Evening star., 1944-05-07
Miss Martinsou.
1t. d. L. Davies
.Are Married

The marriage of Miss Betty Louise
Martinson, daughter of Capt. Albert
Matthias Martinson, Coast Guard.
and Mrs. Martinson, to 1t. q. g.)
David Lloyd Davies, jr.. son of Mr..
and Mrs. Davies of Chevy Chase,
took place yesterday afternoon at
5 o'clock.
The ceremony took place in st.
Johns Episcopal Church in Chevy
Chase, the Rev. Joseph E. Williams
officiating. Mr.. Edwin Balinger
played the wedding music. Palms
and wicker pedestals holding white
snapdragons and peonies were used
to decorate the church and altar.
The bride was given in marriage
by her father. She wore her ma
ternal grandmothers wedding gown
of white organdy and lace. Her veil
was of imported English illusion and
was held by cap caught at the sides
by gardenias. She carried a shower
bouquet of gardenias, bride roses and
lilies of the valley.
Miss Emily Ann O'Connor of New
York, daughter of Capt. Gustavus
r. O'Connor, Coast Guard, was the
maid of honor. She wore a yellow
marquisette gown with matching
half hat and carried an arm bou-
quet of jonquils, blue iris and rose
red tulips. The other attendants
were Mrs. Norman w. CaisSe of
Springfield, Mass, and Miss Jacque-
line Blunt of Chevy Chase. They
wore blue marquisette dresses with
hats to match and carried bouquets
like that of the maid of honor.
Alola Corrine Gif1in, daughter of
1t. Comdr. Alvin H. Giffin and a
cousin of the bride, was the flower
girl. She wore a yellow marquisette
frock and carried a basket filled
with spring flowers.
1t. q. g. Bernard E. Kolkhorst,
Coast Guard, a classmate of the
bridegroom, served as best man and
the ushers were 1t. q. g. George
c. Fleming, 1t. q. g. John L.
Haney, both of the Coast Guard
Corpl. Norman w. Caisse, Marine
Corps, and Mr.. Albert M. Martin
son. jr., brother of the bride.
A reception at the home Of the
brides parents was held immedi-
ately following the ceremony, the
house being decorated with dark red
snapdragons and pink peonies. The
brides mother wore navy blue
gown. small white hat and a cor
sage OF gardenias. The bridegroom's
mother wore a gown of ashes of
roses chiffon and lace. small blue
feather hat and purple orchid
corsage.
Yesterdays bride graduated from
Williams Memorial Institute at New
London and recently completed
special course in photogrametry at
George Washington University. For
the past few months she has been
photographic craftsman with the
Coast and Geodetic Survey.
1t. Davies attended Johns Hop
kins University and was graduated
from the United States Coast Guard
Academy at New London last June.
The out-of-town guests here for
the wedding included Mrs. Harry
w. Giffin, grandmother, whose dress
the bride wore, of Pleasure Beach,
Waterford, Conn; 1t. Comdr. and
Mrs. Alvin H. Giffin of New London,
Conn; Mrs Charles w. Rushford
OF Springfield, Mass; Mr.. Nels Mar
tinson, brides grandfather, of Chi
cago; Mr.. Joseph F. Shane of Eas-
ton, Md, member of the Maryland
Legislature and grandfather of the
bridegroom; Mr. and Mrs. Ivor S.
Davies of New York City, Mr.. and
Mrs. William M. Jenkins of Ruther-
ford. N. j.; Miss Dorathy Ann
Wheatley, Camp Pickett, Va, hos
pital recreational worker, American
Red Cross.