The Wilmington morning star., 1943-08-22
Miss Whitehurst,
Capt. Davies Wed
In Jarvis Church
Ceremony Solemnized Satur-
day At Greenville, Bride
Well Known Here
Greenville. Aug.

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marriage of Miss Isabelle
Willett Whitehurst, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. L. A. White
hurst of this city, to Karl
Morris Davies. captain, Unit
ed States Army, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Ralph Morris
Davies of Minneapolis, Min
nesota, took place here last
evening at 9:30 O'Clock in the
Jarvis Memorial Methodist
church. The ceremony was
performed by the Rev. DR..
G. w. Perry, pastor of the
bride.
Prior to the ceremony, Mrs. q.
B. W. Hadley, organist, rendered
a program of nuptial music, in
cluding prelude in A Major" by
Chopin, "Liebestraum" by List,
and Gounod's ave Maria" Mrs.
S. c. Whitehurst, Jr., aunt Of the
bride, sang 20 Perfect Love-"
The bride, given in marriage by
her father, wore gown OF white
taffeta with sweetheart neckline,
close-fitting bodice, and TERED
skirt forming a train. She wore
a finger-tip veil of bridal illusion
fastened to a coronet of orange
blossoms; and her only ornament
was diamond pin, gift Of the
groom, which belonged to his ma
ternal grandmother. Her flowers
were a shower bouquet centered
with a white orchid.
Attendants
Miss Marie Whitehurst was her
sisters maid of honor. She wore
white embroidered mousseline-d
sole with full skirt and carried
an arm bouquet of Briarcliff roses
and Delphlnium.
Miss Linda Sue Whitehurst, an
other sister of the bride, was jun
icr bridesmaid. Her gown was of
white organdy fashioned along the
lines of that worn by the maid
of-honor. Her flowers were an old
fashioned nosegay Of Briarcliff
roses and Delphinium.
R. M Davies, father OF n e
groom was best man.
Ushers were 1t. Everett Paine
Walkley, 1t. Charles Jackson Sit
ia, 1t. Lloyd Dietz and Master
John Donald Whitehurst.
Mrs. Whitehurst, mother Of the
bride, was gowned in aqua chif-
fon with a corsage OF Killarney
roses.
The groom's mother, Mrs. Da-
v1es, wore white printed jersey
with a shoulder corsage of tube
roses.
Following the ceremony a re-
ception was held for the families
and out-of-town guests, after which
The couple left for Cambridge.
Mass, where Captain Davies will
be temporarily stationed at Har-
ward university.
The bride is a graduate of East
Carolina Teachers college, an d
has been a member OF the fac.
ulty of the Wilmington city schools
for the past several years.
Captain Davies was graduated
from Harvard university, and prior
to entering the service was con-
nected with the Equitable Life In
surance company of New York
city.
Out-of-town guests were Mr.. and
Mrs. R. M. Davies, Minneapolis,
Mimi, Mrs. S. c. Whitehurst, Sr..
Miss Martha Whitehurst, Mr.. and
Mrs. S. C. Whitehurst, Jr., and
family, of Whitehurst; Mrs. Fred
C. Lyon of New York city; Mr..
and Mrs. L. J. Whitehurst, Mr.. and
Mrs. R. j. Whitehurst, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. C. Whitehurst and Mr..
and Mrs. George W. hitehurst,
all of Bethel. Other guests were
MIR. and Mrs. Samuel Linton and
family, Kinston; Miss Margaret
Fisher, Wytheville, Va; Miss Ber-
nardine Foyles, 1t. and Mrs. c.
j. Sitta, It. and Mrs. E. P. Walk
ley, 1t. and Mrs. j. w. Burkhart,
w. yelling Gayer and 1t. Lloyd
Dietz, all of Wilmington.