The Wilmington morning star., 1945-07-03
Miss Harrison
1t. Battle Wed

ROCKY MOUNT, July 2.-Church
of the nedeemer in Br5 MaWr, IA,
was the setting Frisav at4 pm.
for the wedding of Miss Margaretta
Sergeant Harrison, daughter of MI.
and Mrs. Joseph Harrison, Jr., Ard
more, Pa, and 1t. Hyman Lie
wellyn Battle, Jr.. Marine Corps,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Lyman Lie
wellyn Battle, of Rocky Mount. The
ring ceremony was conducted by
ter of Choate school, Wallingford,
Conn.,, assisted by Rev. Arthur Ly-
on Lyon-Vaiden, curate of tn
church. The bridegroom is a grad
uate of Choate.
The bride was given in mar
riage by her father and attended
by her sisters, Mrs. Julian M. Mar.
shall, matron-of-honor, and M S s
Josephine Lea Harrison, maid-of-
honor. Bridesmaids were Misses
Marguerite Filter and Evelyn Price
cousins of the bride, and Miss Ann
Bookmyer, all of Philadelphia. Gail
Whitney, of Coatsville, Pa, w s
flower girl. Tie bridegroom had
his father for best man. Ushers
were Thomas B. Battle, brother Of
the bridegroom: Kemp D. Battle,
his uncle; AS Francis E. Winslow
Jr., Cambridge, Mass, and Rocky
Mount 1t. George F. Gowan and
AS Oscar Powell, Philadelphia
and AS William c. Andrews, Bal
tirnore, Md, and Norfolk. Va.
Ivory tone satin made the brides
gown wi t h long sleeves, heart
shaped neckline, long shirred bod
ice and wide gored skirt worn
over 2 era ara e.. enc ed into
shor' to- - e. 1nis;te veil
of heirloom Brussels lace belong
ing to her fathers family was held
in place by clusters of orange bios
SONS. She carried a bouquet of
gardenias and stephanotis. T
brides attendants were gowned
alike in white taffeta whose bout
FAINT skirts had crinolines. Wide
girdles of powder blue formed
points at the front and tied in the
back with long steamers. The Sc
nior attendants carried white water
lilies and pale blue delphiniums
and wore arrangements of the
same flowers in their hair. The
flower girl had bandeau of sweet
heart rosebuds and carried a nose
gay Of tae roses
The brides mother wore char
treuse crepe dress. Powered hat
and corsage of dark green orchids.
The bridegroom's mother wore a
chalk white dress which had lace
bodice studded with brilliants and
a crepe skirt. Her hat and acces-
series were shocking pink and her
corsage of white orchids.
After the ceremony a reception
was given at the home of the
bridegroom grandmother, M S.
Stephens Kecksher, Villanova, Pa.
When the bridal couple left for
trip to Nantucket, Mass, the bride
was wearing a blue and pink silk
print. navy wool coat "n7 white
hat trimmed in navy. While LieI-
tenant Battle is temporarily sta
toned at Camp Lejeune before go
ing overseas the bride will make
her home at Wrightsville Beach.
The bride attended Haverford
FrIercis sem 81 Havcrford, Pa. and
was graduated in 1914 from Ship
ley school, Bryn Mawr. She is
direct descendant OF Rev. Jona-
than Dickinson, the first presi-
dent Of Princeton university,
Mayflower descendant and t h
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES of Gen.
George Gordon Meade.
After completing the course at
the Rectory school, Pomfret, Conn.
Lieutenant Battle was graduated
cum laude from Choate and attend
ed Princeton, leaving at the end Ct
his senior year to enter the Ma
rine Corps. At Princeton he was a
member of the 1943 Varsity football
team and of the Cottage club. He
was recently commissioned at
Quantico, Va.
Lieutenant Battle is a grandson
of the late Thomas H. Battle, out
standing lawyer and mill executive,
and of DR.. Mark R. BrasWell, ply
stefan, planter and philanthroplst
He is a great-grandson Of the late
Kemp P. Battle, University OF
North Carolina president who is
credited with reopening the uni
versity after the war between the
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