Milford chronicle., 1941-04-25
Weddings
MESsICK HARRA


daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry e.
Messick of 4O3 West Twenty-fourth
street, Wilmington, and former
residents of Milford, became the
bride of Lieut.. Robert VahArsdale
Harra, stationed at Fort Hidden,
N. Y, on Saturday afternoon,
April 10. The wedding took place
at $3.50 O'Clock in MeCabe Memo
rial Methodist Church, with the
Rev. Robert Lee HalIett Of Milford,
relative Of the bride, officiating.
Palms, ferns, white flowers and
white cathedral candles decorated
the church. Mrs. II. Garrett Han
by played the wedding music. The
bride was given in marriage BY her
father. She was attended by her
sister, Mrs. Edward p Wilson OF
Portland, Me-, as matron of honor.
The bridesmaids were Mrs. Chris
topher Glover, Jr., Miss Margaret
Gambrill and Miss Betty Talbot.
Mr.. Willard Smith of New Bruns-
wick, N. j., cousin of the groom,
was best man. Ushefs were Mr..
Franklin Tugent, Mr. William Ia
bel and Mr.. Jack Smyth, all Of
Wilmington. The bride wore a
gown of white net and lace. Her
fingertip length veil was held in
place by Juliet cap which also
secured the face veil which was
thrown back after the ceremony.
She carried a Bible more than 20
years old, the gift of a friend,
from which fell a shower Of white
orchids and lilies of the valley.
Mrs. Wilson wore a gown of yellow
net and the bridesmaids wore pou-
DIRE blue net. All wore net rib
bons in their hair matching their
gowns and all carried cascade
bouquets of spring flowers in pas
tel shades. Mrs. Messick, mother
of the bride, wore a gown of pou-
DIRE blue with navy blue accessoF-
les and a corsage of gardenias. A
reception followed the ceremony at
the home of the brides parents.
Lieutenant Harra and his bride
then left on wedding trip south
MILLS. : JONES
In Gumboro Methodist Church
on Thursday, April 10, Miss Ida
Pauline Jones, daughter of Mrs.
Sarah w. Jones and the late Jacob
S. Jones, became the bride of the
Rev. r. Ward Mills. The cere-
mony was performed by DR.. John
Bunting, district superintendent of
Salisbury. The church was beau
tifully decorated with palms and
ferns, relieved by white tapers. |
Also an arch at the chancel of the
church was decorated with yellow
daffodils and fern where the cere-
mony was performed. Preceding
the ceremony, Mrs. Raymond Ben
nett sang BELLS of st. Mary's" and
Because, with Miss Ruth DobsOn
of Millsboro at the piano. Miss
DObsOn played "Loingrin's Bridal
March" and during the ceremony,
"To a Wild Rose"
The brides wedding gown was
white slipper satin, made on prin-
cess lines with long pointed sleeves
with yoke of lace. and having a
long train. Her bouquet was of
white and pink carnations. She
also carried a Bible. Miss Ruth
of Gumbofo was maid
Of honor and wore q long gown of
pink taffeta and carried an arm
bouquet of pink carnations; white
sweet peas and blue baby's breath.
The bridesmaids we're Miss Helen
Parker and Miss Elizabeth Hast
ings. both of Gumboro. Miss Hast
ings' dress was of blue faille and
Miss Parker's was of pink taffeta.
Their arm bouquets were like that
Of the maid of honor. There were
.wo little flower girls and one
rain bearer and they we're dressed
IN long white dresses. The little
lower girls were Doris and Isa-
belle Phillips, One carried white
sweet peas and the other. pink. The
was little Rache1le
3rasure. The BRIDES mother wore
L gown Of soft pink with small
white flowers and black straw
lat with white flowers. The, usht
,rs were. Bonard Murray, Ivan Bas
ter. James Downes, Walter Woot-
en-, all of Gumboro. A. reception
It the BRIDES home followed. the
and was attended by rel
Itives and friends from all. parts
# the state. Mrs. Mills is a grad ]
late Of Laurel High School and
.ttended the University of Della
ware. She is now a teacher at the
lord Baltimore School Rev. Mills /
$ pastor of the Gumboro Metho2 I