Evening star., 1944-10-07

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The $50 o'clock ceremony took !
Church, the Rev. A. Lincoln 81
Etchison played the wedding music
Escorted and later given in ms
an ivory brocade gown and a fings
a Juliet cap. She was attended b
honor, who wore a gold-color taffe
and carried an arm bouquet OF
chrysanthemums in autumn shades
to match those in her hair. The
junior bridesmaid, Miss Jane Marie
Surface, wore an aQua-color taffeta
gown. and she also carried vari-
colored chrysanthemums, with the
same kind of flowers in her hair.
Mr. Harvey Bradfield was best
man for Mr. Lundstedt and Mr.. John
Mead and Mr.. Edgar Paulton were
the ushers. A reception for the inn
mediate families and close friends
was given later in the home OF the
brides aunt, Miss Eleanor Gessford.
The bride is a graduate of Will
son Teachers College and the bride
groom was graduated in engineering
kom the University of Detroit,
where he formerly resided.
The couple will live at 124 Chest
nut street, Montclair, N. j.
Miss Helen Marie Zaruba is one of
today's early brides, her marriage to
Mr.. Arthur Joseph Stokes taking
place this morning at IL o'clock in
st. Martins Catholic Church.
The daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Louis Frank Zaruba, the bride was
escorted by her father and was at
tended by Miss Rose Ann Cerne,
U. S. N. R., of Kansas City as maid
of honor and by Miss Rose Klingen-
hagen and Miss Glare Mccarthy as
bridesmaids.
Mr.. Stokes is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Anthony Stokes of Hudson,
Ohio, and he had for his best man
1t. Frank Sanders, U. S. N. r. The
ushers were Maj. Donald E. James
and Capt. Rudolph Fox. The Rev.
Louis Miltenberger ofdciated at the
ceremony before an altar decorated
with palms, white gladioluses and
cathedral candles.
White satin was worn by the bride,
her veil being held by wreath of
orange blossoms, and she carried a
bouquet of white roses centered with
an orchid
The attendants also were cos
tuned in white, their dresses being
of satin and net, and they wore
white net Juliet caps with net wells
and carried American beauty roses.
After the reception at the home
of the brides parents Mr.. and Mrs.
Stokes left for wedding trip. He is
with the Naval Research Laboratory
and they will make their home here
The marriage of Miss Katharine
Webster Simmons of New York,
daughter of Mrs Frank Showaker Of
Long Beach, Calf, and Mr.. James
D. Dusenberry of this city, took
place this morning at II o'clock at
Municipal Court in the chambers of
Judge George D. Nelson, who Off
ciated.
The bride, who was given in mar
riage by Mr.. Frank C. STRAIT, was
attended by Mrs. Renee Harris of
New York and Miss Ann Dusen-
berry, daughter of the bridegroom.
Mr.. Dusenberry was attended by his
son, DR.. Charles Dusenberry, of the
United States Public Health Service,
and Mr.. James D. Dusenberry, Nv.
Mrs. Dusenberry is the grand
daughter of DR.. Richard Kingsman,
long time District resident, for whom
the Kingsman School was named,
and former member of the Board of
Education.
Mr.. Dusenberry formerly was a
deputy administrator for the Ma
tional Recovery Administration and
director of underwriting and con-
struction for the Federal Housing
Administration.
Following their wedding trip the
couple will reside at 142l Massachu-
sets avenue.
The marriage of Mrs. Dorothy
Jansen Wodtke, daughter OF Mrs.
Alice Jansen of New York and the
late Mr.. August Jansen. to Maj
Stephen S. Szlapka, A. u. S., took
place yesterday afternoon in Alexan-,
dria.
The bride, who is graduate OF
Smith College, is sister OF Mrs.
George H. Fearons, jr., and Mr..
August Jansen, jr., OF New York,
and of Mr.. Werner Jansen of Bev-
erly Hills, Calf, composer and con-
ductor.
Maj. Szlapka is a graduate OF the
Law School of the University OF
PENNSYLVANIA. He served in the
Great War and is past COM
mander of the Department of France
of the American Legion and a
knight of the Legion Of Honor.
Maj. and Mrs. Szlapka will reside
at Wellington Villa, Alexandria,
where the former is stationed.