The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-06-26
A NAVAL AND RAIN
BOW WEDDING
Fehr--Pillsbury

The marriage OF MISS Ann P1ilS-
bury, daughter of Commander Hor-
ace Watts Pillsbury, USN and Mrs.
Pillsbury of Londonderry, New
Hampshire, now stationed at Tampa,
Florida and Ensign Harrison Rob-
ert Fehr, III, U. s. NJ, son of Mrs
Harrison Robert Fehr, Jr., grand
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Pyle, Ris-
ing Sun, Maryland, took place Fri
day afternoon, June 10th at half
after four in the Naval Academy
Chapel, Annapolis, Maryland.
The officiating Chaplain was Cap
tain William Thomas, U. S. NJ, an
intimate friend of the brides fam
lily. The bride was given in marriage
by her father.
The bride wore gown Of white
faille. Her veil fell from coronet
of duchess and old point lace which
had been worn by her great-grand-
mother. She carried large old
fashioned bouquet made with red
rose buds forming star in the cen
ter, then a circle Of white sweet
peas, then circle of blue del
phiniums and blue forget-me-nots
and another circle Of white sweet
peas and all encircled with double
frill Of the illusion from the BRIDES
gown. 1t was an exact replica of
her mothers bouquet carried when
she was married during World War
II.
Mrs Herman Slaybaugh, Rising
Sun, Maryland, sister of the groom,
who was matron-of-honor, wore a
bouffant gown of blue mousseline-
de-soie, with sweetheart neckline
and short sleeves. A bandeau of
pink rose buds and baby's breath
held in place her blue net shoulder
length veil, and she carried an arm
bouquet of matching pink rose buds
and baby's breath tied with blue
ribbon.
The bridesmaids were the Misses
Dorcas Thomas, Hollywood, Califor-
mia, Antoinette Pieroni, of Derry,
New Hampshire, Agatha Ann
Young, Priscilla Young both OF
Washington, d. c., Chesley Priolean
of Tampa, Florida and Esther Rid
path, of Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania
They wore bouffant gowns OF
mousseline de sole with sweetheart
neckline and short sleeves, two
girls in pink, two in yellow and
1.-TWO in green. Their arm bouquets OF
spring flowers matched the bands
of flowers which held in place theil
shoulder length wells.
The brides mother wore a gown
of light blue crepe with purple
hat trimmed in pastel flowers and
wore a corsage of pink rose buds
and baby's breath.
The groom's mother wore a gown
| of dusty pink lace and chiffon and
| hat and veil to match and wore
corsage of pink rose buds and baby's
breath.
The groom's grandmother wore 9
gown of light blue with darker
blue hat and veil and wore cor.
sage of white rose buds.
Ensign w. David Ruppart, q. s
NJ, of Canton, Ohio, was the best
man.
The ushers were Ensign e. B
johnson and Rubin Woodall botf
of Mobile, Alabama, r. A. Kirk
land, Annapolis, Maryland, Francis
Brady and M. w. Brown both o.
Baltimore, Maryland and Jack G
Hudson of Freeport, New York.
The customary military wedding
within a few hours the graduation
Of the groom and his attendants
from the United States Nava
Academy.
A reception was held in the mir
ror room at Carvel Hall immed
lately following the ceremony will
the bride in the traditional man
ner cutting her cake with thu
groom's sword. The bride and groom
left by motor for New England TO
a short honeymoon.
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