The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-09-07
Miss Mccormick,
Henry E. Acklen
Wed In Church

LUMBERTON, Sept. g. Miss
Leila Cottingham Mccormick,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
J. Mccormick of Rowland, was
united in marriage with Henry
Edds Acklen of San Antonio and
Austin, Texas, in a double-ring
ceremony performed by the Rev.
j. l. knight, pastor of the bride,
at historic Ashpole Presbyterian
church near Rowland on Septem-
Der i.
A program of wedding music
was rendered by Mrs. Henry
Idema of Galveston, Texas, pi-
anist, and Mrs. Erwin T. Will
liams of Lumberton, soloist.
The bride entered with her faith
err, by whom she was given in
marriage. Her wedding gown of
Duchess satin was fashioned with
fitted boolce, sweetheart neck
line, long sleeves ending in Gala
lily points over the wrists and
graceful skirt extending into a
full-length train. The double veil
fell from coronet of orange
blossoms and net and was appli-
qued with medalions of Princess
lace along the scalloped edge.
The bride carried white Bible
centered with purple-throated Or
chids and showered with stepha-
notis and white satin ribbon.
Attending the bride as maid
of-honor was her sister, Miss
Betty 10 Mccormick, and as
dame-of-honor her mother, Mrs.
T. J. Mccormick. Bridesmaids
were Misses Eta Mae Mast OF
Peoria, ILL.,, Mary Lou King Of
Bradenton, Fla, Rosemary Wat
, kins of Westminster, S. c., and
Retta Seabrook of Charleston
. S. C.
All of the bridal attendants wore
: white frocks with gardenias II
their hair and carried bouquet:
: of deep rose asters tied with satir
2 ribbon of the same shade. The
, maid-of-honor wore a dress of tat
Z feta with the dropped shoulder
outlined in gardenias. Mrs. Nc
Cormick's dress was fashioned
with chiffon skirt and bodice o
Chantilly lace made with three
quarter length sleeves. The brides
maids dresses were made of bro
caded satin, the off-the-shoulde
d necklines outlined in folds of sell
: material. c-.
Thomas J. Mccormick, Jr.
j, brother of the bride, attended tn
: bridegroom as best man. Grooms
men were Archie A. Mcconnell
. Of Wilmington, uncle of the bride
h Henry Cook of Jackson, Miss.
James Williamson of Raeford ant
James Pate of Rowland.
Honorary bridesmaids were Mis-
Ellen Feusner of Basin, Wyoming
Mrs. Edward Baicy and Mrs. Do
McDiermid of Raeford, Mis-
> Anne Graham Bond of Lumbertor
), Mrs. Henry Mcclellan, Mrs. w. R
Mcclellan, Jr., Mrs. Jack Ellwang
er and Misses Betty Afford AM
Olivia Anne Smith, all of Row
land.
Mrs. John H. Mccormick
, grandmother of the bride, wore
: black dress and corsage of whit
: roses.
4 The bride recently received he
Master of Science degree in pub
lie health at the University o
North Carolina. She attende,
Flora Macdonald college and wa
graduated in 1913 from Winthrop
college in Rock Hill, S. c., wher'
she was member of Kapp;
Delta Pi fraternity, the Christian
Association Council and tn,
: Student Council. Before enterin,
: UNC, she taught home economic
at William Moultrie High schoo
, in Mt. Pleasant, S. c., one year
Mr.. Acklen, son of Mrs. JESSE,
E. Acklen of San Antonio, attend
! ed the University of San Antoni,
and was graduated from Austi1
college in Sherman, Texas, WHERE
he was president of the Pre-Min
isterial Club and the South Texa
, Club and was editor of the schoo
t paper, 1.-THE Kangaroo. For tw'
z years he was student pastor o
: Hyde Park Presbyterian churcl
: in Denison, Texas, and is a
present a student at the Presby
terrain Theological Seminary IL
Austin.
After September IL the coupl
will be at home at 261S Wooldridg
, street, Austin, Texas.
! RECEPTION
Immediately after the cere
mony Mr.. and Mrs. Mccormick
entertained at formal reception
r at Lone Home, their countr.
: home near Rowland. Guests wer,
greeted by Mr.. and Mrs. Thelber
a Apple of Garner and were intro
duced to the receiving line by Mrs
Edward Baicy. Mrs. Doc McDler
. mid and Mrs. j. C. Ward directe'
. them to the dining room, wher
bridal cakes, party sandWlche
: and minis were served by tn
: honorary bridesmaids. Punch wa
poured by Mrs. J. Earl Bryan
of Iumberton and Miss Salh
: McKinnon of Marion, S. c. RecelV
+ ing in the gift room were mrs
4 Wilev Afford and Miss Opal Nc
r Callun. Mrs. James Williamson
o presided over the brides reglS'el
raah,,oc u1ore said to Mr.. an