The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-16
Welch-Ruffin
Wedding Is
Solemnized
Beautiful Ceremony Takes
Place In Raleigh On Satur-
day Evening, October IL

loveliest ceremonies of the season
took place Saturday evening at 8
o'clock in Christ church when
Miss Mary Leona Ruffin and John
Tyler WEIGH we're united in mar
rage. The Rev. John A. Wright,
pastor of the church, officiated.
AS guests assembled DR.. Harry
Cooper, organist, presented a pro-
gram of nuptial music. His selec-
tons included Introduction to Act
III of "Lohengrin", Wagner; Ser
enade'', Schubert; Song of joy,
Frysinger; "Scherzo", Dievne;
and ITO An Evening STAR, Wag,
ner. AS the wedding party ap-
preached the altar, the Wedding
March from Lohengrin was play
ed. AS the vows were being spoken,
"Clair de Lune," deBussy, was
softly played. The Bridal Chorus
from M~endelssohn's "a Midsum-
mer Nights Dream was used as
the occasional.
The altar of the church was
banked with white lilies and glad
ioli. Altar candles Illuminated the
scene. The chancel was decorated
with feather hair ferns and two
seven branched candelabra held
burning white tapers on each side.
Pews reserved for the families
were marked with white satin rib
bon and bouquets of lilies.
Ushers for the occasion were
John A. Beck of Bedford, N. H.;
James Little and Willies Holding
of Raleigh; George Lilies Of Char
lotte; Kenneth Kelly, of New Ha-
ven, Conn, and Manesse Gardner
of Lock Haven, Pa.
Miss Dorothy Ruffin attended
her sister as maid of honor. Her
gown was of cerise faille taffeta,
fashioned with bouffant skirt trim
med at the hipline with a tiny
double ruffle. The shirred bodice
had a V neckline with short puffed
sleeves shirred at the shoulder.
She wore a bonnet OF cerise faille
lined with shirred net to match
her gown. Her round arm bouquet
was of blue delphinium edged with
tulle and tied with a blue tulle bow.
Bridesmaids were Miss Sally
Ruffin, sister of the bride, Miss
Jeanette johnson of Shreveport,
La, Mrs. Clarence Nolan, Jr., of
Spartanburg, S. c., Miss Edna
Earle Sexton and Miss Mary Bar
row of Zebulton; all schoolmates
of the bride, and Miss Margaret
Coleman of Norfolk, Va. They were
gowned in mist blue faille taffeta
fashioned identical to that of the
maid of honor. They wore sweet
heart bonnets to match their gowns
and carried round bouquets of Red
Delight roses edged with tulle and
tied with red tulle bows.
All of the brides attendants wore
a tiny gold pin centered with a
pearl, presented them by the bride.
They also wore single strands OF
pearls.
The bride entered the church with
her father, Thomas White Ruffin,
by whom she was given in mar
riage. She was met at the
altar by the bridegroom and Earle
Tyler WEIGH of New Haven, Conn.,,
who attended his brother as best
man. Her wedding gown was of
white Chantilly lace over heavy
slipper satin, fashioned by Emily.
The gown featured a long court
train edged with a wide border of
lace, and was fashioned with
sweetheart neckline, high bodice
and long sleeves which extended
to a point over the hand. Her veil
of illusion fell from a tiara of
orange blossoms and tiny pleats
of illusion edged with a dainty
binding of white satin. The bridal
bouquet was a round arrangement
of lilies of the valley, maiden hair
fern, bouvardia, and conferred with
a white orchid. The bouquet was
edged with white tulle and shower
ed with white satin ribbon.
Mrs. Ruffin, mother of the bride,
was gowned in blush pink net, the
bodice and skirt embroidered with
irridescent sequins in a delicate
flower pattern. On her head she
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