Evening star., 1943-12-22

NUNS arranged against a back
ground of palms and ferns, and
lighted tapers were on the altar. Mr..
and Mrs. Colin Fisher and Perlie
de F. Henderson, organist, provided
the nuptial music.
Escorted down the aisle and given
in marriage by her father, the bride
wore an ivory satin gown, made with
a fitted bodice, sweetheart neckline
edged with lace and full skirt
which ended in train. Her finger
tip veil of illusion was held in place
by lace coronet and she carried
a shower bouquet Of brides roses
and white sweet peas.
Acting as maid of honor for her
sister, Miss Marian Lucille Benja-
min wore gown of coral-red taffeta
and velvet with coronet of sweet
peas. and carried shower bouquet
The bridesmaids, Miss Bernadine
Wearner of Takoma Park, and Miss
Mary 10 Foggin of Parkersburg, w.
Va, wore similar gowns to that of
the maid of honor, and their bou-
quets were of coral-red and white
sweet peas tied with silver ribbon.
Little Patricia Joan Benjamin,
niece of the bride and daughter of
DR.. and Mrs. Bruce T. Benjamin,
was the flower girl, wearing a long
ivory taffeta frock trimmed with
coral-red velvet and carrying an old
fashioned bouquet of coral-color
sweet peas tied with silver ribbon.
Mr.. Drew acted as best man for
his son, and the ushers were Corpl
Wendall Barrows, Sergt. Wayne
Mayes, Mr.. George Leach and Mr.
Arthur Teesdale, all of Takoma
Park.
Mr.. Drew and his bride left fol-
lowing the reception on their we'd
ding trip, the bride wearing a cos
tune of blue combined with fuchsia,
with navy blue accessories. They
will reside in Atlanta.
Another preholiday wedding which
took place recently was that of
Miss Nancy Rideout Opperman.
daughter of the late Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Louis Opperman, and Mr. |
Frank Glenn Carter, jr,, son of Mr.. !
and Mrs. Carter of Harrisburg, Pa. |
The o'clock ceremony was per-
formed Friday at Sherwood Pres
byterian Church, the Rev Richard
M Mussen officiating, and a re-
ception followed, the couple leaving
later for wedding trip.
The bride, who was given in mar
riage by her uncle, Mr.. Paul Opper-
man of New York, wore white satin |
gown with a sweetheart neckline
and long. circular train. Her finger
tip veil fell from tiara of net en-
broidered with seed pearls and she
carried a shower bouquet of white
roses and sweet peas. Her only
ornament was single strand of
pearls, gift Of the bridegroom.
Miss Jean Buckingham, the maid
of honor, and the Misses Norma
Chapman and Elizabeth Cissel, the
bridesmaids, were gowned alike in
American beauty faille and velvet
cen, designed with fitted bodices and
full skirts. Miss Buckingham wore a
white feather headdress and carried
an arm bouquet of salmon color
and white sweet peas,
and the other attendants wore
American beauty feather head
dresses and carried salmon color
gladioluses with lavender sweet |
peas. Miss Barbara Ann Wilson, 4
the Junior bridesmaid, wore a flow l
cred taffeta gown and carried an .
old-fashioned bouquet
Mr.. Kenneth Lick of Harrisburg,
Pa. served as best man for Mr..
Carter, and the ushers were Mr.. |
James NJ Hall of Washington and |
Mr. Emrys P Thomas and Mr.. |
Robert S. Steele, both of Hartford,
Conn.
The bride is a graduate of Wilson
Teachers College and she received