The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-28
Alexius,
Mr.. Emerson
Married Here
Beautiful Ceremony Solem-
nized At St. James Church
Last Evening

o'clock at st. James Episcopal
church, when Miss Catherine Alexius
became the bride of William Pars-
ley Emerson.
The chancel of the church was
beautifully decorated with palms,
cybodium ferns and on the altar
were four S holding Easter lilies
and burning tapers in candlesticks.
The pews were marked at intervals
with white satin bows and Easter
lilies.
The Rev. Mr.. Glover. rector OF
the church, officiated at the cere-
mony before a large gathering of
society. While the guests assembled
and during the ceremony a program
of nuptial music was played by Will
liam G.. Robertson, church organist.
The bride chose as her maid of
honor, Miss Rosalie Waters, and
bridesmaids were Miss Jane Emer-
son, sister Of the bridegroom, Miss
Mary Read Harris, Miss Louise
Beane, Miss Louise Hooper, Miss
Margaret Becker, Miss Sadie Young,
Of Charlotte, Miss Patricia Davis, of
Norfolk, Va, and Miss Virginia
Howard, of Kinston.
The bridegroom had as his best
man, his brother, Henry Mcqueen
Emerson. Groomsmen were Peter
Browne Ruffin, James L. Sprunt,
Jr, James L. Metts, Thomas B.
Granger, Harold D. Alexius, and
John N. Alexius, Jr., brothers of
the bride, DR.. Donald B. Koonce
and Frank H. Kenan, of Durham.
Miss Waters, the maid of honor,
was charming in a gown of butter
fly yellow net made on Empire lines.
Rows and rows of val lace formed
a rounded bertha, which was worn
drop shoulder effect. She wore long
white kid gloves. Her bouquet was
of Easter lilies tied with matching
ribbon. All of the bridesmaids wore
dresses identical as hat of the maid
Of honor, only in Spring green. They |
carried bouquets of Easter lilies tied
with matching ribbon. They all wore
long white kid gloves.
The bride entered the church with
her father, by whom she was given
in marriage. She was beautiful in
her wedding gown of Chantilly lace
and bridal satin. The entire bodice
was of lace made close fitting and
with a very long waistline. The
small cap sleeves were caught with
a cluster of orange blossoms. The
skirt was flared and formed a very
long court train in the back. Her
veil of bridal illusion fell from a
cap of Chantilly lace, being held in
place across the back with a band
of orange blossoms. She wore long
white kid gloves. Her flowers were
of white orchids and lilies of the
valley.
Mrs. Alexius, the brides mother,
wore a lovely gown of white lace
and a corsage of orchids and lilies
of the valley. Mrs. Emerson, the
bridegroom's mother, wore blue
lame and her flowers were orchids
and lilies Of the valley. Miss Sue
Mcqueen, aunt of the bridegroom,
wore a gown of blue chiffon and a
corsage Of lilies of the valley and
orchids.
Immediately following the cere.
mony a beautiful reception was Civ.
en by the brides parents at the
Cape Fear Country club. The ball
room of the clubhouse was deco
rated throughout with smilax, cybo-
dunn ferns and floor standards of
Easter lilies. The mantel was bank
cd with cybodium fern and Easter
lilies and the brides table was lovely
with a large silver bowl holding
Easter lilies.
Later in the evening the couple
left for a wedding trip to Nassau.
Mrs. Emerson wore for travelling
a smart suit for Caribbean blue with
a collar of platinum fox. Her tur-
ban was of watching blue and was
trimmed with pink gardenias. Blue
accessories were also used. She wore
a corsage of white orchids.
Mrs. Emerson is the daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. John Nelson A1exius,
of this city, and is a popular mem
Der Of the social contingent of this
city. She is a graduate of Converse
college in Spartanburg, South Caro-
lima, and made her debut in 1894.
Mr.. Emerson is the son Of Mrs.
| William Parsley Emerson, of this
city, and is a graduate of Woodbury.
Forest school in Woodbury., Va.
Among those who entertained hon
oring the popular couple since the
announcement Of their engagement
were: Mrs. Thomas H. Wright, Miss
Mary Read Harris, Mrs. William S.
R. Beane, III, Miss Nancy Crow,
Mrs. J. K. Taylor, Jr., and Mrs.
W. G. Whitehead, Mrs. J. Goodlett
Thornton, Mr.. and Mrs. j. c. Roe,
Miss Louise Hooper, Miss Margaret
Becker, DR.. and Mrs. Donald B.
Koonce, Mrs. James H. Smith,
James L. Sprunt, Jr., Miss Resale
Waters, Miss Louise Beane, Miss
Jane Emerson, Mr.. and Mrs. Peter
Browne Ruffin and John N. Alex
ius, Jr., and Harold Alexius.
Out-of-town guests here for the
wedding were: Mr.. and Mrs. A. F.
Bromn, MI. and Mrs. Clyde l.. Davis,
Miss Patricia Davis, L. W. Davis,
II, Clyde L. Davis, Jr., Miss Louise
Davis, all of Norfolk, Va; Mr.. and
Mrs. W. A. Wood, III, Of Rocky
Mount: Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Spence
Gilchrist, Jr., Of Charlotte; Miss
Sadie Young of Charlotte. Mr.. and
lGon&:n..od or Rann 1EN '