The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-06-25
Services Conducted in ST. John
Catholic Church BY Rr Hoza

In the stately beauty Of ST. John
Church. this morning, the marriage
Of Miss Mary Catherine Steimle
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Clemens
Peter Steimle TO Pfc. Charles w.
Cogar, US.A., son or Mr.. and Mrs.
Carl Johnson Cogar, Ashton Road.
Detroit. was solemnized. Rev.
Father Rudolph Hoza official
ing at the ceremony. Miss
Marie Stachlewitz played the
the traditional wedding marches on
the organ and during the service
played softly "Sehubert's Ave
Maria"
Miss Steimle, who approached
the altar on the arm OF her father.
was beautiful in the sheer sim
plicity OF her white marQuisette
gown. which was featured by long
train and low round neckline out
lined BY folded bertha. Her shor:
veil OF Chantilly lace worn mantills
fashion, was held in place by bar
OF pearls. Her bouquet was OF white
gardenias and stock. Her costume
was completed by a strand OF
pearls at her throat, the gift OF the
groom 10 his bride.
The bride was attended by her
cousin, Mrs. Keith Douglas Mann
(nee Pryor as matron OF honor:
Miss Jill Cogar, sister Of the groom.
as Haid of honor; and four school
friends of Miss Steimle, Mrs. Tho
mas Z. Holdridge. (nee BriggS.
Miss Frances Ann Erickson.
Ecorse. Miss Betty Cooney and
Miss Joan Schrepper as brides
maids. The all white color scheme
was carried out in the costumes
OF the six attendants who wore
gowns OF pussy willow tatfeta de-
signed on lines corresponding 10
the bridal dress. Their headdresses
were halo hats of starched mesh
and they carried Madonna blue
delphinium bouquets. Pink roses
centered the bouquet OF the matron
of honor.
The brides gifts to her attend
ants were chokers Of pale blue IT'D
bon matching the bouquets, with
silver clips. Her gift TO the groom
was a leather travelling clock.
Lieut.. Og) Jerome Steimle, bro
ther of the bride, who came from
Norfolk, Va, acted as best man and
the ushers were Edward Tripp, Ed
ward Anzicek, Frederick Dalton.
Clifford Keller and Robert Harvey
all fraternity brothers and class
mates at the Normal College and
Wayne University. The younger
brothers OF the couple, Richard Co
gar, Anthony and David Steimle'
served as junior ushers. The
groom's gift to his best man was
d. leather jewel case and to mis- ush'
err initiated sterling key rings.
mt junior ushers received lnl-
sialed belts and buckles.
Following the ceremony, re-
ception for the wedding guests was
held IN the ballroom OF Charles
McKenny Hall, which was festive
with many beautiful flower ar
rangements.
In the receiving line with the
bridal. party were Mrs. clemens
Petsr|Steimle and Mrs. E. F. Cogar'
the groom's grandmother, with
whom he has always made his
home. Mrs. Cogar wore a gown OF
orchid lace with white accessories
and Mrs. Steimle's costume was oil
ice blue crepe with black aces
series. Both had pink roses. Assist
ing hostesses were Mrs. James M.
Brown, Mrs. Dean Z. Briggs, Mrs.
A. G. Erickson and Mrs. Robert
Schrepper
The bridal table was covered
with q damask cloth festooned with
satin ribbons and conferred by the
TERED wedding cake, which was
thanked by crystal candelabra
with white tapers. Mrs. Francis
Pryor, Mrs. Edward Steimle and
Mrs. Donna Smith, aunts Of the
bride, and Mrs. Carl Cogar, Mrs.
Jennings Hickman and Mrs. Wal
ter Bishop, aunts OF the groom,
poured at the ends OF the table.
After the cake was cut by the
bride and groom, it was served by
Miss Inez Cogar, whose gown was
pale gray crepe with a fuschia
print, and her corsage was Of roses
OF the same shade.
Mrs. E. F. Cogar. grandmother
of the groom, and his aunt, Miss