The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-04-30
Grover Hearn
Wedding Vows
Spoken In City

Saturday afternoon, April 20, St.
Andrews Presbyterian church was
scene of beauty and simplicity,
when Miss Frances Dyer Hearn
became the bride of Warrant Of
ficer Ralph Scott Grover.
The altar was banked with palms
and burning tapers.
Prior to the ceremony Mrs. Eric
Norden, at the organ, p lay e d
moonlight Sonata" (Beethoven)
and "Air for C String" Bach).
Mrs. James C. Murdoch, vocalist,
sang because" and 20 Perfect
Love-" The professional was h e
traditional bridal chorus from Wag-
ner's "Lohengrin," and the recess
sional, the wedding March"
(Mendelssohn).
DR.. Charlton H. Storey of Aber-
deem, former pastor of st. An
drew's, officiated at the wedding,
assisted by DR.. John Knox Bowling,
present pastor of the church.
Miss Dorothy Hearn, sister Of the
bride, attended as maid-of-honor,
and only attendant.
Mr.. Grover was attended by
Franc Snyder, of New York city,
as his best man; and his grooms-
men were Lieut.. Donald H. Con-
molly. Jr., Lieut.. Carroll Hester,
Andrew Raczynski, and John R.
Hearn, brother of the bride.
Miss Hearn entered the church
with her father and chose a beau
tiful gown of ivory duchess satin
with sweetheart neckline embroid-
cred seed pearls which followed
the neckline and continued down
the fitted tprso-style bodice. The
long fitted sleeves came to point
over the hand, and the full skirt
fell into a long graceful. train. Her
full-length veil of bridal illusion
fell from Juliette cap of lace and
seed pearls. She carried a bouquet
of white roses, swansonia, and was
conferred with purple orchids. H r
only ornament was a family heir
loom necklace.
The aid-of-honor wore lovely
gown of blue net with fitted bod
ice of faille taffeta, and Juliete
cap and long mittens of blue net.
Her bouquet was of red carnations
tied with matching ribbon.
The brides mother wore a love-
ly ice green dress with matching
accessories and corsage of white
roses. The mother of the BRIDE
groom was lovely in dress of
blue lace and accessories to match.
Her corsage was of pink roses.
The bride is the daughter of MIR.
and Mrs. James Ernest Hearn Of
this city. She is a graduate of New
Hanover High school and has also
completed a postgraduate business
course.
Mr.. Grover is the son of Mr..
and Mrs. Adrian Grain Grover OF
Brooklyn, N. Y, and is graduate
of Trinity College, Hartford, Conn.
where he was assistant organlst
for several years. He has given
organ recitals in Hartford. He is
now stationed in Laredo, Texas.
Following the ceremony, MIR.
Grover and his bride left for a
wedding trip south. Mrs. Grover
wore for travel smart three
piece yellow suit with brown ac-
cessories and a purple orchid TAX
en- from her bridal bouquet.
A small reception was given on
Friday evening following the we'd
ding rehearsal at the home of the
brides parents for t h wedding
party, out-of-town guests, n d a
few friends of the bride.
Among those who entertained the
bride were Mrs. Charles c. Davis
and Miss Elizabeth Davis, M S S
wilma Thomas, Miss Joyce Dun
ham and Miss Grace Sloan; Mr..
and Mrs. Andrew Raczynski, Mrs.
Carroll Kester, Mrs. James C. Muir
dock, and Miss Elizabeth ] S,
Miss Louise Jackson and Mrs. Don
aid H. Connolly, Jr.
The out-of-town guests included
Mrs. Adrain C. Grover, of Brook
lyn, N. Y; Lieut.. Allene E. Gro
yer, United States Nurses Corps,
of Fort dupont, Delaware, sister
of the bridegroom; Mrs. Walter
O'Hanlon, of Kearny, N. j.; Mrs.
Mary c. Dyer, of Savannah, Ca,
great-aunt of the bride; Mr.. and
Mrs. John C. Moylan and M
Jean Moylan, all of WATERFORD, S.
C.
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