The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-06-16
Miss Nancy Douglass Maclay Married
10 Capt. Robert R. Garvey, Jr., USM
Ceremony Performed L a S t
Evening At St. James
Episcopal Church Here

Historic St. James Episcopal
church was the scene of the wed.
ding of Miss Nancy Douglass Mac
lay, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
John A. Maclay of Wilmington,
and Capt. Robert R. Carney, Jr.,
of Winston-Sale:n, now stationed
at Cherry Point, son of DR.. and
Mrs. Robert f. Garvey of Win
ston-Salem, last evening at 8
o'clock. Bishop Thomas c. Darst
was the officiating minister.
The church was decorated with
palms and cybodium ferns in the
chancel and altar vases held white
gladioli and candles burned in the
seven-branched church candle.
sticks.
While the guests were assem-
bling and during the ceremony a
program of nuptial music was
rendered
Attendants
The bride was attended by her
sister, Mrs. William w. Camp
bell Of Daytona Beach, Fla, as
matron-of-honor, and bridesmaids
were Miss Helen Garvey of Win
ston-Salem and Mrs. Christian S.
SieWers of Baltimore, Md, sisters
of the bridegroom, and Mrs. Rob-
ert Knapp of Wilmington. The
little flower girl was Disere Park,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. w c.
Park of Oleander.
Capt. Garvey was attended by
Capt. C. B. Beasley of Cherry
Point, as best man and grooms-
men were Major L. Sparrow, Capt.
S. M Catlin and Lieut.. E. J.
Allen all stationed at Cherry Point.
The lovely bride entered the
church with her father by whom
she was given in marriage. she
wore an exquisite wedding dress
of ivory lace and satin, the lace
bodice was fashioned with a heart
shaped neckline and long taper
ing sleeves. The skirt of net was
very full and fell gracefully into
long train. Her head arrange
ment was Of old family lace to
which was attached long flowing
veil of bridal illusion. she car
ried an arm bouquet of stephanotis
centered with a white orchid.
Mrs. Campbell, matron-of-honcr,
was gowned in pale green net made
with tight fitting bodice and full
skirt and three-quarter length
sic, res. She carried a beautiful
arm bouquet Of mixed summer
flowers in pastel shades tied with
yellow sheer ribbon and she wore
matching cluster of natural flow
ers in her hair.
The bridesmaids wore identical
gowns fashioned like that of the
matron-of-honor only in pale pink
with which they carried bouquets
of summer flowers tied with green
sheer ribbon and matching clus-
tiers of flowers in their hair
The flower girl wore dainty
dress of white sheer and carried
a nosegay of summer flowers tied
with green and yellow sheer
ribbons.
Mrs. Maclay, mother of the
bride, wore a dress of light blue
crepe and a corsage of sweetpeas
while Mrs. Garvey, mother OF the
bridegroom wore dusty rose
creme dress with a corsage of gar
denias.
Immediately after the ceremony
the brides parents entertained at
their home with a reception for
members of the bridal party, out
of-town guests and close friends.
Later in the evening Capt.
Garvety andh is bride left for a
wedding trip. Mrs. Garvey changed
to smart tailored white summer
suit with which she wore white and
red accessories and an orchid from
her bridal bouquet. Following their
wedding trip they will reside al
Morehead City.
The bride has been making he1
home in Wilmington for the past
several years coming here from
Newport News, Va. She is a gradu'
uate of Farmville State Teach
ers college, Farmville, Va.
Capt. Garvey, son of DR.. and
Mrs. Garvey of Winston-salem, is
stationed at Cherry Point. He has
seen 1O-months service in the
Southwest Pacific. He is a gradu'
ate of Davidson college, Davidson.
Out-of-toWn guests were DR.. and
Mrs. Garvey, and Miss Helen
Garvey of Winston-Salem, MIS-.
Christian S. SEWERS of Baltimore,
Md, and Mr.. and Mrs. Richard
M. Hamilton of Newport News, Va.
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