The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-06-17
Betty Chinnis
Becomes Bride
0fC. F. Palmer
Ceremony Performed Thurs
day Afternoon At First
Baptist Church Here

First Baptist church was the
scene OF wedding of charm and
beauty Thursday afternoon at $50
clock when Miss Betty Chinnls
became the bride of Garland f.
Palmer. DR.. j. H Foster officlated
at the ceremony.
The VOWS were spoken before
the altar which was banked with
palms and cybodium ferns, with
tall white standards filled with
white gladioli on either side. White
tapers burned in seven brancned
candelabra.
Prior to the ceremony, the nup-
! tial music was rendered by Mrs:
Lila w. Head. The selections IN
Guided. Ave Maria, (Schubert) !.
10 An Evening STAR, (Wagner} =,
'Leibstraum" GiszD, All, Sweet
Mystery of Life, (Herbert3
Mrs. H. E. Picot sang 'Because''
Hardelot). While the VOWS were
being spoken the organist softly
played my Heart at Thy Sweet
Voice" (Saint-Saens). The tradi-
tional wedding marches were used.
The. bride entered the church on
the arm of her brother. C. c. Chin
mis-, by whom she was given In
marriage. She was attired in a
gown of ivory satin, fashioned with
yoke of marquisette outlined with
seed pearls. The dress had fitted
bodice coming to a point at the
front and back at the waistline,
and the long tight sleeves extend
ed to points at the wrists. The
EfUl skirt ended with circular
train. Her fingertip veil of bridal
illusion was caught at the face on
either side with small cluster
of carnation petals. She carried an
arrangement of carnation petals
showered with stephanotis and cen
tered with a white orchid.
Mrs. Sherman T. Lewis, Of New
Bern, attended her sister as
matron-of-honor. Her gown of pale
pink net featured a heart shaped
neckline and was fashioned with
tight bodice and full skirt. Miss
Sara Rountree, of Kinston, wa!
maid-of-honor, and was goWned ir
a similar dress of heavenly blue.
Bridesmaids were Misses Mary
and Jacqueline Reynolds and Mis-.
katherine Savage. Miss Mary Rey-
nolds in pink and Miss Jacqueliue
Reynolds and Miss Savage gowned
of heavenly blue, all fashioned on
identical lines as that of the
matron and maid-of-honor All thu
attendants carried old fashioned
nosegays of pink, blue and yellow
carnations tied with ribbons con.
trasting with their dresses. Match
ing clusters of flowers were worn
as hair arrangements.
The bridegroom was attended by
William L. Bozeman as best man
Ushers were Frederick Willetts,
Lieut.. W. A. Simon, USNR, and
W. H. King, all of Wilmington, ano
DR.. Sherman T. Lewis, of New
Bern.
Mrs. Chinnis, mother of the
bride, wore a sheer black after,
noon dress, and a corsage of white
carnations.
Immediately after the ceremony
Mr.. and Mrs. c. H. BUttelmam
entertained the bridal party, mem
bers of the family, and out-of-towr
guests at their home.
| For travelling, the bride wore {
ltWo-piece dress of cinnamon brown
butcher linen, with matching &C
cessories. Her corsage was a white
orchid taken from her bridal pou
quet.
| The bride is the daughter of Mrs
| A. M. Chinnis and the late Mr.
Chinnis, of Phoenix She graduated
from the Leland High school ane
attended the Woman's college O.
the University of North Carolina
at Greensboro and the Pan-Ameri
lean School for Girls in Richmond
Va. For the past few years, she
has been employed at the Morri.
Plan Bank of Wilmington.
The bridegroom is the son of E
F. Palmer and the late Mrs. Pal
mer of Richmond. He is graduate
of the John Marshall High school,
of Richmond and attended the Uni
versity of Richmond. At the pre-.
sent, he is connected with Finance.
Incorporated, of this city.
Out-of-town guests included: Dr.
and Mrs. Sherman T. Lewis, Mrs.
Candace Lewis and Mrs. Mildred
Monohan, of New Bern: Miss Sara
RoEntree, of Kinston, Mrs. N. B.
Chestnut, Jr, of Whiteville, and
Mrs. John Garlor, of Charlotte.
Among those entertaining for the
bride were: Mrs. S. Warren Sand
ers, Jr., Mrs. Charles F. Bell, Mrs.
J. T. O'Brien, Mrs. Albert j. Ber-
gen, Mrs. j. H LeGwin, Mrs A.
H. Van Dyke. Mrs. Jack Yates,
Miss Barbara Allen, Mr., and Mrs.
Frederick Willetts, Miss Kathe-
rine Savage, Mrs. Dewitt G.. Bass,
Mrs. L. H. Reynolds, Mrs. N. B.
Chestnut, DR.. and Mrs S. T.
Lewis, and Mr.. and Mrs. c H.
Buttelmann.
After a short wedding trin the