Evening star., 1942-10-25
Mary Happ Bride
OF 1t. Rivard
Here Yesterday
Interesting Rites
In St. Thomas the
Il bostle Church

Miss Mary Ann Happ was one of
yesterdays attractive brides, her
marriage to 1t. Reginald Joseph
Rivard of Camp Lee, Va. taking
place at a 10 o'clock nuptial mass in
st. Thomas the Apostle Church, with
the Rev. Maurice King of st.
Charles Church, Pikesville, off1ciat-
ing.
Palms formed the background for
decorations of white chrysanthe-
NUNS, gladioluses, snapdragons and
roses, and the wedding music was
played by Miss Mary Louise Sulli-
van, cousin of the bride. Miss
sullivan also accompanied Miss
Marie Sauter, who sang solo selec-
tions.
Bishop Toolen of Mobile, Ala; the
Rlght Rev. Msgr. M. j. Riordan, the
Right Rev. Msgr. Edward McAdams,
the Rev. DR.. Louis Motry, the Rev.
Joseph Moran, the Rev. R. l.. KEGS
Ter, the Rev. Thomas Dade, the Rev.
Russell Phelan, the Rev. Thomas
Fannon, the Rev. Owen Bennett,
o. M. l.; the Very Rev. j. F. Fenlon,
s. S.; the Rev. Lamar Genovar and
the Rev. David Hefferman were in
the sanctuary.
The daughter of It. Comdr. and
Mrs. George Henry Happ, the bride
was escorted by her father and wore
a dress of cream satin and net and
gold cross and chain which was
worn by her grandmother at her
flrst communion. Her tulle veil
draped to the end of the long train
OF her gown and was fastened to a
tiara of orange blossoms, and she
carried a bouquet of orchids, roses
and stephanotis. The wrap which
she wore to and from the church
was an embroidered silk shawl which
her great-grandmother had worn to
and from her own wedding.
Miss Joan Decker, the maid of
honor, was attired in deep red taf-
feta, with which she wore a Juliet
cap of the same material and car
ried bouquet of yellow roses. The
bridesmaids were Miss Eleanor Pot
teiger, Miss Marion Fleming and
Miss Vera Affourdit, with Patricia
Nell Happ, sister of the bride, serv-
ing as junior bridesmaid.
Dresses of robin egg blue taffeta
were worn by the bridesmaids,
whose Juliet caps were of the same
material and their bouquets were
of pink roses. Miss Happ was dressed
in Alpine rose taffeta with pic
ture bonnet of the same material
and her bouquet was of blue del
phinium.
The bridegroom. who is the son
of the late Mr.. and Mrs. William A.
Rivard of New Baltimore, Mich,
had for his best man Capt Francis
Logan of Camp Lee and fellow Off
GERS in the Army serving as ushers
were Capt. A. Garner. Capt Ray
mond Bowen and 1t. Adrian Monk,
and from the Navy 1t. F. Donelan,
Ensign Raymond D. Black and En-
sign James H. Price, jr.
A reception and breakfast was
held at Wardman Park Hotel after
the ceremony, the brides mother re-
ceiving in a f1oor-length dress Of
cerise and purple silk with match
ing hat and corsage of orchids.
She was assisted by Mrs. Jacob H.
Happ, who was gowned in blue vel
vet with hat of the same material.
Out-of-town guests attending the
wedding and breakfast included Col.
and Mrs. James Whelchel, 1t. John
Turner and 1t. Thomas Hannison of
Camp Lee; Mr.. and Mrs. L. Bois-
seau of HopeWell, Va; DR.. and Mrs.
Harold Decker, Mrs Alexander
Decker and Mrs. Edward ONeill Of
Williamsport, Pa, and Mrs. Fred
Merrill of Pelatka. Fla.
1t. and Mrs. Rivard will make
their home on OakWood boulevard,
Crescent Hills. Va, on the return
from their wedding trip. For trav-
cling the latter wore blue dress
with a mink coat and hat and
brown accessories.