Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-11-01
MISS E. RUARK
IS MARRIED TO
F. |. GOODMAN
Former POcOmOke Woman Is
Welded To Prominent Girls
field Man
CEREMONY PERFORMED
BY EPISCOPAL BISHOP

A marriage of unusual interest to
Crisfield and Eastern Shore society
was solemnized last Saturday evening,
October 26th, at eight o'clock, when
Miss Emily Ruark, of Hallwood, Va,
became the bride of Mr.. Frederick l..
Goldman of Crisfield.
The ceremony took place at the
home of a cousin of the bride, Mrs.
Herman F. Parks, BIG Woodland
avenue, Baltimore, with the Right
Rev. Edward T. Helfenstein, Protest
ant Episcopal Bishop of Maryland,
officiating.
The Parks home was tastefully dec
grated with ferns, yellow chrysanthe-
NUNS and white roses, and lighted
with a profusion of yellow and white
candles.
While the wedding march was being
played, the bride, with her maid OF
honor, was met by the groom, with his
best man, and they advanced to the
officiating minister and took the mar
riage vows.
The bride was very becomingly at
tired in a dress of brown crepe, with
accessories to match, and wore a
shoulder corsage of gardenias.
The maid of honor, who is class
mate of the bride, wore Burgundy
crepe with accessories to match, and a
shoulder corsage of cream rose buds.
Miss Marguerite Mcdowell, OF
Princess Anne, a class-mate Of the
bride, was maid of honor, and Mr..
Albert E. Goodrich, close friend Of
the groom, was best man. The bride
was given in marriage by Mr.. Emer-
son Werner, a friend of the family,
and the wedding march was most
beautifully played by Miss Leona
Parks.
Mrs. Goldman has made her home
for some years, since the death of her
parents, with her cousin, Mrs. Jerome
Marshall, at Hallwood, Va. She at
tended school at, and is graduate OF,
the Temperanceville High School.
On September 18th, 1882, she began
her training as nurse in the Church
Home and Infirmary in Baltimore, and
made a wonderful record there until
her graduation three years later. In
her first year she stood third IN her
class. The second year she led her
class, and was awarded the Henry
Topping Watson Award of fifteen dol
lars in cash in both her junior and IN
termediate years. In her senior year
she was again at the head of her class,
and was again the recipient OF the
Watson Award, which was increased
to twenty-five dollars. In addition to
this, she was given special award
at graduation of a gold circlet set
with pearls for attaining the highest
average. The Henry Topping Wat
son Award is given to the nurse who
has made the best all-round record IN
her class each year, and the fact that
Mrs. Goldman won this award year af-
ter year tells the story Of her lntelll-
gent devotion to, and her great deter
mination to make good in, her chosen
profession.
The groom, who is prominent in the
business and social life of the lower
Eastern Shore, is engaged primarily
in the fuel business, but has large
real estate and other investments to
which he devotes much of his time
He has for some years been director
and a member of the Finance commit
tee of the Marine Bank of Crisfield
a director of the McCready Memorial
hospital and a director of the local
Library, and takes an active part in
the meetings of these organizations
contributing much in time and mon
ey to them.
Immediately following the marriage
ceremony a reception was held, at,
tended by Senator and Mrs. E. j. Col
gan, of Baltimore, Mrs. Jerome Mar
shall, of Hallwood, Va, Miss Lillian
Ray, Miss Katherine Keller, Miss
Elma Heb, Mr. and Mrs. Albert E
Goodrich, DR.. John Myers, Mrs. War
rem Colgan, Mrs. Herman E. Parks
Miss Leona Parks, Mr.. Emerson Wer.
ner.
After a short honeymoon, Mr.. ant
Mrs. Goldman will be eat home" il
Crisfield after November 4th.
Mrs. Goldman is well known in Pc
comoke, having been associated fol
some time with the Lewis Cleaning
and Dye Works.
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