The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-06-18
Miss Nettie Baker
WEEDS Cpl. Deasy

Weds Cpl. Deasy
st. Mary's Catholic church was
the scene of one of the lovelest
June weddings Monday morning.
June IL when Miss Nettie Baker
and Cpl. Richard R. Deasy were
united in marriage with Monsignor
G E. Murphy officiating. The altar
was arranged. with palms and
white gladioi and branched
candlelabra.
The Bridal party entered tn e
! church to the strains of the ira
ditional marriage rituals rendered
Oh the organ by Ed. Munson.
First to enter were the brides
Miss Meredith Perkins, Mis- IS
Edith Clark and Mrs. Richard
Richardson. Their dresses we've
identical in contrasting shades of
peach, blue and yellow marquisat-
tie. They wore heart-shape arrange
ments of net in their hair and car
ried arm bouquets of gladioli in
pastel shades, tied with matching
satin ribbon. Escorting the bridee-
made were ushers: S-Sgt. Byron
F. Clifton, Sgt. Eugene Byrnes,
Sgt. Robert Conway, all of which
are connected with Anti-aircraft
Artillery Training Center.
Next to enter was the maid-of-
honor Miss Jean AppIewhite. Her
dress was of heavenly blue mar
quisette, fashion after those of the
bridesmaids. In her hair she wore
an arrangement of heart shaped
net. Her arm bouquet of pink glad
ioli tied with blue satin ribbon.
The junior attendants were
Little Misses Patricia Badon,
Donna Stewart and Master Bennie
Brooks Blackmon. The little girls
wore white sheer floor-length
dresses, made with sweetheart
neckline and puff sleeves. Their
hair arrangement were in white,
fashioned after the bridesmaids.
They carried old fashion nosegays
of mixed flowers Master Benny
Blackmon wore white palm beach
suit.
The bride was given in marriage
by her godfather, w. F. Powell.
She wore wedding gown of white
duchess satin with Chantilly lace
yoke and seed pearls, with full
old fashioned skirt of sheer mar
quissette extending into long flow
ing train. Her viel was of bridal
illusion with rare old lace caught
from a halo of orange blossoms.
Her bridal bouquet was of white
carnations tied with white satin
ribbon. She also carried white
prayer book.
The bridegroom had as his best
man S-Sgt. Patrick Duffy, also of
the Anti-aircraft Artillery Training
center.
Immediately after the ceremony
a reception was given by the
brides sister, Mrs. R. H. Williams,
Jr., in the lounge of the Catholic
U.S.O. The receiving line was COM
posed of the bridal party, Mr.. and
Mrs. R. H. Williams, Jr., the
brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs. W.
C. Baker, the mother of the bride
groom, Mrc. John F. Deasy. The
brides cake was cut by the bride
and bridegroom and punch was
served with Mrs. L. A. Blackman
presiding at the punch bowl. Those
assisting in serving were Mrs.
Jack B~antley, Mrs. Robert Re-
vile and Mrs. L. E. Bodon.
After the reception they left for
a short wedding trip. The bride
wore for travelling biege two
piece suit with green accessories
and shoulder corsage of white car
nation taken from her bridal bou-
quet.
The mother of the bride was
becomely attired in dress of blue
i, with white accessories. Her
shoulder corsage was Of white
gardenias.
The mother of the bridegroom
was lovely in dress of aqua with
black accessories and gardenias.
The bride is the youngest daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. w. C. Baker
of Wilmington, a graduate of New
Hanover High school and of Pine
land college. The bridegroom is the
only son of Mr.. and Mrs. John
F. Deasy of Brooklyn N. Y. He is
graduate of Erasmus Hall High
school and is now station at Head
quarters and Headquarters Bat
terry, A..A.A.T.C. at Camp Davis.
Parties given the bride by Mrs.
L. A. Blackmon, Mrs. L. E. Bodon,
Mrs. R. H. Williams, Miss Mered-
it'll Perkins, Miss Jean Applewhlte,
Miss Edith Clark, Office force OF
Peoples Building and Loan and
Foster Hill Realty Co.
Out of-town guest were: Mrs.
John F. Deasy, Brooklyn N. r.,