The Wilmington morning star., 1943-12-05
Dolores Willis Becomes Bride
Of Capt. John Edward Holloway

ter of MIR. and Mrs. l. w.
Willis of Wilmington, and
John Edward Holloway, cap
tain, United States Army, OF
Chicago and Camp Davis,
were married Saturday aft
ernoon, December 4, at 5
o'clock in the First Baptist
church in Wilmington. The
Rev. J. Roy Clifford of Tenn
pie Baptist church, was the
officiating minister.
The church was banked in
palms, ferns and white flowers
and burning candles.
Miss Willis was attended by her
sister, Miss Orma Jean Willis, as
maid of-honor, who was gowned in
dress of Spanish raisin color
faille taffeta made with heart
shaped neckline, shirred bodice
and finish with narrow ruffle
around the hipline which extend
ed down the front of the skirt.
Her Juliet cap was of matching
material in a flower design trim
med with a ruffle Of net yelling.
She. carried bouquet of pelar-
gonium carnations tied with
matching ribbon.
The bridesmaids, Miss Thelma
Johnson, Miss Margaret Pickard,
Miss Janice Pickard and Miss
Dorothy Marshburn were dressed
in rose faille taffeta made on
identical lines as that of the maid
of honor, and wore matching
Juliet caps. Their bouquets were
of Virginia carnations with match
ing ribbons.
The bride. who entered the
church with her father, wore a
gown of ivory duchess satin, fit
ted bodice with covered buttons
down the back below the waistline
and the sweetheart neckline was
embroidered with seed pearls as
well as the bodice, the full skirt
fell gracefully into sweeping
train. Her full length veil of IL
fusion was edged with Chantilly
Lace caught with a coronet of
seed pearls. She carried bouquet
of bovardia, white roses and cen
tered with white orchid shower
ed with bovardia. She also car
ried a lace handkerchief, carried
by the mother of the bridegroom
at her wedding.
Capt. Holloway was attended by
Capt. Arthur Sem, as best man
and his groomsmen were Lieut..
Martin Michel, Lieut.. W. c.
Leach, Lieut.. T. W. Nemith. and
Lieut.. R. G. DeMoisy all of Camp
Davis.
Prior to the ceremony the fol
lowing organ selections were Civ
en- by Cpl. William F. Watkins:
Two choral Preludes by Brahms,
Drink to Me Only with Thine
Eyes, Wagner's To An Evening
Star and Debussy's Romance. The
wedding party entered the church
to the strains of the march from
Wagner's Tannhauser. The tradi
tional bridal chorus by Wagner
from Lohengrin as the procession
al, and the recessional was Men
delssohn's wedding march from
Midsummer Nights Dream. Dur
ing the ceremony Mrs. Sam Troy
Jr., sang, Because, and I Love
You Truly.
The brides mother wore TO.
the ceremony an attractive gown
of powder blue with a corsage o
pink roses. Mrs. Holloway wor'
a gown of navy blue with a cor
sage of gardenias.
Following the ceremony a re
ception was held at the home o
the brides parents, after which
the bridal couple left for a wed
ding trip to New York ane
Chicago. For travel the bride was
attired in black crepe two-piec'
dress, the only ornament being ;
silver filigree buckle at the waist
with wild grape color accessories
and orchids from her bouquet
Upon their return from their tril
they will reside in Wilmington.
Capt. Holloway is the son O
Mr.. and Mrs. J. G. Holloway O
$3.50 Sangamon street, Chicago
and graduated from the Univer
sity of Illinois in 1887. Prior tt
entering the service he was con
nected with the Pennsylvania rail
road in Chicago. In 1912 he wa!
| stationed at Camp Davis with TIT
305th Barrage Balloon Battalian
He has recently returned to thu
states and is stationed at Camp
Davis.
Those who honored the bride
prior to her marriage were Mis-
Dorothy Marshburn, Miss Janice
and Margaret Pickard, Miss Thel
ma johnson and Mrs. Charlie
. Dinsmore.