The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-07-16
Double Wedding
Solemnized Tn
Durham Church


IN the evening.
Miss Mary Eliza Ezzell, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. J. M. Ezzell
of Rosehill, was married to DR..
John c. Glenn, Jr., son of DR.. and
Mrs. John C. Glenn, of Durham.
Miss Lorraine Glenn, daughter
of DR.. and Mrs. John c. Glenn, of
Durham, was married to 1t. John
Meredith Simms, Army of t h e
United States, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
R. N. Simms, OF Raleigh.
DR.. John C. Glenn, pastor of
Duke Memorial Methodist church,
and father of Miss Glenn and DR..
Glenn, was the officiating minis
ter. He was assisted by the Rev.
Albert E. Simns, pastor of the
BAPTIST church at Littleton, and
Rev. Stewart B. Simms, Baylor
university, Waco, Texas, brothers
of 1t. Simms.
Before the wedding Mrs. Ernest
s. Thesis, organist, played pray
er' from Hansel and Gretel by
Humperdinck, and "Nocturne" OPP.
9, No. 2 by Chopin. During the
ceremony she played 'Liebe-
straum' by List. 20 Perfect
Love- by Barnby and The Lords
Prayer" by Malotte were sung by
Dr. K. Brantley Watson. Tradi-
uonal wedding marches were used
for the professional and recession
al. At the close OF the ceremonies,
the Duke Memorial Methodist
church choir, under the direction
Of Mrs. Wesley F. Beavers, sang
TIE benediction by Lutkin.
The altar of the church w g
beautifully decorated with bridal
flowers, woodWardia fern n 6
used as the background. Cathedral
candles in wrought-iron candelab-
"a, and standard baskets of white
gladioi. asters, and gypsothelia
completed the decoration.
Miss Ezzel wore an off-white
duchess satin wedding gown with
a long train. 1t was designed with
long pointed sleeves, high neckline
embroidered with seed pearls, and
the skirt gathered full at the waist
Line. Her veil was held in place
with halo OF orange blossoms.
She carried a bridal bouquet of
sWdnsonia, gardenias, centered
with orchids and tied with an or
ganza ribbon. She was given in
marriage by her father, ]. M. Ez-
zell.
Her maid of honor was Miss
Margie Dull of Winston-Salem. She
wore a floor-length dress of tur-
ouoise marquisette designed with
full gathered skirt, long full sleeves
end sweetheart neckline.
Her bridesmaids were Mrs.
James A. Ezze!l of Rosehill, Miss
Lucille Costin of Wilmington, and
Mrs. Fred N. Day. III, of Will
frington. They wore light yellow
marquisette floor length dresses,
IDENTICAL to that of Miss Dull, the
n,aid-of-honor. al attendants wore
matching, off-the-face headdresses
of flowers and net.
Miss Glenns wedding gown was
an original model of ivory lace,
fashioned on princess lines, with
long pointed sleeves and long
train. At the neckline she wore
a pearl brooch, a gift of the bride
groom. Her matchig veil wa
held in place with headdress of
Posepoint lace and orange bios
sons. Her bouquet was of swan
sonia, gardenias with orchids in
the center, and tied with organza
ribbon She was given in marriage
Ky her mother, Mrs. John c.
G 'enn.
Miss Glenn's attendants were her
sister, Miss Modean Glenn, of Dur
ham, maid-of-honor, who wore a
fioor-length dress of light yellow
nIarquisette. Miss Celia Rothgeb,
Miss Jacqueline Yelverton, Miss
Louise Highsmith, all of Raleigh,
bridesmaids. They wore floor
length dresses of turquoise mar
ouisette. All of Miss Ezzell's and
Miss Glenn's attendants wore
dresses and matching headdresses
Of the same design. They carried
mixed bouquets OF Briarcliff roses.
yellow and pink snapdragons and
carnations tied with blending or
ganza ribbon
The brides and their parties en-
tered the church simultaneously,
each using one of the two main
a1sles.
DR.. Glenn had as best man his
brother, Ensign James Glenn, U.
S. N. R. His ushers were: R. C..
White and R. c. Barker.
Mrs. Glenn, mother of Miss
Glenn and DR.. Glenn, wore a Wal
Lace blue floor Length dress with
long pointed sleeves. Mrs. Ezzell,
mother of Miss Ezzell, wore
powder blue Rornaine crepe dress
with gold trimming. Mrs. Simms.
mother of 1t. Sinms, wore
fnauve lace and chiffon dress with
matching feather hat. Each wore
an orchid.
Immediately after the vows were
spoken a reception honoring t h
bridal couples was held at tn e
Rome of DR.. end Mrs. John C.
Glenn
Mrs. Glenn attended Mars Hill
college at Mars Hill, and in June,
1874, received he, B. S. degre and
degree in nursing from Duke
university.
DR.. Glenn received his B. S. de-
gree from Central college, Fay
cite Mo IL, Limo 1920 c;naa L.