The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-01-21

Wedding Vows
Said In Church

| MISS ADELE cecilia Stevens of
Charleston, S. c., and William
Francis Smith, Jr., corporal U. S.
Army of Wilmington, were mar
ried at Sacred Heart church
Charleston, S. c., on Saturday
morning, January IS with the Rev.
Henry F. Wolfe, pastor, perform
ing the ceremony at a Nuptial
Mass.
The altar was banked with white
gladiol, carnations, palms and
lighted candles. Prior to the cere-
mony and during the mass a pro-
gram of wedding music was rem
dered by Mrs. Thomas F. Most
mann, organist and George S.
Spain, soloist, both of Charleston.
The bride had as her matron-of-
honor and only attendant, Mrs.
Robert P. Chappell of Whining
ton, sister of the bridegroom. Her
gown of pink lace and net over
taffeta was fashioned with
sweetheart neckline and bracelet
sleeves. She carried a spray of
mixed flowers tied with green
tulle and in her hair wore an
arrangement of the same flowers.
Alfred L. Price, of Spartanburg,
Is. c., uncle of the bridegroom,
was best man. The ushers were
Harry Rowland Brown, Jr., and
Anthony Mahoney, both of Charles
ton.
The bride, who was given in
marriage by her father, wore a
gown of brides pink satin, fash
toned with a fitted bodice, long
puffed sleeves which ended in
points over the wrist; the full
gathered skirt ended in a short
train. Her double veil of illusion
| fell from a Marie Antoinette cap
of illusion and orange blossoms
The brides bouquet of white roses
and gladioi was centered with a
white orchid and shoWered with
ribbons and tulle.
Mrs. F. C. Stevens, mother of
the bride, wore A dress of black
crepe with bodice of splash
print. Her accessories were black
and a corsage of white roses COM
pleted her ensemble.
Mrs. Charles F. Fischer, the
brides maternal grandmother,
was gowned in brown crepe trim
med with sequins of aquamarine
Her accessories were brown and
her corsage was of white roses.
Mrs. Alfred l.. Price of Spar
tanburg, aunt of the bridegroom,
wore "a dress of blue crepe, match
ing flower hat, black accessories
and a corsage Of pink rosebuds.
The ceremony was followed by
a wedding breakfast at the Fran
els Marion hotel in Charleston and
guests were members of the bridal
party and the immediate family.
The table was centered with
three-tiered wedding cake flanked
by bowls OF white gladioi and
carnations.
MIR. and Mrs. Smith left later for
Washington and are now at home
in Laurel, Md. Mrs. Smith wore
for travelling gray pin striped
suit topped by a blue coat with
a white fox collar Her accesso-
ries were black and she wore a
white orchid corsage.
The bride, the only daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. F. G. Stevens of
Charleston, obtained her Bachelor
of Arts degree at Winthrop col
lege.
Mr.. Smith is the son of the late
Mr.. and Mrs. William F. Smith
of Wilmington, and NeWburgh, N.
Y. He attended the local paro-
chial schools and St. johns col
lege in Washington, D. c., and
recently returned from tour Of
duty in the South Pacific area.
Among the out-of-toWn guests for
the wedding were: Mr.. and Mrs.
Alfred l.. Price of Spartanburg,
Mrs. J. Craig Presley of Spar
tanburg, Miss Sybil Rogers Of
Anderson, S. c., Miss Virginia
Prouty of Columbia, and Mrs.
Robert P. Chappell of Wilmington.