1ege student at Athens, he supplied
five years at South Salem. He was
later pastor at Shepard, o., M. E.
church four and half years, before
coming to Malta last September
Mr.. Wachs' bride is from Vim
cent. O., and is a daughter of Mr.
j. A. Brown, who is superintendent
of the Vincent schools. She gradu-
ated from Ohio university in 1929,
with the A B. degree, and received
her M. A. degree in 1888. The past
year she has been teacher OF Eng
lish and Latin at Glenford, o.,
Hopewell township, Perry county,
centralized school. She is gracious
in manner, of fine personality, and
has made many friends in Malta
during her visits there.
The invitation to be present at
the Wachs-Brown wedding was
general one, extended to the Malta
M. E. church and congregation, and
McConnelsville M. E. church and
other friends. Special guests from
a distance present, We're Mr.. and
Mrs. j. A. Brown, parents of the
bride, from Vincent; Mrs. Ida j.
Wachs and Miss Ruth Wachs, moth
er and sister of the groom, Mr. and
Mrs. Milo Wachs, Mrs. D. e. Pry
and Miss Letha Pry, all of Crest
line; Mr.. and Mrs. Ferridan N.
Wachs, Mr.. and Mrs. Dale Wachs,
Mr.. Wilbur Wachs, Miss Marie
Hout, Mr. Donnie Wachs and Mr..
and Mrs Glenn Oswalt, all of Mans
field; Mr.. and Mrs. Gates Trout.
William and Robert Trout and Mr..
and Mrs. E. p Hawbecker, Colum-
bus; Mr. and Mrs. Howard Rowles,
Mr.. and Mrs V. A. {
Park, New Lexington; Mr.. and Mrs. '
Fred Hart, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur
Hart, Beverly; Mr. and Mrs. II. J. I
Miss Hazel Hershman,
Coshocton; Miss Mildred E. Gill !
lette, Mrs. Harold Whiteside, Miss
Jean Whiteside, Miss Gertrude
Wellington: Mr.. Dwight
Brown, Glouster. Mr.. and Mrs.
Chas. Brown, Eagleport Mr.. and ,
Mrs. Clifford Brown, Malta route.