The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-06-26
S. Mary Alice MAndrew Wed in Beautiful Church Ceremony
MISS BETTY GILES
MARRIED IN CHURCH

The First Baptist Church in
Dearborn was the scene OF a pretty
wedding Saturday morning. when
Miss Betty Giles, daushter OF Mr..
and Mrs. James y. Giles. Toledo,
formerly OF this city, and George
Petredean. Detroit, son OF Mrs. Raj
ira Petredean, and the late George
Petredean. Il. Dearborn, were unit.
ed in marriage. Rev. Harold Nc
Donald OBLIGATED at the ceremony
performed in a setting OF all white
with beautiful baskets OF white
gladioli and stock before seven
point candelabra.
As the guests were being seated
Mrs. Carrie Breining. organist, and
Miss Eleanor Stoltz. violinist.
played softly. The wedding march
from "Lohengrin" was played by
Mrs. Breining. as the bridal party
approached the altar. and Mendels
sohn's Wedding March was played
for the occasional. Ave Maria was
played by Miss Stoltz during the
wedding ceremony. The bride was
given in marriage by her father, J.
y. Giles.
The bride was lovely in her gown
of white marquisette. The tight
fitting bodice had a yoke edged
with white embroidery. the ruffle
extending over the shoulders anc
all the way down the back to meet
at her waistline. The long fitted
sleeves ended in points over the
hands and the very full skirt ended
in a court train. Her fingertip veil
of Illusion fell over a Juliette cap
OF small beads.
The gown of the matron OF honor,
Mrs. Keith Metcalf. was OF white
net with fitted bodice and red vel
vet shoulder straps and ruffle OF
net around the shoulders, The dou-
BILE net skirt was over taifeta. She
wore red carnations in her hair and
carried a colonial bouquet OF white
carnations with a red center. The
bouquet was tied with white
streamers.
The dresses OF the bridesmaids
were identical with those OF the
matron Of honor. They wore white
in their hair, and their
colonial bouquets were red centered
with white and tied with white
steamers. The flowers for their
hair were white carnations.
The bridesmaids were Miss Mary
Flint, and Mrs. Fred
Adams, Dearborn, friends OF the
bride, and Mrs. Melvin ]. Giles, Sis
ter-in-law OF the bride.
Serving the groom as best man
was Thomas Grieg, who with the
ushers Charles Grieg and William
Muse. wore white carnation bouton-
nieres in their white tuxedo coat
lapels. The third usher, Staff Serg-
cant Melvin J. Giles, was in uni
form.
The brides mother, in 4 moss
green floor length dress, had cor
sage OF yellow roses and lilies, and
Mrs. Petredean, mother OF the
groom, was in red and had talisman
roses.
The little flower girl. Sydney
Baird, cousin, OF the bride, in all
white silk, carried miniature col.
onial bouquet OF red and white
carnations.
At the reception following the
ceremony, in the church basement,
guests we're served refreshments
from tables conferred with white
flowers. The sppointmnts were OF
silver. On the brides table was the
TERED wedding cake topped with
little bride and groom figures, on
either side OF the cake were silver
candelabra. Hostesses were Mrs,
Frank Wood, Mrs. John Burnett
Miss Helene Walker, Miss Betty
Hayes, Dearborn, Miss Marian
Hughes and Miss Linda Klein
schmidt. Fowlerville.
The brides going away suit was
OF pastel blue with white aces
series and corsage OF pink roses
and carnations and blue dolphin.
iums.
The bride was graduated from
Roosevelt High School with the
class OF 1941 and is now a senior
in the Normal College, majoring in
music. She is a member OF the
Normal College choir and OF the
girls sextette.
Mr.. Petredean was graduated
from Western High School, Detroit,
and from the Normal College in
1913. He is affiliated with the Kap-
pa Phi Alpha Fraternity.
At the rehearsal and buffet lunch
con at the church, Friday evening,
the bride and groom presented
their gifts to their attendants.
\The bride has been entertained
with showers by her friends, mis-
cellaneous showers by Mrs. JOS
eph McCulloch, and Mrs. Melvin
Giles and Mrs. Metcalf, and Mrs.
Petredean. Mrs. Joseph Warrick,
Dearborn, entertained the bridal
party for dinner preceding the wed.
ding. Saturday night.
Following their wedding trip,
they will be at home in Detroit for
the summer.
engagement Announced
At a tea Saturday afternoon In
f,A..fo- McKappv Hall Mr. and