The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1944-07-22

10 1t. W endell Fuller Cox,
Mrs. Benjamin + Cox OF Nash.
Vile, Tenn. Saturday afternoon
July Is.
The impressive rites were read
at Plymouth Congregational
church, NJ pm. in the after
noon. with the Rev Horace
White officiating Long before tho
church doors opened. eager wed
ding guests. attircd in their
summer best. filled the wide stone
steps leading 10 the church Tho
sun shone gloriously throughout
the day and cast it's rays upon
as handsome an array OF waiting
guests as it later did upon a
very charming wedding party.
Simplicity marked The floral
decorations used in the church
Palms lined the altar which had
been stripped OF its vcstments In
order 10 accommodate The large
wedding party. All white flowers
were used exclusively. with two
large baskets OIL bermuda lilies
gladioli and larkspurs being
placed at the center and thanked
by two large standards filled
with The same arrangements.
Before the organist inioned the
first strains of the beloved we'd
ding march. DR. Robert Ash OF
thicaeo. a close friend of the
family. sang three vocal sclec-
tons Iris For You Alone.
and 10 Promise Me- lie was
accompanied ~ the piano by IT.
Wallace Thomas OF Camp Lee. va.
-Four dainty little junior brides
maids preceded the older attend
ants TO the altar and took their
places on Tho raised dias. which
they and the honor attendants
shared with the bridal couple
They were Misses Gail Burton
June Spann. Margaret Mills, and
Barbara Greene Each little maid
wore a floor length Kate Green
away frock OF white net and
white net rosettes in her curls
They carried miniature colonial
bouquets OF sweetheart roses am
white sweet peas. Two-year-ole
Matte Scruges was the lovely 1T
tie flower girl who wore beau
tiful knee length frock Of white
net and affected a charming up
sweep with her dark curls.
The eight bridesmaids who en-
tered the church in couples wor'
enchanting frocks in rainbow
hues OF silk marquisette Thu
gowns were fashioned with sQuar
ncoklines and square yokes whicl
We're outlined with double &C
cordian ruffles The same type 0
ruffles outlined the torso waist
lines OF the fitted bodices. Brace
let length sleeves and flowin
skirts featured each gown TIL
attendants wore snoods Of ruf
fled net which matched thei
gowns and flowers OF the sam
color. placed Just above thei
temples held the head pieces II
4, place. Sapphire blnc was worr
BY Mrs. Wilbur hughes and Miss
Geraldine Nelson OF Beckley. Va.
Tncy carried cascade arrange
ment OF pink wired carnations
Misses Virginia Burgcn. Doris
Ratliff. Jean Banks OF Washing
ton. DC, and Janet Eve OF Hot
Springs. Ark. each wore pink
and carried Fan shaped bouquets
OF deep pink roses Misses Helen
Cuzzens and Dorothy Ann Hicks
wore pale green frocks and car
ried yellow roses.
Miss Doris Bell, the brides at
tractive sister was her maid oil
honor. she wore marquisette
gown OF canary yellow with
slight deviations from the brides
maids gowns. Single ruffles out
lined tho square yoke and were
also used on the very full skirt
to create pannier illusion. She
wore fluffy pompadour head
piece Of yellow flowers and tulle
with long tulle veil which
crossed ndor her chin and fell
over her shoulders. Her flowers
were yellow roses.
The radiant and graceful little
bride. whose beauty is doll-like-
descended tho aisle on the arm
OF her father DR. Haley Bell.
She wore an Adrian creation OF