Milford chronicle., 1941-05-30
Weddings
vINYARD : sAPP

II One of the prettiest weddings oi
the season took place in Houston
Methodist Church, Saturday, May
"a, at noon, when Miss Mary Eliza
beth Vinyard, daughter of Mrs
Edgar Vinyard and the late Mr.
Vinyard of Houston, and Mr.. Frank
Leroy Sapp, son of Mr.. and Mrs
Obey F. Sapp, also Of Houston,
were united in marriage by Rev,
Norman c. Benson, in the presence
of many friends. The bride was
given in marriage by her uncle,
Walter Wharton. She wore gown
of white. marquisette trimmed in
lace, made with square neck and
short sleeves. She wore a finger
tip veil with coronet of lilies-of-
the-valley and orange blossoms.
and carried a prayer-book with
long ribbon streamers. Miss Ellen
Vinyard, sister of the bride, was
maid-of-honor. She wore a soft
pink silk crepe gown trimmed with
shirring of same material, with
turban to match, and carried a
colonial bouquet. Mr.. Hummell
Sapp, brother of the bridegroom,
was best man. The ushers were
Mr.. Osborne Scott, of Milford, and
Mr.. Thomas Haugh of Wilmington.
Preceding the ceremony, Mis- s
Charlotte Ryder, Milford, sang
Because" and II Love You Truly"
accompanied by Mrs. William
Johnson. Houston, who also played
the wedding music. The church
was beautifully decorated with
palms, ferns and baskets of peon-
les. Mrs. Vinyard, mother of the
bride, wore a silk gown in two
shades of green with white hat and
white accessories. H er corsage
was of mixed sweet-peas. Mrs.
Sapp, mother of the bridegroom,
wore a silk gown in gold and
black and a corsage of sweet-peas.
The happy couple were greeted and
congratulated before leaving the
church, and reception followed
the ceremony at the home of the
brides mother. After a wedding
trip in Virginia, Mr.. and Mrs. Sapp
will make their home in Whining
ton.
HARRINGTON McCOLLEY
Miss Ruth Virginia Harrington,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Mack o.
Harrington of Milford, and Charles
A. McColley. son of Mrs. Laura
McColley and the late Alexander
McColley of Milford, were married
Saturday night, May gath, at the
home of the brides parents, by the
Rev. Marion e. Hungerford, pastor
of the Calvary Methodist Church.
The couple had as attendants Mr.. |
and Mrs. Walter Thomas, sister
and brother-in-law of the bride.
The bride was dressed in copen-
hagen blue, with rose accessories,
and carried a corsage of pink |
snapdragon and roses. Her at
tendant wore light blue with dark
accessories. Guests at the wedding
were Mrs. Laura McColley, Mr.. and
Mrs. Norman Hammond, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ralph Harrington and chill
dren, Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Warren
and children, Mr.. and Mrs. William
Schuler, Miss Jeanette Fisher, Miss
Edith Jester, Mrs. Nelson Bennett
and daughter, Harry Still Miss
Doris Webb and Mrs. Chester Cha
ney, all of Milford; Mr.. and Mrs.
Raymond Pride and son and Miss
Elsie Hemins, of Lincoln; Mrs.
Viola Harrison, of Philadelphia,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Kosci, of
Harrington. An informal reception
followed the ceremony. The groom
is employed at the Lovett Nursery,
near Milford, while the bride is
waitress at the Milford News
Agency.
COULTER PLOTTS
The wedding of Miss Mildred A.
Coulter, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Clarence E. Coulter of Wilmington,
and Mr.. Joseph Edward Plots, Jr.,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph e.
Plotts, of Newark, took place Sun
day, May IS, at 1890 o'clock, at
st. Andrews P. e. Church in Will
mington. The Rev. John Ellis
Large officiated. Mr.. and Mrs.
william Booth, of Camden, N. j..
attended the couple. Following
the ceremony, reception was held
at sos West 14th street, Whining
ton. The bride attended Milford
high school and was graduate of 1
St. Michael's Hospital. The groom I
graduated from Milford high I
school and the University of Della f
ware, where he was a member of v
he honor society Of Phi Kappa Phi t
ind Tau Beta Pi. After a wedding
rip, Mr.. and Mrs. Plotts will make
heir home in Waverly, Tennessee, t
where Mr.. Plots is employed as a n
,ivil engineer with the Tennessee {,
1alley Authority. Il
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