Evening star., 1941-07-05

short puffed sleeves and their she
organdy and matched their dresses
and carried talisman roses. The o
delphinium, larkspur, carnations AND
roses.
Mr.. John L. Burke was best man
for Mr.. Sullivan and the ushers Sc
lected were Mr.. Leonard and Mr.
Thomas F. Kane.
Following the wedding breakfast
which was held at the Raleigh Hotel
Mr.. and Mrs. Sullivan started on
their wedding trip to Canada. On its
completion they will make their
home in Washington. The bride
wore q brown and white silk dress
with organza frilled collar, a wide
brimmed hat of white felt and a
corsage of talisman roses. Mr.. Sui
livan formerly was with the National
Guard of the District and now is on
duty with the l2lst Engineers at
Fort Meade.
Three Weddings Held in
Takoma Park Thursday.
Thursday was a popular day In
Takoma Park for weddings, three
taking place among the colony of
Seventh-day Adventists there. The
chapel OF the Review and Herald
was the scene at 7 am. OF the
wedding of Miss Thelma Irene
Burford and Mr.. Cecil Allen Paden,
and in the afternoon Miss Elsie
Winders became the bride of Mr..
John Robert Minesinger in the
chapel of the Seventh-day Adven-
fists Theological Seminary. The
wedding of Miss Dorothy Joyce
Turner and Mr.. Arthur Henry wal
drip took place in the home OF the
brides parents, the Rev. WliIam
Gordon Turner, president OF the
North American Division OF the
General Conference of Seventh-oay
Adventists, and Mrs. Turner.
Nearly a hundred guests assem-
bled for the wedding of Miss Burtord,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Ohley
Burgess Burford of East Liverpool,
Ohio, and Mr. Paden, son OF Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Marion Paden OF
Parkersburg, w. Va. DR.. Lindsey A.
Semmens, head of the department
of theology at the Washington
Missionary College, where the bride
and bridegroom are students, oft1ci-
ated.
Mrs. Harold Strickler and Miss
Lois Paden. sisters of the bride
groom, and Mr. Robert Paulson
sang, accompanied by Miss Carol
Paulson, who played the wedding
marches.
The bride was escorted and given
In marriage by her father. Her
street length gown of white crepe
had a fitted bodice buttoned down
the front and a pleated skirt. She
wore a halo hat with white acces-
sories and her corsage bouquet was
of white carnations and babys
breath.
Miss Miriam La Verne Meyers,
her maid of honor, wore tWo-piece
gown of pink crepe trimmed with
lace, with white accessories. She
wore a corsage bouquet of pink
carnations and her large hat and
accessories were white.
The best man was Mr. Hollis VOL
colt and the ushers were Mr.. Vernon
KRISTEN and Mr.. Harold French.
An informal reception followed
and later Mr.. and Mrs. Paden, the
latter wearing a silk print gown Of
blue and white, with white acces-
sories, left for a wedding trip over
the Skyline Drive to Parkersburg,
w. Va, and East Liverpool, Ohio,
They will be at home after July Is
In their apartment, at Oakwood,
Washington Missionary College.
DIR. Wood Officiates at
Minesinger- Winders Ceremony.
DR.. Lynn H. Wood, professor of
archaeology and ancient history at
the seminary, ofhciated at the mar
riage of Miss Winders, daughter of
Mr. John Lee Winders and the late
Mrs. Winders of Charlotte, N. c.,
and Mr.. Minesinger, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Richard Jacob Minesinger of
New Cumberland, w. Va. The chapel
was decorated with palms and
baskets filled with lilies. Miss
Thelma Wellman played the we'd
ding music, assisted by Mr.. Cecil
Higgins and Mrs. Charles Norton,
who sang solos.
The bride wore an afternoon gown
of robins egg blue with matching
hat and corsage bouquet of tails
man and white roses. She carried a
white Bible having streamers of
white satin ribbon.
Her sister, Miss Myrtle Winders,
was her only attendant. She wore
q pink gown, made with fitted girdle
and sweetheart neckline, and a
hat of the same shade, with access
sOries of ashes of roses.
DR.. Donald B. Jones was the best
man and the ushers were Mr.. James
Edwin Minesinger, brother of the
bridegroom, and Mr.. Julius c. Peter
The reception was held in the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Peter. AS
sisting were Mrs. Lynn H. Wood
and Mrs Millwsrd C. Taft.
Mr.. and Mrs. MineSinger are
graduates of Emmanuel Missionary
College in Berrien Springs, Mich
Mr.. Minesinger is employed in
Washington and Mrs. Minesinger is
connected with the treasury de-
partment of the General Conference
They will be at home after Their
honeymoon at 239 Willow avenue In
Takoma Park.
Brides Father Officiates
At Wedding of Miss Turner.
Miss Turner and Mr.. Waldrip
who is the son of Mr.. Dilmus Valid