The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-10-18
Miss Christian,
Capt. Van Mater
Wed In Church
Ceremony Solemnized We'd
I nesday Evening At First
Presbyterian Church

The First Presbyterian church
! was the scene last evening at $3.50
o'clock of the wedding of Miss Jane
Christian, daughter of Mr.. ano
Mrs. W. W. Christian of Whining
ton, and Capt. Holmes Van Mater
I of Plainfield, N ]. The Rev. Will
liam Grove, Jr., pastor OF the
church, officiated at the double
ring ceremony.
The chancel of the church We :
decorated with palms and on the
/ altar were vases of white flowers
flanked by candles burning IN
branched candelabra.
The bride had as her dame-of-
honor and only attendant her sis
ter, Mrs. W. W. Woodhouse, Jr.,
of Raleigh, who wore a dress OF
shell pink marquisette featuring a
full skirt, high round neckllne with
ruff1e giving the effect of square
yoke, and bracelet length sleeves.
She wore on her hair net ar
rangement trimmed in pink velvet
flowers and she carried an old
fashioned nosegay of fall flowers
in contrasting pastel shades tied
with pale blue satin.
The bridegroom has as his
best man, his father, D. D. Van
Mater of Plainfield, N. ].
The bride, given in marriage by
her brother-in-laW, W. w. Wood
house, .Jr., of Raleigh, wore an
ivory satin gown with sweetheart
neckline, long sleeves extending to
points over the hands. The back
of the gown was trimmed with
tiny satin buttons to the walstllne
where a long train fell gracefully.
Her finger-tip veil of illusion fell
from a Juliet cap of seed pearls.
She carried a white satin prayer
book topped with white orchid
and showered with stephanotis.
Ushers were D. D. Van Mater,
Jr., of Plainfield, N. j., and J. c.
Christian of Wilmington.
The brides mother wore navy
dress with embroidered yoke, and
matching accessories and a cor
sage of stephanotis.
The bridegroom mother was at
tired in a black gown with which
she wore matching accessories and
a corsage of stephanotis.
The bride. daughter of Mr.. anc
Mrs. W. W. Christian, attended
Peace college in Raleigh and for
the past three years has been con-
nected with the North Carolina
Shipbuilding company.
Captain Van Mater has recently
returned to the states from Italy
and is on terminal leave from the
U. S. Army after having four and
half years service, four months
In the Hawaiian Islands,. and 30
months in Africa, Sicily and Italy
He wears five battle stars. He at
tended Dartmouth college before
entering service.
An informal reception for tn
families and out-of-town guests wa:
given by the brides parents fol
lowing the ceremony. The brides
table was laid with an imported
handmade cloth and centered with
a silver bowl filled with white flow
ers and thanked by white candles
in silver candelabra. Bridal ices
minis and dainty cakes and sand
wiches were served during the
evening. After the bride and bride.
groom cut the first slice, Mrs. J.
M. Christian cut cake. Mrs. G. B.
Morgan, sister of the bridegroom
served ices. Assisting in serving
were Mrs. D. D. Van Mater, Jr.,
Mrs. J. C. Christian, Mrs. R. L.
Veerman, Miss Verna Sheppard,
and Miss Norma Groom were in
charge of the brides book
Following the reception the cou-
pie left for wedding trip after
which they will reside in Plain
field. The bride wore for travel a
turquoise blue gabardine suit with
black accessories and corsage Of
orchids.
Out-of-town guests included: Mr.
and Mrs. D. D. Van Mater, Mr.
and Mrs. D. D. Van Mater, Jr.,
and Mrs. G. B. Morgan of Plain.
field, N. j.; Mr. and Mrs. j. Mars.
ton Christian and Mrs. Hodges
Christian of Williamsburg, Va;
Mr.. and Mrs. W. w. Woodhouse
Jr., and son, Billy of Raleigh; ane
". W. Woodhouse of Elizabethtown
Mary Roberts Rinehart, afte,
40 years Of writing murder mys
teries still finds writing hare
job. 81 write each story thre
times with pen and ink she says