The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-10-26
Is
Setting for
w edding
Alexander Raffensperger
Ceremony to Unite
Local Families.

Local Families.
Cathedral tapers burned at the
wedding of Mr.. and Mrs. Hiram J.
Rafensperger are to light the scene
in the marriage Of their son. H. Ed
ward RadenSperger. and Miss Al
berta Alexander at $50 tonight IN
Bethlehem Lutheran Church. The
bride is the daughter of DR.. and
Mrs. E. Y. Alexander.
Preceding the exchange of nup-
tial VOWS, Dr. Alexander is to sing
Because and AT Dawning" with
Clarence Carson. organist. accom-
panying him. Mr.. Carson also is
to play Ave Maria, "LiebeStraum."
I Love You Truly" ON Wings Of
Song" and The Spring Song"
The Rev. E. L. Day. DR. AleXan-
der'S cousin. is to oficiate at the
ceremony with the Rev. Allen X.
Trout, church pastor, assisting.
Trailing vines Of wild snilaX are TO
be arranged on the walls OF the
chancel. Baskets Of white chrySan-
themums are to be on the altar and
at the entrance to the chancel.
Pews are to be marked with white
satin ribbons.
Gown Heirloom Material
The bride is to enter with her
father and her gown is fashioned Of
family heirloom material. The gown
of ivory brocaded satin. patterned
with Dresden flowers is designed on
fitted lines with a slight train.
standup flared collar and sleeves
full at the top and tight 10 the
wrist with flaring cuffs.
Her two-tiered tulle veil. Worn by
the matron Of honor, Mrs. Urban X.
Wilde Jr., falls from a cap arranged
with a brim off the face and a band
Of Sweetheart roses across the top.
She is to carry muff of lilies Of
the valley and sweetheart roses.
Mrs. Wildes gown of turquoise
blue floral patterned MORE is de-
signed with a flaring skirt, edged in
bands of cOrding which also circle
the shoulder cape. StreamerS fall
down the front from the flat anne
thyst velvet bow. Her colonial bOu-
uuet is to be of lilies OF the valley,
roses and amethyst pOmpons.
Brides Attendants
Mrs. William Raffensperger is 10
attend the bride in dusty rose
MORE gown. At the termination of
the standup collar at the front
waistline is a fiat dubonnet velvet
bow. Her colonial bouquet IS to be
Of pompons and lilies of the valley.
Evelyn Nevins, Franklin, the brides
cousin, is to be flower girl, and her
orchid taffeta frock is of Kate
GreenaWay style. She is to carry
miniature colonial bouquet.
William RaTensperger is to be his
brothers best man, and guests are
to be seated by the ushers. NIayburn
Landgraf, Harry NJ. Stitle Jr., J.
RUSSELL Townsend JT., David Vawtcr
Burns, Mr.. Wilde and Joseph Chala-
dek, Erie, Pa, former classmate OF
the bridegroom at Harvard Univer-
sity.
Mrs. Alexander is to attend the
ceremony in a plum colored lace
gown with a corsage of gardenias
and violets. Mrs. Raffensperger'
rose gown is of lace and crepe and
her corsage is to be of gardenias
and Talisman roses.
Reception for Close Friends
Al the reception for intimate
friends and relatives at the Alex
ander home. assistants are to be
Mrs. Everett Lee Jones and Doris
Alexander, the brides sisters;
Misses Betty Davenport, Luana Lee,
Mary Alice Pierson and Gene Gatti.
The serving table is 10 be centered
with a TERED wedding cake. sur
rounded by white flowers and
greenery.
Out-of-tOwn guests are to be J.
T. Clodfelter, Greencastle, the
brides grandfather; Mrs. Violet
Koffel and Mrs. Carrie RatclifT,
both of Frankfort; Mr. and Mrs. Ar
thur Nevins, Franklin; Dr. Clark
Allin, st. Louis, and Charles Brian,
WaWaSec.
The bride is to wear a green en-
br0idered wool dress with brown
accessories and a muskrat coat on
her wedding trip. After Nov. they
are to be at home at 1904 Carroll
tOn-av.
The bride attended Butler Uni
n n
Phi Sorority. Mr.. Raffensperger is
a Butler graduate and member Of
Phi Delta Theta Fraternity and at
tended the Harvard University
School Of Business Administration.