The Wilmington morning star., 1945-08-12
Johnson 'Brien Vows Spo ken AT ST. Mary's
Catholic Church In Wilmington On Saturd a Y

teroay afternoon at $50 O'Clock
VIII en- Miss Bridget Margaret
OBrien became the bride of Lieut.
Joseph Edward Johnson.
The church was beautifully de-
corated with palms throughout the
chancel and on the altar were
large vases filled with whit
gladioli and branched candlesticks
held burning tapers. The ceremony
was performed by Rev. James H.
Tevlin, assistant pastor Of the
church.
During the ceremony and while
the guests assembled Miss Agnes
Chasten, organist, rendered a
beautiful program of nuptia]
music and Gounod's Ave Maria
was sung by Mrs. Holette E.
Picot.
Mrs. John Banks Allen attended
her sister as dame-of-honor, Miss
Jane Culliton of Buffalo, N. Y,
was maid-of-honor. Bridesmaids
were Mrs. John Duross O'Bryan
and Mrs. Oliver M. Creekmore, Jr..
both of Wilmington.
The bridegroom had as his best
man his brother, Ralph F. John
son and his groomsmen were John
3. Allen, John F. Powell, Jr., John
H. Fox and Benjamin M. Jones,
Jr.
The bride entering the church
with her mother by whom she was
given in marriage was lovely in
her wedding gown of Gala satin,
fashioned with drop shoulders out
lined with small bertha of hand
rawn old lace, long sleeves COM
ing to points over the hands, fitted
bodice and bouffant skirt falling in
to a cathedral train. Her veil of
English illusion fell from net Bis
hops cap trimmed with scrool of
illusion, the veil extended to the
end Of the long train. She carried
a bouquet of tuberoses and swan
sonia, centered with white orchid
tied with white satin and illusion.
The dame-of-honor wore gown
Of shell pink chifson fashioned with
heart shaped neckline and bracelet
length sleeves, fitted waist and
bouffant skirt with panel of ruffles
at the back forming slight train.
The maid-of-honor also wore
shell pink chiffon. the bridesmaids
in aqua chiffon on Identical lines
as that of the dame-of-honor. They
wore arrangements of natural flow
ers in their hair and carried colon
ia1 bouquets of two shades of pink
asters tied with aqua and pink sat-
in and net.
Mrs. O'Brien, mother of the
bride, was gowned in black lace
and black tulle hat and a corsage
of white orchids. Mrs. Johnson,
mother of the bridegroom, wore
an afternoon dress of black and
white print with black accessories
and a corsage of white carnations.
The bride is the daughter of Mrs.
Martin O'Brien and the late Mr..
O'Brien of Wilmington. She receiv-
ed her education at St. Mary's Con-
vent school here and at Immacu-
lata Junior collged in Washing
ton, D. c.
Lieut.. johnson is the son of Mrs.
Ralph F. Johnson and the late Mr..
Johnson of this city. He attended
St. Mary's school here and the
University of North Carolina and
before his enlistment in the army
he was connected with the Atlantic
Coast Line Railroad. He is con-
nected with the AAT attached to
the Eight Air Force and has re-
Gently returned to the states after
being liberated from German
prison camp.
A reception followed Immediate
1y at the home of the brides family
in Oleander. The brides table was
laid with an imported linen cut
work cloth and conferred with an
arrangement Of brides roses in a
silver bowl, fanked by silver can
dleabra with burning tapers. The
house was decorated throughout
with white flowers. Later in the
evening the couple left for we'd
ding trip, the bride changing to an
original model in brown and white
polka dot crepe with brown Access
series and an orchid from her we'd
ding bouquet.
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Among those entertaining the
couple prior to their marriage
were Mrs. Albert Bergen and Mrs.
John Fox, Mrs. Oliver M. Creek
more, Jr., Mrs. Ralph F. john
son and Mrs. Ralph F. johnson,
Jr., Mr.. and Mrs. John B. Allen,
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Wallace West and
Mrs. John Duross O'Bryan.
In China, the bridegroom's fam
lily sends wedding cakes to the
brides family. On receiving the
cakes, the brides family sends
them to relatives and friends as
wedding invitations.
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