The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-09
Caither-Page
Wedding Is
Solemnized
Wedding Of Much Interest
Takes Place In Raleigh
Methodist Church


loveliest weddings Of the current
season took place Saturday evening
at 6 o'clock in the Edenton Street
Methodist church when Miss Helen
Frances Page became the bride OF
John Burgess Gather. DR.. John c.
Glenn, pastor of the church, offici-
ated at the ceremony.
AS guests assembled, Miss Nell
Davis, Of Greensboro, organist; Da-
vid Witherspoon and B. S. Bates,
soloists, presented a program Of nup-
tial music. Miss Davis played "Sere-
nade," Schubert; and ave Marie"
Bach Gounod. Prior to the entrance
of the bridal party, Mr.. Wither-
spoon sang Because" d'Hardelot,
st Love You Truly" Carrie Jacobs
, Bond, was sung as a duet by Mr..
Witherspoon and Mr.. Bates. The
bridal chorus from "Lohengrin" was
played as the wedding party ap-
preached the altar.
+. A background of palms and ferns
on the altar formed the setting for
all pedestal baskets filled with Eas'
ter lilies, white gladioli n baby's
breath. Cathedral tapers burning in
graduated candelabra formed an
arch, lighting the nuptial scene.
Pews reserved for the families were
tied with white satin ribbons.
Clarence Cone of Greensboro,
brother-in-law of the bridegroom,
served as best man. Groomsmen
were Richard Parsons and I. o.
Schaub of Raleigh. Ushers for the
occasion were Charles Ware OF
Providence, r. l., John w. Ogletree,
William sederlund and James Dill
lon, all of New York city.
. Miss Elizabeth Page attended her
sister as maid of honor. She wore
a matching bridesmaids gown OF
blush pink marquisette, made iden-
teal to that of the bride and FASH
Toned with a short train. Her tiny
hat was a rosette of blush pink IL
fusion. She carried a Colonial bou-
uuet of pink roses and japanese
forget-me-nots,
Miss Lucy Mary East and Miss
Edna Hines Bynum were the brides
maids. They wore quaint mist blue
fashioned of embossed mar
quisette. A band of matching Queen
AIMS lace edged the square neck
line and trimmed the tight bodice.
Their short wells of mist blue illu-
sion fell from a tiny hat of Illusion
flowers. Their colonial bouquets were
of pink roses and Japanese forget
me-nots.
The bride entered the church with
her father, Benjamin Franklin Page,
by whom she was given in marriage.
She was beautifully gowned n white
marquisette, a Chanel model, over
white taffeta. The dress was fash
toned with short puffed sleeves @nd
petite s%elf-covered buttons down the
front of the bodice. The V-shaped
lace insertion in the front extended
lILO LllS olCSNCSs hO"o vi ASA
ennes lace trimmed the bouffant
skirt and long train. The fingertip
veil of bridal illusion was edged with
Chantilly lace and held in place by
a seed pearl coronet. The brides
only ornament was an antique gold
pin set with pearls, a gift of the
bridegroom. She carried a Colonial
bouquet of brides roses and valley
lilies, showered with miniature Co.
lonial bouquets.
During the impressive ring cere-
mony, the organist softly played
"Liebestraum," List. The bridal
party left the church to the strains
of the wedding march from Men
%delssohn's midsummer Nights
Dream"
Miss Bess Coffin, aunt of the bride,
wore a gown of black mousseline
de sole trimmed with white lace.
Her shoulder corsage was Of white
roses and valley lilies. Mrs. E. B.
Gather, mother of the bridegroom,
was dressed In beige Chant1lly lace
and wore a corsage of pink roses
and valley lilies at her shoulder.
Immediately following the cere-
mony, the bride and bridegroom left
for a wedding trip to the New Eng
land states. After July -, they will
be at home at 344O 10th street,
Apartment 5-11 Jackson Heights,
New York.
For travelling, the bride changed
to a dress of triple sheer navy blue
trimmed with frilly white collar. Her
accessories were of navy blue. She
wore a flower corsage of all white
flowers.
Mrs. Gather is the daughter of
B. F. Page and the late Mrs. Page
of Raleigh. She was graduated from
St. Mary's school in Raleigh, and