The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-13
R%osborough,.
Vincent A.. Thorpe
Are Married Here
Ceremony Takes Place Satur-
day Afternoon At st. Johns
Episcopal Church

st. Johns Episcopal church was
the scene of a wedding yesterday
afternoon at 5 o'clock, when Miss
Adelaide Margaret Rosborough,
daughter of Mrs. J. W. Ro%sborough
and the late Mr.. R~osborough, became
the bride of Vincent Ashford Thorpe,
son of Mrs. P. G. Thorpe and the
late Mr.. Thorpe.
The Rev. E. w. Halleck, rector Of
the church, officiated using the ring
ceremony. The church was simply
but beautifully decorated for the
occasion. On the altar were vases
Of white chrysanthemums and tapers
in candelabra. , While the guests as.
sembled a program of nuptial music
was given by Miss Julia Post. Mrs.
Theodore Hashagen sang ooh, Per.
feet Love-"
The bride was attended by Miss
Dorothy Roland al maid Of honor
and bridesmaids were Miss Jane
Christian and Miss Pete Berry. Miss
Roland wore a blue taffeta frock
which was fashioned with a bouffant
skirt, being corded at the hipline and
caught at the side with a cluster Of
flowers. The sleeves were short and
puffed and the neck was square.
Miss Christian and Miss Berry wore
Rosepetal pink taffeta with very full
skirts and heartshaped necklines.
The sleeves were short and puffed
and caught in the center with small
clusters of blue and pink flowers.
They wore natural arrangements of
roses in their hair and carried old
fashioned nosegays of roses.
The bride entered the church with
her uncle, r. r. R~osborough, Of At
lanta, Ca, by whom she was given
in marriage. She wore a wedding
gown Of ivory satin with shoulder
and sleeve insertions Of lace. The
sleeves of the gown were long and
the neckline was heart shaped. Her
veil of bridal illusion, held in place
by a halo Of seed pearls, fell over
the long court train. She completed
her costume with a lovely diamond
and pearl locket which belonged to
her mother. Her bouquet was Of
brides roses and lilies Of the valley.
The bridegroom was attended by
Glen Bellamy, Of Charlotte, as best
man, and groomsmen were Ernest
Whitaker and Lansing Brown.
Mrs. Rosborough, mother Of the
bride, wore a lovely frock Of blue
velvet and a corsage Of pink roses.
Mrs. Thorpe, mother Of the BRIDE
groom, wore a frock Of rose satin
and a corsage Of yellow roses. Miss
Lorenzo, the aunt of the bridegroom,
wore a gown Of maple leaf green,
and a corsage Of talisman roses.
Immediately following the we'd
ding rehearsal on Friday evening.
Mrs. R~osborough, mother Of the
bride, entertained at a cake cutting
at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. r.. M.
Roland, in Brookwood. The home
was beautifully decorated with fall
flowers and the brides table was
laid with a lace cloth and centered
with white flowers and tapers. A
punch bowl was at M end Of the
table and the brides cake at the
other end.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thorpe left for a
wedding trip west. Mrs. Thorpe
changed to a costume suit of river
blue with red fox fur trim with
which she wore Indian Earth brown
accessories.
Mrs. Thorpe is a graduate of the
New Hanover High schoo! and at
tended Mary Washington college in
Fredericksburg, Va. Mr.. Thorpe was
a graduate Of N. C. State college,
class of 1897, with a B. S. degree in
engineering and was second in his
class. He was a member Of the Tau
Beta Pi, Phi Kappa Phi, Gamma
Sigma Epsilon, Sigma Pi Alpha,
Pine Burr, Phi Eta Sigma, Com.
panion of Saint Pat, knight of Saint
Pat, and was winner of the American
Institute of Chemical Engineers
award. He received his masters de-
gree in chemical engineering from
the University of Wisconsin. Mr..
Thorpe is now connected with the
Dow Chemical company and is en-.
gagged in construction of a chemical
plant in Freeport, Texas, where the
couple will make their home.
Among the out-of-town guests
were: Mr.. and Mrs. r. r. Rosbor.
ough, of Atlanta, Ca, Mrs. Stella
Wilson and Mrs. A. r. Hines, Of
Ridgeway, S. c., Mr.. and Mrs. David
Rice and David Rice and Mrs.
Little, Of Hamlet, Miss Lorraine Wolf.
of Fredericksburg, Va, and
Glen Bellamy, of Charlotte.
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