Evening star., 1944-12-26
Recent Marriages
Are Announced

The marriage Of Miss Doris Ruth
Whitener, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Russell Pinkney Whitener of Arling-
ton, became the bride December II of
Mr.. Clea Aubrey McCord, son of
Mrs. Clyde McCord of Bruceville,
Ind, and the late Mr.. McCord.
The Rev. w. Barker Hardison
officiated at the o'clock ceremony
in the chapel of the Westover
Baptist Church and reception for
relatives and close friends immedi-
ately followed in the church social
hall,
The bride. who was given in mar
riage by her father, was attended
by Miss Kitty Waller as maid of
honor, and her cousins, Mrs. Alice
Weatherford and Miss Ann Eaton,
were her other attendants.
Mr.. Bruce McCord, U. S. N, was
best man for his brother and the
ushers were Mr. Raymond McCon-
nell, Mr.. Lawrence Sullivan, Mr. Aus
tin Safer and Mr.. Robert Schultz.
Announcement is made of the
marriage of Miss Ellen Eva Farr,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. E. j. Farr.
to Mr.. Lloyd j. Hudson, son of Mrs.
Elsie Hudson Sanderson and the
late Mr.. Lloyd Hudson. The Rev.
George L. Connor officiated at the
ceremony in the Congress Heights
Methodist Church November IT.
Announcement is made of the
marriage of Seaman Mary Houston
of Des Moines to Sergt. John Ro-
Wicka of McHenry, N. Oak, the
ceremony taking place November
II in the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Summerfield A. McCarteney in Ar
lington. The Rev. Robert w. Long,
pastor of the Faith Lutheran
Church in Arlington, officiated.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter S. Steele an
nounce the marriage of their
daughter, Miss Gloria Patricia
Steele, to 1t. Robert Dore Fuller,
U. S. M. C., son Of Mrs. John j.
Fuller and the late Mr.. Fuller. The
ceremony took place November Is
in La Jolla, Calf, in the Church of
Mary, Star Of the Sea, the pastor,
the Rev. Joseph Clarkin, officiating
and celebrating the nuptial mass.
Miss Louise May CLANCY, daugh-
nf hAyc
OF Newport News and the late Mr.
CLANCY, was married November IA
in the Seventh-day Adventist
Church in Takoma Park to Mr.. |
William Eugene Seek, son of Mr.. |
and Mrs. Best Seek of Gaithersburg.
The Rev, George Rapp officiated
al the ceremony.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Charles Vel
lenga of Charleston, S. c., and |
announce the marriage
Of their daughter, Miss Mary Eliza
beth Vellenga, to Mr.. Gerhard o.
Haglund, son of Mr.. and Mrs. o. A.
Haglund of st. Paul The Rev. Rob-
ert C. Kell officiated at the cere-
mony. which took place November
II in the Emmanuel Episcopal
Church.
The marriage of Miss Ruth Stock /
ley Watson to Mr.. Edward Thomas
Gibbons of Springfield, Va, is an
nounced by her brother -in-law and
sister, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Terrell
Raspberry of Admission. Mrs. Glib F.
bons is the daughter of the late Mr.. |
and Mrs. B. P Watson of Selma.
The Rev. Alton B. Altfather of the
Falls Church Presbyterian Church
officiated at the wedding ceremony
which took place November II.
Miss Cecilia Teresa Gillespie.
daughter of Mr.. James F. Gillespie
and the late Mrs. Gillespie, was
married November II TO Sergt. John
Joseph Kennedy, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Kennedy of Chicago.
The ceremony took place in the
Church of the Holy Trinity, the
Rev. McCarl officiating.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbur M. Plugge
announce the marriage of their
daughter, Miss Dorothy M. Plugge.
to Mr. Sheldon M. Rainey, U. S.
N. r., son of Mrs. Catherine Rainey
of Ardmore Pa. The wedding took
place November 6 in the Lincoln
Chapel of the New York Avenue
Presbyterian Church, the Rev. Peter
Marshall officiating